Sveta McShane
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Machines Won’t Replace Us—We’ll Become Their Mentors
From time to time, the Singularity Hub editorial team unearths a gem from the archives and wants to share it all over again. It's usually a piece that was popular back then and we...
This Playful Lab-in-a-Box Will Teach You How to Reprogram Life
We’re in the midst of a life sciences revolution. The natural world, including our own bodies, is becoming malleable in a completely unprecedented way.
Today, we have the ability to turn any human cell...
Pill Packing 100 Billion Designer Bacteria Could Be Tested Next Year
Bacteria are among the oldest life forms on Earth and exist nearly everywhere; in the soil, water, deep in the earth’s crust and in our own bodies. Actually, there are at least as many...
Why the World Is Better Than Ever—and Will Get Better Still
If you read or watch the news, you’ll likely think the world is falling to pieces. Trends like terrorism, climate change, and a growing population straining the planet’s finite resources can easily lead you...
How to Train Thousands of Surgeons at the Same Time in Virtual Reality
Recently, I wrote about how the future of surgery is going to be robotic, data-driven and artificially intelligent.
Although it’s approaching fast, that future is still in the works. In the meantime, there is a...
The Future of Surgery Is Robotic, Data-Driven, and Artificially Intelligent
As far back as 3,500 years ago ancient Egyptian doctors were performing invasive surgeries. Even though our tools and knowledge have improved drastically over time, until very recently surgery was still a manual task...
