Progress How we build the future WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye. ▸ 7 min — with Kevin Kelly
The Present We test-drove BMW’s life-sized remote-controlled car BMW found it’s possible to remote-drive vehicles using available technology. All it takes is some software updates and a cellular network connection.
The Present The Biden administration is preparing for legal psychedelics within two years Here’s what it means for the field.
Neuropsych Breakthrough study discovers that psychedelics breach our neurons New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot.
Business The thin line between genius and madman Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Progress What happened to America? An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track. ▸ 5 min — with Tyler Cowen
The Future World’s biggest cultivated meat factory is being built in the U.S. It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
The Future New navigation system works inside and underground — where GPS fails Lost in a building or underwater? A new muon-based navigation system could be your guide.
Business The trillion-dollar AI race to create “Digital God” Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
All Videos Yellowstone’s supervolcano: The greatest threat to humanity? The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora is one of the reasons why Bryan Walsh sees supervolcanoes as the” single, biggest threat to the human race.” ▸ with Bryan Walsh
Health Digital twins are an effective new way to control your metabolism Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.
The Future Is the Salton Sea hiding enough lithium to power America? A team of scientists hopes deep-earth lithium could sustain America’s vast demand for batteries. But extracting it won’t be easy.
Business Inside the world’s most important company Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The Present Americans are becoming more likely to cooperate with strangers, not less Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.
All Videos Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino? Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back. ▸ 7 min — with Dr. Barbara Durrant
The Present You can now buy a flying car for $92,000 More than 150 companies are developing flying cars. Here’s why they’re aren’t yet off the ground and darting across city skies.
The Future Google’s AI can create a video game based on a napkin drawing Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
Health New fentanyl vaccine could help avoid relapses and overdoses In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.
Health One dose CRISPR therapy cuts cholesterol by up to 55% The first human trial of base editing delivered strong results along with some safety concerns.
The Future Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence Analog could serve as “always-on” computing, while digital is turned on only when necessary.
The Future The big problems driving nanotech development It’s been 65 years since Richard Feynman saw “plenty of room” in the nano-world. Are we finally getting down there?
The Present How tech is turning science into a hobby Off-the-shelf consumer technology is helping people pursue their interests — and advancing science at the same time.
All Videos Using Viruses to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Infections This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses – and it’s working. ▸ with Benjamin Chan
Health These upcoming cancer vaccines may prevent tumors before they appear A new wave of preventative cancer vaccines are set to begin trials.
Health Humans are evolving a new artery More humans are being born with a third arm artery, an example of microevolution happening right before our eyes.
The Present Supercomputer Frontier sets new record with 9.95 quintillion calculations per second Frontier, the ORNL supercomputer, used machine learning to perform 9.95 quintillion calculations per second.
Hard Science Researchers discover a way to extract more than 95% of uranium from seawater The new material may make marine uranium extraction economically feasible.
Health An old anti-psychotic offers a new way to treat chronic pain Fluphenazine, once used to treat schizophrenia, is capable of blocking a compound connected to chronic pain.
Hard Science NASA was “completely wrong” about the asteroid Bennu The surface of asteroid Bennu is more like a plastic ball pit than the Moon.