Climate Change Climate change could drive tens of thousands of additional suicides in North America Stanford and Berkeley scientists found that suicides, as well as depressive language on Twitter, rise as temperatures do. by James Temple 2018-07-23T11:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence Progress in AI isn’t as Impressive as You Might Think A new report gauges how far we’ve come, dampening ideas that machines are approaching human-type intelligence. by Will Knight 2017-11-30T17:45:00-05:00
Connectivity Finally, a Useful Application for VR: Training Employees It’s not that glamorous, but everyone from Walmart to the NFL is using it. by Rachel Metz 2017-11-22T00:00:00-05:00
Climate Change A Material That Throws Heat into Space Could Soon Reinvent Air-Conditioning A radiative cooling technology could help cut energy consumption in new buildings by nearly 70 percent—and significantly shave demand in existing structures, too. by James Temple 2017-09-12T00:00:00-04:00
Artificial Intelligence The Machines Are Getting Ready to Play Doctor An algorithm that spots heart arrhythmia shows how AI will revolutionize medicine—but patients must trust machines with their lives. by Will Knight 2017-07-06T20:00:00-04:00
Climate Change Scientists Sharply Rebut Influential Renewable-Energy Plan Nearly two dozen researchers critique a proposal for wind, solar, and water power gaining traction in policy circles. by James Temple 2017-06-19T15:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines A Massive New Library of 3-D Images Could Help Your Robot Butler Get Around Your House Using three-dimensional images is a better way of mimicking the way animals perceive things. by Will Knight 2017-04-24T16:50:00-04:00
Connectivity There’s a Troll Inside All of Us, Researchers Say A study shows that even the most congenial can spew nastiness online if put under pressure. by Rachel Metz 2017-02-06T15:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life How to Give Fake Hands Real Feeling In Zhenan Bao’s lab at Stanford, researchers are inventing materials for touch-sensitive prosthetics. by Katherine Bourzac 2016-08-05T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Robots Learn How to Make Friends and Influence People If robots can learn to respect human social norms, they will become much better at navigating busy spaces like airports, malls, or city sidewalks. by Will Knight 2016-05-17T00:00:00-04:00
