Jean M. Andino, one of the co-authors of this article, consulted with Charlie Jane Anders on “The Day It All Ended.” Andino is a Senior Sustainability Scholar at Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, and an Associate Professor at the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy.

Read an excerpt of “By the Time We Get To Arizona” by Madeline Ashby.

A lot of us who do science non-fiction work are inspired by science fiction. I grew up watching the original Star Trek, in the 1960s, and that vision of people working together towards a common goal and achieving something bigger than themselves resonates with me. The science fiction stories that inspire me focus on the…

I compare language to telepathy to point out how powerful language is. In the intimate conversations that you have with a lover, spouse or close friend, language feels as effortless as singing or dancing. The ideas flow and the minds merge.

Last week I had a really great phone call with Darren Petrucci, Suncor Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at Arizona State University, and we talked about previous work that each of us had done on border design. Previously, when I worked on the Border Town project, my goal was to create design interventions for people in border communities. It seems like this project will be an extension of that mission…

BUY HIEROGLYPH HERE.

The Atlantic‘s Alexis C. Madrigal explores Google X’s secret drone delivery program.

Human-Animal Studies (HAS) is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field that examines the complex and multidimensional relationships between humans and other animals.

This article examines the technological advancements neuroscience has made towards making telepathic communication a reality.

Like Arun in the story, our smart devices can also help us find jobs.