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Technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few generations. In the early 1960s, computer mainframes the size of semi-truck trailers that used transistors were considered cutting-edge because […]

The world has its first robotic citizen in a humanoid robot with an advanced range of emotions.

Google’s recent AI technology that can mimic humans is raising ethical concerns.

Artificial intelligence continues to tackle jobs traditionally performed by humans. However, our cognitive biases will challenge our ability to effectively integrate AI into human teams.

The best hiring manager might just be the computer sitting on your desk, says AI expert Joanna Bryson.

It takes an average of 7.5 months to build a single-family home. A Ukrainian startup has cut that timeframe down to just 8 hours.

Computer art does not rival human art. Rather, art created by artificial intelligence is at once a compliment to the human brain, and a corollary to the achievements of oil paintings and classical music.

A report on the effects of global automation highlights the dramatic changes over the next 13 years.

No standardized tests, no private schools, no stress. Finland’s education system is consistently ranked best in the world. Why isn’t America copying it?

Uber, Lyft, ZipCar, and other transportation companies have signed onto a new pledge to curb urban congestion—in their favor. 

Ukrainian military shows off a new robot that can see action against Russian-backed forces next year.

Congress refused the majority of Trump’s proposed cuts to NASA’s budget. But many uncertainties remain. On March 21st, 2018, both branches of Congress passed the United States’ Consolidated Appropriations Act, […]

A noted Silicon Valley engineer and robotics researcher creates a church worshipping Artificial Intelligence.

At the dawn of the AI era, where decisions made now could affect the future of mankind, regulation over tech giants is needed now more than ever.

The Fermi paradox asks us where all the aliens are if the cosmos should be filled with them. The Dark Forest theory says we should pray we never find them.

These results may help us build robots that humans respond more positively to.

How much free will do you actually have? This week’s Comment of the Week is fantastic and raises an interesting debate. What do you think? 

Researchers say they’ll someday be able to recreate experiences, perceptions, and sensations with a device the size of a backpack.

Scientists develop the first robots capable of merging into a single-minded unit.

One researcher called it “the ultimate in the miniaturization of machinery.”  

Artificial intelligence and automation stand poised to put millions out of work and make inequality even more pronounced. Is it possible to solve one problem with another?

You see a gorgeous salamander. Science sees the key to regrowing limbs, eyes, and even bones.

Here’s why coding skills alone won’t save you from job automation.

Brewing beer is as much science as art, and here are four reasons why.

It’s fascinating how an octopus’s skin does this and how these scientists recreated it.

Einstein didn’t like the schools he went to, how would he improve them?

The West has been doing well scientifically for a few hundred years now, but it took almost a thousand years for it to catch up to the Middle East. Here are ten of the biggest discoveries the Islamic world got first.

Viral video raises ethical questions about weaponized drones.

Robotics is already changing how we live, shop, invest, travel, and soon, robo-caregivers will transform how we provide care. AI will deliver extraordinarily innovative services in support of our loved ones, but the use of robots to care for our children, elderly and disabled will also give rise to some very human questions.  

Almost every reader will learn from the vast erudition (and biblical proportions) of Steven Pinker’s ‘Enlightenment Now’. But it’s data-lit gospel of progress hides darker biases.