The Dirty Secret of California’s Cannabis: It’s Dirty
As cannabis use goes recreational in California, producers are facing a reckoning: They’ll either have to clean up their act, or get out of the legal market.
The Dirty Secret of California’s Cannabis: It’s Dirty
As cannabis use goes recreational in California, producers are facing a reckoning: They’ll either have to clean up their act, or get out of the legal market.
The Legend of Chimp, the Vaguely Humanoid Robot
Two and a half years after Chimp competed in the Darpa Robotics Challenge, it remains one of the weirdest humanoid robots on Earth.
Don’t Call It a Blood Moon. Or Supermoon. Or Blue Moon
The first was recently popularized by this-must-be-prophecy types, the second was created by an astrologer, and the third is highly subjective.
Why No Gadget Can Prove How Stoned You Are
Marijuana is such a confounding drug that scientists and law enforcement are struggling to create an objective standard for marijuana intoxication.
Why Robots Should Shake the Bejeezus Out of Cherry Trees
A tree-shaking robot wouldn't be as dramatic as the machine-driven apocalypse, but it’s an intriguing vision of agriculture.
How Engineering Earth’s Climate Could Seriously Imperil Life
Seeding the atmosphere with sulfur could keep temperature from rising—but once we stop, the backlash could destroy entire species.
Forget the Robot Singularity Apocalypse. Let’s Talk About the *Multiplicity*
The robot revolution we're in the midst of is way more interesting and way less murder-y than science fiction. Call it the multiplicity.
Global Warming Predictions May Now Be a Lot Less Uncertain
Researchers claim they’ve reduced the uncertainty in a key metric of climate change by 60 percent. That could have implications for how humanity arrives at climate goals like it did in Paris.
Job Alert: How Would You Like to Babysit Robots?
For all their advances, robots still struggle with the human world. They get stuck. They get assaulted. But not to worry: Help is just a call center away.