Horizons from PBS News
Hosted by William Brangham · PBS News
5.0from 79 ratings
- 35
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 79
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2026
- First episode
About Horizons from PBS News
Each week, explore science, health, and technology headlines with leading experts. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
- Publisher
- PBS News
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jan 2026
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 35 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The hopes and risks of bringing humanoid robots into our homes
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Exploring the science of keeping your mind sharp as you age
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How a rare genetic mutation could unlock new ways to treat or prevent dementia
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The hopes and risks of bringing humanoid robots into our homes
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We're talking about humanoids, the ones that look like you and me, heads, arms, legs. When you see the current conversation that is happening around those robots. What are your initial impressions? What do you think? surprising mixture of excitement and trepidation, right? I mean, the excitement comes from the fact that humanoid robots are something I've passionately loved since I was a kid, right? I grew up on humanoid robots. I grew up reading science fiction, Isaac Asimov, where again, this was another example of robots that could help us and make our lives better. And this idea that we could make something kind of in our image that could come with us on our journey and assist us along the way is really, really compelling. […]
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- Aaron Ames
- Jonathan Rosand
- Robert Kolker
- Byron Tau
- Calli Schroeder
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- 5.0 / 5
- 54 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 25 ratings
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Who hosts Horizons from PBS News?
William Brangham host the show. Published by PBS News.
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