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Virtual reality continues to blur the line between the physical and the digital, and it will change our lives forever.

Should humans fear artificial intelligence or welcome it into our lives?

First of a 3-part series about future technologies and their role in human flourishing.

The Earth Return Orbiter is part of a long-term mission to search for ancient alien life on Mars.

What happens when simulation theory becomes more than a fascinating thought experiment?

A company claims to make the world’s first humanoid android and offers ‘digital immortality”.

Through experiencing time in a nonlinear way, can artificial intelligence provide us more perspective?

The ways in which humans have divinized technology.

Perhaps sooner than we think, we’ll need to examine the moral standing of intelligent machines.

The pandemic has given us an early glimpse at how truly disruptive the fourth industrial revolution may be, and the measures we’ll need to support human dignity.

Here’s how the world’s technology conversations are changing.

The robotics company is allowing select companies to lease the semi-autonomous robot.

A new web startup is selling algorithmically produced nudes of non-existent women. There’s still some ethical concerns.

From cryonics to time travel, here are some of the (highly speculative) methods that might someday be used to bring people back to life.

In this first episode of 2020, beloved dharma teacher Joseph Goldstein is back for a conversation about struggle, doubt, and growth on the spiritual path.

The Space Force will soon launch its X-37B spacecraft on a classified mission.

New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.

With the right technology, we can continue to “flatten the curve,” even as we venture out of our homes.

Ezra Klein offers good reasons to take a skeptical look at automation apocalypse theories.

The Russian-built FEDOR was launched on a mission to help ISS astronauts.

Declining bee populations could lead to increased food insecurity and economic losses in the billions.

Have you ever noticed how almost all robots are racialized as white?

The new design could help the robot explore disaster zones and other dangerous environments.

A surprising study reveals how people feel about being replaced by robots in their jobs.

Even if automation makes human trafficking economically inefficient, that alone won’t end this unethical practice.

Is CRISPR the solution?

The fast-food company recently agreed to acquire a tech company whose “speech-to-meaning” technology might soon be interpreting customers’ orders.

We’re bored, and we’ve lost our ability to be awestruck and amazed. Let’s fix that.

Yes, the robots are coming — but take a breath.

Robots may be able to beat us at chess, but they still have trouble when it comes to soft skills — making sense of human behavior.