Technology
Why the World Cup Suddenly Has So Many Goals
NASA engineer Rabindra Mehta explains the aerodynamics of the World Cup soccer ball.
Are Digital Cameras Changing the Nature of Movies?
If film as a medium is not quite dead, it’s definitely on the endangered list.
10 Reasons Why You Can’t Live Without A Particle Accelerator
Particle accelerators can make you healthy and wealthy.
Meet the Father of Digital Life
This maverick forerunner of artificial life and animation remains largely unknown.
The Computer Maverick Who Modeled the Evolution of Life
Nils Aall Barricelli showed that organisms evolved by symbiosis and cooperation.
Will Fusion Energy Ever Come Together?
It may well make more sense to improve an already proven technology—fission.
Animals Bow to Their Mechanical Overlords
Robots are infiltrating insect, fish, and bird communities—and seizing control.
Saving Suburbia
Shouldn’t neighborhoods be as diverse as the swamps and forests that surround them?