https://www.freethink.com//feed/all Move the world https://www.freethink.com/assets/images/asterix.svg https://www.freethink.com/assets/images/freethink-logo.svg FF0064 5 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.freethink.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-icon-on-white-512x512-1.png?quality=75&w=32 https://www.freethink.com/ 32 32 184921643 https://www.freethink.com/assets/favicon/freethink-144.png https://www.freethink.com//feed/all 144 144 Move the world https://www.freethink.com/sponsored/inside-the-realtime-satellite-system-transforming-global-security https://www.freethink.com/sponsored/inside-the-realtime-satellite-system-transforming-global-security In the South China Sea, a single movement can shift global balance. BlackSky’s satellites are watching it happen in real time. This isn’t science fiction: It’s the next chapter in how nations see and understand the world. By combining rapid satellite imaging with AI-driven analysis, BlackSky gives decision-makers visibility in moments that matter.]]> Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 Kaylee Frazee Sponsored 116902 https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/memo-from-the-future https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/memo-from-the-future In the world of 2069, humans have more reach, more speed, and more leverage than any previous generation.]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Daniel Jeffries AI Opinion Artificial Intelligence 116876 https://www.freethink.com/opinion/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-11 https://www.freethink.com/opinion/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-11 To build a bold, abundant future, we must reform the laws, institutions, and culture that once powered human progress.]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:41:01 +0000 Jason Crawford Education Inventions Opinion Opinion 116879 https://www.freethink.com/opinion/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-10 https://www.freethink.com/opinion/techno-humanist-manifesto-chapter-10 Progress offers meaning, demands virtue, and calls builders to turn bold ideas into wonders that uplift human life.]]> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000 Jason Crawford History Inventions Opinion Opinion 116868 https://www.freethink.com/consumer-tech/origins-of-efficiency-excerpt https://www.freethink.com/consumer-tech/origins-of-efficiency-excerpt An excerpt from author and structural engineer Brian Potter's forthcoming book, "The Origins of Efficiency."]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Brian Potter Books Cars Consumer Tech 116717 https://www.freethink.com/the-material-world/chirality https://www.freethink.com/the-material-world/chirality Scientists are harnessing chirality — the left- and right-handedness of molecules — to build better batteries, sharper displays, and more.]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0000 Philip Maughan Biology Engineering Physics The Material World 116731 https://www.freethink.com/opinion/maritime-leadership-navier https://www.freethink.com/opinion/maritime-leadership-navier America leads the world in aerospace, software, and clean energy. Here's how it can lead in maritime, too.]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Sampriti Bhattacharyya Engineering Military Opinion Transportation Opinion 116858 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/andrew-steele-longevity-progress https://www.freethink.com/biotech/andrew-steele-longevity-progress Longevity is in a paradoxical place at the moment, with anti-aging influencers misrepresenting real progress in order to make money.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:38 +0000 Andrew Steele Aging Medicine Biotech 116578 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/animal-life-extension https://www.freethink.com/biotech/animal-life-extension Studying animals — from long-lived clams to everyday dogs — is helping scientists understand aging and design therapies to slow decline.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:10 +0000 B. David Zarley Aging Animals Biotech 116667 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/living-forever https://www.freethink.com/biotech/living-forever Most Americans remain wary of immortality, and research helps explain the mix of ethics, faith, and fear behind that resistance.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Christopher Ferguson Aging Opinion Biotech 116582 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/longevity-aubrey-de-grey https://www.freethink.com/biotech/longevity-aubrey-de-grey Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey discusses the burgeoning longevity movement and barriers to its progress.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 R. M. Schneiderman Aging Biotech 116585 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/longevity-biological-sex https://www.freethink.com/biotech/longevity-biological-sex Why women consistently outlive men is a mystery — and it may influence the future of longevity medicine.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Rachel Tompa Aging Biology Biotech 116590 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/joe-betts-lacroix-retro-biosciences https://www.freethink.com/biotech/joe-betts-lacroix-retro-biosciences Backed by $180 million in funding from OpenAI's Sam Altman, Joe Betts-LaCroix’s Retro Biosciences is racing to extend the human healthspan.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 R. M. Schneiderman Aging AI Biotech 116666 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/vitalist-bay-recap https://www.freethink.com/biotech/vitalist-bay-recap Field notes from Vitalist Bay, an 8-week longevity zone in Berkeley where CEOs, scientists, and activists united to fight aging.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Namir Khaliq Aging Startups Biotech 116668 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/the-longevity-movement https://www.freethink.com/biotech/the-longevity-movement Progress in longevity is real, but experts say the field needs government funding, policy reform, and public buy-in to reach its potential.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Namir Khaliq Aging Biology Biotech 116690 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/brainspan https://www.freethink.com/biotech/brainspan Science is beginning to unravel the reasons behind age-related cognitive decline — and what we can do about it.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Edd Gent Aging Brain Neuroscience Biotech 116691 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/eric-topol-super-agers https://www.freethink.com/biotech/eric-topol-super-agers In "Super Agers," the writer and medical researcher maps a path to extending healthspan with AI, targeted drugs, and lifestyle changes.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Ross Pomeroy Aging Books Biotech 116696 https://www.freethink.com/biotech/debunking-longevity-scams https://www.freethink.com/biotech/debunking-longevity-scams Experts cut through longevity hype, debunking supplements, IV drips, and cold plunges while pointing to what actually works.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Anna Medaris Aging Biology Biotech 116697 https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-deadbots https://www.freethink.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-deadbots We can now use AI to create versions of real people that can live on long after their bodies die. But should we?]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Christopher Ferguson Aging AI Death Artificial Intelligence 116699 https://www.freethink.com/opinion/immortality-in-philosophy https://www.freethink.com/opinion/immortality-in-philosophy From eternal recurrence to techno-dualism, five philosophical visions of immortality — and why most paths to forever end badly.]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Jonny Thomson Books Death Opinion 116700