Why Does Biodiversity Matter?
Tiny ants. Mighty blue whales. Ancient redwood trees. Newborn panda cubs. Millions of different animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and other living things
AI alignment and safety
Today’s bots can’t turn against us, but they can cause harm. “AI safety” aims to train this tech so it will always
Clean energy vs eels, eagles, tortoises, and more
In October 2022, I attended ClimateTech at MIT. One talk especially caught my attention. Gia Schneider of Natel Energy spoke about...
Interview 11 – Danielle Wood, aerospace engineer and ethicist
Dr. Danielle Wood leads the Space Enabled Research Group at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her team’s goal is to
The Return of the Woolly Mammoth
This is not Jurassic Park. This is Pleistocene Park. It could really happen. How? And why? It's a fascinating story.
7 Deep Questions About the Future
Cities on Mars, pet unicorns, cures for old age — all of these things might be possible in the future. However, just
Interview 9 – Lawrence Prograis, bioethicist
Dr. Lawrence Prograis is a physician and expert in bioethics, which is the study of right and wrong practices in biology and
Interview 5 – Molly Hardesty-Moore, ecologist
Molly Hardesty-Moore is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Though she mainly studies currently living species including raccoons,
Interview 4 – Nicho Hatsopoulos, neuroscientist
Dr. Nicholas “Nicho” Hatsoupolos is a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago. He studies how the brain controls body movements and receives
Interview 1 – Ayanna Howard, roboticist
Dr. Ayanna Howard is a roboticist and dean of the college of engineering at Ohio State University. She has built robots and