Are current AIs merely regurgitation algorithms producing derivative output or can they yield novelty? Actor, filmmaker, and outspoken AI critic Justin Bateman and creative technologist Heidi Boisvert join Brian Greene …
For every cell in your body, there’s another tiny single-celled creature that also calls your body home. Far from being germs we should eradicate, these ancient friends allow us to …
Microscopic, manmade nanoparticles have found their way into almost every part of our daily lives from clothing, to skin care, our cell phones, and even the soil. But how safe …
Humans work together on enormous scales to build complex tools as large as cities and create social networks that span the globe. What is the key to our success? This …
You exist. You shouldn’t. Stars and galaxies and planets exist. They shouldn’t. The nascent universe contained equal parts matter and antimatter that should have instantly obliterated each other, turning the …
Scientists have waited a generation to see the stunning images that the James Webb Telescope is now delivering. In a live online Q+A, Brian Greene speaks with Nobel Prize-winner John …