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An Incomprehensible Intelligence
Art + Stories
Opinions

An Incomprehensible Intelligence

The mysterious intelligent ocean in Stanisław Lem’s “Solaris” has been interpreted as a metaphor for the subconscious, God, modern technology, and more. But what if we saw it as an emblem of social media?
Aleksei Morozov
Lem, the Prophet
Art + Stories
Experiences

Lem, the Prophet

More than half a century ago, the Polish sci-fi writer Stanisław Lem predicted a great number of gadgets and technology that we regularly use today.
Mikołaj Gliński
Always Against the Current
World + People
Nature

Always Against the Current

Within his lifetime, Viktor Schauberger was often underappreciated. Yet today, the Austrian appears to have been a technological and ecological visionary.
Monika Waraxa
The Digital Precambrian
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Digital Precambrian

More than half a century ago, PLATO became the world’s first computer system. But it soon ran into some problems that we still experience today...
Andrzej Kula
Raise Your Own Robot!
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Raise Your Own Robot!

A chance observation of a mother and child in a park leads our writer to reflect on the intersection of technology and emotions.
Miha Mazzini
The Many Faces of Tesla
World + People
Science

The Many Faces of Tesla

Nikola Tesla was one of history’s greatest science and technology pioneers. His biography is almost as impressive as his inventions.
Tesla’s Greatest Hits
World + People
Science

Tesla’s Greatest Hits

Nikola Tesla was one of the 20th century’s most pioneering inventors. What were his most interesting inventions?
Tomasz Sitarz
We Asked Teenagers What Adults Are Missing About Technology
World + People
The Other School

We Asked Teenagers What Adults Are Missing About Technology

Social media allows young people to explore how they express themselves, says the winner of a youth essay contest organized by “MIT Technology Review”, in response to the question: “What do adults not know about my generation and technology?”
Taylor Fang
Skyborne Whales
Humor + Variety
Variety

Skyborne Whales

Airships – those long, cylindrical balloons that cruise through the sky – seem like a relic of a bygone era. But, with the climate now high on the agenda, they might be making an unexpected comeback.
Andrzej Krajewski
The Lift Looks After the Washing Machine
World + People
Science

The Lift Looks After the Washing Machine

Europe’s tallest high-bay warehouse processes 120 pallets every hour. Remarkably, it’s managed by only three human employees. Our correspondent explores its intelligent design.
Agata Romaniuk