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When the past and future are no longer connected, some pretty weird stuff happens.

A predictive-keyboard app has just written an utterly crazy new Harry Potter chapter and the internet loves it.

There’s a complex biological system behind our intuition.

Google is closing in on achieving a major quantum computing milestone.

If you don’t learn this one lesson, you’ll not only never be good at science, you’ll never learn anything new. “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong […]

Almost two-thirds of doctors in the U.S. say they’re burned out, depressed, or both. What do we do when the very people charged with safeguarding our health against the effects of burnout are themselves suffering from burnout?

More modern cars are easier to hack. So are pacemakers and other medical devices. What does that mean for the future?

Researchers at Human Longevity have developed technology that can generate images of individuals face using only their genetic information. But not all are convinced.

A new study overturns the conventional thinking about how we focus our visual attention.

While it’s reasonable to trust that science will eventually answer our unsolved questions, assuming that it has all of the answers right now is not.

Though the sample size was small, the results are compelling.

A startup with a $100 million investment wants to implant chips into human brains to enhance their abilities. 

IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]

Given the premium placed on slender, lightweight mobile technology, the removal of speakers could free up space inside Google devices. No speakers necessary. 

Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.

These findings will revolutionize power production, lighting, semiconductors, and informational displays.

Can computers be creative? Depends on whether you’re asking it to write music or write a novel.

Viral video raises ethical questions about weaponized drones.

Events, entertainment, and transportation are literally being transformed during this year’s Olympics.

Facebook’s actions – or inactions – facilitated breaches of privacy and human rights associated with democratic governance. rnrn

We used to use technology. Now technology uses us. Silicon Valley ethicist Tristan Harris explains how the attention economy hijacked our self-worth for profit.

AI has identified six new dolphin clicks we never knew existed.

As human beings we all must do some work for basic survival—but how much? Is there a “minimum daily requirement” of work?

AI might be coming for many of the jobs in the future. But not this kind, and not ever. Here’s why.

“Obviously, technology product and app designers seek to entice us to use their products. Few designers, however, are worried about the adverse effects of encouraging overuse.”

A new study shows that oxytocin plays a similar role in dogs’ emotions as it does in humans.

The social media behemoth wants you to use their platform less, not more, than before. 

A new study from the University of Chicago shows that monkey brains can control and adapt to robotic limbs.

This study may help us better understand how genes and the environment interact.

The internet and social media have made persuasive appeals more powerful than ever before.