An ambitious start-up embodies new optimism that artificial intelligence can turbocharge scientific discovery.
Category: Science and Technology
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For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves
Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial ethical questions remain.
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Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers
Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.
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OpenAI Unveils o3 System That Reasons Through Math, Science Problems
The artificial intelligence start-up said the new system, OpenAI o3, outperformed leading A.I. technologies on tests that rate skills in math, science, coding and logic.
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Grief Makes Us Time Travelers
A neuroscientist studying memory, I used to believe time was linear. Then my mother had a stroke.
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Scientific American Editor Resigns After Calling Some Trump Supporters ‘Fascists’
Laura Helmuth, the editor in chief of Scientific American, apologized and attributed her comments, which she shared on social media, to “shock and confusion about the election results.”
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In Silicon Valley, a Rogue Plan to Alter the Climate
A pair of restless entrepreneurs are releasing pollutants in the sky to try to cool the planet.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
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Could Altering Ocean Chemistry Help Slow Global Warming?
By tweaking the chemistry of rivers and oceans, humans could remove billions of tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But huge challenges loom.
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A.I. Pioneers Call for Protections Against ‘Catastrophic Risks’
Scientists from the United States, China and other nations called for an international authority to oversee artificial intelligence.
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On ‘Hard Fork,’ a Hard Look at the Future of Technology
Kevin Roose and Casey Newton reflect on the success of their podcast and look toward what’s next.
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Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
A Texas hospital is experimenting with hologram technology for doctors to see patients. Some health care experts wonder if it’s beneficial.