The World as You'll Know It
Newsletter / Issue No. 42
The World Needs More Electricians. Where Will They Come From?
As skyrocketing demand for electricity creates a parallel demand for people to build and maintain the grid, the US is facing a dwindling supply of electricians. How to attract — and keep — more people in the profession is an urgent problem with no easy solutions.
Plus
Gene therapy has successfully slowed Huntington's disease. AI-designed viruses could be the answer to antibiotic resistant infections. Electronic implants made from human cells could help repair damaged nerve tissue. And the dangers of trading in your doctor for DeepSeek.
Technology / Feature
A $10-Billion Plan to Sell Africa's Wind and Sun to Countries 7,000 Miles Away
A deep look at how green hydrogen could capitalize on remote areas of renewable resources and redraw the world's energy map.
Artificial Intelligence / Feature
One Company's Decision to Put AI Into the Ground
What does it mean to adopt AI? For John Deere it meant hundreds of millions of dollars, a new corporate culture and forever changing the relationship between a farmer and the land.
By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
Podcast / Podcast
A Podcast Series about the Future of Aging
Podcast / Podcast
A Podcast Series about the Future of Aging
Robotics / Feature
Small, Flexible and Sometimes Weird. The Next Generation of Robots is Here.
By Clive Thompson
Robotics / Feature
Small, Flexible and Sometimes Weird. The Next Generation of Robots is Here.
By Clive Thompson
Robotics / Timeline
13 Milestones in the History of Robots
People have been making machines that replicate human abilities for centuries. These are the breakthroughs that got robots to where they are today. Photo: NMAH
By Clive Thompson
Robotics / Feature
Robots' final frontier? Taking care of us.
To understand how far robots are from replacing humans, just look at the everyday task of using a fork.
By Clive Thompson