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

Alan Turing and Christopher Strachey created a ground-breaking computer program that allowed them to express affection vicariously when so doing publicly, as gay men, was criminal.

Theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku outlines the evolution of computers from analog to digital and introduces quantum computers as the next frontier.

Quantum computing brings significant opportunities — but equally significant cybersecurity risks.

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

Here in the 21st century, quantum computing is quickly going from a dream to a reality. But what’s hype, and what’s actually true?

The brain-computer interface will be tested in a six-year trial in patients with quadriplegia.

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

Our “embodied minds” suggest an eventual escape from mortality via computer is unlikely.

It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.

“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Physicist Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.

33 years ago, the theoretical biologist Robert Rosen offered an answer to the question “Is life computable?”

Artificial intelligence is much more than image generation and smart-sounding chatbots; it’s also a Nobel-worthy endeavor rooted in physics!

The first of these devices is already on the market — the AI-powered Ray-Bans from Meta.

It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.

Neuroscientist Christof Koch on human minds, AI, and bacteria.

Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.

The evolution of quantum technology is far from over.

What if AI could tell us we have cancer before we show a single symptom? Steve Quake, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, explains how AI can revolutionize science.

The science fiction dream of a traversable wormhole is no closer to reality, despite a quantum computer’s suggestive simulation.

Lasers, mirrors, and computational advances can all work together to push ground-based astronomy past the limits of our atmosphere.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

If you guessed “staying up all night to play video games,” you’d be right.

Philosophy is often seen as little more than armchair speculation. This is a shame, as philosophy often has helped science reach new heights.

Physicists have increasingly begun to view life as information-processing “states of matter” that require special consideration.

Frontier, the ORNL supercomputer, used machine learning to perform 9.95 quintillion calculations per second.

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

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

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.

Science fiction movies capture a classic human flaw: getting the future mostly wrong.