How learning to communicate with aliens could save humanity
Even if there are no aliens
By Eoin O’Carroll
Kindness is cool. This online game rewards it.
By Tony Rehagen
Charging EVs takes time. So rest stops could become luxurious.
By Ezra Haber Glenn
A 3D printer could make your next meal
By Glenn McDonald
Every city needs a ‘chief heat officer’
By Ryan Lenora Brown
Culture + Society
How ‘Match.com for roommates’ could save seniors from homelessness
By Hanna Merzbach
With help from AI, a Holocaust survivor’s story lives on
By Tony Rehagen
These video games are based on nothing but words
By Mehitabel Glenhaber
How Wordle brought us back together
By Schuyler Velasco
Go to a concert with your friends — without actually being there
By Jim Sullivan
Youth sports is losing referees. This training app could help.
By Matt Crossman
Event Horizon
Why are we seeing all these UFOs?
It’s not about little green men. It’s about us.
By Glenn McDonald
Does AI know it exists?
By Glenn McDonald
Humans + Robots
Why Africa needs a ‘Google Translate for science’
By Sibusiso Biyela
Go ahead, accept the cookies
By Eoin O’Carroll
Put down the joystick. Just use your brainwaves.
By Hannah Thomasy
What can tiny living robots do for you?
By Stav Dimitropoulos
He spent months underwater. Now he wants to save the ocean.
By Erick Trickey
How was the workout? Let me ask my smart socks.
By Matt Crossman
Summertime Vibes
AI can predict the perfect surfing day
‘That wave is still going to crash on your head’
By Matt Crossman
What’s your favorite summer song?
By Erick Trickey
Riding the big wave with an inflatable safety vest
By Kade Krichko
Try a quiz
Your brain vs. artificial intelligence
To understand how AI works, you have to understand human cognition, and recognize the processes we take for granted.
Can you tell the difference between modern and medieval health myths? Take this quiz.
By Schuyler Velasco
Is your dating app spying on you? Take this quiz.
By Schuyler Velasco and Ceci Menchetti
What would you do? Take an immigrant’s journey.
Here are eight immigrant stories, told through composite characters but based on real laws and historically documented scenarios. Follow their paths, and see how you would respond to the choices they faced.