Autonomous vehicles have made remarkable progress over the past decade, accumulating millions of miles and performing well on highways, in controlled test areas, and in select urban zones. However, ...

Historically, cosmological models rely on "free parameters"—arbitrary, human-tuned variables inserted into the math to force the formulas to match reality. Kulkarni's updated simulation completely ...

Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small adjustments to make sure it doesn't fall over. It ...

No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.

Your brain calculates complex physics every day and you don't even notice. This neuromorphic chip taps into the same idea.

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents. This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the episode wherever ...

From carving nocturnal visions on clay tablets to now journalling on paper and through apps, we have long been fascinated by ...

Choose where you direct your resources. Allocate your time, money, and effort with ecological coherence in mind. Support organizations regenerating soil, protecting biodiversity, and building food ...

Can you design a mechanism that will trace out the shape of a heart? How about the shape of a moon, or a star? Mechanism ...