Science & Tech This Mysterious Ancient Greek Device May Be the First Computer. Now Scientists Have Just Taken a Big Step Towards Making It Work The Antikythera Mechanism has been recreated in a computer simulation—yet enigmas still remain. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 15, 2021
Science & Tech In an Astounding New Book, a Neuroscientist Reveals the Profound Real-World Benefits Art Has on Our Brains Neuroscientist Pierre Lemarquis explains how we need "medicine that’s a little artistic." By Devorah Lauter, Mar 2, 2021
Science & Tech Most People Can’t Tell the Difference Between Art Made by Humans and by AI, a Rather Concerning New Study Says The study was inspired by news of an AI-generated artwork selling at auction for $432,500. By Brian Boucher, Feb 24, 2021
Science & Tech Meet the Performance Artist Who’s Using Data From the Mars Rover to Help NASA Figure Out If There Is Life on the Red Planet Sara Schnadt is a key player in NASA's latest mission. Her journey started in an unlikely place. By Brian Boucher, Feb 23, 2021
Science & Tech This Artist Wanted to Teach Aliens About Life on Earth. So, She Teamed Up With NASA Scientists to Send an Artwork Into Outer Space Julia Christensen partnered with scientists and engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. By Brian Boucher, Dec 8, 2020
Science & Tech An Underwater Sculpture Park Coming to Miami Beach Is a Stark Warning About What Climate Change May Bring The underwater sculptures will form a kind of reef to help regrow damaged coral. By Brian Boucher, Nov 23, 2020
Science & Tech Scientists Claim This New Paint Is the Whitest White Ever Made—and It Could It Help Combat Global Warming The acrylic paint reflects 95.5 percent of sunlight. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 27, 2020
Science & Tech An AI Algorithm Developed at MIT Can Spot Similarities Between Artworks Made in Vastly Different Periods of Art History The MosAIc algorithm compares artworks from the collections of the Rijksmuseum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 6, 2020
