Elon Musk's Hyperloop Alpha is another overhyped venture, recycling 200-year-old dreams and exaggerated claims of innovation.
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Renowned neurologist Richard Cytowic exposes the dangers of multitasking in the digital age.
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How is it that this premodern mystical alchemist appears so contemporary today?
Alfred Nordmann | Dec 29, 2024
Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.
Sarah A. Bell | Dec 24, 2024
Understanding the unique challenges faced by fathers during the perinatal period is essential for providing support that benefits not just fathers, but entire families.
James Rilling | Dec 19, 2024
The Malling-Hansen writing ball, with its potential and limitations, redefined Nietzsche’s philosophical and creative expression.
Robert Hassan | Nov 26, 2024
The tech world’s fixation on artificial intelligence has spawned beliefs and rituals that resemble religion — complete with digital deities, moral codes, and threats of damnation.
Greg Epstein | Nov 22, 2024
From jealous spouses to paranoid bosses, 19th-century pedometers quantified suspicion and reshaped the dynamics of surveillance.
Jacqueline D. Wernimont | Nov 14, 2024
An exceptionally dry and cold environment, the Red Planet is nonetheless hauntingly familiar, even if survival requires a space suit.
John Moores & Jesse Rogerson | Oct 29, 2024
While the odds are slim, neutrino technology may be the best — and perhaps only — way to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations.
Alan Chodos & James Riordon | Oct 17, 2024
