Building tomorrow’s world in words
On the surface, writing and engineering don’t seem to have much in common. But the…
Cars are still cars—even when they’re electric
EVs are being touted as the solution to our climate crisis—but are they? In the…
Everything dies, including information
Everything dies: people, machines, civilizations. Perhaps we can find some solace in knowing that all…
The Download: the mortality issue, and America’s new favorite shopping app
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Do AI systems need to come with safety warnings?
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Machine learning could vastly speed up the search for new metals
Machine learning could help develop new types of metals with useful properties, such as resistance…
How scientists want to make you young again
A little over 15 years ago, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan made a remarkable…
The Download: eternal youth, and the hunt for new metals
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The US Navy wants swarms of thousands of small drones
The US Navy is working on ways to build, deploy, and control thousands of small…
Inside the enigmatic minds of animals
The emerald jewel wasp’s unusual arrival into the world—bursting from the body of a zombified…