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Fund research and development There are all sorts of areas where the world has yet to figure out how to effectively, affordably, and rapidly slash emissions, including aviation, maritime shipping, fertilizer, cattle... Read more »

They’re making good progress on this and anticipate having that framework out by the beginning of 2023. There are some nuances here—different people interpret risk differently, so it’s important to come to... Read more »

The way we make babies could be about to change. Maybe.  An embryo forms when sperm meets egg. But what if we could start with other cells—if a blood sample or skin... Read more »

But there are other hurdles—some so challenging that many scientists have given up. For one thing, nudging the stem cells in the right direction requires, it seems, a unique touch and expertise.... Read more »

Emoji tended to codify gender with traditional signs of masculinity (beard, mustache, short hair) and femininity (painted nails, longer hair, skirts). Hunt found this limiting, even disturbing: Why was a nurse a... Read more »

The milk in this exhibit is not real. After much experimenting, Liu ended up filling the pump with “magician’s milk,” a proprietary formula, purchased from a magic shop, that requires no refrigeration... Read more »

By the end of the four days, those who’d had their brains stimulated improved their performance by around 50 to 65% and remembered around four to six extra words from the list... Read more »

The must-reads I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.  1 Google flagged a father’s medical photos of his son as abuseWhen Big Tech’s abuse-detection tools get... Read more »