- 20 minutes 34 secondsThe inevitable weakness of metrics
Quantifying our lives is easier than it’s ever been. But a philosopher of games warns that external metrics and data can never capture what’s truly important.
This story was written by Bryan Gardiner and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com. Listen to more of the world's best journalism on the Noa app.
5 August 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 37 secondsSouth Korea’s hottest new bachelors are chip workers
As payouts from the AI boom soar, a job at SK Hynix can put you at the front of the matchmakers’ queue.
This story was written by Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
29 July 2026, 4:00 am - 24 minutes 30 secondsPsiQuantum has a plan to make a massive quantum computer out of light
The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a useful quantum machine. It aims to be the first. This story was written by James O'Donnell and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
22 July 2026, 4:00 am - 21 minutes 20 secondsInside the world’s deepest and longest subsea road tunnel
Norway’s Rogfast is an exceptional engineering feat, opening a route for drivers deep below the North Sea. This story was written by Niall Firth and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
15 July 2026, 4:00 am - 28 minutes 56 secondsHacking the atmosphere: Geoengineering gets a reality check
Researchers are starting to explore the tools and systems we need to develop to cool down the planet. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
8 July 2026, 4:00 am - 21 minutes 3 secondsThe search for dark matter has been blown wide open
After decades of hunting, physicists still don’t know what makes up most of the universe’s matter. Now they need to cast a wider net. This story was written by Dan Garisto and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
1 July 2026, 4:00 am - 37 minutes 43 secondsInside the hunt for the most dangerous asteroid ever
As space rock 2024 YR4 became more likely to hit Earth than anything of its size had ever been before, scientists all over the world mobilized to protect the planet. This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
26 June 2026, 6:49 pm - 22 minutes 3 secondsInside interoception: The hidden sense of how you feel inside
Researchers are decoding how signals move between body and brain, with implications for how we understand and treat conditions from obesity to anxiety. This story was written by Katherine W. Isaacs and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
17 June 2026, 5:00 am - 20 minutes 15 secondsA reality check on the AI jobs hysteria
What do the numbers really say about the impact of artificial intelligence on the labor market? The answer might surprise you. This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
10 June 2026, 5:00 am - 9 minutes 33 secondsInside Anduril and Meta’s quest to make smart glasses for warfare
It’s been a year since the duo entered the US Army’s troubled augmented-reality contest. Here’s what it looks like so far. This story was written by James O'Donnell and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
3 June 2026, 4:00 am - 16 minutes 1 secondHow IVF is being revolutionized
Automation, AI, and screening technologies are already transforming reproductive medicine. This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com
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