How We Got To: The Smart Fridge From Francis Bacon to the Large Hadron Collider.

    Does Siri Believe in God? A theological guide to chatbots and the world’s major religions.

    Dreaming Up Inventions for an Afrofuturist World Three magical tools necessary for both liberation and laughter.

    Let Robots Handle Your Emotional Burnout at Work But as robotics and computing evolve, some researchers foresee a future where technology can relieve the long-held emotional burden of some of these professions. They think we owe it to the service workforce to offer a new frontline of robotic protection. In fact, they think it’s far overdue–but does that actually mean just automating these jobs away?

    To Board a Cruise Ship–and Never Get Off Meet the retirees who never stop moving.

    Red Planet: How We’ll Govern Mars Technical and engineering obstacles are solvable when it comes to interplanetary colonization–the real challenge is governance.

    Isla del Encanto

    Puerto Ricans have always found opportunity in the limits placed upon them. Exploring the island’s agricultural future–from community gardens to research hubs, bakers to growers to distillers.
    Alicia Kennedy
    Apr 16, 2019

    Fowl Plague

    Pandemics have threatened humanity in the past–and avian influenza may well be the next one due.
    Duncan Geere
    Aug 4, 2017

    A Visual History of the Future

    Decades ago, artists’ imaginings formed high expectations about the world to come. Were these just fantasies–or was it the work of pioneers whose visions of the future actually helped to shape it?
    Darren Garrett
    May 30, 2018

    Beats: Space

    Space is where we project our dreams–and our nightmares–of the future.

    Beats: Food

    Food structures our day, and food systems shape our world

    Beats: Disability

    “Disable” is an active verb, and disability describes the social and environmental barriers that prevent access just as much as an individual body’s physical reality.

    Beats: Health

    Access to health care is as much a matter of public policy as it is the size of a person’s pocketbook; within a doctor’s office, many factors affect the quality of treatment.

    How We’ll Choose the First Mars Colonists

    The first Martians will face an intimidating task in establishing humankind’s first outpost on another planet
    Stephanie M. McPherson
    Aug 25, 2016 4 min read

    Stop, Drop, and Scroll

    How Big Data and smart sensors are changing firefighting
    Stephanie M. McPherson
    Oct 28, 2015 3 min read

    Starting a Band in 2040

    Forget jamming in a garage–when the next generation starts to make music, it’ll enter an upside-down industry.
    Andy Malt
    Dec 16, 2015 8 min read