MIT Technology Review Narrated

MIT Technology Review

Welcome to MIT Technology Review Narrated, the home for the very best of our journalism in audio.

  • 23 minutes 45 seconds
    How two brothers became go-to experts on America’s “mystery drone” invasion

    Two Long Island UFO hunters have been called upon by some domestic law enforcement to investigate unexplained phenomena. This story was written by Matthew Phelan and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    17 December 2025, 4:00 am
  • 21 minutes 22 seconds
    Is this the electric grid of the future?

    In Nebraska, a publicly owned utility deftly tackles the challenges of delivering on reliability, affordability, and sustainability. This story was written by Andrew Blum and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    10 December 2025, 4:00 am
  • 25 minutes 19 seconds
    The quest to find out how our bodies react to extreme temperatures

    Scientists hope to prevent deaths from climate change, but heat and cold are more complicated than we thought. This story was written by Max G. Levy and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    3 December 2025, 4:00 am
  • 24 minutes 20 seconds
    How to fix the internet

    If we want online discourse to improve, we need to move beyond the big platforms. This story was written by Katie Notopoulos and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    26 November 2025, 4:00 am
  • 16 minutes 52 seconds
    Why climate researchers are taking the temperature of mountain snow

    As climate change fuels increasingly erratic weather, scientists need a better read on snowpack temperature to understand when water will reach reservoirs—and when it threatens to flood them. This story was written by James Temple and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    19 November 2025, 9:29 am
  • 23 minutes 7 seconds
    What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert)

    Mike Rothschild has spent years studying the rise of QAnon and antivaccine conspiracism. After his house in Altadena, California, burned down, he found himself mired in similarly sticky webs of misinformation. This story was written by Mike Rothschild and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    12 November 2025, 4:00 am
  • 17 minutes 9 seconds
    Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered.

    Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process. This story was written by Laurie Clarke and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    5 November 2025, 4:00 am
  • 31 minutes 43 seconds
    Supershoes are reshaping distance running

    Kenyan runners, like many others, are grappling with the impact of expensive, high-performance shoes. This story was written by Jonathan W. Rosen and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    29 October 2025, 4:00 am
  • 21 minutes 54 seconds
    How Antarctica’s history of isolation is ending—thanks to Starlink

    The seventh continent has always been a bleak, unconnected place. Elon Musk’s satellite internet is changing that, and people want to see what life is like there. This story was written by Allegra Rosenberg and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    22 October 2025, 4:00 am
  • 32 minutes
    Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos

    Frozen embryos are filling storage banks around the world. It's a struggle to know what to do with them.

    This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    15 October 2025, 4:00 am
  • 16 minutes 42 seconds
    How to measure the returns on R&D spending

    Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here’s what economists say.

     

    This story was written by David Rotman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com.

    8 October 2025, 4:00 am
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