Brave New Planet

Brave New Planet

Latest Episodes

Introducing Brave New Planet

September 28, 2020 - 03:29
Introducing Brave New Planet, a seven-part series that delves deep into powerful technologies changing our world. They have amazing...

Episode 1: What’s at Stake

October 12, 2020 - 19:33
Malcolm Gladwell joins host Dr. Eric Lander for a conversation about science, society, and how the decisions we make today will impact...

Episode 2: Deepfakes and the Future of Truth

October 12, 2020 - 1:11:32
It’s getting easy to create convincing—but false—videos through artificial intelligence. These “deepfakes” can have interesting...

About The Show

Utopia or dystopia? It’s up to us.In the 21st century, powerful technologies have been appearing at a breathtaking pace—related to the internet, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and more. They have amazing potential upsides, but we can’t ignore the serious risks that come with them.Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is a geneticist, molecular biologist, and mathematician who was a leader of the Human Genome Project and for eight years served as a science advisor to the White House for President Obama. He’s also the host of Brave New Planet, and he’s talked to leading researchers, journalists, doctors, policy makers, activists, and legal experts to illuminate how this generation’s choices will shape the future as never before.Brave New Planet is a partnership between the Broad Institute, Pushkin Industries, and The Boston Globe's Opinion team.

More Episodes

Introducing Brave New Planet

September 28, 2020 - 03:29
Introducing Brave New Planet, a seven-part series that delves deep into powerful technologies changing our world. They have amazing...

Episode 1: What’s at Stake

October 12, 2020 - 19:33
Malcolm Gladwell joins host Dr. Eric Lander for a conversation about science, society, and how the decisions we make today will impact...

Episode 2: Deepfakes and the Future of Truth

October 12, 2020 - 1:11:32
It’s getting easy to create convincing—but false—videos through artificial intelligence. These “deepfakes” can have interesting...

Episode 3: A Radical Approach to Climate Change

October 19, 2020 - 57:56
Could altering the Earth’s atmosphere to reflect back some of the sun’s rays be a solution to climate change? It would likely decrease...

Episode 4: Killer Robots and the Future of War

October 26, 2020 - 1:03:29
Fully autonomous lethal weapons—robots that can select and engage targets without human intervention—are fast becoming possible. They...

Episode 5: What Algorithms Say About You

November 2, 2020 - 1:10:06
Artificial intelligence is letting us make predictive algorithms that translate languages and spot diseases as well or better than...