The transport systems of Science Fiction will be here sooner than you think

The transport systems of Science Fiction will be here sooner than you think
by Vivek Wadhwa on 12-22-2016 at 4:00 pm

Picture the commute of the future: You live in Palo Alto, Calif., but work 350 miles away in Los Angeles. After your morning latte, you click on a smartphone app to summon your digital chauffeur. An autonomous car shows up at your front door three minutes later to drive you to a Hyperloop station in downtown Mountain View, where a pod… Read More


What Stephen Hawking gets right and wrong about the most dangerous time for our planet

What Stephen Hawking gets right and wrong about the most dangerous time for our planet
by Vivek Wadhwa on 12-15-2016 at 4:00 pm

Stephen Hawking made a bold headline last week: “This is the most dangerous time for our planet.”

In an essay in the Guardian, the renowned theoretical physicist wrote: “Whatever we might think about the decision by the British electorate to reject membership of the European Union and by the American public to embrace Donald Trump… Read More


These 6 new technology rules will govern our future

These 6 new technology rules will govern our future
by Vivek Wadhwa on 11-24-2016 at 7:00 am

Technology is advancing so rapidly that we will experience radical changes in society not only in our lifetimes but in the coming years. We have already begun to see ways in which computing, sensors, artificial intelligence and genomics are reshaping entire industries and our daily lives. As we undergo this rapid change, many … Read More


Medicine will advance more in the next 10 years than it did in the past century

Medicine will advance more in the next 10 years than it did in the past century
by Vivek Wadhwa on 11-02-2016 at 12:00 pm

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced a $3 billion effort to cure all disease during the lifetime of their daughter, Max. Earlier this year, Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker donated $250 million to increase collaboration among researchers to develop immune therapies for cancer. Google is developing… Read More


Robots could eventually replace soldiers in warfare. Is that a good thing?

Robots could eventually replace soldiers in warfare. Is that a good thing?
by Vivek Wadhwa on 10-12-2016 at 7:00 am

The United States has on its Aegis-class cruisers a defense system that can track and destroy anti-ship missiles and aircraft. Israel has developed a drone, the Harpy, that can detect and automatically destroy radar emitters. South Korea has security-guard robots on its border with North Korea that can kill humans.

All of these… Read More


The renegade whose dream started the latest space race

The renegade whose dream started the latest space race
by Vivek Wadhwa on 09-25-2016 at 12:00 pm

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin have grabbed the headlines in the space race, both of them building rockets and spacecraft. But there is fascinating backstory on how this race and the private space industry came into existence. It is the tale of a renegade entrepreneur, Peter Diamandis, who founded the XPRIZE… Read More


I already live in the future and so should you

I already live in the future and so should you
by Vivek Wadhwa on 08-12-2016 at 12:00 pm

I live in the future. I drive a Tesla electric vehicle, which controls the steering wheel on highways. My house in Menlo Park, Calif., is a “passive” home that expends minimal energy on heating or cooling. With the solar panels on my roof, my energy bills are close to zero — and that includes charging the car. My iPhone is encased in a … Read More


After the fatal Tesla crash, I still feel safe in my self-driving car

After the fatal Tesla crash, I still feel safe in my self-driving car
by Vivek Wadhwa on 07-24-2016 at 12:00 pm

At first, the thought of letting my car drive itself seemed rather frightening. But the highway was almost empty and the lanes were clearly marked, so I took the risk and engaged the autopilot function in my new Tesla Model X. Yet I couldn’t let go of the steering wheel. I didn’t want to put my life in the hands of software. This was two … Read More


Obama’s greatest legacy may be the global entrepreneurship he sparked

Obama’s greatest legacy may be the global entrepreneurship he sparked
by Vivek Wadhwa on 07-03-2016 at 12:00 pm

It is rare to go to a government event, especially where political leaders are speaking, in which you can stay awake or be truly inspired. Indeed, I had very low expectations of President Obama’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), which was held at Stanford University last week. I thought it would be nothing more than a publicity… Read More