The Malling-Hansen writing ball, with its potential and limitations, redefined Nietzsche’s philosophical and creative expression.
Robert Hassan | Nov 26
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
From jealous spouses to paranoid bosses, 19th-century pedometers quantified suspicion and reshaped the dynamics of surveillance.
Jacqueline D. Wernimont | Nov 14
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
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
"We must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return.”
Jennifer Holt | Sep 27
Are breakthroughs really a matter of chance, or are they simply waiting to be uncovered by the right person at the right time?
Telmo Pievani | Sep 24
A dedicated investigator who lived her research, Leavitt found meaning not just in the revelatory act of scientific discovery but also on the path that led there.
Anna Von Mertens | Sep 19
Augmented and virtual reality technologies are deepening the militarization of police forces and infiltrating everyday life.
Ben Egliston & Marcus Carter | Sep 16
The author of “Whiteness” traces the evolution of race as a social and political instrument, from its beginnings in ancient hierarchies through European colonial expansion and into contemporary times.
Martin Lund | Sep 10
