Ready to begin or deepen your meditation practice? Join Dan Harris and world-class meditation teachers on the 10% with Dan Harris app here: https://app.danharris.com/membership Most of us can feel the anxiety about where technology is headed — AI taking jobs, climate tipping points, political dysfunction, no adults in the room. But what if the evidence actually points the other way? Rob Marciano, CBS News national weather correspondent and Cornell-trained scientist, spent years as a self-described cynic before writing his new book changed everything. Marciano has spent 30+ years in broadcast journalism covering climate and science for ABC and CBS News. He co-authored *The Next Big Thing: Innovations for a Better, Smarter, Stronger Tomorrow* with physicist James Trefil, published by National Geographic. - Why meeting the scientists building the future is more persuasive than reading about them - What nuclear fusion actually is — and whether we'll see it in our lifetimes - How solid-state batteries could finally make EVs a no-brainer - The surprising case for mass timber buildings as a climate solution - Why AI improving weather forecasting is a preview of what's coming in healthcare - Where Dan and Rob genuinely disagree — and why neither of them is sure who's right Subscribe to watch more 10% Happier videos: https://www.youtube.com/tenpercenthappier Follow Dan Harris on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/danharris/ https://www.tiktok.com/@danbharris https://www.facebook.com/DanHarrisABC https://twitter.com/danbharris https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-harris-91ba5716b/ 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:15 How a lifelong cynic became an optimist 0:06:30 Why meeting scientists changes everything 0:11:00 The energy problem and climate reality 0:16:45 Nuclear fusion: the holy grail of power 0:22:00 Mini reactors and the new nuclear 0:26:30 Electric vehicles and solid-state batteries 0:31:00 Drone air travel and driverless cars 0:36:15 Smart homes and the internet of things 0:41:00 Infrastructure: 3D printing and mass timber 0:48:30 Why wood buildings don't burn down 0:53:00 AI anxiety: the case for and against 1:01:00 Dan makes the pessimist case — Rob pushes back 1:07:30 Quantum computing and the future of medicine 1:13:00 What Rob wants his kids to inherit #techoptimism #artificialintelligence #climatechange