Although food scientists often explore new technologies to reduce the percentage of hungry people in the world today, many also have future-oriented mindsets and...
BRAIN
Facebook Launches "Moon Shot" Effort to Decode Speech Direct From the Brain
Larry Greenemeier | Scientific American
"If all goes according to plan—and that’s a big...
Among modern medicine's achievements, one of the most dramatic has been a steep reduction in infant mortality. Yet, even today, there are exceptions. Babies born...
I did a quick Twitter poll asking which technology companies you think are the most innovative today. The options were:
Amazon
Google
Facebook
Tesla
(Note:...
Even since Alexander Fleming stumbled across penicillin—the first antibiotic drug—scientists knew our fight with evolution was on.
Most antibiotics work by blocking biological processes that...
VIRTUAL REALITY
Facebook's Bizarre VR App Is Exactly Why Zuck Bought Oculus
Peter Rubin | WIRED
"When you launch Spaces from within your Oculus Rift headset, though,...
Two basic types of encryption schemes are used on the internet today. One, known as symmetric-key cryptography, follows the same pattern that people have...
Like islands jutting out of a smooth ocean surface, dreams puncture our sleep with disjointed episodes of consciousness. How states of awareness emerge from...
Attempts to distill the essence of “selfhood” have occupied philosophers for centuries. Consensus has been fleeting at best, but is likely to get even...
TRANSPORTATION
Zunum's Hybrid Jet Could Finally Make Electric Flight a Reality
Eric Adams | WIRED
"As crazy as it sounds, the aviation industry finds itself fascinated by...
Much of the groundbreaking AI research of recent decades originated in Canada, but it’s largely Silicon Valley that’s brought it into the real world....
SPACE
SpaceX Releases Video of Its Historic Reused Rocket Landing
Andrew Tarantola | Engadget
"This marks the sixth successful landing by the Falcon 9 rocket...SpaceX has since...
Adidas just announced they’re partnering with 3D printing company Carbon to mass-produce a line of shoes with 3D printed mid-soles (the spongy bit that...
There’s something eerily dystopian about the lives of cells.
Like the young heroes in popular teen novels, cells are born into stringent organ “societies,” destined...
ROBOTICS
Meet Iorek, the Robot That Communicates in a Remarkable Way
Matt Simon | WIRED
"The big question now is: How do humans want to communicate with...
