#Future

We stand on the brink of the next knowledge revolution. Where would we be without knowledge? Everything from the building of spaceships to the development of new therapies has come about through the creation, sharing, and validation of knowledge. It is arguably our most valuable human

The trajectory of AI in translation hints at the future of generative AI. The computer scientists Rich Sutton and Andrew Barto have been recognized for a long track record of influential ideas with this year’s Turing Award, the most prestigious in the field. Sutton’s 2019 essay “The Bitter

Living materials could self-assemble into antennas, nets to capture debris, or even space station parts. Space stations break down. Satellites get damaged. Repairing them requires launching replacement components on rockets. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is now

Our digital legacies don’t just preserve memories; they can continue to influence the world, long after we’re gone. Imagine attending a funeral where the person who has died speaks directly to you, answering your questions and sharing memories. This happened at the funeral of Marina Smith, a

“We exist, and life exists on Earth, because of 12 to 14 inches of topsoil. When that goes away, we go away,” said James Ehrlich, director of compassionate sustainability at Stanford University. It was an offhand and exasperated tangent more than an hour into a lengthy interview for this article