These robot excavators are making workers more money
With the rise of AI, more people are afraid of robots taking their jobs than ever before. But in this industry, AI is actually creating jobs — and helping workers make more money.
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Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Chicken | Episode #4
This lab-grown chicken is made without any slaughter. But would you eat it? In an age of skepticism about GMOs, the Hard Reset hosts discuss.
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Challengers
Substack vs. The Giants
Did algorithms, ads, and over-moderation ruin the internet? One company thinks they know the answer.
How mechanics can prepare for the electric revolution
Electric vehicles are selling at record highs. Here’s how mechanics are adapting.
Our planet is swimming in plastic. Here’s how we fix that
You’ve probably heard about the microplastic problem. But it’s not hopeless — this organization is cleaning up rivers.
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Hard Reset
“Metamaterials” will put sci-fi tech into your phone
This company is building a new kind of “metamaterial” that can change the way we see reality.
This non-profit is helping 1st gen college students out-earn their parents
75% of their students out-earn their parents. How Braven is restoring the American dream.
These Zimbabwean grandmothers are bringing mental health support to their community
Therapy from grandmothers is 86% effective in improving mental health. Here’s the organization looking to bring that model to the rest of the world.
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Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Heliogen | Episode #3
This startup is creating endless energy with something you’d never guess: the color blue.
How Big Tech breeds disinformation — and how we take back truth
Big Tech, big responsibilities. Here’s how keeping tech companies accountable can stop the spread of misinformation, and even save lives.
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Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Buildings | Episode #2
We’re recycling our plastic, clothes, cans, and paper. Why can’t we recycle our buildings, too?
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Future of Cities
This city is setting a new ‘green’ standard for the rest of the world
Amsterdam is using yesterday’s trash to fuel the city today. Here’s how it is becoming the most energy friendly city in the world.
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Hard Reset Podcast
Hard Reset Podcast: Vertical farms | Episode #1
Join host Nick Tucker and team for the first ever Hard Reset Podcast episode on vertical farming. We’re diving deeper on the technology and ideas featured in our vertical farming video episode, sharing bonus info that never made it to the final cut, and responding to some of the most popular (and meanest) comments.
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Hard Reset
Here’s why you won’t starve from overpopulation
How will we feed 8 billion people? New tech is making it possible.
Extreme weather accelerates deadly disease. This is how we fight back.
Meet the scientists uncovering the link between extreme weather patterns spurred by climate change and disease outbreak – and how they plan to prevent the next global pandemic.
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Hard Reset
Laser “death ray” kills weeds 80x faster than humans
This farming robot kills 200,000 weeds per hour with lasers.
Can India’s drains help us prevent the next pandemic?
Imagine a real-time warning system for global pandemics. Wastewater surveillance may be able to do just that. Here’s how.
Building the world’s greenest Bitcoin mine
Meet the digital currency disruptors who are making Bitcoin mining carbon negative for a greener future.
Why Indonesian fishers now have crypto wallets
Big Fish is notoriously corrupt. This startup is using blockchain to stop that.
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Future of Cities
How Oslo’s electric evolution will shock the world by 2030
What if an entire city decided to go electric? This one is. Step into Oslo, Norway.