Where the Internet Lives

Plastics production has doubled in the last two decades, clogging up our oceans and showing up in ou

Last March, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Cal

Dwane Roth is a fourth-generation farmer growing corn, wheat, sorghum, and sunflower in southwestern

In January 2024, winter storm Gerri swept across the Midwest, bringing subzero temperatures with it.

According to NASA, nearly two-thirds of all Western wildfires recorded over the past 75 years occurr

Where the Internet Lives is back for a fourth season. In past episodes, we’ve taken you on tours of

Hanoi Hantrakul is a musician and research scientist who works on audio and artificial intelligence.

Mikko Green is an operations manager at Google's data center in Hamina, Finland. In 2012, when Mikko

Sarah Hess is one of a million union workers in the U.S. construction industry. But she’s a rare wom

The Netherlands has a unique relationship with water. One-third of the country lies below sea level,

Ian Yang knew he was gay at an early age. But it wasn’t until arriving at Google that he felt comfor

Note: this episode contains references to sexual assault. Please take care while listening.Data cent

A solar-centric world is coming. Solar generates just over 3% of the world's electricity. By the mid

Lenoir, North Carolina, was once a global furniture manufacturing hub. For Rachel Scercy, the furnit

In Tennessee, the digital future is merging with the ecological past. Clarksville, where Google has

Where the Internet Lives is back for a third season. Over the last two seasons, we’ve introduced you

Few people are ever allowed on a data center floor. Andreas van der Linden is one of those people. A

Storing photos, taking video calls, or streaming podcasts creates heat. To  keep servers cool, many

Each individual server stacked high inside a data center is powerful in its own right. But without a

Over the years, Majd Bakar has overseen several critical consumer tech advancements inside Google: C