Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Tech for dinner: how our food is changing as fast as our iPhones
The question is not whether technology will reshape how we make, move and eat food; the question is how.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
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System Initiative
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
Key Issue
System Initiative
Science & Technology
Space
By 2024 NASA plans to crash into its first asteroid
NASA's strategy to deflect asteroids that threaten to hit Earth is straight from a movie plot: a spacecraft will smash into the oncoming rocks.
Science & Technology
France is making 11 vaccines mandatory to fight against preventable disease
A decrease in vaccination levels has lead to an increase in measles and other preventable diseases. To combat this, many countries are implementing legislation.
Science & Technology
Scientists think they might soon be able to edit human memories
Researchers have recently discovered two different types of memory, which could be a new solution for treating anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Science & Technology
Why solar lights could offer a solution to the world's poor
Solar-powered electricity has become an attractive investment to use across the world.
Science & Technology
Is AI going to be a job killer? Maybe not
AI has reputation as a threat to our working lives, but it might not be as bad as we think.
Science & Technology
These color- changing tattoos could help millions monitor their health
A collaboration between MIT and Harvard has yielded a fascinating new way to monitor dynamic levels in blood using color-changing tattoo ink.
Education and Skills
Why a humanities education is an essential for anyone in tech work
A leading Silicon Valley engineer explains why every tech worker needs a humanities education.
Science & Technology
How we’ll earn a living 150 years from now
Anticipating the world of work, 150 years from now.
Science & Technology
These are the 15 predictions Bill Gates made in 1999
The predictions that Bill Gates made 15 years ago, and how close they are to coming true.
Global Health
How self-control can turn you from sedentary to a 100-mile marathon runner
The science of self-control can change your life.
Science & Technology
Why gecko feet could help us solve one of space's major rubbish problems
Gecko-like grippers could provide a solution to cleaning up space junk.
Emerging Technology
Facebook’s solar-powered drone is a step closer to bringing internet to all
The tech giant has successfully landed a drone that offers internet connectivity within a 60-mile radius.
Science & Technology
Why keeping your smartphone close is actually making you dumber
New research indicates that our cognitive capacity is reduced whenever our phones are within reach—whether it’s turned on or off.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Researchers have made AI that can link sound, sight and text to understand the world
MIT and Google researchers have made AI that can link sound, sight, and text to understand the world.