Think of the evolution of powdered detergent to liquid to pods and now cakes: each saves a little more time and costs a little more money.
Across universities and research centers, experts are studying how nuclear weapons, engineered pathogens, and artificial intelligence could reshape humanity’s future.
Joel Mokyr of Northwestern University thinks that AI can help humanity be more prosperous. Institutions and politics just have to keep up.
Only a few companies can now afford to build and study the most advanced AI models. That has big implications for independent nonprofit research.
On Monday, the winners of the prize were announced — and much of their work is salient at a time when AI threatens disruption to economies.
Bell Labs is credited with inventions like the transistor, the laser, and more.
You’re more likely to see work boots than Patagonia vests, but technology is also transforming this farming region near Silicon Valley.
Stagnant productivity growth will have implications for inflation, innovation, and standards of living over time.
The famous Ehrlich-Simon bet on the value of metals showed that prices fell as supply increased, despite population growth.
The restaurant business has been struggling, but an innovative multicuisine operation called Wonder is capitalizing on efficiencies.
