Faith in the possibility of 'enhancing' humankind – the extension human abilities and lifespan by any technological means – ...

Ray Kurzweil predicts humans and AI will merge by 2045, boosting intelligence a millionfold with nanobots, bringing both hope and challenges for the future.

Presaged by Kurzweil in 2005 (The Singularity Is Near), credibly—the singularity is here. Throughout history as well, humanity has faced challenges to our narcissism and sense of uniqueness.

Progressive metal outfit Mastodon may be in flux as they try to find a permanent replacement guitarist while working on new material and touring at the same time, but that doesn’t mean any side ...

Pitched as a ‘no-nonsense’ FM synthesizer, Pivot strips back the complexity usually associated with FM synths resulting in an instrument that aims to be approachable and user-friendly, whilst still ...

Police are searching for a motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian overnight in Hollywood. The incident was reported around 9 p.m. on West Sunset Boulevard near North Sierra Bonita Avenue. The … ...

The number of rescue teams continues to grow in the search for a missing Los Angeles County resident, who disappeared during a hike in the Angeles National Forest nearly a week ago. “The sear… ...

Pink Floyd‘s long, celebrated career breaks down into four distinct eras. Each had its own levels of creative and commercial success, though not always at the same time. First was the short but wildly ...

The synth engine underlying MOK Waverazor is, perhaps, the most conventional in this roundup: the output of three oscillators (and optional external input) is routed to up to three filters, can be ...

We describe a flexible system for gene expression profiling using arrays of tens of thousands of oligonucleotides synthesized in situ by an ink-jet printing method employing standard ...

Steven Levy covers the gamut of tech subjects for WIRED, in print and online, and has been contributing to the magazine since its inception. His weekly column, Plaintext, is exclusive to ...

A platform for the rapid and high-throughput preparation of polymer nanoparticles from polymers in flow is developed, allowing for the scalable synthesis of precision polymer nanoparticles. One ...