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This biologist built a living robot from frog cells — and it could hold the key to the future of regenerative medicine.

To what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies?

If the past is any guide, things are going to take off quickly.

In the future, people may look back with horror at how humans treated AI in the 21st century.

3D-printing robots are being used to build a 100-home housing development in the US state of Texas.

The bots started as windpipe cells, yet they helped nerve cells repair and grow.

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.

In the fight between head and heart, psychologists will win.

As AI evolves — and more robotic warfare systems are deployed — the nature of conflict could change beyond recognition.

The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.

When Google runs a smart city, who owns the data?

The fictitious 31st-century world portrayed by the series is actually quite a bit like our own in the 21st century.

When ancient humans stared into the darkness, they imagined monsters. Today, staring into the future, AI is the monster.

They cost $1,400 and will make you feel like you’re always on a moving sidewalk.

Cognitive psychologist and poet Keith Holyoak explores whether artificial intelligence could ever achieve poetic authenticity.

We might be dining on insect-based Christmas pies with robot-harvested algae on the side.

Automation could help fix the company’s financial troubles.

Big Think columnist Adam Frank makes the case for why the 2023 video game Alan Wake 2 is a boundary-pushing piece of art.

“If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception.”

The automated McDonald’s has a staff comparable to other stores. But the crew members are all focused on making and packaging orders instead of delivering them.

“It can truly allow you to see the physical world in ways that were not possible before.”

Who should be compensated?

Mars, the red planet, was a world we knew almost nothing about until our first spacecraft visited it. In just ~50 years, how far we’ve come!

From forgotten Hollywood movies to Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” science fiction illustrates some of our deepest fears about technology.

Hang on to something — or ride the wave — because three big tech trends are about to converge.

Aptera expects to begin delivering its solar-powered car later in 2022.

The case for why NASA should pivot to searching for current — not ancient — signs of life.

Engagement with generative AI is a business essential — but all companies should be vigilant.

Big Think recently spoke with Nick Bostrom about how humans might find fulfillment in a post-scarcity world.