The LEGO BOOST toolbox, a Mark Rober Arduino course, and more — here are 5 great gifts for lifelong learners.

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Big Pharma won’t invest in male birth control. Meet the scientists doing it themselves.

Could bringing back ancient pyramid-building techniques make carbon-negative housing a reality?

There are 37 trillion cells in your body. This discovery platform lets scientists map them.

Big banks are blocking sex work payments. Is crypto the answer?

Meet the techno-optimists saving rainforests – and making their solution open source.

You’re already living in a smart home – but there’s one thing missing.

Dubai built the world’s largest single-site solar plant – and it’s just getting started.

Jason Barnes lost his arm in a horrible accident. Then he became the fastest drummer in the world…

The incredible movement of shared designs and tech that’s making prosthetics better and cheaper for everyone.

How do you bounce back from a life-changing car accident? Adam Gorlitsky decided he would break a world record.

Alec McMorris is testing one of the world’s most advanced prosthetics – an AI powered bionic leg.

After losing part of his arm to cancer, Johnny now has one of the world’s most advanced prosthetics.

For years, there was no diagnosis, no treatment, and no cure — because his son’s disease had never been seen before. That wasn’t going to stop this dad.

A brain implant connected to electrodes could offer hope to those who have lost function in their limbs.

Through “passive haptic learning”, these gloves can teach you how to play the piano in an hour. Braille in four hours. Now researchers want to see if victims of traumatic brain injuries can use these gloves to re-learn critical skills.

Touch is a sensation that connects us all. This scientist created electronic skin that lets people with prosthetic limbs feel.

Part Wheelchair. Part Robot. Is this the future of accessibility?

Walking after complete spinal cord injury used to be a far-fetched dream. But, with advances in spinal cord implants for paralysis, even paraplegics have been able to regain mobility and walk again.

Psychedelic therapy could bring the ancient healing powers of drugs like DMT into mental health clinics.

Microdosing is the no-flowers-in-your-hair practice of regularly taking minimal amounts of hallucinogenic substances. Although it’s currently illegal, millions of dollars are being poured into further research.

Over a 10 year period, Dominic Milton Trott self-administered 157 psychoactive drugs and documented his experiences on each one. He then created the book, The Drug Users Bible, to inform curious minds about safe drug use.

Commonly known as a party drug, ketamine’s powerful effects on the brain have led doctors to further explore its medical potential. Now, the animal anesthetic is providing relief and hope for people with severe depression.

When typical medications simply aren’t doing enough to manage their children’s symptoms, mothers like Jenni Mai are turning to medical marijuana. But with current regulations, parents are having to become pharmacists for their own families, and some are even moving across the country so they can legally access cannabis.