Business, Science, & Tech
Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake?
For a century, we’ve loved our cars. They haven’t loved us back.
- Annals of Technology
The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking
Overreliance on artificial intelligence may put us in intellectual debt.
- Annals of Technology
Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare
How do you levy a threat when it’s not clear where an attack is coming from?
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The Highest Tree House in the Amazon
In 2023, conservationists and carpenters converged on Peru to build luxury accommodations in the rain-forest canopy.
A Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipses dazzled the ancient world. Now that we understand them better, they may be even more miraculous.
Black Holes Are Even Weirder Than You Imagined
It’s now thought that they could illuminate fundamental questions in physics, settle questions about Einstein’s theories, and even help explain the universe.
The Lifelike Illusions of A.I.
Animators, toy designers, and video-game creators have spent decades creating believable fictional characters. Are artificial-intelligence researchers doing the same?
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The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies
New “living drugs”—made from a patient’s own cells—can cure once incurable cancers. But can we afford them?
Parenting by the Numbers
The economist Emily Oster challenges the conventional wisdom on child rearing.
The Fight for the Future of YouTube
The video giant’s recent travails underscore a basic question: How “neutral” should social-media platforms try to be?
The Causes and Consequences of Berlin’s Rapid Gentrification
The city’s reputation as a place where artists and creative types can afford to live as they please is eroding.
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Why a Psychiatrist Collected Premonitions
Sam Knight discusses his reporting on how a psychiatrist set out to collect the dreams and forebodings of the British public.