the surprisingly effective tool that can help us prepare for modern crises
Consider the following scenario. There’s a ransomware attack, enhanced by AI, which paralyses NHS systems…
An AI lab says Chinese-backed bots are running cyber espionage attacks. Experts have questions
Over the past weekend, the US AI lab Anthropic published a report about its discovery…
When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data trains AI to solve real problems
You’ve just finished a strenuous hike to the top of a mountain. You’re exhausted but…
We can’t ban AI, but we can build the guardrails to prevent it from going off the tracks
Artificial intelligence is fascinating, transformative and increasingly woven into how we learn, work and make…
Behind every COP is a global data project that predicts Earth’s future. Here’s how it works
Over the past week we’ve witnessed the many political discussions that go with the territory…
Is supersonic air travel about to return, two decades after the last Concorde flight?
An experimental supersonic aircraft called the X-59 took to the skies for the first time…
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple – the 8,000-year history of America’s only native major nut crop
Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of…
Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using large…
WeChat is now a frontline policing tool in China. Here’s what my research found
WeChat is best known as China’s all-purpose “super-app”. It is used for everything from messaging…
What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?
The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (sometimes referred to as COP30) is taking place…