If refrigerant, the key substance inside a heat pump leaks into the atmosphere, it can warm the planet thousands of times more than CO2. The Possibly team does the math to see if that risk outweighs the climate benefit of heat pumps.
Jun 3, 2025 • 1 min 27 sec
As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes, and how they might inspire our resolutions for 2025. Here’s what some of us had to say.
Dec 31, 2024 • 1 min 5 sec
Today we're taking a look at what causes in-flight turbulence and how rising temperatures might be making your flight bumpier.
Sep 10, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
A new technology promises to suck water vapor out of the air and turn it into water that we can drink. How do they work and are these worthy investments?
Aug 6, 2024 • 3 min 21 sec
Brown University's gym recently installed machines that turn kinetic energy into electricity. Could these machines put a dent in our energy needs?
Jul 30, 2024 • 0 min 0 sec
At Possibly, we’re always thinking about ways to generate renewable energy, so when a listener wrote in asking if electric eels could be the next clean energy solution, we got curious!
Mar 12, 2024 • 3 min 42 sec
Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I’m Megan Hall. As we head into a new year, our Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes, and how they might inspire our resolutions […]
Jan 1, 2024 • 3 min 58 sec
What happens when a car racing fan and the host of Possibly try to find an event that appeals to both of them? Enter Formula E.
Nov 21, 2023 • 1 min 5 sec
he other day while I was shaving in the shower, I wondered- what’s the environmental impact of keeping my legs hair free? To find out, we had Malia Honda and Iman Khanbhai from our Possibly Team look into this question.
Jul 11, 2023 • 0 min 57 sec
Rhode Island is the first state in the country to build an offshore wind farm, and there are plans for many more. But recently, opponents of wind energy have claimed offshore wind is harming whales and other marine mammals.
May 16, 2023 • 1 min 5 sec