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The latest from Peter Leyden’s “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050”, an essay series published by Freethink.

A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.

“We can build AI scientists that are better than we are… these systems can be superhuman,” says the FutureHouse co-founder.

“You’ll be able to fly twice as fast as a Boeing or Airbus, and it’ll be like the cost of flying business today.”

Experts answer 10 big questions about the nightmare scenario that could send us back to the pre-Space Age.

Freethink asks three different kinds of experts to answer this question.

Behind America’s hunt for a superior semiconductor.

A prolonged strike could cost the economy between $500 million to $4.5 billion per day.

AI software is rapidly accelerating chip design, potentially leveling up the speed of innovation across the economy.

Make Sunsets is bringing solar geoengineering from sci-fi to reality.

The military is courting tech startups to help it win the AI arms race.

Susannah Fox, former chief technology officer for the HHS, explains how technology has empowered us to help fill in the cracks of the healthcare system.

“By 2040, we hope to see a number of new drugs that have been designed with AI reaching patients.”

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

“The promise of the Human Genome Project has finally arrived.”

A look back at the rise of solar power in the US and what’s next.

Smart glasses have flopped before. AI could finally make them mainstream.

Profluent’s new platform is like ChatGPT for genetic technology.

Astro Mechanica’s “turboelectric” jet engines offer a way to transform both commercial flights and space launches.

Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring Starship’s second test flight, a new “dark mysteries” telescope, and more.

Freethink’s weekly countdown of the biggest space news, featuring a stranded space factory, Jeff Bezos’ new moon lander, and more.

Other plans for the tech: organ banking and deep space travel.

Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.

Hunger rates are rising. These technologies could turn the tide.

The cat-and-mouse game between China and the world’s semiconductor companies is already having enormous consequences.

We need more data centers for AI. Developers are getting creative about where to build them.

Hang on to something — or ride the wave — because three big tech trends are about to converge.

We may be on the brink of finally seeing human-level intelligence in an AI — thanks to robots.

How technology could change everything we thought we knew about reproduction.

Just eight of Etched’s Sohu chips could replace 160 Nvidia GPUs.