Introducing the Masters of Science 2018FT science editor Clive Cookson on the second instalment of our series celebrating the latest advances in subjects from AI to astrobiologyCarlo Rovelli on the meaning of timeThe theoretical physicist on why ‘exploring the nature of time leads us to understand something about ourselves’Nasa’s Penelope Boston on her hunt for extraterrestrial life‘The question of whether we are all alone has haunted us down the corridor of time’Crop insecurity: what is the future of our food?Just four crops provide more than half the world’s food. Sayed Azam-Ali on why that needs to changeNo more potholes: when cities can repair themselvesMark Miodownik on how smart materials could transform our infrastructureJennifer Doudna: ‘I still remember my first encounter with DNA’The inventor of CRISPR on why genome editing will change our livesMore from this SeriesRise of the robots: are you ready?MIT roboticist Daniela Rus on why we need to collaborate rather than compete with artificial intelligenceMasters of Science 2017Check out last year’s series, featuring David Eagleman, Cynthia Kenyon, Demis Hassabis and more
Introducing the Masters of Science 2018FT science editor Clive Cookson on the second instalment of our series celebrating the latest advances in subjects from AI to astrobiologyCarlo Rovelli on the meaning of timeThe theoretical physicist on why ‘exploring the nature of time leads us to understand something about ourselves’Nasa’s Penelope Boston on her hunt for extraterrestrial life‘The question of whether we are all alone has haunted us down the corridor of time’Crop insecurity: what is the future of our food?Just four crops provide more than half the world’s food. Sayed Azam-Ali on why that needs to changeNo more potholes: when cities can repair themselvesMark Miodownik on how smart materials could transform our infrastructureJennifer Doudna: ‘I still remember my first encounter with DNA’The inventor of CRISPR on why genome editing will change our livesMore from this SeriesRise of the robots: are you ready?MIT roboticist Daniela Rus on why we need to collaborate rather than compete with artificial intelligenceMasters of Science 2017Check out last year’s series, featuring David Eagleman, Cynthia Kenyon, Demis Hassabis and more
