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35 Innovators Under 35

September/October 2017

Meet 35 people whose ideas will shape the future.

Letter from the editor

This Year’s 35 Innovators Under the Age of 35

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35 Innovators Under 35
Categorized in Biotechnology and health
A New Way to Reproduce
Scientists are trying to manufacture eggs and sperm in the laboratory. Will it end reproduction as we know it?
Categorized in Humans and technology
“Alexa, Understand Me”
Voice-based AI devices aren’t just jukeboxes with attitude. They could become the primary way we interact with our machines.

Also in this issue
- A Different Story from the Middle East: Entrepreneurs Building an Arab Tech Economy
  Middle Eastern startups are overcoming cultural and other barriers to tap into a growing local taste for technology, from Bitcoin wallets to digital publishing.
  Categorized in 17036
- Growing Up with Alexa
  What will it do to kids to have digital butlers they can boss around?
  Categorized in 17041
- To Feed the World, Improve Photosynthesis
  By reworking the basic metabolism of crops, plant scientists hope to forestall devastating food shortages.
  Categorized in Climate change and energy
- Eliminating the Human
  We are beset by—and immersed in—apps and devices that are quietly reducing the amount of meaningful interaction we have with each other.
  Categorized in 17041
- For Wind Power, Bigger Is Better
  Things are looking up for wind power—way up. Wind is now competitive with fossil fuels in many areas of the world, while the rise of turbines to new heights figures to bring down costs even more.
  Categorized in 17037
- The Myth of the Skills Gap
  The idea that American workers are being left in the dust because they lack technological savvy does not stand up to scrutiny. Our focus should be on coordination and communication between workers and employers.
  Categorized in 17036

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