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The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

The A.I. Issue

The Genius Neuroscientist Who Might Hold the Key to True AI

Shaun Raviv

Fei-Fei Li's Quest to Make Machines Better for Humanity

The A.I. Issue

Fei-Fei Li's Quest to Make Machines Better for Humanity

Jessi Hempel

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense

The A.I. Issue

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense

Clive Thompson

The DIY Tinkerers Harnessing the Power of AI

The A.I. Issue

The DIY Tinkerers Harnessing the Power of AI

Tom Simonite

As fake news flourishes, the UK's fact-checkers are turning to automation to compete

Long Reads

As fake news flourishes, the UK's fact-checkers are turning to automation to compete

Gian M. Volpicelli

Pipeline Vandals Are Reinventing Climate Activism

Courtroom Drama

Pipeline Vandals Are Reinventing Climate Activism

Dean Kuipers

An Aging Marathoner Tries to Run Fast After 40

Middle Age

An Aging Marathoner Tries to Run Fast After 40

Nicholas Thompson

Inside the film studio bringing Earth's extremes to virtual reality

Long Reads

Inside the film studio bringing Earth's extremes to virtual reality

Tom Ward

YouTube’s Push to Counter Toxic Videos With ‘Good’ Creators

Vlog for Good

YouTube’s Push to Counter Toxic Videos With ‘Good’ Creators

Issie Lapowsky

Notorious Swatter Hit With 46 New Charges. He May Plead Guilty

Breaking News

Notorious Swatter Hit With 46 New Charges. He May Plead Guilty

Brendan I. Koerner

My Father Says He’s a ‘Targeted Individual.’ Maybe We All Are

Mind Control

My Father Says He’s a ‘Targeted Individual.’ Maybe We All Are

Jean Guerrero

Forging a Relationship With the Internet’s Most Hated Swatter

Behind the Story

Forging a Relationship With the Internet’s Most Hated Swatter

Brendan I. Koerner

In Texas, Techies Are Trying to Turn the Red State Blue

Elections

In Texas, Techies Are Trying to Turn the Red State Blue

Antonio García Martínez

It Started as an Online Gaming Prank. Then It Turned Deadly

End Game

It Started as an Online Gaming Prank. Then It Turned Deadly

Brendan I. Koerner

The AI Cold War That Threatens Us All

Divided We Fail

The AI Cold War That Threatens Us All

Nicholas Thompson and Ian Bremmer

Meet the Carousing Texan Who Just Won a Nobel Prize

Profile

Meet the Carousing Texan Who Just Won a Nobel Prize

Charles Graeber

How McLaren Learned to Treat Its Pit Crew Like Athletes

Book Excerpt

How McLaren Learned to Treat Its Pit Crew Like Athletes

João Medeiros

Jeff Bezos Wants Us All to Leave Earth—for Good

Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos Wants Us All to Leave Earth—for Good

Steven Levy

The devastating environmental impact of human progress like you've never seen it before

Long Reads

The devastating environmental impact of human progress like you've never seen it before

Nicola Davison

How the US Forced China to Quit Stealing—Using a Chinese Spy

The Asset

How the US Forced China to Quit Stealing—Using a Chinese Spy

Garrett M. Graff