Humans and Technology

A look at how technologies from AR/VR, brain-computer interfaces, and chip implants to health trackers, biometrics and social media are changing the most basic aspects of human life—work, friendship, love, aging, sickness, parenting, learning, and building community.

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The chemistry behind how you make a record-breaking giant soap bubble

The art of creating giant bubbles is more mysterious than it seems, but researchers are at last teasing apart the chemistry of thin soapy films.

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“Old age” is made up—and this concept is hurting everyone

Products designed for older people reinforce a bogus image of them as passive and feeble.

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I’ll have you know

A futuristic fiction story about starting over at 100 years old

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Why you shouldn’t fear the gray tsunami

Many worry that aging populations will doom the world economy and make life miserable for everyone. Here’s why that’s wrong.

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Why are products for older people so ugly?

As the market for products aimed at older users explodes, some entrepreneurs are turning to a radical idea: actually get the customers involved.

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Longer, healthier lives will spark a new generational conflict

As older generations stay productive for longer, they will hold on to more of the wealth and power.

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A doctor and medical ethicist argues life after 75 is not worth living

Ezekiel Emanuel questions “whether our consumption is worth our contribution” in old age.

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The topic of longevity takes after its name

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Twitter got you down? Try taking your phone out for fresh air.

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The anatomy of a sextortion spam campaign

The latest genre of nuisance email tries to blackmail victims with threats to send embarrassing images or information to their contacts. A new analysis reveals just how much money this type of scam can generate.

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The transhumanists who want to live forever

For a core of longevity true believers, the time to intervene is now.

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Teen video app TikTok is the latest battlefield in the Kashmir conflict

Hindu nationalists are flooding TikTok with videos declaring they plan to go to Kashmir, get married, and ostensibly make the majority-Muslim contested region Hindu.

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