Remarkable People
Technology has shaped our world in a countless ways. Here we celebrate the people who develop, distribute and push those technologies to unprecedented limits.
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Alex Chung: GIPHY has become the world’s #2 search engine
October 09, 2019The second biggest search engine in the world isn’t about words or information, it’s about body language and emotional expression, and you’re probably using it daily without realizing it. -
Tragedy as Jessi Combs dies in jet car accident
August 28, 2019TV star and racer dies in the prime of a life few would dare to live, driving a jet car that would freeze lesser mortals in fear. -
Interview: Semi-paralyzed wild man Tanner Godfrey prepares for a third UTV jumping world record
May 24, 2019Twice now, Tanner Godfrey has jumped further in a UTV than anyone in history. Since he doesn't have full use of his legs, he's done it by literally poking the gas and brake pedals with a stick. And on Monday, armed with a new stick, he's lining up for the biggest jump of his life. This guy's nuts. -
Remains of explorer who put Australia on the map found under Euston Station
January 27, 2019Archaeologists excavating an abandoned burial ground under Euston Station in London have uncovered the remains of the Royal Navy explorer Captain Matthew Flinders, who led the first expedition to circumnavigate Australia in 1802 and gave the country its name. -
Interview: Dr. Michio Kaku on science, the future and the new space race
September 15, 2018Renowned physicist and futurist Dr. Michio Kaku is about to start a speaking tour of New Zealand and Australia, speaking about no less weighty a topic than the future of humanity. We had a chance to speak to him about science, the new space race, AI and the greatest threats to humanity. -
New York "human tool" chews himself a stool
June 21, 2018The slow food movement is all about appreciating the process of cooking, so perhaps we can call this the slow stool movement? This enthusiastic soul yanked down some lumber and gnawed it into shape with his teeth to see if he could build himself a seat without any tools. -
Time travelers welcome at Stephen Hawking's memorial service
May 13, 2018Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who passed away in March, is set to be interred in Westminster Abbey in June. In a final show of the man’s wit and dedication to the weirder realms of physics, it seems that time travelers are on the guest list. -
Stephen Hawking: His quotes in context
March 14, 2018New Atlas looks at some of Stephen Hawking's most memorable quotations, and to set them in the context of his life and work. Brace yourself for a whirlwind tour of free will, the state of humanity, God and fake news, all thanks to one of science's finest minds… -
Acclaimed physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
March 14, 2018Pioneering theoretical physicist and science popularizer Stephen Hawking has passed away at the age of 76. -
Elon Musk's tunneling company fires up its first ... flamethrower?
January 28, 2018On top of plans to dig tunnels, create supersonic travel pods, colonize Mars, and load his own Tesla Roadster into the world's most powerful rocket, it seems Elon Musk is getting into the flamethrower game. -
Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle Commander John Young dies age 87
January 07, 2018America's most experienced astronaut has passed away at the age of 87. In a statement, acting NASA said that Captain John Young (US Navy, retired) died on January 5 due to complications from pneumonia. He was the only astronaut to command three different kinds of spacecraft. -
Hoard of forgotten Turing letters discovered in filing cabinet
August 29, 2017A file of 148 documents belonging to Alan Turing including correspondence, official letters, and a handwritten draft of a BBC radio program on artificial intelligence has been discovered in a filing cabinet at the University of Manchester.
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