Andrew Ponec is co-founder and CEO of the energy storage company Antora Energy. 

Andrew's problem is this: How can you store renewable energy in a way that is cheap enough and reliable enough for industrial use? He thinks the solution may be storing that energy as heat, in big blocks of graphite.

Andrew Ponec is co-founder and CEO of the energy storage company Antora Energy. 
Andrew's problem is this: How can you store renewable energy in a way that is cheap enough and reliable enough for industrial use? He thinks the solution may be storing that energy as heat, in big blocks of graphite.

Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with entrepreneurs and engineers tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make a trip to space as routine as a plane flight? How do you turn solar energy into clean fuel? How do you use AI to stop deadly infections before they spread? We hear a lot these days about how the world is getting worse. What's Your Problem? learns from the thinkers and doers trying to make our future better.

iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

Every week on What's Your Problem?, former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein talks with&nbsp;entrepreneurs and engineers&nbsp;tackling the biggest challenges at the forefront of technology. How do you make a trip to space as routine as a plane flight? How do you turn solar energy into clean fuel? How do you use AI to stop deadly infections before they spread? We hear a lot these days about how the world is getting worse. What's Your Problem? learns from the thinkers and doers trying to make our future better.
iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.

What's Your Problem?

Every week on What’s Your Problem, entrepreneurs and engineers talk about the future they’re trying to build – and the problems they have to solve to get there.

How do you take a drone delivery service you’ve built in Rwanda and make it work in North Carolina? How do you convince people to buy a house on the Internet? How do you sell thousands of dog ramps to weiner dogs all across America when a pandemic breaks the global supply chain? 

Hosted by former Planet Money host Jacob Goldstein, What’s Your Problem helps listeners understand the problems really smart people are trying to solve right now.

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The Hottest Thing In Energy Storage

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Ben Bloom is the co-founder and CEO of Atom Computing, a company building quantum computers out of individual atoms. Ben’s problem is this: How do you build a quantum computer that is actually useful for everything from discovering new medicines to building better batteries? 

In this episode, Ben explains: 
The practical applications of quantum computers 
Atom Computing’s approach using individual neutral atoms as qubits 
The key engineering challenge of scaling while maintaining accuracy 
The playbook for commercializing quantum computing

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Ben Bloom is the co-founder and CEO of Atom Computing, a company building quantum computers out of individual atoms. Ben&rsquo;s problem is this: How do you build a quantum computer that is actually useful for everything from discovering new medicines to building better batteries?&nbsp;
In this episode, Ben explains:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>The practical applications of quantum computers&nbsp;</li>
<li>Atom Computing&rsquo;s approach using individual neutral atoms as qubits&nbsp;</li>
<li>The key engineering challenge of scaling while maintaining accuracy&nbsp;</li>
<li>The playbook for commercializing quantum computing</li>
</ul>
Connect with us:
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How Quantum Computers Could Change the World

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Jonny Dyer is the founder and CEO of a satellite company called Muon Space. The company’s first big project is a satellite constellation called FireSat.

Jonny’s problem is this: How do you  capture data from space to help manage wildfires around the world in near-real time? 

In this episode, Jonny explains:
How smartphone tech inspired smaller, cheaper satellites.
Why fighting wildfires is still shockingly primitive.
Why China does not distinguish between commercial and military satellites. 
Why data centers in space might arrive by 2035.

Connect with us:
Follow Jacob Goldstein on LinkedIn, X and Instagram 
Email us at problem@pushkin.fm 
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Listen to Jacob’s other show, Business History 
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Jonny Dyer is the founder and CEO of a satellite company called <a href="https://www.muonspace.com/">Muon Space</a>. The company&rsquo;s first big project is a satellite constellation called FireSat.
Jonny&rsquo;s problem is this: How do you  capture data from space to help manage wildfires around the world in near-real time?&nbsp;
In this episode, Jonny explains:
<ul>
<li>How smartphone tech inspired smaller, cheaper satellites.</li>
<li>Why fighting wildfires is still shockingly primitive.</li>
<li>Why China does not distinguish between commercial and military satellites.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Why data centers in space might arrive by 2035.</li>
</ul>
Connect with us:
<ul>
<li>Follow Jacob Goldstein on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-goldstein-888a2441/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://x.com/jacobgoldstein?lang=en">X</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jacobjulius/?hl=en">Instagram&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Email us at <a href="mailto:problem@pushkin.fm">problem@pushkin.fm</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Follow Pushkin on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pushkinpods/">Instagram</a>,<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pushkin-industries/posts/?feedView=all"> LinkedIn</a> or <a href="https://x.com/pushkinpods?lang=en">X</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Listen to Jacob&rsquo;s other show, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-history/id1844409167">Business History&nbsp;</a></li>
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Fighting Wildfires from Space

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After bacteria were discovered, it took scientists 200 years to figure out that they cause disease. If scientists had made the link sooner, hundreds of millions of lives could have been saved. 

In his recent book So Very Small, Tom Levenson, a professor of science writing at MIT, tells the amazing story of germ theory, and argues that our worldview can prevent us from seeing what is right in front of us – even when lives are at stake.

After bacteria were discovered, it took scientists 200 years to figure out that they cause disease. If scientists had made the link sooner, hundreds of millions of lives could have been saved.&nbsp;
In his recent book So Very Small, Tom Levenson, a professor of science writing at MIT, tells the amazing story of germ theory, and argues that our worldview can prevent us from seeing what is right in front of us &ndash; even when lives are at stake.

The Killer We Refused to See

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The Hottest Thing In Energy Storage

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