Life after Yucca Mountain
Geologist Allison MacFarlane on the future of nuclear waste--and what it means for nuclear power.
Features
The Silver Lining
Entrepreneurialism and innovation during a recession.
America's First CTO?
Cisco's Padmasree Warrior tells us what role a U.S CTO should play.
Gilbert Metcalf
A leading economist explains why a carbon tax is the best strategy for cutting greenhouse gases and the use of fossil fuels.
Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki
The founders of startup 23andMe want to know your genome.
Does the U.S. Need a CTO?
Mitch Kapor, a pioneer of personal computing, says the position is vital given the growing importance of technology.
The Future of the Web
We asked technology innovators, luminaries, and users what the Web might be in five to ten years.
Jennifer Chayes
The director of the new Massachusetts-based Microsoft Research lab wants to use mathematics to design better search engines, recommendation systems, and online auctions.
Walter Bender
One Laptop per Child's president for software and content explains why the program's strategy has changed.
Q&A: Peter Norvig
Google's director of research talks about the evolution of Web search.
