3 Practical Solutions to Offset Automation’s Impact on Work
In recent years, the media has sounded the alarm about mass job loss to automation and robotics—some studies predict that up to 50 percent...
How Three People With HIV Became Virus-Free Without HIV Drugs
You’re not entirely human.
Our DNA contains roughly 100,000 pieces of viral DNA, totaling 8 percent of our entire genome. Most are ancient relics from...
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HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDs Epidemic
Apoorva Mandavilli | The New York Times
"Scientists have long tried...
The Smart Cities of the Future Are Already Taking Off
By 2040, about two-thirds of the world’s population will be concentrated in urban centers. Over the decades ahead, 90 percent of this urban population...
The Smart Cities of the Future Are Already Taking Off
By 2040, about two-thirds of the world’s population will be concentrated in urban centers. Over the decades ahead, 90 percent of this urban population...
How the Most Successful Leaders Will Thrive in an Exponential World
We live in challenging times. Geopolitical turmoil, local and national social unrest, cycles of deadly natural disasters, cyber hacks, rising distrust of media and...
OpenAI’s Eerily Realistic New Text Generator Writes Like a Human
Trying to understand how new technologies will shape our lives is an exercise in managing hype. When technologists say their new invention has the...
How Engineered Nanoparticles Gave Mice Infrared Vision
Efforts to use technology to enhance humans’ natural capabilities are moving out of the scientific fringes. A recent study on mice suggests it may...
The Gene Therapy Trial Aiming to Fend Off Alzheimer’s
There’s a test for Alzheimer’s risk that genetic counselors don’t like to talk about.
It’s not that they’re hiding the information—rather, it’s because Alzheimer’s has...
Graphene Shows Promise for Repairing Broken Bones
When you were a kid, did you ever sign a classmate’s cast after they broke an arm or a leg? Your name would be...
Why Should We Listen to Scientists?
There’s a game young children like to play when they’re just beginning to learn how to interact with the world, talk to others, and...
