We're Making Progress in Explainable AI, but Major Pitfalls Remain . Machine learning algorithms are starting to exceed human performance in many narrow and specific domains, such as image recognition and certain types of medical diagnoses. They’re also r

To Reinvent Healthcare, Stop Treating Patients and Start Building Communities . It’s not news that healthcare costs in the US are sky-high. What might be news to some, though, is that year over year, we’re spending more money to treat illness and disease,

Within 10 Years, We'll Travel by Hyperloop, Rockets, and Avatars . What’s faster than autonomous vehicles and flying cars? Try Hyperloop, rocket travel, and robotic avatars. Hyperloop is currently working towards 670 mph (1080 kph) passenger pods, capab

Within 10 Years, We'll Travel by Hyperloop, Rockets, and Avatars . What’s faster than autonomous vehicles and flying cars? Try Hyperloop, rocket travel, and robotic avatars. Hyperloop is currently working towards 670 mph (1080 kph) passenger pods, capab

This Boat Was 3D Printed—And Bigger, Wilder Projects Will Soon Follow . There’s a new technological answer to the iconic line “you’re going to need a bigger boat” from Jaws: 3D printing one. Last month, the University of Maine revealed 3Dirigo, a 25-foo

Where Should AI Ethics Come From? Not Medicine, New Study Says . As fears about AI’s disruptive potential have grown, AI ethics has come to the fore in recent years. Concerns around privacy, transparency and the ability of algorithms to warp social and po

How Much Can We Delay Aging? A Gene Therapy Trial Is About to Find Out . Aging is reversible. It’s still a somewhat controversial idea in humans. Yet recent attempts at delaying—or even reversing—diseases that pop up with age in animals clearly show tha

Can AI Rescue Modern Medicine From Itself? . Labor unions have been around since the mid-19th century, and they’ve helped many a teacher, government employee, electrical worker, and others gain fairer pay or better working conditions. Unions give...

We Should Use AI to Rescue Modern Medicine From Itself . Labor unions have been around since the mid-19th century, and they’ve helped many a teacher, government employee, electrical worker, and others gain fairer pay or better working conditions. Unions g

Why Designing Our Own Biology Will Be the Next Big Thing in Medicine . It’s hard to watch a loved one get sick. Their eyes go glassy. Their breathing is punctuated by body-wracking coughs. Feverish and aching, they struggle to get out of bed. Hard as th