Connectivity

The Fast Rise of Ad Blockers

• by Mike Orcutt

Climate Change

Hot and Violent

Researchers have begun to understand the economic and social damage caused by climate change.

• by David Rotman

Intelligent Machines

The End of Internet Advertising as We’ve Known It

Millions of people are refusing to let intrusive, distracting, or irrelevant ads load on our devices. Consumers should seize the opportunity to demand a more mutually beneficial relationship with online advertisers.

• by Doc Searls

Rewriting Life

Are Young Athletes Risking Brain Damage?

Sports leagues should do more to protect children from the long-term problems that stem from hits to the head.

• by Amanda Schaffer

Sustainable Energy

The Ideal Fuel

A nanomaterials chemist has figured out a good way to mimic leaves and turn water and carbon dioxide into things we need.

• by Katherine Bourzac

Intelligent Machines

A Conservative Proposition for Global Warming

In 1990, a Brazilian politician proposed what he presumed would be a simple way to kick our fossil-fuel habit.