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Hoffman and others said that there’s no need to pause development of AI. He called that drastic measure, for which some AI researchers have petitioned, foolish and destructive. Hoffman identified himself as a rational…

“What Matt has shown me is that the power of sitting around a table with your friends and playing pretend is a spark of magic that creates a universal feeling of empowerment,” says Sam Riegel, cofounder and cast member. “We’ve learned that…

While the startup cofounders considered hoppy-tasting but hop-free beer potentially beneficial to brewers and the environment—as Denby said in a New York Times story after the paper was published—some hop farmers felt threatened. They…

Have your feelings about Le Guin changed at all over time?The Left Hand of Darkness is also difficult to read as is. When I first read it I thought, “Incredible how it’s possible to write a book like this in this genre,” and on my second…

When Google revealed Project Gameface, the company was proud to show off a hands-free, AI-powered gaming mouse that, according to its announcement, “enables people to control a computer’s cursor using their head movement and facial…

Most celestial objects—from stars and nebulas to quasars and galaxies—emit light at a range of wavelengths. Some include visible light, which is how astronomers are able to photograph them with space telescopes like Hubble. But the James…

Cristiano Lincoln Mattos, CEO and cofounder at Tempest, which also spun out of Cesar, attributes the very existence of his company to the ecosystem's ability to translate expertise from the academic world into market needs. "We wouldn't…

Pixar had a problem. It had a great new idea for a movie—Elemental, based on characters from The Good Dinosaur's director Peter Sohn—but actually animating the film’s titular elements was proving to be a problem. After all, it’s one thing…

Ripping down an existing structure means wasting all the energy that went into the creation of its materials. The destruction itself also requires energy, and the waste materials must be moved to landfills. Add that to the energy and…

With the Mars simulation, Haney suggests that NASA should watch the crew for danger signs, like symptoms of depression, heightened irritability, and moodiness, and changes in sleeping and eating patterns. And for the crew, he recommends…