260 - AI and the Environment
Sep 09, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 260
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Episode description
On today’s episode: A common drug taken for heart conditions might not be as useful as we thought. How much energy does it take to get ChatGPT to help cook dinner tonight? All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831010539.htm
- What is a beta blocker? Mechanism of action. How beta blockers help the heart to work.
- Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact | MIT News
- AI’s Growing Carbon Footprint
CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
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