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Regina G. Barber

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477 total appearances

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10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Okay, next tech, we're going to go into space.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Okay, so many sci-fi books, movies that I love show humans living in space, but to date, only a few hundred have actually made that trip.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

So how do you think that's going to change?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Can you give me like a visual, like how big are these, you know, space stations going to be?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

What are they going to look like?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

I mean, space travel sounds cool.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Is there a larger impact to us here on Earth?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Let's move on to gene edited babies.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

We've heard a lot about this for a while.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Like, why did this make the list this year?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

What are the hopes and the worries about this technology?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

So this is not exactly the same, but it is on the list, and it's kind of related to all this, something called embryo scoring.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Can you talk about that a little bit?

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Sure, yes.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Okay, Amy, we're going to go through a few more rapid-fire style, number one, next-gen nuclear.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Wow.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Okay.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Number two, you mentioned it, data centers, but specifically AI data centers.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

And to round it all out, a slightly fun one, in my opinion, a gene resurrection.

Short Wave
10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Right.