Have Humans Evolved Beyond Nature—and Do We Even Need It?
Such is the extent of our dominion on Earth, that the answer to questions around whether we are still...
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Scientists Jump-Started Consciousness in Monkeys by Pinpointing This Brain Region
In 1991, a devastating car crash left 32-year-old Munira Abdulla with severe brain injuries and in a deep coma....
This Breakthrough Just Got Us One Step Closer to a Quantum Internet
While quantum computing tends to garner all the headlines, quantum technology also has huge promise for the communication networks...
Could a USB-C Charger’s Chip Get You to the Moon? This Guy Did the Math so You Don’t Have To
Comparing today’s computers to their famous ancestors is a popular pastime. As we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the...
This Is What an AI Said When Asked to Predict the Year Ahead
“What’s past is prologue.” So says the famed quote from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, alleging that we can look to...
Here’s What the Future of Advertising Will Look Like (Spoiler—It’s a Little Creepy)
Today, less than two decades after the arrival of the internet, Google and Facebook together command more advertising dollars than...
Neuromodulation Is the Secret Sauce for This Adaptive, Fast-Learning AI
As obstinate and frustrating as we are sometimes, humans in general are pretty flexible when it comes to learning—especially...
Blind Woman Sees With New Implant, Plays Video Game Sent Straight to Her Brain
It’s been over a decade since artificial retinas first began helping the blind see. But for many people, whose...
How AI Helped Predict the Coronavirus Outbreak Before It Happened
Coronavirus has been all over the news for the last couple weeks. A dedicated hospital sprang up in just...
Could Photonic Chips Outpace the Fastest Supercomputers?
There’s been a lot of talk about quantum computers being able to solve far more complex problems than conventional...
