The problem with today’s AI isn’t it thinking for itself; it’s the tech telling humans whatever we want to hear.
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Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
Why the road to self-driving vehicles is paved with smarter “dumb” cars.
Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into beating bosses in “Elden Ring” and beyond.
Featuring SpaceX’s “Mechazilla,” a first-of-its-kind spacewalk, and more.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
BMW found it’s possible to remote-drive vehicles using available technology. All it takes is some software updates and a cellular network connection.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
The DARPA-funded memory prosthesis helps the brain retain new information.
Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.
New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot.
It’s been 65 years since Richard Feynman saw “plenty of room” in the nano-world. Are we finally getting down there?
In “The Gift of Not Belonging,” Rami Kaminski explains why group consensus may hinder the original thinkers who help advance society.
The futurist behind Minority Report explains 3 steps for predicting what comes next.
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Futurist Ari Wallach asks, “how do we want to be remembered?”
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WIRED founder Kevin Kelly explains why progress often looks like dystopia to the untrained eye.
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Lost in a building or underwater? A new muon-based navigation system could be your guide.
Off-the-shelf consumer technology is helping people pursue their interests — and advancing science at the same time.
Here’s what it means for the field.
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
Google’s “Genie” could be used to create a wide range of interactive environments for more than just games.
Reusable rockets, moon landers, civilian astronauts, and more.
An interview with economist Tyler Cowen on why American progress has seemed to stall and how we can get it back on track.
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His $1 million ARC Prize competition is designed to put us on the right path.
In “Not Born Yesterday,” author and cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier makes the case that misinformation is overrated — and other human foibles are underrated.