CATEGORIES

SHOULD PEOPLE BECOME CYBORGS?

IN THE MARVEL COMICS AND MOVIES, billionaire Tony Stark dons a red and gold suit and becomes Iron Man.

E. PAUL ZEHR

BRAIN SCIENTIST, AUTHOR, SUPERHERO ENTHUSIAST

Life in the clear

THE SECRET TO BEING (ALMOST) INVISIBLE

Demystifying

One reason a smart person may still struggle to read

A New Way to See BRAILLE

Remarkable discoveries are turning brain science on its head.

Tales for Sails

COULD DOGS BE A READER’S BEST FRIEND?

NICOLE PATTON-TERRY READING RESEARCHER

Nicole Patton-Terry loves helping kids learn to read. She is associate director of the Florida Center for Reading Research at the Florida State University. Patton-Terry works on teams with researchers, students, teachers, designers, parents, and community members. Together they study reading and develop tools that help children read.

READING THEIR WORLD

Before reading the words

A FUNNY THING HAPPENS

HOW JOKES AND WORDPLAY REVEAL THE INNER WORKINGS OF OUR READING MINDS

Friend & Fellow: Ant Man

Meet biology great Edward O. Wilson

Ants Rule!

If all ants suddenly disappeared from the planet, life as we know it would collapse. In their book Journey to the Ants, naturalist E.O. Wilson and his colleague Bert Hölldobler analyzed the enormous influence these creatures have on ecosystems. Ants promote plant life, serve as predators and scavengers, and, in turn, serve as food for birds, dragonflies, and spiders. But they also can destroy crops and be serious pests.

How Trustworthy is Social Media?

Social Media has the power to reach a large population almost instantly.

Alabama Wilson and the Zombies of the Crawling Brain

Alabama Wilson has rocked the scientific world with an amazing discovery.

Ants in Action

A world behind glass at the National Zoo

The true story of a young scientist: BOY NATURALIST

“Be a hunter and explorer.” This is the advice, says world-renowned entomologist E.O. Wilson in his 1994 autobiography, Naturalist, that he gives to his science students. “If you have the will, there is a discipline in which you can succeed.”

MAGDALENA SORGER

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST

SHAPING DICE

More faces, more fun?

EDWARD O. WILSON

BIOLOGIST, NATURALIST, AUTHOR, SCIENCE PIONEER

Paradise LOST

Spin a globe slowly to find New Zealand. It’s one of the world’s most isolated island countries. Australia, the nearest significant land mass, is over a thousand miles away. Composed of two big islands stretching almost 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from north to south, and a galaxy of smaller islands, New Zealand is believed to be a fragment of the ancient southern continent of Gondwanaland.

Do You Really Want a Flying Car?

It's the year 2020. So where are all the flying cars? The vast majority of people still get to work and school in boring, ground-bound cars. Not to mention buses, trains, and bikes.

Up For a Challenge

University students compete with cutting-edge cars in the AutoDrive Challenge.

A System In Sync

Smart cars need smart roads.

Powering the Road Ahead

ARE HYBRIDS OR ELECTRIC VEHICLES THE WHEELS OF THE FUTURE?

Moral Machines - TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT SELF-DRIVING CARS

Have you ever heard of the trolley problem? It is a set of imaginary scenarios used by ethicists— people who ask questions about right and wrong.

SANJEEV SHARMA-TECHNOLOGY PIONEER

High-speed railroad cars, rockets, and now drones—what will mechanical engineer Sanjeev Sharma do next? Sharma is currently head of vehicle engineering at Matternet, a drone company in Mountain View, California. Whatever lies ahead, he’ll probably be at the forefront of new technologies that serve others.

OLIVIA WANLESS

AUTODRIVE TEAM CAPTAIN

MORPHING ART

It’s more than meets the eye.

Drone Home

UAVs MAY CHANGE THE WAY PACKAGES ARE DELIVERED.

DRIVERLESS ED

TEACHING CARS TO DRIVE THEMSELVES IS A LOT LIKE TEACHING PEOPLE.

Sole Beauty

The painful history of foot binding