Vanessa Bates Ramirez

Vanessa Bates Ramirez is senior editor of Singularity Hub. She’s interested in biotechnology and genetic engineering, the nitty-gritty of the renewable energy transition, the roles technology and science play in geopolitics and international development, and countless other topics.

Thu, 05/28/2020 - 12:02
In a First, Scientists Have Observed Metal That Can Self-HealRegenerative properties in metallic materials could further innovation in manufacturing
Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:01
If you’ve seen the Terminator movies, you may remember the shape-shifting humanoid robot T-1000. Made of liquid metal, it could instantly self-heal bullet wounds and other injuries, its metal simply oozing back together and making any damage…
A Generative AI Upped Worker Productivity and SatisfactionAnd the lowest-skilled benefited most
Mon, 05/29/2023 - 12:02
Since OpenAI’s release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the buzz around generative AI has been steadily ramping up. Some are excited about its potential to transform the way we work, create, and live, while others are wary of the dangers it poses and…
NASA Gives ICON $57 Million to Build a 3D Printer for Structures on the MoonBuilding with local materials—from the moon
Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:02
Austin, Texas-based 3D-printing construction company ICON has gotten some pretty significant projects off the ground in recent years, from a 50-home development in Mexico to a 100-home neighborhood in Texas. Recently the company won a NASA contract…
Meta Is Building an AI to Fact-Check WikipediaThat’s right—all 6.5 million articles
Thu, 09/29/2022 - 12:02
Most people older than 30 probably remember doing research with good old-fashioned encyclopedias. You’d pull a heavy volume from the shelf, check the index for your topic of interest, then flip to the appropriate page and start reading. It wasn’t as…
China Wants to Be the World’s AI SuperpowerDoes it have what it takes?
Thu, 02/04/2021 - 12:03
China’s star has been steadily rising for decades. Besides slashing extreme poverty rates from 88 percent to under 2 percent in just 30 years, the country has become a global powerhouse in manufacturing and technology. Its pace of growth may slow…
A Human-Centric World of Work: Why It Matters, and How to Build It‘This is our opportunity to focus. How do we help people re-engage with work?’
Wed, 06/24/2020 - 12:02
Long before coronavirus appeared and shattered our preexisting “normal,” the future of work was a widely discussed and debated topic. We’ve watched automation slowly but surely expand its capabilities and take over more jobs, and we’ve wondered what…