Tag: science
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DNA tweaks won’t fix our problems. Editors’ note: This is the first installment in a new series, “Op-Eds From the Future,” in which science fiction authors, futurists, philosophers and scientists… more ›
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BERLIN — Deep in the heart of Germany, a team of scientists is trying to crack one of the fundamental problems of artificial intelligence: teaching a machine to understand cause… more ›
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Researchers from Tencent Keen Security Lab have published a report detailing their successful attacks on Tesla firmware, including remote control over the steering, and an adversarial example attack on the… more ›
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires’ list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is… more ›
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The Food and Drug Administration is sacrificing American lives by continuing to approve new high-strength opioid painkillers, and manipulating the process in favor of big pharma, according to the chair… more ›
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Sight Unseen It is possible, according to many sources, to become invisible, but you must be patient, methodical, and willing to eat almost anything. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/sight-unseen-critic-at-large-kathryn-schulz more ›
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Chinese Scientist Who Says He Edited Babies’ Genes Defends His Work A Chinese scientist who claims to have created the world’s first genetically edited babies said at a conference on… more ›
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The Big Blockchain Lie Now that cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have plummeted from last year’s absurdly high valuations, the techno-utopian mystique of so-called distributed-ledger technologies should be next. https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/blockchain-big-lie-by-nouriel-roubini-2018-10 more ›
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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he’s got an answer: “536.” Not 1349,… more ›
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Design for the New Normal — Superflux We developed our Design for the New Normal talk for the NEXT Conference in Berlin, April 2013. This is an ongoing research piece and… more ›