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   Exploring the ocean through whales with Eric Stackpole

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   31 Jul 2026 · 28 min

   The hidden health benefits of wearables technology with Michael Snyder

   Michael Snyder is a professor and genomicist who wears eight pieces of wearable technology every day: four smartwatches, two rings, and two hearing aids. These devices give him a personal data dashboard to help him understand his health in real time. In this interview, Michael joins Sherrell to discuss how wearables can help you identify health conditions, from irregular heartbeats to a COVID-19 exposure, to even which food triggers your glucose spike. The two also talk about why everyone should wear a CGM (continuous glucose monitor), how wearing wearables can help you stay more accountable…

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   24 Jul 2026 · 13 min

   Sherrell's Top 5 (#2): Inside India's astonishing solar revolution with Kanika Chawla

   In 2014, the world’s second largest coal consumer made a bold promise: to increase its solar capacity from three gigawatts to 100 gigawatts in just eight years. Many people called it overly ambitious, but energy expert Kanika Chawla saw the opportunity of a lifetime. She tells the story of how India became a solar powerhouse, turning an expensive dream into an economic reality — and creating a model for other countries to follow suit. After, Sherrell reflects on what drives the green economy and the growth strategy other companies can follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

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   24 Jul 2026 · 24 min

   Sherrell's Top 5 (#3): How one of China’s biggest tech companies is tackling carbon removal with Xu Hao

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   24 Jul 2026 · 10 min

   Sherrell's Top 5 (#4): The multidimensional magic of modern maps | Peter Wilczynski

   Maps have long helped us understand the world — now, they can help us shape it. Digital cartographer Peter Wilczynski introduces the Living Globe: a real-time, data-rich digital twin of Earth that fuses satellite imagery, sensor data and AI. Watch for a glimpse of the future of maps — and learn how these new tools can help us build the future without wrecking the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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   28 Sep 2026 · 16 min

   Robots! (1/5): Meet NEO, your robot butler in training | Bernt Børnich

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    28 Sep 2026 · 12 min

    Robots! (2/5): How you could see inside your body — with a micro-robot | Alex Luebke and Vivek Kumbhari

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