More beneficial to humankind than AI

Discover why CRISPR technology is defeating genetic diseases faster than you think, restoring sight, hearing, and preventing conditions before birth. We explore the race for supersonic travel (Mach 9 jets?), share our real-world ride in Tesla & Waymo robotaxis, and check out AI drones preventing shark attacks.

We tackle the growing lawsuit against the NRC set to unleash nuclear innovation and dive into the invisible battlefield shaping modern conflict.

I turned right out of Chicago’s Hancock building and was about to cross the street when something at the far end of the towering canyon of buildings leading to Lake Michigan caught my attention.

I'm writing you from a sun-bleached refinery town just outside Los Angeles.

We take you to El Segundo, California - ground zero for America's Hard Tech Renaissance.

We explore how AI tutors are revolutionizing education with remarkable results.

The Rational Optimist Diary is moving…

In this week's Rational Optimist Podcast, we explore SpaceX's dramatic rescue of NASA astronauts stranded in space for 9 months after...

After 50 years of stagnation, humanity is returning to the Moon…

We explore why AI will create more jobs than it destroys.

This is the one job AI can’t replace…

Where will you go when supersonic travel shrinks the world?

NASA hasn't returned to the Moon since 1972. Now private companies are doing what the government couldn't for over 53 years.

“Everything that moves will be robotic”…

In this week's Rational Optimist Podcast, we explore the rapidly advancing world of robotics.

This is what Matt Ridley had to say about today’s breakthrough technologies…

Boom Supersonic just pulled off the impossible: they broke the sound barrier without making a sound. Wild, right?

In this week's Rational Optimist Podcast, we explore how over-regulation is finally giving way to innovation. Plus: why Starlink's new...

The future is happening—fast.