The Future of Science and Technology Is Looking Bright

Humans have an incredible capacity to build things — things that make our lives better, our bodies healthier, our interactions with each other more efficient. But while the human mind is pretty amazing, we also have a tendency to hold ourselves back — whether due to fear, stubbornness or, well, funding problems. As the world emerges (slowly and unevenly) from the horrors of a pandemic, the time has rarely been better to invest our mind power and our money in the technologies of the future. What’s ahead of us is looking pretty amazing — if we’re willing to do it right.

Why Congress Should Care About the Laws of Physics — Michael R. Bloomberg 

Biden’s Agenda Is Ambitious But Risky — Bloomberg’s editorial board

• see also Biden’s Plan for Broadband Isn’t Bold Enough — Bhaskar Chakravorti

Why Most AI Writing Can’t Get Its Facts Straight — Leonid Bershidsky

Could the Next Space Station Be a Hotel? — Adam Minter

Unseen Digital Cash Will Stretch Your Money — Andy Mukherjee

How Many Airbuses Can the EU Invent? Too Many — Lionel Laurent