The Future

Researchers make the case for “deep evidential regression.”

New book explores a future populated with robot helpers.

A study finds 1.8 billion trees and shrubs in the Sahara desert.

Can we stop a rogue AI by teaching it ethics? That might be easier said than done.

An accident left this musician with one arm. Now he is helping create future tech for others with disabilities.

It’s hard to stop looking back and forth between these faces and the busts they came from.

Dominique Crenn, the only female chef in America with three Michelin stars, joins Big Think Live.

Welcome to the world’s newest motorsport: manned multicopter races that exceed speeds of 100 mph.

Virtual reality is more than a trick. It’s a solution to big problems.

Technology is an important tool, but it will take an ecosystem of educators, students, and caregivers to make the most of it.

Otto Aviation says the hourly cost of flying the new Celera 500L is about six times cheaper than conventional aircraft.

It’s a very human behavior—arguably one of the fundamentals that makes us us.

Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.

Ready to see the future? Nanotronics CEO Matthew Putman talks innovation and the solutions that are within reach.

So far, 30 student teams have entered the Indy Autonomous Challenge, scheduled for October 2021.

Researchers discover how to use light instead of electricity to advance artificial intelligence.

Coronavirus layoffs are a glimpse into our automated future. We need to build better education opportunities now so Americans can find work in the economy of tomorrow.

If machines develop consciousness, or if we manage to give it to them, the human-robot dynamic will forever be different.

How students apply what they’ve learned is more important than a letter or number grade.

Some of the world’s top minds weigh in on one of the most divisive questions in tech.

The COVID-19 disruption is a really an opportunity for collaborating and building stronger relationships.

How can curriculum planners refresh learning in the wake of COVID-19?

Researchers are making progress in the effort to develop safe and practical supernumerary robotic limbs.

Join two-time NBA champion Shane Battier live at 1 pm ET this Monday.

Mathematicians studied 100 billion tweets to help computer algorithms better understand our colloquial digital communication.

The planet that we are searching for is a little bit smaller and closer than we originally thought.

The institutional barriers that have often held creative teaching back are being knocked down by the coronavirus era.

Coronavirus has given us the opportunity to reframe and rethink society from its foundation.

The lessons we’ve learned here on Earth will affect how we govern a new world.

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