Maneesh Jain, PhD (BS ’90) has spent his career seeking out the next scientific frontier, where rapid innovation can make a significant difference in people’s lives.
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Breaking News
AI, deepfakes, and misinformation are already complicating the political landscape. How can the American public navigate this election season?
Fashion >> Forward
For Daniel Mukasa, the future of wearables requires sweating the small stuff.
New Departures: Techer Alumni Tours Reboot
As Anthony Bourdain once said, “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable… The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
Science In Action
Caltech’s campus is getting a sustainable upgrade from Yazdani Studios
Americans in Paris
Travel is more than a destination. And despite the cliché, it’s more than the journey. The right travel companions can make a good trip into a great experience.
Mining the Skies
Have Joel Sercel, PhD (MS ’87, PhD ’93) and TransAstra finally figured out how to unlock the promise of asteroid mining?
The Price of Pixels
NFT platform founder Matt Lim, BS (BS ’17) on the future of the form
My Own Devices
Google privacy engineer Jeremy Gillula, PhD (BS ’06) on how protecting personal data became a priority—and what will shape the future of digital freedom
The Sustainable City
The United Nations predicts that 70% of the world’s population will live in urban centers in the next 30 years. The city of the future will need to function differently than it does today, and the change over the next three decades will be rapid.
The Lesson Plan {For AI}
How Advances in Edtech Can Help Ensure Educational Equity
The Hole Picture
The first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way