The Future

Why Django Reinhardt might just be the greatest musical innovator you’ve never heard of.

Empathy is what allows us to understand works of art, right?

How do you know you are real? A classic paper by philosopher Nick Bostrom argues you are likely a simulation.

A passenger on a California freeway shot a video of a Tesla driver dozing off at the wheel.

Almost all experts agree that coding will become nearly as ubiquitous as literacy in the future. But the nature of coding in the future may be very different.

Experts say two emerging meat alternatives will challenge the conventional meat industry.

Can you tell this video is fake?

It’s a big, bold plan.

This MIT robot solves it faster than any human ever could. It’s a world record.

The world’s always been changing, but it feels like it’s never changed so quickly as it does now. What life skills will that render obsolete?

IT has been one of the fastest growing and most lucrative industries for a long time. But is that going to be true in the future?

The new system could soon greatly improve foreign-language interactions.

New computing theory allows artificial intelligences to store memories.

The “green” proposal would bring a 21st-century update to the 850-year-old cathedral.

Technology that enables telemedicine is set to change the medical field for patients, doctors, and investors.

A new study highlights a fascinating application of AI, though other uses are more troubling.

Discover the peril and potential of an automated robotic world.

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Can you make solar power work when the sun goes down? You can, and Dubai is about to run a city that way.

Beefless meat enters the mainstream.

Tax megacorps like Amazon to fund universal basic income, says 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang.

Learn how to present your idea to impact investors.

When it comes to raising superintelligent A.I., kindness may be our best bet.

The plan to stop megacorps from owning superintelligence is already underway.

Musican. Actor. Fashion Icon. Internet Visionary?

The famed science fiction author coined the term “cyberspace” before it existed.

When he first became a multi-millionaire, Elon Musk shared how his vision led to success.

The Dr. Data Show is a new web series that breaks the mold for data science infotainment, captivating the planet with short webisodes that cover the very best of machine learning and predictive analytics.

Upload your mind? Here’s a reality check on the Singularity.