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Advanced Generative AI Tools as Major Tech Companies Urge Lawmakers to Avoid Heavy-handed Regulation

AI Developers See Opportunity in Chatbots for Therapy

Artificial intelligence services can provide emotional support to users on demand, but there are concerns.

December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024

AI Developers See Opportunity in Chatbots for Therapy

Artificial intelligence services can provide emotional support to users on demand, but there are concerns.

Advanced Generative AI Tools as Major Tech Companies Urge Lawmakers to Avoid Heavy-handed Regulation

December 3, 2024

December 3, 2024

The Rules of Human Reproduction Are About to Change

On this episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman, we investigate how IVG has the ability to transform the way a species reproduces.

The Rules of Human Reproduction Are About to Change

November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024

How Brain Implants Might Help Combat Mental Illness

On this episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman, we discover how minimally invasive technology could soon revolutionize our minds.

How Brain Implants Might Help Combat Mental Illness

November 19, 2024

November 19, 2024

Love in the Age of AI Companions

On this episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman, we explore whether bots will help ease the loneliness epidemic—or make it worse.

Love in the Age of AI Companions

November 18, 2024

November 18, 2024

AI Chatbot ‘Girlfriend’ Evokes a Dark Side

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November 12, 2024

November 12, 2024

What Happens When Robots Don’t Need Us?

On the premiere episode of the Bloomberg Originals series Posthuman, Emily Chang explores what might happen when our alien creations surpass us.

What Happens When Robots Don’t Need Us?

April 20, 2023

April 20, 2023

Cleaning Up the Murky World of Carbon Offsets

Packed with misleading pledges and outright greenwashing, the offsets market may need revamping. On this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explores solutions.

World's Largest Carbon-Sucking Plant Starts Making Tiny Dent in Emissions

April 13, 2023

April 13, 2023

Can Climate Activism and Litigation Really Work?

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn heads to the Shetland Islands to show how one lawyer is pursuing real change in the fight against global warming.

Demonstrators 'Stop Dirty Banks' Protest Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment

April 6, 2023

April 6, 2023

Palm Oil Cultivation Is Destroying Forests. There’s No Easy Fix

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explores the widespread use of the ingredient, efforts to minimize its damage and a possible replacement.

Palm Oil Cultivation Is Destroying Forests. There’s No Easy Fix

March 30, 2023

March 30, 2023

Retrofitting a World Built for Fossil Fuels

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explains how we can renovate everything from electrical grids to air travel and even homes to be more sustainable.

Retrofitting a World Built for Fossil Fuels

March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

There Are Millions to Be Made in the War on Methane

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn breaks down everything you need to know about the greenhouse gas and the financial benefits of fixing leaks.

There Are Millions to Be Made in the War on Methane

March 16, 2023

March 16, 2023

The Last Big Hurdle to an EV America

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn goes to Nevada, where a Tesla co-founder has a solution for the dirty battery supply chain.

The Last Big Hurdle to an EV America

March 9, 2023

March 9, 2023

The Race to Keep Cool in a Fast-Warming World

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explores both old and new technologies being employed to help people endure rising temperatures.

Shopping in the Thai Capital as Retailers Hope $188 Billion Engine of Economy Will Revive

March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

How to Keep the World From Running Out of Water

In this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explores what the future of water in a warming world will look like, and what can be done to avoid the worst.

How to Keep the World From Running Out of Water

February 23, 2023

February 23, 2023

Last Resorts in the Fight Against Global Warming

On this episode of Getting Warmer With Kal Penn, we explore radical Plan Bs for slowing the climate crisis and protecting vulnerable populations.

Multiple Storms Batter California With Flooding Rains

February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

Can Cities Be Saved From the Climate Crisis?

On this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn meets people trying to protect New York from the next big storm.

Can Cities Be Saved From the Climate Crisis?

February 9, 2023

February 9, 2023

Can Crypto Ever Be Sustainable?

On this episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn meets Justin Ballard, a “crypto cowboy” trying to change Bitcoin mining’s dirty reputation.

Can Crypto Ever Be Sustainable?

February 2, 2023

February 2, 2023

How to Reverse the World’s Plastic Predicament

On a planet increasingly buried under plastic, very little of it is actually recycled. On the first episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn explores how we might turn the tide.

Getting Warmer with Kal Penn

September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020

Spanish Party Strip Remains Shuttered, With No End In Sight

With social distancing impossible, bar and club owners in Magaluf face uncertain future

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May 24, 2019

May 24, 2019

Teen Climate Activist Rips Politicians Ahead of EU Vote

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said Europe’s policy makers are all failing to heed the climate crisis.

Greta Thunberg Addresses Parliament Climate Change Group Meeting