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Is this really an unrivaled era of innovation?

Vaclav Smil has written “a brief history of hype and failure."

An essential guide to the building blocks of life

The Song of the Cell proves that Siddhartha Mukherjee is one of the best science writers working today.

A surprising (and surprisingly optimistic) book on climate change

Hannah Ritchie’s Not the End of the World is an essential antidote to environmental doomsday-ism.

Great books, courses, and music for the holidays

Some favorites from 2023, including a new playlist.

Breaking down the science of AI with Yejin Choi

In the fifth episode of my podcast, Yejin Choi joined me to talk about her amazing work on AI training systems.

Don’t let grim headlines obscure the progress on climate change

The rise in carbon emissions is only half the story.

AI is about to completely change how you use computers

And upend the software industry.

A fireside chat on climate and global development

In London, I talked about two of the issues I’m most passionate about—and why they both demand urgent action.

Chuck Feeney was one of the greatest philanthropists ever

I’m grateful that I got to learn from him.

5 of the coolest innovations I saw in Senegal

I got to meet with amazing scientists working on the next big breakthrough while I was in Dakar.