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The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”

The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.

If you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips.

“How long someone thinks about [a] problem is a really good proxy of how humans behave.”

The cognitive scientist argues the current AI environment is failing us as consumers and a society. But it’s not too late to change course.

By improving quantum error correction, quantum computations are now faster than ever. But parallel universes? That’s utter nonsense here.

Analog could serve as “always-on” computing, while digital is turned on only when necessary.

The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.

The evolution of quantum technology is far from over.

Murmurations have no leader and follow no plan.

He peppers his sentences with words like “neat” and “cool,” he’s not great at working the room after dinner — oh, and he’s a peerless visionary.

The cat-and-mouse game between China and the world’s semiconductor companies is already having enormous consequences.

Hackers are in an arms race with cyber defenders. Will AI tip the balance?

While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?

We’re all assigned a label at some point in our lives. You might be the smart one, the creative one or the lazy one. But is that designation really an […]

A National Center for Data and Evidence could supplement our archaic and expensive system and more accurately measure AI’s impact on jobs.

There is one obstacle that reliably blocks innovative ideas: how we fund science.

A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.

Nature may not allow us full access to the weirdness of quantum mechanics.

Can quantum computers do things that standard, classical computers can’t? No. But if they can calculate faster, that’s quantum supremacy.

Common knowledge says the maximum size of a PDF is as big as 40% of Germany — but that’s a gross underestimate.

The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.

In the international competition, people with physical disabilities put state-of-the-art devices to the test as they race to complete the tasks of everyday life.

Our bodies crave more food if we haven’t had enough protein, and this can lead to a vicious cycle.

It’s the best-known transcendental number of all-time, and March 14 (3/14 in many countries) is the perfect time to celebrate Pi (π) Day!

Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.

Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.

A prolonged strike could cost the economy between $500 million to $4.5 billion per day.

Independent of cultural background, people seem to share a sense of what makes certain color combinations aesthetically pleasing.

Acclaimed writer Mauro Javier Cárdenas used AI in his latest work to surprising effect.