Rose Eveleth
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Julien McRoberts / Lived In Images / Corbis A Brief History of Noise
From the big bang to cellphones
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Dinodia / Corbis The Future of Architecture: Moss, Not Mirrors
Plants and lichens on a concrete wall used to be a sign of decay, but soon they might be a sign of sophistication.
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Daniel Becerril / Reuters Impregnated by a Speeding Bullet, and Other Tall Tales
How science’s craziest stories get passed from one generation to the next
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Andrea Schaffer / Flickr Is a ‘Spectrum’ the Best Way to Talk About Autism?
The way people describe the condition makes it difficult, if not impossible, to define.
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Paul Hackett / Reuters How Many Photographs of You Are Out There In the World?
Now that cameras are ubiquitous, photographs of ordinary people are everywhere, too.
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Liam Young The Suit You Will Need to Avoid Surveillance in the Future
It may be fictional, but the idea isn’t far off from existing technologies.
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Jason Scott / Flickr Introducing the Archive Corps
Meet the man behind a new effort to save documents and other artifacts before they disappear.
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Exoskeleton's Hidden Burden
A growing number of companies are developing assistive technologies to help disabled people walk—but these devices can distract from infrastructure changes that would make cities more disability-friendly.
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Tyler Yeo / Flickr The Body Electric
Scientists want to develop electronic skin that could imbue prosthetics with the sense of touch.
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Noah Berger / Reuters Why There Aren't Yet Nanobot Doctors
Scientists have long said that tiny robots would soon be able to conduct surgery and deliver drugs deep inside the body. Here’s why they’re still not a reality.
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Guy Aitchison / Jon Clue Repainting the Scar
Tattooing over scar tissue can be tricky, but it can help some people—like victims of severe burns—feel comfortable in their bodies again.
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Vasily Fedosenko /Reuters Why Aren't There More Women Futurists?
Most of the big names in futurism are men. What does that mean for the direction we’re all headed?
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Mike Blake / Reuters Night Vision Without the Goggles
The tantalizing promise—and practical pitfalls—of eyedrops that let a person see in the dark.
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Ariana Cubillos / AP Rebuilding the Breast
From stem cells to 3D-printed nipples, breast reconstruction is a highly technical and constantly evolving field.
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Marko Drobnjakovic / AP Blueprint for a Better Human Body
People who wear and design prosthetics are rethinking the form of our species.
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Brad Hammonds/Flickr Are Taxis Safer Than Uber?
Many major cities don't keep comprehensive data about assaults against passengers—and even FBI-led background checks have limitations.
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NPS/Flickr Genetic Testing and Tribal Identity
Why many Native Americans have concerns about DNA kits like 23andme
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ybonce/Shutterstock Beyond the Smiley-Face Pain Scale
People with autism, who often have trouble describing discomfort, could benefit from alternative methods of measurement. But there are so many to choose from it can be hard to know which to use.
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Atelier Adele/Flickr Group Projects and the Secretary Effect
How team assignments in school reinforce traditional gender roles in kids and adults
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Imgur Internet Ugly and the Aesthetic of Failing on Purpose
The deliberately sloppy look of many a meme now has a name.
