The US physics community is not done working on trust
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A controversial Chinese CRISPR scientist is still hopeful about embryo gene-editing. Here’s why.
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The Download: ethics in physics, and talking to ChatGPT
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How machines that can solve complex math problems might usher in more powerful AI
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How the US and its allies can rebuild economic security
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The Download: rebuilding economic security, and solving math problems
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From Meta CTO to climate tech investor: Mike Schroepfer on his big pivot
As the pandemic locked down cities in early 2020, Mike Schroepfer, then the chief technology…
The Download: the future of CRISPR babies, and investing in climate tech
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Controversial CRISPR scientist promises “no more gene-edited babies” until society comes around
He Jiankui, the Chinese biophysicist whose controversial 2018 experiment led to the birth of three…
Beer, hydrogen, and heat: Why the US is still trying to make mirror-magnified solar energy work
The US is continuing its decades-long effort to commercialize a technology that converts sunlight into…