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Cool Science Radio

Cool Science Radio | December 4, 2025

By Lynn Ware Peek,

Scott Greenberg

Published December 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM MST

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Powder Watts founders Thomas Clardy and Kai Kuck discuss how rooftop heat cables became one of the largest hidden sources of winter energy waste and why computer vision and automated control can turn a long-ignored system into a valuable tool for grid stability. (00:57)

Author Alex Pentland discusses how modern technology often overlooks community, why shared stories drive human behavior and how AI can be redesigned to strengthen collective understanding instead of eroding it. (25:51)

Cool Science Radio

Lynn Ware Peek

KPCW Co-Host / Producer of The Mountain Life and Cool Science Radio

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Scott Greenberg

Co-Host Cool Science Radio and wine expert

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