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A debate rages over whether brick-and-mortar or online retail will ultimately claim the greater share of consumer hearts and wallets. While that debate continues, however, a new channel has emerged – the home robot. Your home robot is more than just a little helper; it (often referred to by some as she or he) is a new and powerful influential link between consumers and businesses.

What it would take to make a ‘mirror Universe’ a reality. The idea of parallel Universes has been around for over 60 years now, giving a theoretically physical existence to all […]

Designed by two MIT professors, this build-it-yourself kit teaches kids to “think with their hands” in an effort to bolster STEM skills early on.

Despite our focus on China, Amazon may be displacing more American workers. How do we create a human-first economy when what is beneficial to us as consumers may not align with what’s best for American workers? 

A “forbidden research” conference at MIT tackles areas of science constrained by ethical, cultural and institutional restrictions. 

The Finnish government is giving its citizens money, plain and simple. But what’s the catch? And will it work?

It’s not that the brain is a quantum computer, but that we can use quantum theory to explain it. 

Amazon’s blockbuster purchase of Whole Foods will lead to big changes in how we shop.

Silicon Valley needs more diversity of thought and well-rounded thinkers. An interview with Scott Hartley, author of The Fuzzy and The Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World.

Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Artificial Intelligence inventor Ben Goertzel on thinking (and feeling) machines. 

This AI hates racism, retorts wittily when sexually harassed, dreams of being superintelligent, and finds Siri’s conversational skills to be decidedly below her own.  

Author and robot expert Dr. David Levy explains how marriage with robots will come in the next several decades as technological and societal transformations take place.

‘Deep learning’ AI should be able to explain its automated decision-making—but it can’t. And even its creators are lost on where to begin.

The NASA probe to Saturn went out in a blaze of glory last week.

Are virtual assistants teaching children to be nasty?

A new report shows a marked uptick in individualism worldwide. The collective voice of societies will be the loser. 

Neil deGrasse Tyson is working in with video game developers to create a space exploration game called Space Odyssey.

An AI expert just stated that it will be considered socially normal to have sex with robots by the year 2040. Sure, you may be having sex with a robot–but what will this mean for your human relationship?

The ‘Project Wing’ drone system is going to change life as we know it—and inadvertently fix all your storage problems. rn

Robots and AI are going to become an everyday part of life, but will that take away other everyday parts of life?

Astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell explains why we shouldn’t be afraid of alien visitors.

Its unique method of creating energy is likely to be employed elsewhere in the space program.   

How are we preparing for the massive disruption that AI and automation will have on the workplace? We’re not. Despite a PwC report stating that 38% of American jobs may be automated in the near future, US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin  states that losing jobs through AI is “not even on our radar screen.”

The driverless car is coming – but what will *you* being doing in your self-driving car? Robotic cars will give rise to a new ridership economy of on-the-go services and experiences.

Want humans to go to the Moon or Mars? Then let’s stop wasting time and resources and go do it! “We had this whole big beautiful place for discovery, and all […]

Can guess what’s on the list?  

What kind of madman would run a business on the mindset that all attempts to fail must be made as quickly as possible, as only then could they succeed? Meet Dr. Astro Teller.  

The Space Aggressor squadrons develop strategies to defend against space-oriented attacks.   

I mean, who wants to step into a minefield and start poking around?   

The 24/7 nudge economy is emerging. Once-quiet appliances that waited for you to push their buttons are now pushing yours.