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I Bought a Robot Cat for My Rabbit

A TikTok experiment led me into a strange world of cyborg cockroaches, imposter fish, and the ethics of care

May 23, 2025

AI Could Help Humans Understand Animals

But are animal dictionaries enough to demystify the animal mind?

May 15, 2025

AI-Powered Rescue Dogs

New tech might help humans find others in need faster

April 25, 2025

How Talking Machines Got Their Voices

From the cockpit to consumer tech, synthetic voices shed light on gender biases

April 4, 2025

Ping, You’ve Got Whale

A new AI system alerts ship captains in real-time when a whale is in their path

March 25, 2025

Balloon-Borne Telescopes Take Off

Stratospheric balloons are giving astronomers sharper views of the universe

January 31, 2025

Stephen Hawking’s Eternal Voice

The astrophysicist’s synthesized voice conveyed a self

January 9, 2025

AI Is the Black Mirror

Why the kinship between artificial intelligence and the human mind is terrifying.

December 11, 2024

Is Technology Worthy of Our Faith?

Harvard and MIT humanist chaplain Greg M. Epstein on his 3 greatest revelations while writing <i>Tech Agnostic.</i>

December 5, 2024

Your Data’s Strange Undersea Voyage

The internet is a series of tubes. In the ocean.

November 15, 2024

What AI Can Do for Your Country

Artificial intelligence could transform how the government works—but it’ll be a daunting transition.

October 14, 2024

Speaking With Whales

AI could help us understand what whales are saying. But should we talk back?

September 30, 2024