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Astranis is on a mission to help everyone in the world get online.
The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
The problem with today’s AI isn’t it thinking for itself; it’s the tech telling humans whatever we want to hear.
The DARPA-funded memory prosthesis helps the brain retain new information.
These startups, space agencies, and aerospace giants are building humanity’s next off-world homes.
Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
Finally, an AI that can drive a digital car as a goat.
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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Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
Here’s what it means for the field.
What you can learn about media by parodying it from the print era into the digital age.
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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New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot.
Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into beating bosses in “Elden Ring” and beyond.
It will be able to produce 22 million pounds of cultivated meat annually.
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 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora is one of the reasons why Bryan Walsh sees supervolcanoes as the” single, biggest threat to the human race.”
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Lost in a building or underwater? A new muon-based navigation system could be your guide.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
A team of scientists hopes deep-earth lithium could sustain America’s vast demand for batteries. But extracting it won’t be easy.
Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back.
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Americans are more willing to put the greater good above their own interests today than in the 1950s.
More than 150 companies are developing flying cars. Here’s why they’re aren’t yet off the ground and darting across city skies.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses – and it’s working.
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Twin Health lets patients with diabetes see what’s happening inside their own body and can model each patient’s unique metabolism.