Drones Set To Give Global Farming A Makeover

The traditional image of a farmer standing in a field, squinting anxiously at the sky for signs of rain, may be about to get a 21st-century makeover as researchers explore ...

Design Advance Could Mean Commercial Light-Based Processors Within A Few Years

A team of engineers from MIT, UC Berkeley, and the University of Colorado have overcome a major barrier to light-based computers, offering a means to move beyond the increa...

Transhumanists, In Their Own Words

Transhumanism, the idea that humans should use science and technology to extend our natural abilities, is the religion of the 21st century. It's a concept that has been aro...

11 Ways To Close The Gender Gap In Financial Inclusion.

How can NGOs, the private sector and policymakers accelerate women’s economic empowerment? Our panel share their thoughts

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Here's What the Hell Happened In Bitcoin In 2015

Without a doubt, 2015 was the craziest year yet for Bitcoin, the virtual currency that, in the last six years, has gone from a niche hobby for people who?ve read Neuromance...

If You Can See It, You Can Be It

‘If you see it, you can be it’ could have been the unofficial slogan of the International Development Cooperation meeting on Gender and Media, where I was invit...

The Japanese Professor Who's Spent Three Decades Perfecting A Human Avatar

?It was different to looking at yourself in a mirror, or looking at your image in a video recording. I saw my image moving as I was moving myself. At that moment, I wondere...

Spacex Is The World’s Most Interesting Space Company Again

SpaceX is back in business. Monday night?s historic launch and landing of Elon Musk?s new, more powerful Falcon 9 rocket ticked off every box the company needed to prove to...

Spacex Sticks Rocket Landing In Its First Launch Since Summer Tragedy

Just like the Millennium Falcon returned to flight in the new Star Wars movie, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket—named after Han Solo’s fictional spaceship—r...