
Astro Teller on How to Handle Failure
Failure is always disappointing, but two things can help take the sting away: Dispassion and money. Lots of money. As the head of X,...
Astro Teller on How to Handle Failure
Failure is always disappointing, but two things can help take the sting away: Dispassion and money. Lots of money. As the head of X,...
The Pursuit of Creativity Can Make Algorithms Much Smarter
The steppingstone’s potential can be seen by analogy with biological evolution. In nature, the tree of life has no overarching goal, and...
The Pursuit of Creativity Can Make Algorithms Much Smarter
The steppingstone’s potential can be seen by analogy with biological evolution. In nature, the tree of life has no overarching goal, and...
Icelandic Walruses May Have Been Early Victims of Human-Driven Extinction
There are no walruses in Iceland, but, at one time, there were hundreds. The timing of the walruses’ disappearance suggests that the...
Icelandic Walruses May Have Been Early Victims of Human-Driven Extinction
There are no walruses in Iceland, but, at one time, there were hundreds. The timing of the walruses’ disappearance suggests that the...
AI Researcher Anca Dragan on Helping Robots Understand Humans
When humans and robots cross paths, the results aren’t just frustrating—the autonomous car, say, that’s too shy to turn left—they can...
AI Researcher Anca Dragan on Helping Robots Understand Humans
When humans and robots cross paths, the results aren’t just frustrating—the autonomous car, say, that’s too shy to turn left—they can...
The Race to Bring Lab Grown Meat to Scale
Uma Valeti makes a lot of promises, but one weighs heavier on his mind than others. He’s only got a few years to make good on the pledge...
The Race to Bring Meat Alternatives to Scale
Uma Valeti makes a lot of promises, but one weighs heavier on his mind than others. He’s only got a few years to make good on the pledge...
The Race to Bring Meat Alternatives to Scale
Uma Valeti makes a lot of promises, but one weighs heavier on his mind than others. He’s only got a few years to make good on the pledge...
The Race to Bring Lab Grown Meat to Scale
Uma Valeti makes a lot of promises, but one weighs heavier on his mind than others. He’s only got a few years to make good on the pledge...
The Kids Suing to Save the World from Climate Change
Never before in human history have so many people been victimized by so few. The out-of-control burning of fossil fuels, driven by wanton...
The Kids Suing to Save the World from Climate Change
Never before in human history have so many people been victimized by so few. The out-of-control burning of fossil fuels, driven by wanton...
A Scientist’s Tiny Black Hole Brings the Cosmos Into the Lab
Inside his lab in Israel, Jeff Steinhauer crafts microscopic black holes. These objects are but humble specks, lacking the spaghettifying...
A Scientist’s Tiny Black Hole Brings the Cosmos Into the Lab
Inside his lab in Israel, Jeff Steinhauer crafts microscopic black holes. These objects are but humble specks, lacking the spaghettifying...
A “Safe” Smoking Gadget, Vodka Made From Air, and More News
Tobacco is warming and new alcohols are forming, but first, a cartoon about the dangers of self-diagnosis. Here’s the news you need to...
A “Safe” Smoking Gadget, Vodka Made From Air, and More News
Tobacco is warming and new alcohols are forming, but first, a cartoon about the dangers of self-diagnosis. Here’s the news you need to...
The Enduring Power of Asperger’s, Even as a Non-Diagnosis
Sixteen-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is the symbol of a climate change generation gap, a girl rebuking adults for their...




















