Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode What can you control in this chaotic world? What do you want out of life? Instead of ignoring daunting questions like this, designer Bill Burnett says we should ...

Umama Ali spent more time as a kid arguing with his brother over who caused the most chaos in GTA Vice City than doing homework, and he’s been unapologetically hooked on games ever since. That ...

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle puts a limit on how precisely we can measure certain properties of quantum objects. But researchers may have found a way to bypass this limitation using a quantum ...

The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy stream of activity spikes that may be ...

In 2025, the U.S. military treated artificial intelligence less like a lab experiment and more like a daily tool. The biggest change was not a single new robot or “autonomous” breakthrough. It was a ...

Artificial trees are a great option and can be reused year after year. But over time, they collect dust, dirt and who knows what else. In the hustle and excitement of setting up for the holidays, it ...

The rise of custom AI accelerators will have a notable impact on cloud computing and these chipmakers. More capable devices could spur a huge round of upgrades for consumers. Harnessing unique data ...

Scientists have gotten an unprecedented look at how the human embryo implants in a uterus. They did this by creating very primitive, womb-like environments in the lab. "This is really important work ...

During a recent workshop, a senior executive said to me, “None of us knows how people will learn in this new era.” Lynda Gratton is a professor of management practice at London Business School and the ...

Swiss artificial intelligence startup Neural Concept SA said today it has raised $100 million in funding to rethink how products are designed and engineered with computer-aided design software tools.