The silky strands made by spiders are strong and supple. Now, scientists in Michigan are using genetic engineering to reproduce spider silk for a wide range of uses, including military uniforms.

The census influences how hundreds of billions of dollars are spent. Will reaching out online improve the response rate?

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How impact investors hope to change the world while profiting from it.

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One-third of Ciudad Juarez residents live in poverty. A city tech incubator is working to generate higher paid employment.

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Reshma Saujani, the CEO and founder of Girls Who Code, wants to solve Silicon Valley's gender diversity problem. And she says she's well on her way.

Kelly and Zach Weinersmith investigate the not-too-distant future in “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything.”

Molly Wood talks with Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, about what would happen if artificial and human intelligence meet.