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It’s a fresh April morning in 2012 when I head to Connecticut to see a man about a genome. Not just any genome, but my own. I want to learn my own biological secrets. I want to get a look at the…
LENGTH: 20 minutes (5244 words)

The Autistic Hacker

Illustration: Matt Mahurin A few months after the World Trade Center attacks, a strange message appeared on a U.S. Army computer: "Your security system is crap," it read. "I am Solo. I will continue…
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2747 words)

24 Hours at Fukushima

Photos: [Left] Christoph Bangert/ LaIF/Redux; [Right] TEPCO RADIATION AND RUIN: Evacuees were checked for radiation…
LENGTH: 16 minutes (4206 words)

The Autistic Hacker

Illustration: Matt Mahurin …
LENGTH: 2 minutes (625 words)

Google's Self-Driving Car Holds Tantalizing Promise, but Major Roadblocks Remain

KING (ROBOT) OF THE ROAD: The Google fleet consists of conventional vehicles--six Priuses and one Audi--that have been outfitted with…
LENGTH: 3 minutes (762 words)
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