Interviews

The Amish would be better off without so many horses, says this "technoskeptic" MIT graduate, who has dedicated his career to examining the 360-degree effects of technology on human life and happiness.

The 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.

Automotive design legend Frank Stephenson speaks about biomimicry and the Lilium project in part two of our interview.

Frank Stephenson has had a dream career in automotive design, bringing cars like BMW X5, Mini Cooper, McLaren P1– and now the Lilium flying car – to life.

Skai some big waves last month with the launch of its long-range hydrogen-powered eVTOL air taxi prototype. In an interview with New Atlas, Skai's CTO tells us these flying commuters will cost about the same per mile as an Uber ride, and that he expects to be able to land them just about anywhere.

Ex-BMX freestyler and custom motorcycle builder Shea Nyquist is putting together a home-made electric streamliner motorcycle to take a shot at the land speed record books. It takes a highly skilled, doggedly determined and slightly nutty person to succeed on the salt, and Shea might be that guy.

Aston Martin has broken out of its shackles since 2015, firing out a surprisingly diverse range of new cars, including the wild Valkyrie, sporty Vantage and muscular DBS Superleggera. Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman talked us through his design philosophy at an event in Melbourne, Australia.

If somebody tells you they're building a flying motorcycle, it's probably appropriate to reply "yeah, right." But if that somebody is jetpack guru David Mayman, it's worth your while listening, because Mayman has some seriously impressive achievements under his belt.

​Remarkable Australian company Euclideon has a new hologram arcade game business which seems set to go gangbusters. But it's also built a new hyper-fast video game development process that it hopes will send a rocket up the games industry.

​With experience putting together exhibitions around the world, Brendan McGetrick knows a good idea when he sees one. We sat down with the curator during Dubai Design Week to chat about the role of student design now and moving into the future.

Renowned 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.

We cover a lot of tiny houses here at New Atlas, but it can be difficult to get a handle on what it's actually like to live in one. So, when contacted by Newt Hau, enthusiastic owner of a recently-purchased tiny house we wrote about, we jumped at the chance to ask him about his experience so far.