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Gene Therapy Is Giving Blind People Their Sight Back + The UK Bans Smoking Forever and Solar Power From Space
Gene therapy has been quietly pulling off miracles, and this week, it got its Oscars moment. Emma Varvaloucas, Executive Director of The Progress Net…
11 hours ago
Why $6 Gas Isn't the End of the World | with Jason Bordoff
What happens when the global energy supply faces its greatest disruption since the 1970s? Jason Bordoff, a leading energy expert and former advisor i…
5 days, 10 hours ago
Chernobyl’s Unintended Nature Reserve + The End of the Coal Era and a New Frontier in IVF
For the first time in over a century, renewables have knocked coal out of the top spot for global electricity generation — and solar is the reason wh…
1 week ago
Can We Achieve "Super Abundance" Without AI Doom? | with Sebastian Mallaby
What happens when the person building the world's most powerful technology is just as worried about it as we are? Sebastian Mallaby, the Pulitzer Pri…
1 week, 5 days ago
Trump’s Surprising Move on Psychedelics + A Record Year for Humpback Whales
Trump just signed an executive order to fast-track psychedelic medical research. Emma Varvaloucas, the Executive Director of The Progress Network, br…
2 weeks ago
Is the World Order Actually Disintegrating? | with Ian Bremmer
What happens when the rules of the global game are being rewritten in real-time? Ian Bremmer, the founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins hos…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
How Hungary Ousted an Authoritarian + Ocean Progress, Falling Rents, and Thailand’s New DM Laws
Hungary just voted out its authoritarian prime minister of 16 years, and did it with an 80% voter turnout powered by Gen Z. Emma Varvaloucas, the Exe…
3 weeks ago
Do we need a NEW America? | with Anne-Marie Slaughter
What do we do when our systems stop working? Anne-Marie Slaughter, the CEO of New America, former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Depar…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Turning Down the Headline Noise
Let’s close out Season 7! Zachary and Emma look back on seven months of thought-provoking positive conversations, from global politics to the depths …
7 months ago
The Progress Report: China’s Climate Change Commitment
Get ready for a Progress Report season finale packed with good news as Emma shares some life-changing breakthroughs! The Gates Foundation is funding …
7 months, 1 week ago