Are electric planes the future?

Isaac Larian left Iran as a 17 year-old with $750 and went on to build a successful career in the US toy industry. Today, at 72, he’s the founder and chief executive of MGA Entertainment, one of the largest privately owned toy companies in the United States. Over the years, he’s ...  Show more

Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.The company's CEO Tom Pickett speaks to us about therapy, the increasing role of technology, and tackling burnout at scale.If you'd ...  Show more

Flying, for many of us, is now routine. For a few of us it is a weekly, maybe even daily, event. At the same time global protests, concerned with the pressing danger of climate change and the need to reduce CO2 emissions, are gaining attention and causing alarm. So, will we ever ...  Show more

Congested urban landscapes and overburdened ground infrastructures are about to be transformed with a new form of transportation, a scheduled or on-demand air taxi service that can whisk passengers along faster, safer, and less expensively than the alternatives. Improvements in b ...  Show more

C’est aujourd’hui l’un des grands paris de l’industrie aéronautique pour atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici 2050 : le SAF, pour Sustainable Aviation Fuel, ou carburant d’aviation durable. Une alternative plus verte au kérosène classique, capable de réduire les émissions de CO₂ ...  Show more

#202 What are the impediments to the mass adoption of electric vehicles. More information, including show notes, can be found here.

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