We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didn’t Know to Ask

Few events in history have tested the U.S. energy grid like the AI revolution. As data centers proliferate across the country, their cumulative power demand is projected to double by next year, rising from 31 gigawatts to 66 gigawatts. In some parts of the country, the energy needs of AI are already outpacing available capacity,…

Lost in CuriosityRoberta KwokSourcebooks, $27.99 Earning my Ph.D. was probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I distinctly remember the first time I wanted to quit. I was a first-year grad student at the University of Chicago, and while taking images of my nanomaterial with a fancy microscope, I accidentally rammed the material into…

A little robotic switch-flipper has become my sidekick in combating cockroaches. Before I got the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable, I’d tiptoe through the dark every morning, hoping I wouldn’t step on one of those terrible bugs scurrying around as I made my way to the light switch across the room. Now I’m ready for battle before…

With all of the attention being paid to the compute resources required to power AI, connectivity is sometimes overlooked. This poses a new dynamic for those planning their next phase of AI deployment. Those who modernize their IP networks can unlock new revenue from AI-driven services, while those who delay risk losing competitive relevance. To…

GPT-5.6 Sol just joined the Pareto frontier on open source benchmark Senior SWE-bench, and there's a clear trend towards efficiency. Quick TL:DR GPT-5.6 Sol: Opus 4.8 perf @ 40% of the cost Grok 4.5: GPT-5.5 perf @ 25% of the cost Grok 4.5 climbed to #2 on senior-level bug solving but for just ~$1 /…

Adrienne Murray meets the team using technology to preserve a historic warship in Sweden.