Browsing Category
Tech Research Report
Brazil is fighting dengue with bacteria-infected mosquitos
The World Mosquito Program is about to start construction on a mass rearing facility—the biggest in the…
The Download: AI’s gaming prowess, and calculating methane emissions
The news: A new AI agent from Google DeepMind can play different games, including ones it has never seen before…
Why methane emissions are still a mystery
The key is contrails, thin clouds that planes produce when they fly. Minimizing contrails means less warming,…
Decarbonizing production of energy is a quick win
Mr. Mussabeh Al Kaabi: Hydrogen and CCS offer great promise, but, like any other transformative technology,…
Methane leaks in the US are worse than we thought
Methane emissions are responsible for nearly a third of the total warming the planet has experienced so far.…
An AI that can play Goat Simulator is a step towards more useful AI
In training AI systems, games are a good proxy for real-world tasks. “A general game-playing agent could, in…
The Download: What social media can teach us about AI
June 2023 Astronomy should, in principle, be a welcoming field for blind researchers. But across the board,…
Let’s Not Make the Same Mistakes with AI That We Made With Social Media
The reason for these outcomes is structural. The network effects of tech platforms push a few firms to become…
The Download: hacking VR headsets, and contrails to cool the planet
How it works: Jets release heat, water vapor, and particulate matter that can produce thin clouds in the sky,…
Building a data-driven health-care ecosystem
To spark innovation by identifying gaps and pain points in the employer-based health-care system, JPMorgan…