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More than ever before, we’re aware of the tragedy and suffering that goes on in the world. But does that mean we can do more about it?
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We’ve got five great eBook bundles that can get you working in five of the hottest tech fields around, all at a fraction of their original price.
Big Think’s eighth most popular video of the year reveals what the real future of war could look like.
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A new study suggests that a device’s night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.
Interpreter, Google’s language translating tool, is coming to mobile and it’s poised to change our everyday conversations.
Expert opinions matter, especially when their knowledge is continuously refined by critical analysis.
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After saving literally thousands on these business aids, you’ll already be well on your way to a thriving new venture.
Consider the 2,600 times we touch our phones every day.
The inventor Nikola Tesla’s esoteric beliefs included unusual theories about the Egyptian pyramids.
Perhaps sooner than we think, we’ll need to examine the moral standing of intelligent machines.
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Superpowerful lasers for next-generation technologies are closer to existence.
The internet was built to resist an Orwellian future. Now it’s being weaponized.
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Robots may be able to beat us at chess, but they still have trouble when it comes to soft skills — making sense of human behavior.
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The semiautonomous could help to protect officers, but some are concerned about how exactly police plan to use it.
The space station sector has exciting potential as more private companies enter the conversation.
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MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction.
CuriosityStream is a non-fiction streaming platform of over 2,000 documentary features and series that open up every facet of our planet, our times and our universe.
If you’ve ever had an affinity for machines or just wanted to know how to fix faulty household gadgets on your own, then learning the basics of electrical engineering might be up your alley.
A gift guide of the hottest educational toys for your budding scientist, engineer, or mathematician.
Deepfakes are “neither intrinsically good nor evil.”
Anyone with a killer idea for a podcast can learn valuable tactics for turning that idea into a success with the training in the How to Start a Podcast Bundle.
This is what you need to do to keep up with today’s digital progress.
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Cities of the future won’t just be incredibly populated, they’ll also be smarter than ever.
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WT.Social promises never to sell your data or run advertisements.
What if consciousness is just a blip in the universe, a momentary flowering of experience that is unique to life in early technological civilizations—but eventually vanishes?
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To solve the problem of negative digital disruption, technologies of the future must overcome the inequalities of today.
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In the next two to three years we’ll see passwords go away in a way that’s long overdue.
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There is greater social distance between Americans than ever before.
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