Lifeboat Foundation

The object has caught scientists’ eyes by being strange in multiple different ways.

The technology could improve future precision light sources. But right now the biggest surprise is how many holes there are in a laser figure-eight.

You’re never too old to live young so long as you put forth effort.

This 63-year-old is showing up people half his age.

Credit: Gerry Mansolill

Some of us will look back on the technology we’re using right now, and it will seem like the stone age.

What is happening with the future of AI, and how will it alter geopolitics? That’s the kind of question that motivates our company, and our preparation for our fall conference. China looks strong. Beijing-based computer scientist, investor, and author Kai-Fu Lee will be one of several interpreters.

Why it matters: “With rising populations, growing mega-cities, and rapid global travel that saw more than 1 billion international tourist arrivals in 2015 alone — a new strain of deadly flu will make 1918 look like a walk in the park.”

Google Maps is shutting down flat-Earthers with its new zoom feature.