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Meet Tech Startups’ Political Mastermind

Bradley Tusk helps companies like Uber and FanDuel in their confrontations with lawmakers

By Alex Fitzpatrick July 21, 2016

Meet the Mastermind Behind Pokémon Go

"It's been this adrenaline fueled thing for the past week"

By Matt Peckham July 13, 2016

'Soft Robots' Look Nothing Like the Machines You Know

They look more like sea creatures

By TIME Staff July 7, 2016

This Board Game Designer Isn't Sorry About Taking a Big Risk

What it's like to make games for a living

By Alex Fitzpatrick June 30, 2016

See What the Smartest Americans Were Doing At Age 25

From Sylvia Plath to Neil deGrasse Tyson

By TIME Staff June 23, 2016

Why This Tech Company Is Giving 100 People Free Money

Startup accelerator Y Combinator is testing a Universal Basic Income, in which people get money to spend on whatever they please

By Jacob Davidson June 16, 2016

'The Witness' Creator Jonathan Blow on Science, Language and Reality

The outspoken designer on some of the game's interpretations, his issues with the industry, and what he hopes to tackle in the future

By Matt Peckham June 9, 2016

A New Push for City Commuters on Two Wheels

Electric bicycles are a staple of commuting around the world, and the U.S. could be next

By Lisa Eadicicco June 2, 2016

Are You a Genius?

Geniuses come in all forms, from aerospace engineers and artificial intelligence experts to creative storytellers and environmental advocates. Might you be a genius, too? TIME asked the wise guys (and girls) at Mensa, the world's...

May 19, 2016

NASA's Ambitious Plan to Help Build The Next Concorde

NASA and Lockheed Martin are working on a design that could fix the Concorde's biggest problem: It was just too loud

By Alex Fitzpatrick May 12, 2016

What 7 of the World's Smartest People Think About Artificial Intelligence

Will it help us evolve, or kill us all?

By Matt Peckham May 5, 2016

The 100 Most Genius Places in America

See the most innovative places around the country

By David Johnson and Chris Wilson April 28, 2016

Meet the Google Executive Trying to Take On the World's Biggest Environmental Problems

Google's Rebecca Moore talks about how emerging technologies can be used to fix the environment

By Lisa Eadicicco April 15, 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 and Matt Vella April 4, 2016

Will Robots in the Workplace Destroy Our Future?

Grappling with the right role for automatons at work

By Alex Fitzpatrick March 31, 2016

A Kids' Toy That Teaches Coding

Kickstarter's latest craze is Cubetto, a $195 robot and game system designed to spark young kids' interest in coding. Here's how it works. 1 A series of colored blocks indicate directions for Cubetto to turn...

By Julie Shapiro March 17, 2016

Why Poverty Is Sexist

One of the most outspoken advocates I know for women and girls is actually a man. As co-founder of the ONE Campaign, my friend Bono spends a lot of time speaking out against global poverty....

By Melinda French Gates March 17, 2016

The Geography of Genius

"If it takes a village to raise a child ... it takes a city to raise a genius." That's the case Eric Weiner makes in his latest book, which explores how history's greatest thinkers were...

By Sarah Begley March 17, 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 and David Von Drehle / Woodbridge, Conn. February 25, 2016

Genius and Insanity: Do You Need to Be Crazy to Be the Best?

Research says experts practice for 10,000 hours. That’s a lot of hours. A crazy amount of hours, one might say. I’ve posted a lot about “deliberate practice” and the work habits of geniuses. They’re relentless....

By Eric Barker July 22, 2015

How to Be a Genius: 5 Secrets From Experts

Want to know how to be a genius? There are five things you can learn from looking at those who are the very best. 1) Be Curious And Driven For his book Creativity, noted...

By Eric Barker July 2, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 16

1. A simple plan pairing a low-income first-time mom with a nurse for advice through pregnancy and her child’s early years can give that family stability and even a better life. By Nancy Cook in...

By The Aspen Institute January 16, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch on Playing the Role of the Genius

The actor talks about the challenges of his various roles while on the set of TIME's cover shoot

By Diane Tsai November 20, 2014

The Price of Genius

Alan Turing, the man who pioneered computing, also forced the world to question what it means to be human

By Walter Isaacson November 20, 2014

Strokes of Genius: Here’s How the Most Creative People Get Their Ideas

Where do strokes of genius come from?

By Eric Barker June 27, 2014

Geniuses in Love: Mensa and Match.com Partner For a New Dating Site

Mensa, the society for people with high IQ, and Match.com are teaming up to create a new dating site for highly intelligent people, reports Match.com. According to Match, smart is attractive: More than 80% of...

By Hannah Goldberg June 26, 2014

What Makes a Genius? The World's Greatest Minds Have One Thing in Common

How This Woman Is Fighting for Gender Equality in Tech

Meet the Startup Founder Who Wants to Use the Tech Behind Bitcoin to Revolutionize Wall Street

The Fight to Use Food Stamps Online