Technology
The March of the Mushroom Robots
Scientists are making mycelia-machine hybrids that can crawl and roll.
In the Beginning, There Was Computation
Life is code, and code is life, in nature as it is in technology.
Who’s Smarter: AI or a 5-Year-Old?
A faceoff between the most advanced large language model and a regular kid.
A Snaky Use for CRISPR
Indiana Jones would love to hear about this new application for the gene-editing technology.
Ray Kurzweil Still Lives in Utopia
The futurist doubles down on the Singularity in his latest book.
A Reality Check on Superhuman AI
What’s missing from a bold new prediction of rapid progress in artificial intelligence.
Color-Coding Crops for Climate Change
Novel ways to use gene-editing to make farming more sustainable.
Consciousness, Creativity, and Godlike AI
American writer Meghan O’Gieblyn on when the mind is alive.











