Ari tries a “third thumb” and explores how new tech is reshaping our idea of being human. A rapidly changing modern world, with its technological advancements and pressing global issues, challenges ...

A 1997 car accident began Regan Brashear’s ongoing journey with fibromyalgia and chronic pain, causing her at age 25 to become focused on the meanings of disability and normalcy. Brashear had earned a ...

At the heart of AI is the goal of elevating human potential. When technology manages mundane or repetitive tasks, we are free to focus on creativity, collaboration, and decision-making. By offloading ...

Research into various human augmentation technologies is progressing with little regard for the ethical consequences, despite its clear dual use nature for both medical and military applications, says ...

Every year, as hundreds of Harvard students dutifully shuffle through Economics and Computer Science department requirements in hopes of an approving scribble on their degree, a few eccentrics design ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Coleman is a U.K.-based journalist who covers entrepreneurs. Can you remember all the details of the business meetings you ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...