Progress Isn’t as Impressive as You Might Think
"It’s clear we are a long way from artificial general intelligence." - Erik Brynjolfsson
Send us a link
The State of European Tech 2017
A comprehensive and data-driven portrait of Europe’s technology ecosystem.
Report Reveals Potential Behind Blockchain Technology for Research
New report considers the developments and varying perspectives of blockchain technology and its possible impact on the academic arena.
You Are Never Going to Have Breakthrough Ideas Without Risk
High-risk, high-reward ideas in areas such as AI, blockchain and synthetic biology are typical contenders for support from the EU’s new Innovation Council.
European Innovation Council Essential to Empower Breakthrough Innovators
The independent High-Level Group of Innovators recommends bringing all relevant EU funding schemes into a single, fit-for-purpose 'one-stop-shop' for innovation financing.
How Canada Can Lead the World in Innovating Innovation
A new system must build cross-sector collaboration, lower barriers to working together, and create excitement and tangible know-how to attract investment.
Innovative Research and Creative Output: From Ideas to Impact
How do evolving forms of digital scholarship fit into the current landscape and what are the implications for publishers?
Join the Disruptors of Health Science
Thomas Insel's biggest lesson from his shift from NIMH director to Silicon Valley entrepreneur: academic and technology company researchers should partner up.
As Tech Companies Get Richer, Is it 'Game Over' for Startups?
Young firms struggle to compete as deep-pocketed companies like Facebook and Amazon clone products and consolidate their power.
Artificial Intelligence in Peer Review
How can evolutionary computation support journal editors?
How Switzerland Became The Silicon Valley Of Robotics
Mountains, lakes, chocolate, fondue and banks? Right? Only partly.
Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues
As teachers launch personal brands and cast themselves as influencers, start-ups and tech giants alike are racing to cultivate them to spread their wares.
Modified T Cells that Attack Leukemia Become First Gene Therapy Approved
Modified T Cells that Attack Leukemia Become First Gene Therapy Approved
Approval of Novartis cancer drug is “historic,” FDA says
How Innovation Can Solve Society's Problems
When you think of innovation, you also may think of patents and profits. But two Swiss researchers argue that we should be focusing more on people and places.
Elon Musk and AI Leaders Call for a Ban on Killer Robots
Leaders in the fields of AI and robotics, including Elon Musk and Google DeepMind’s Mustafa Suleyman, have signed a letter calling on the United Nations to ban lethal autonomous weapons.
New Study Highlights Strong Link Between Basic Research And Inventions
A big waste of money or the engine of marketplace innovation? That's how some people see basic scientific research. Now a new study shows how basic research and inventions are connected.
Nature Index 2017 Innovation: Lens Score
Scholarly work cited in patent literature and the value of the patents as perceived by the applicants of 200 leading global research institutions.
CRISPR Patent Battle in Europe Takes a ‘Wild’ Twist
MilliporeSigma wins a key step in its claims to “knock-in” DNA with the powerful tool.
No New Einsteins to Emerge If Science Funding Snubs Curiosity
Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein would have bridled under today's research funding bureaucracy. It's time to allow scientists to indulge their curiosity again.
How AI Detectives Are Cracking Open the Black Box of Deep Learning
As neural nets push into science, researchers probe back
‘I Have to Be True To Who I Am as a Scientist’
Crispr inventor Jennifer Doudna talks about discovering the gene-editing tool, the split with her collaborator and the complex ethics of genetic manipulation.
Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity?
There are probably much better reasons for creating a diverse team and organization than boosting creativity.
We Should Make It Easy for People to Bring Great Tech Ideas to Market—but We're Doing the Opposite
We Should Make It Easy for People to Bring Great Tech Ideas to Market—but We're Doing the Opposite
The world’s most potent technologists are stranded in today’s innovation ecosystem.
Is Your Job About To Disappear?
Use this tool to find out if robots are the future of your profession.
The 4 Types of Innovation and the Problems They Solve
Disruption isn’t the only approach.
Chemistry Journal Introduces ‘Intelligent Crowd’ Peer Review
Online platform aims to make peer review faster, unbiased and less of a burden on researchers
Visualize Data Instantly with Machine Learning
Today we’re rolling out new features in Sheets that make it even easier for you to visualize and share your data, and find insights your teams can act on.
Crowd-Based Peer Review Can Be Good and Fast
Confidential feedback from many interacting reviewers can help editors make better, quicker decisions.
Star Neuroscientist Tom Insel Leaves the Google-Spawned Verily for … a Startup?
Add another high-profile departure to the list of people leaving Verily, the Google-spawned health science company: Thomas Insel, a neuroscientist and former head of the National Institutes of Mental Health who was leading Verily’s mental health initiatives.
×