How a New AI Translated Brain Activity to Speech With 97 Percent Accuracy . The idea of a machine that can decode your thoughts might sound creepy, but for thousands of people who have lost the ability to speak due to disease or disability it could be gam

Ancient Animistic Beliefs Live on in Our Intimacy With Tech . When Alexa replied to my question about the weather by tacking on “Have a nice day,” I immediately shot back “You too,” and then stared into space, slightly embarrassed. I also found myself spo

What Will the World Be Like After Coronavirus? Four Possible Futures . Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what the future holds for my loved ones. My vulnerable friends and relatives. I wonder what w

Pop-Up Labs and a 5-Minute Test: The Latest in US Coronavirus Testing . Two and a half months after the first confirmed novel coronavirus case in the US, the virus has invaded the country’s east and west coasts and is quickly making its way into the cente

Robots to the Rescue: How They Can Help During Coronavirus (And Future Pandemics) . As the coronavirus pandemic forces people to keep their distance, could this be robots‘ time to shine? A group of scientists think so, and they’re calling for robots to do

Existing Drugs May Work Against Covid-19. AI Is Screening Thousands to Find Out . You’ve heard of chloroquine by now. Originally developed by German scientists in the 1930s, the anti-malaria drug is based on a natural compound present in the bark of certa

The Top 100 AI Startups Out There Now, and What They're Working On . New drug therapies for a range of chronic diseases. Defenses against various cyber attacks. Technologies to make cities work smarter. Weather and wildfire forecasts that boost safety and

What Would Life on Mars Be Like? Millions of Us Are Getting a Taste . I live in California’s Bay Area, so for the last week and a half I’ve joined around seven million people in a shelter-in-place mandate. While my family is adjusting to this new normal,

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 28) . MEDICINE Researchers Push for Mass Blood Tests as a Covid-19 Strategy Gregory Barber | Wired “...a simple blood test, like the kind Zaaijer’s team will perform on the donated

Apocalyptic Fiction Helps Us Deal With the Anxiety of the Coronavirus Pandemic . Masked people standing six feet apart. Empty shelves in the supermarket. No children in sight outside the school during recess. The social upheaval caused by COVID-19 evoke