Breathe. As your lungs expand, air fills 500 million tiny alveoli, each a fraction of a millimeter across. As you exhale, these millions of tiny breaths merge effortlessly through larger … Continue Reading Mathematics of scale: Big, small and everything in between
F50 team is excited to announce a sneak peek of the F50 Global Capital Summit 2019 agenda! The day will be packed with insightful panel discussions, fireside chats, and presentations … Continue Reading F50 Global Capital Summit brings angels and early-stage investors together at Stanford – Agenda, Speakers
Computers were once considered high-end technology, only accessible to scientists and trained professionals. But there was a seismic shift in the history of computing during the second half of the … Continue Reading In the future, everyone might use quantum computers
Google’s 2002 April Fools’ Day joke purportedly disclosed that its popular search engine was not actually powered by artificial intelligence, but instead by biological intelligence. Google had deployed bunches of … Continue Reading Principle behind Google’s April Fools’ pigeon prank proves more than a joke
The fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 has resulted in the worldwide grounding of Boeing 737 Max aircraft. Investigators are probing the crash and another like it that occurred … Continue Reading Here’s how airplane crash investigations work, according to an aviation safety expert
On March 2, SpaceX plans to launch its first test of an unmanned Dragon vehicle which is designed to carry humans into low Earth orbit and to the International Space … Continue Reading How SpaceX lowered costs and reduced barriers to space
Whether artificial intelligence systems steal humans’ jobs or create new work opportunities, people will need to work together with them. In my research I use sensors and computers to monitor … Continue Reading Humans and machines can improve accuracy when they work together
Artificial intelligence systems are powerful tools for businesses and governments to process data and respond to changing situations, whether on the stock market or on a battlefield. But there are … Continue Reading Artificial intelligence must know when to ask for human help
This week a team of scientists and physicians from the U.K. published news of a second HIV positive man, in London, who is in long-term (18-month) HIV remission after undergoing … Continue Reading A cure for HIV? Feasible but not yet realized
Valentine cards are filled with expressions of unequivocal adoration and appreciation. That’s fitting for the holiday set aside to express love and reaffirm commitment to one’s romantic partner. But what … Continue Reading Think you love your Valentine? What’s beneath the surface may be more complicated
The fourth annual Global Capital Summit (GCS)® on May 1st, 2019 is open for speaker nomination. GCS is one of the Silicon Valley Bay Area’s flagship events for the venture ecosystem including corporates and venture investors, tier-1 media, featuring investment and startup content in health tech and deeptech.
Blockchain technology isn’t as widely used as it could be, largely because blockchain users don’t trust each other, as research shows. Business leaders and regular people are also slow to … Continue Reading People don’t trust blockchain systems – is regulation a way to help?
Compared to gene-edited babies in China and ambitious projects to rescue woolly mammoths from extinction, biotech trees might sound pretty tame. But releasing genetically engineered trees into forests to counter … Continue Reading Can genetic engineering save disappearing forests?