Where Is Everyone? 4 Possible Explanations for the Fermi Paradox. As we go on with our everyday lives, it's very easy to forget about the sheer size of the universe. The Earth may seem like a mighty place, but it's practically a grain within a grain of sand in a univ...

A Brief Tour Through the Wild West of Neural Interfaces. To most of us, zapping neurons with electricity to artificially "incept" memories, sensation, and movement still sounds crazy. But in some brain labs, that technology is beginning to feel old school. A...

Nuke Mars? Here Are Some (Hopefully Better) Alternatives. Scientists and science fiction writers have been toying with the idea of terraforming Mars for the better part of a century. Turning the red planet green is seen as a crucial step towards humankind bec...

You'll Take Your First Ride in a Flying Car Within a Decade. Not too long ago, the notion of flying cars was most comfortably categorized alongside fusion power--a classic tech vision that seemed forever stuck just over the horizon. Then around five years ago som...

The Internet Is a Force of Nature. It's Our Job to Civilize It. We're a long way from the halcyon days of the early internet, when the promise of a decentralized digital communications network meant anyone could talk to anyone without appealing to the gatekeepers. ...

The Promise of Direct Air Capture: Making Stuff Out of Thin Air . Imagine making fuel, plastics, and concrete out of “thin air.” That’s the promise of direct air capture (DAC), a technology that fundamentally disrupts our contemporary oil economy.

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Tech Is Fueling the Hong Kong Movement. An Insider Told Us How, and Why It's a Huge Step for Freedom. Over the past two months, Hong Kong has roared into global headlines. Its seven million citizens have increasingly taken to the streets (and the capital building, and the airport) to protest China's mo...

These Smart Exo-Shorts Talk to the Cloud to Help You Walk and Run. Exosuits don't generally scream "fashionable" or "svelte." Take the mind-controlled robotic exoskeleton that allowed a paraplegic man to kick off the World Cup back in 2014. Is it cool? Hell yeah. Is i...

Singularity University's Global Summit Kicks off Today in San Francisco. Singularity University's (SU) annual Global Summit begins today in San Francisco, running through Wednesday, August 21. The Singularity Hub team is on the ground to bring you inside access to the event...

California Passed the Country's First Law to Prevent Genetic Biohacking. Genetic engineering technologies are quickly becoming mature and cheap enough for people to start using them in their own homes. That's got scientists and officials worried, and California has now pass...