Joe Zadeh
Contributing Writer
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Digital twins offer humankind the ability to command virtual replicas of forests, oil fields, cities, supply chains — and even, maybe one day, our very bodies.
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How our culture, politics and technology became infused with a mysterious social phenomenon that everyone can feel but nobody can explain.
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A growing chorus of architects argue we have to build differently with concrete — which contributes to global warming and environmenta...
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Pandemics aren’t just for humans — they can sweep through the plant world too. As the planet warms, devastating diseases are being c...
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The radical idea that everything has elements of consciousness is reemerging and breathing new life into a cold and mechanica...
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The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political. It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and ...
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