Deep Learning Is Tackling Another Core Biology Mystery: RNA Structure

Deep learning is solving biology’s deepest secrets at breathtaking speed. Just a month ago, DeepMind [...]

OpenAI’s Codex Translates Everyday Language Into Computer Code

In the beginning, computer programmers translated their desires into the language of machines. Now, those [...]

Undeclared Wars in Cyberspace Are Becoming More Aggressive and Automated

The US is at war. That’s probably not exactly news, as the country has been [...]

Watch Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Crush a New Parkour Course

At the end of 2020, Boston Dynamics released a spirits-lifting, can’t-watch-without-smiling video of its robots [...]

NFTs Explained: What They Are and Why They’re Selling for Millions of Dollars

A couple of days ago, the musician Grimes sold some animations she made with her brother Mac [...]

This AI Uses Your Brain Activity to Create Fake Faces It Knows You’ll Find Attractive

Looks aren’t everything. But they must be something, otherwise dating apps like Tinder and Bumble [...]

23andMe’s Huge Covid-19 Study Draws Links Between the Virus and Our Genetics

Last spring, in a race against Covid-19, 23andMe launched an ambitious studyto answer a question on [...]

Iceland’s 4-Day Work Week Trial Was a Smashing Success. Will It Start a New Trend?

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of working from home was unthinkable to a [...]

New Cultured Meat Factory Will Churn Out 5,000 Bioreactor Burgers a Day

In August 2013, food critics in London sampled the world’s first lab-grown hamburger. Opinions on taste [...]

New Research Shows How Dopamine Plays a Key Role in Consciousness

Consciousness is arguably the most important scientific topic there is. Without consciousness, there would after all [...]