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b'Technology Trends to Watch in 2023\\nThe start of a new year is often a time to contemplate the future and what might lie ahead on the horizon. This week, the magazine MIT Technology Review unveiled its annual list of 10 technologies to watch\\u2014innovations that it thinks are on the verge of rapid adoption or causing significant cultural changes, or already in the process of creating such a shift. This year\\u2019s list includes items from the amazing astronomy enabled by JWST, to the \\u2018inevitable\\u2019 electric vehicle, as well as technologies that are further down the road, such as the ability to grow replacement organs to order.\\nAmy Nordrum, an executive editor at MIT Technology Review, joins Ira to talk about some of the innovations and the difficulties of narrowing a universe of possibilities into a list of 10 key technologies to watch. They also discuss some technologies highlighted in the past that went on to make a big difference\\u2014cloud computing, anyone?\\u2014as well as some projects the magazine highlighted in the past that did not turn out to be as significant as once thought.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nAre Animal \\u2018Pests\\u2019 Really The Villains We Make Them Out To Be?\\nJoin us as we enter the rat\\u2019s nest. The snake pit. The mouse trap. What, precisely, is it that untangles an animal friend from foe? This week, we\\u2019re taking a close look at pests\\u2014critters with a notorious reputation for being destructive, annoying, and even villainous.\\nWe\\u2019re also going to get a little philosophical and ask: What do those opinions tell us about ourselves?\\nScience journalist Bethany Brookshire is the author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. She joins Ira to talk about her new book, challenge our perspectives on what makes a pest, and answer listener\\u2019s pest-y questions live.\\nTo read an excerpt of the book, visit sciencefriday.com.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nTranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on\\xa0sciencefriday.com.'