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When the Universe expands, photons redshift to longer wavelengths and lower energies. So where does that energy go? Imagine the ultimate version of a toy Universe: it’s expanding, it’s full of […]
Phone usage was found to have similar reinforcing tendencies as eating or doing drugs.
The new podcast is a deep dive into human nature.
What if consciousness isn’t all about the brain?
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An MIT model predicted when and how human civilization would end. Hint: it’s soon.
The most valuable college majors will prepare students for a world right out a science fiction novel.
A new computer model suggests that the 21st century will have more frequent hurricanes of staggering force.
A robotic teddy bear could improve physical and emotional outcomes in pediatric patients.
Upload your mind? Here’s a reality check on the Singularity.
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Breakthrough Starshot is moving ahead with an audacious vision for space exploration.
Lauren Miranda sent a nude selfie to a boyfriend years ago. Somehow one of her students discovered it.
Forget about alien nonsense. The Universe as it actually is doesn’t need any embellishments to be interesting. In our Solar System, the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and other masses are […]
How the story of a statistics student being late to class became the inspiration for the protagonist of Good Will Hunting.
Psychedelics are crude drugs. Could neuroscience and super-intelligent AI help us design something better?
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It’s the technique, from the Event Horizon Telescope, that brought us a black hole’s image. Here’s how it works. The Event Horizon Telescope has accomplished what no other telescope or telescope […]
Artificial intelligence can now emulate human behaviors. What’s next?
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Amazon could be the next big tech firm to find itself in the eye of a data privacy storm.
A survey conducted at the Joint Multi-Conference on Human-Level Artificial Intelligence shows that 37% of respondents believe human-like artificial intelligence will be achieved within five to 10 years.
Simply getting into grad school isn’t enough. The answers to these three questions can make all the difference. It’s time. You’ve done all your research into schools, completed your undergraduate […]
A new report from Bloomberg describes how Chinese subcontractors secretly inserted microchips into servers that wound up in data centers used by nearly 30 American companies.
Without a healthy mind, tackling life’s challenges becomes exponentially more difficult.
The truth is a messy business, but an information revolution is coming. Danny Hillis and Peter Hopkins discuss knowledge, fake news and disruption at NeueHouse in Manhattan.
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Notes from the Fog author Ben Marcus on Elon Musk, the weird existential joys of the reality TV show Castaways, and whether we will eat in the future.
A balanced discussion of the realities, the mythologies, and the concerns surrounding cutting-edge brain research.
Build up, tear down—new technology stirs up a cycle of progress and cynicism we’ve seen all throughout history.
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If fair treatment for all is something that’s important to you, here’s how you can help level an uneven playing field. In some ways, it’s true that life isn’t fair for […]
Research shows that employers are working to find more talent in the blockchain space, and they’re willing to pay higher rates for it.
Some studies say they help, others say just the opposite. Let’s dig in to find the truth.
Key performance indicators, KPIs, are not new: It’s said that way back in the third century, China’s Wei dynasty began using them to rate the behavior of members of the […]