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Futurology

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Analysis: Big data may predict where —but not when —conflict happens

Science & Technology

Machine-learning models can predict the location of future military conflicts but they’re not so good at predicting when they will happen.

Soon, computers will become more intelligent than us. Then what?

Environment
The World

China Water Scarcity

The World

Natural Gas: The Fuel of the Future?

The World

Where the Antelope Played

The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Innovator Ray Kurzweil offers his insight on the future of artificial intelligence– and let’s us play with some of his inventions.

The World

Environmental Health Note/Gene Alert

Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on research done by the U.S. army to develop an early warning genetic test for exposure to bioterrorism.

The World

Cyborg Society

Producer Bob Carty has the third part of his series, Generation Next: Remaking the Human Race. This segment examines the benefits and consequences of melding man with machine to create cyborgs – people with bodies aided or controlled by technical devices. For modern science, the cyborg is presenting some exciting, and also disturbing, possibilities.

Bioterrorism Threat

The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington have many Americans feeling vulnerable. Terrorism experts say it could have been even worse had biological weapons been used. Host Steve Curwood talks with reporter Bob Carty about the threat of bioterrorism.

Bioterrorism Threat

The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington this week have many Americans feeling very vulnerable. Terrorism experts say it could have been even worse had biological weapons also been used. Host Steve Curwood talks with reporter Bob Carty about the threat of bioterrorism.