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Matt Simon
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Matt Simon was a senior staff writer covering biology, robotics, and the environment. He’s the author, most recently, of
A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
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Boston Dynamics Is Prepping Its Robot Dog to Get a Job
Oct 12, 2018 11:26 AM
jump
Watch Boston Dynamics' Humanoid Robot Do Parkour
Oct 11, 2018 3:53 PM
Marijuana
Turning California's Weed Into the Champagne of Cannabis
Oct 10, 2018 8:00 AM
global warming
We Need Massive Change to Avoid Climate Hell
Oct 8, 2018 1:11 PM
RIP
A Long Goodbye to Baxter, a Gentle Giant Among Robots
Oct 8, 2018 8:00 AM
Climate Change
What One Ravaged Community Can Teach Us About Mental Health
Oct 8, 2018 7:00 AM
Climate Change
We're Destroying the Sea—But It Could Save Us From Ourselves
Oct 5, 2018 7:00 AM
Social Robotics
It’s Time to Talk About Robot Gender Stereotypes
Oct 3, 2018 8:00 AM
Bugs
Crawling Dead: How Ants Turn Into Zombies
Oct 2, 2018 7:00 AM
The Land Down Under
Darpa Goes Underground for Its Most Daring Robot Event Yet
Sep 28, 2018 7:00 AM
Mind Control
Learn From These Bugs. Don't Let Social Media Zombify You
Sep 25, 2018 9:00 AM
Robotics
The Creepy-Cute Robot that Picks Peppers With its Face
Sep 25, 2018 7:00 AM
Give 'Em a Hand
Want a Robot to
Really
Get a Grip? Make It Like Baymax
Sep 20, 2018 9:00 AM
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Gallery
it's lunar, see?
Who You Calling a Blood Moon?
Sep 17, 2018 5:02 PM
Climate Change
At the Edge of the World, Facing the End of the World
Sep 17, 2018 7:00 AM
Global Warming
How LA Is Helping Lead the Fight Against Climate Change
Sep 15, 2018 7:00 AM
Acrobatics
A New Robotic Fly Dips and Dives Like the Real Thing
Sep 13, 2018 2:00 PM
Climate Change
Emissions Have Already Peaked in 27 Cities—And Keep Falling
Sep 13, 2018 1:30 PM
Robotics
This One-Armed Robot Is Super Manipulative (in a Good Way)
Sep 10, 2018 12:00 AM
Environment
Scientists Raise Concerns About a Huge Ocean Plastic Catcher
Sep 7, 2018 7:00 AM
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