Amy Webb makes an argument calling for the US to develop a “Biology Strategy” to address the rise of CRISPR gene editing. This is coincidentally the topic addressed in all-too-real science fiction author Daniel Suarez’s new book Change Agent, which I […]
Finally, research settles the dispute of how many autonomous vehicles it takes to alleviate traffic. One. | learn more
Wired magazine profiles Improbable, the UK company that’s building virtual worlds with its SpatialOS platform. | learn more
Oliver Cameron, the CEO of autonomous taxi upstart Voyage, does a great job of explaining what LIDAR (the technology used in most autonomous vehicles) is and how it works, it’s history, and its future. | learn more
Superstar VC firm Andreessen Horowitz (aka A16Z) has put together what they call an “AI Playbook”. If you’re the kind of person asking “How do I get started with artificial intelligence?” or “What can I do with AI in my own […]
Holly Maniatty is a sign language interpreter. She has worked on-stage alongside the Wu-Tang Clan, Killer Mike, and the Beastie Boys. It’s quite a sight. | learn more
Can you guess how many times you would need to fold a paper in half before it’s thick enough to reach the moon? Remember from last week: humans are bad at non-linear thinking. | learn more
“Taking time to be totally, gloriously, proudly unproductive will ultimately make you better at your job…” | learn more
The bad news is you’re not always rational. The good news is Business Insider made a nice chart of 20 cognitive biases that you can keep by your desk to remind you. | learn more
Brad Stone (author of The Everything Store) details the battleground that these two giants are going to fight over. Wal-Mart has made major investments, but what happens next? | learn more