How MIT ended up on Memorial Drive
On March 23, 1912, the very day the subway connecting Boston and Cambridge opened to…
The Download: Introducing our TR35 list, and the death of the smart city
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The Download: Algorithms’ shame trap, and London’s safer road crossings
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
A pro-China online influence campaign is targeting the rare-earths industry
An online influence campaign carried out by a group that promotes China’s political interests is…
AI’s progress isn’t the same as creating human intelligence in machines
The term “artificial intelligence” really has two meanings. AI refers both to the fundamental scientific…
Materials with nanoscale components will change what’s possible
In the 24 years I’ve worked as a materials scientist, I’ve always been inspired by…
Public transport is ditching cash—but here’s why that’s ok
There are still parts of Philadelphia’s SEPTA transportation system that accept tokens. But today, in…
Rewriting what we thought was possible in biotech
Have you heard? The tech in biotech is nailing it. Machine learning (ML) and artificial…
How bike parking pods could make US cities better for cyclists
In 2015, Brooklyn resident Shabazz Stuart regularly biked to his job at a local business…
The online vigilantes solving local crimes themselves
One evening last summer, my family was enjoying a picnic in the park near our…