In many industries, a decade is barely enough time to cause dramatic change unless something disruptive comes along—a new technology, business model, or service...
In Goethe’s poem “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” made world-famous by its adaptation in Disney’s Fantasia, a lazy apprentice, left to fetch water, uses magic to...
ROBOTICS
Meet the Winner of Robotics' World Cup
Editorial Staff | MIT Technology Review
"If you are under the impression that the recent soccer World Cup was...
This article was written by Polina Zioga and republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
Over the past few...
Last month, a team of self-taught AI gamers lost spectacularly against human professionals in a highly-anticipated galactic melee. Taking place as part of the...
A research team at the University of Washington has trained an artificial intelligence system to spot obesity—all the way from space. The system used...
“You really can’t justify tuna in Chicago as a source of sustenance.” That’s according to Dr. Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic Society Explorer who...
GENETICS
Plan to Build a Genetic Noah's Ark Includes a Staggering 66,000 Species
George Dvorsky | Gizmodo
"As its name implies, this group had initially planned...
People with severe burns, bedsores, or chronic diseases such as diabetes are at risk for developing wounds known as cutaneous ulcers, which can extend...
Despite their potential power, today’s quantum computers are still taking baby steps and need a fair bit of hand-holding from their conventional cousins. That’s...
The borders between the real world and the digital world keep crumbling, and the latter’s importance in both our personal and professional lives keeps...
Chip Conley is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and self-proclaimed “modern elder.” After nearly 25 years of founding and running one of the world’s most...
What happens when evolution shapes an animal for tribes of 150 primitive individuals living in a chaotic jungle, and then suddenly that animal finds...
TECHNOLOGY
Google Turns 20: How an Internet Search Engine Reshaped the World
Editorial Staff | The Verge
"No technology company is arguably more responsible for shaping the...
Recently, I picked up Kai-Fu Lee’s newest book, AI Superpowers.
Kai-Fu Lee is one of the most plugged-in AI investors on the planet, managing over $2...
Particle accelerators have become crucial tools for understanding the fundamental nature of our universe, but they are incredibly big and expensive. That could change,...
A new technique using artificial intelligence to manipulate video content gives new meaning to the expression “talking head.”
An international team of researchers showcased the...
We often get so fixated on technological progress that we forget it’s merely one component of the entirety of human progress. Technological advancement does...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help?
Cade Metz | The New York Times
"The consultants and planners who try to...
It’s been a busy summer for food-based biotech. The US Food and Drug Administration made headlines when it approved the plant-based “Impossible Burger,” which...
Ever since the appearance of the power loader in the sci-fi classic Aliens, the idea that powered exoskeletons could let workers carry superhuman weights...
Throughout history, we have used tools—hammers, canes, paintbrushes—as natural extensions of our bodies. These tools seem to disappear into our hands. But today’s electronic...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
God Is in the Machine
Carl Miller | The Times Literary Supplement
"Algorithms have changed, from Really Simple to Ridiculously Complicated. They are capable of...
“Where did solar energy get its start?” Ramez Naam asked in a presentation at Singularity University’s Global Summit. Naam, a computer scientist and award-winning...
People have no idea how fast the world is changing.
So said Peter Diamandis to the audience at Singularity University’s Global Summit, taking place this...
Singularity University’s (SU) third annual Global Summit begins today in San Francisco, running through Wednesday, August 22. The Singularity Hub team will be there...
