Sci-fi writer Chen Qiufan doesn't fear a dystopian future. Instead, he believes developments in artificial intelligence will make all of our lives better, healthier and safer. He takes us on a tour of the next 20 years of AI and shares some astonishing predictions for the advancements in science and technology that could await us. "For every fut...

Typically, with any piece of technology, you pump one unit of energy in and you get about one out. That’s just the first law of thermodynamics: energy has to be conserved. But there’s a piece of technology called a heat pump, where for every bit of energy you put in, you get three to five times as much heat out. What wizardry is this? Anna Roths...

Since the 1970s, researchers have engineered superbugs. While this research could help us prepare for future outbreaks, the stakes of this work are extremely high: if even one dangerous virus escaped a lab, it could cause a global pandemic. So, what can we do to minimize risk? And is the knowledge gained even worth the risk in the first place? D...

How will the rise of artificial intelligence change our world? Former head of Google China Kai-Fu Lee and science-fiction writer Chen Qiufan (aka Stanley Chan) set out to answer this question in their new book "AI 2041: Ten Visions for the Future." In this wide-ranging discussion, they imagine different possibilities -- both from the imaginative...

Insect-scale robots have unique superpower. We introduce a new class of small robots that resemble the size and functions of insects. The robots are driven by muscle-like soft actuators, and they can demonstrate impressive maneuvers such as acrobatic aerial somersault, light emission, in-flight collision recovery, and impulsive jumping on the wa...

In this talk, Kevin Kuhn, owner of a data science company in Lucerne, Switzerland, talks about how he recruits new talent. To do so, he discusses how his company was able to ctrl+alt+del its mindset with a simple experiment that changed the way they work with their employees.