Cubie King

Recent Articles

Inside the Plan to Send Tiny Probes to Explore Far-away Stars

New technology would use lasers to help a small device travel near the speed of light

By Cubie King April 13, 2016

Inside the Genius of Radiolab and Why It's So Addictive

The show's creator, Jad Abumrad, on how he finds and composes the stories you can't stop listening to

By Cubie King April 4, 2016

Encounters with the Arch-Genius, David Gelernter

The artificial intelligence pioneer has some radical ideas about the supremacy of the human mind

By Cubie King February 25, 2016

See Inside the Barbie Design Process

Here's how they created Barbie's three new bodies.

By Julia Lull January 28, 2016

Redefining Barbie: The Story Behind Her New Body

Why Mattel decided to give Barbie three new shapes: tall, petite and curvy

By Cubie King January 28, 2016

See Why This Snake-Inspired Robot Is So Important

It's surprisingly mesmerizing to watch

By Julia Lull July 27, 2015

The Race to Sell BMWs

How the car maker uses the track to shape its image and its product

By Cubie King June 16, 2015

See the Army of Robots It Takes to Build a BMW

Inside BMW's Biggest Manufacturing Plant, in South Carolina

By Cubie King June 8, 2015

Watch BMW Test Driverless Cars and Virtual Reality

With tech companies on its heel, the top premium car maker taps the Internet to try and win the next race

By Cubie King May 28, 2015

See Inside BMW's Secret Lab of Design Gurus

A rare look at what happens in one of the world's most important research and development centers

By Cubie King May 14, 2015
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