Cristiana Couceiro

• New

  Merchants of Certainty

  Alex Trembath

  We can’t predict the full impact of climate change. Why did the climate movement stop pushing the world to accept this fact and start trying to deny it?

• Justified True Belief

  Clara Collier

  When I decided the theme for this issue, I had one particular article in mind. I've tried to commission it many times over the past six months, but I never did get anyone to bite. In retrospect, I realize that the question I really wanted to ask isn't answerable, at least not in a form that would be interesting to any of you.

• The Fight For Slow And Boring Research

  Jolie Gan

  As federal research funding shrinks, scientists are looking to other sources of support. Can they learn to sell their work without selling out?

• A Brief History of the History of Science

  Matthew Jordan

  What do *Works in Progress* and *Social Text* have in common?

• Factory Logic

  Afra Wang

  Xinyan Yu’s Made in Ethiopia documents the growth of a Chinese factory complex in the Ethiopian countryside. The director has much more to say on how it reflects the path of industrialization in China — and America.

• AI After Drug Development

  Abhishaike Mahajan

  Coming up with drug candidates isn’t the bottleneck on finding new treatments. Can AI help with the things that are?

• Language Birth

  Karson Elmgren

  Since 1960, the world has lost hundreds of languages — and gained thousands.

• Rethinking High-School Science Fairs

  Leah Libresco Sargeant

  America’s earliest science fairs gave students the chance to do independent research. Today, they’re a competitive gloss to glorified internships. It’s time for a new format.

• Seeing Like a Sedan

  Andrew Miller

  Waymos and Cybercabs see the world through very different sensors. Which technology wins out will determine the future of self-driving vehicles.

• The Institute Behind Taiwan’s Chip Dominance

  Karthik Tadepalli

  TSMC (and most of Taiwan’s chip industry) spun out of one government research institute. How did ITRI implement one of the most successful industrial policy programs of all time?

• The Sweet Lesson of Neuroscience

  Adam Marblestone

  Scientists once hoped that studying the brain would teach us how to build AI. Now, one AI researcher may have something to teach us about the brain.