The Download: testing six tech promises and biotech’s blind spots
MIT Technology Review's latest newsletter explores the progress of six transformative technologies and reflects on the ethical challenges of science journalism. The piece also highlights a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes as a cautionary tale regarding narrative-driven science reporting.
Why it matters
It addresses the gap between technological hype and reality, emphasizing the importance of critical analysis in scientific communication.
Plus: Palmer Luckey’s new startup plans to genetically enhance military dogs.
This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology.
Some seemingly impossible feats are too good to give up on. Decoding a pet’s yowls and yips? Absolutely. Scrubbing the world of forever chemicals? Yes, please. Rocketing to Mars in a fraction of the time? Sounds great, but how close are we, really?
In the new Impossible issue of MIT Technology Review , we ran progress reports on six potentially transformative technologies and ideas that have been “just around the corner” for years, or even decades. From exercise in a pill to nuclear-powered spaceships, we asked experts what’s holding them back and how far they’ve come.
Check out our stories on how they all stacked up .
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