development
Bad at math? Blame your neurotransmitters
A new brain imaging study explored how different levels of the brain's excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are linked to math abilities.
57% of U.S. structures lie within a natural “hazard hotspot”
A new study mapped areas of the U.S. that are most likely to suffer natural disasters.
Modular construction: Using Lego-like blocks to build structures of the future
Buildings don't have to be permanent — modular construction can make them modifiable and relocatable.
Moral and economic lessons from Mario Kart
The design of a classic video game yields insights on how to address global poverty.
NASA will pay $500,000 for your innovative ideas about food production in space
Introducing the Deep Space Food Challenge.
Monkeys are capable of inferential reasoning, study shows
A recent study showed that monkeys can make logical choices when given an A or B scenario.
How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain
Most of us carry a mother's voice in the neural patterns of our brain.
How should we reimagine society post-COVID-19?
Coronavirus has given us the opportunity to reframe and rethink society from its foundation.
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What kind of government will exist on Mars?
The lessons we've learned here on Earth will affect how we govern a new world.
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Ask Sophia the Robot: What can AI teach humans?
Through experiencing time in a nonlinear way, can artificial intelligence provide us more perspective?
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Busting the myth of ‘neutral’ AI
We encode our biases into everything we create: books, poems, and AI. What does that means for an increasingly automated future?
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Blockchain: Where does the real potential lie?
Despite the hype, these technologies aren't relevant right now. But they could be in the future.
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The digital economy benefits the 1%. Here’s how to change that.
A pragmatic approach to fixing an imbalanced system.
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How Nike and Adobe revolutionized their business models
To stay on top in the business world, you have to make sure your business model matches the times.
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Can we create an empathic alternative to the capitalist system?
Is capitalism naturally unempathetic?
How does stress affect a child’s development and academic potential?
Understanding cognitive development and stress in children can add context to systems of education.
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Google, Facebook, and others are doubling down on crypto
With the interest of these tech giants, it looks like cryptocurrencies are here to stay.
6 thoughtful and inspiring books for children
Books that will sharpen the youthful mind.
Sound could replace lasers in surgery
Moving from HOT to HAT, a dazzling new acoustic technology.
The decentralized web will be as big a game changer as the internet was in the ’90s
Cryptocurrencies have had their time in the spotlight. Now it's time to focus on solving bigger problems.
Amazon might have a Cambridge Analytica-size problem
Amazon could be the next big tech firm to find itself in the eye of a data privacy storm.
Bitcoin and blockchain jobs are booming — and they pay well
Research shows that employers are working to find more talent in the blockchain space, and they're willing to pay higher rates for it.
Amazon chooses New York and Virginia for its HQ2
The new offices will be built in New York's Long Island City and Viriginia's Arlington.
The blockchain phone is coming… but what does this mean?
What is a blockchain phone, and why would anyone want one?
“Let’s get something done”: The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
How the U.N. hatched the most ambitious plan in the world.
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“Even the Dead Can’t Find a Place to Live” in China
China is is upsetting many of its people by forcibly exhuming the dead to clear space for development.