Ask MIT Climate
Today: #162 in Science on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 9 | #162 | #144 |
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Data centers and the race to power AI (part 2)
October 8, 2026 · 16 minIn the first half of our two-parter on data centers and the U.S. energy system, we dug into the challenges that these huge, concentrated electricity users pose for communities and power grids. In this second installment, Prof. Costa…
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Data centers and the race to power AI (part 1)
October 8, 2026 · 16 minAt the heart of the explosion in artificial intelligence, there are data centers. Companies are pouring money into these facilities to train and run AI models—and with this massive buildout comes a remarkable appetite for electricity. In…
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Dry spells and downpours
July 2, 2026 · 14 minHow can climate change cause both more intense droughts and more severe floods? With help from Prof. Mathew Barlow, we dive into the water cycle on a warming planet, and learn how the basic physics of water moving through the atmosphere…
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To the ice sheets with a polar scientist
June 11, 2026 · 14 minIn our previous episode, we spoke with Dr. Sarah Das, a Scientist Emeritus at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, about how climate change is affecting the big polar ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland. She’s been traveling to the…
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Polar ice in a warming world
May 28, 2026 · 15 minThe frozen parts of our planet—from sprawling polar ice sheets and floating sea ice to mountain glaciers and frigid soils—face profound risks from climate change. Already, a warmer world has transformed these landscapes, with consequences…
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A hard look at steel
May 14, 2026 · 14 minFrom cars and ships to bridges and skyscrapers, steel forms the landscape of modern life. At the same time, steelmaking is one of the world’s biggest industrial sources of climate-warming carbon dioxide. Antoine Allanore, a professor of…
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An economist’s guide to climate change
April 30, 2026 · 15 minSolutions to climate change, like building clean energy, come with a price tag. But unchecked warming also brings serious costs. As we make investments to rein in our climate pollution, how should we weigh costs and benefits? Dr. Jennifer…
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Re-air and update: Carbon pricing
April 9, 2026 · 15 minWhat exactly is a carbon price, and how does it work? To prepare for a new episode about climate economics, we’re re-airing this season one episode in which MIT professor Christopher Knittel explains economists’ favorite tool for…