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This new recipe for clean cement works. The question is whether anyone can scale it. Cody Finke, founder and CEO of Brimstone, explains how the IMPACT Act could help make that happen.
ClearPath Action
There are real concerns with long-term power generation on the Moon; nuclear could be the answer. But for NASA, will the cost be too high?
New telescopes, radio dishes, and gravitational wave detectors are needed for next-generation science. Will the USA lead the way?
“Technology has always been co-opted for war, but truly intelligent AI, let alone a superintelligence, is a different beast entirely.”
Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.
And, more importantly, what’s being done to get them online?
Big Think spoke with AI expert Nick Jennings about the future of regulating fast-evolving AI.
There may be more energy in methane hydrates than in all the world’s oil, coal, and gas combined. It could be the perfect "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future.
The typical car is parked 95% of the time.
Some of them have survived the wilds of space for billions of years.
Skepticism is appropriate when gazing into the futurist's crystal ball.
After cryptoassets, a wave of central bank digital currencies is set to revolutionize our ideas about what money is and how to manage it.
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CRISPR’s gene drive can defy evolution. Here’s how, explained by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
EV charging stations are the most widespread alternative to gas and diesel pumps. Each alternative has its own hotspots and "deserts."
A next-generation LHC++ could cost $100 billion. Here's why such a machine could end up being a massive waste of money.
From textiles and transportation to chemicals and microchips, a group of researchers proposes a new way to measure the impact of innovation.
The problem is going to get a lot worse before it gets better, and the decision is all up to SpaceX whether they’ll fix it. On Wednesday morning, January 29, 2020, […]