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Job titles of the future: Wildlife first responder
The bear necessities Sarmento was studying mountain goats in Glacier National Park when he first started…
You have no choice in reading this article—maybe
That ability is special among scientists, says Chapman colleague Aaron Schurger, with whom Maoz co-directs the…
What’s in a name? Moderna’s “vaccine” vs. “therapy” dilemma
Mechanistically, it’s similar to the covid-19 vaccines. What’s different, of course, is that the patient is…
The Download: an exclusive Jeff VanderMeer story and AI models too scary to…
A spacecraft has crash-landed on a hostile planet. The only survivors are three members of the exploration team…
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We had crash-landed on the planet. We were far from home. The spaceship could not be repaired, and the…
The Download: AstroTurf wars and exponential AI growth
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Is fake grass a bad idea? The Astroturf wars are far from over.
New York City has 286 municipal synthetic-turf fields, with more under construction. In Inwood, the…
Desalination technology, by the numbers
For more on how this crucial water infrastructure is increasingly vulnerable during the war in Iran, check out…
Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won’t hit a wall anytime soon—here’s why
We evolved for a linear world. If you walk for an hour, you cover a certain distance. Walk for two hours and you…
The Download: water threats in Iran and AI’s impact on what…
—Casey Crownhart This story is part of MIT Technology Review Explains, our series untangling the complex,…