Engineering, Environment & Energy

MIT is Building a Dynamic, Acrobatic Humanoid Robot

IEEE Spectrum: For a long time, having a bipedal robot that could walk on a flat surface without falling over (and that could also maybe occasionally climb stairs or something) was a really big deal. But we’re more or less past…

Five ways ‘green’ carbon policies damage forests – and how we can fix the problem

The Conversation: Off-setting our carbon footprint is a way for many of us to feel we are doing our bit to save the planet from the ongoing climate emergency. Tree…

These creepy fake humans herald a new age in AI

Technology Review: You can see the faint stubble coming in on his upper lip, the wrinkles on his forehead, the blemishes on his skin. He isn’t a real person, but he’s meant to mimic one—as are the hundreds of thousands of…

Biden Suspends Drilling Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

New York Times: The Biden administration on Tuesday suspended oil drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, unspooling a signature achievement of the Trump presidency and delivering on a promise by President Biden to protect the fragile Alaskan tundra from fossil…