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A newborn in a biotech incubator with a holographic DNA strand above—8% glows golden. Scientists and machines observe under sterile blue light.
People & Discoveries

The Baby Born With 8% Synthetic DNA

In 2031, a newborn entered the world with 8% of his DNA made from synthetic molecules never before seen in nature. Engineered in a private biotech lab, Otis may be the first of a new lineage—one that challenges our definitions of humanity, ethics, and the future of evolution.

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People & Discoveries

The Citizen Scientist Who Found a New Galaxy

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People & Discoveries

The LSD Discovery That Sparked a Counterculture

Stylized mixed-media collage featuring Fei-Fei Li at the center, surrounded by layered icons of labeled images, neural network diagrams, and flowing data streams representing ImageNet. Subtle overlays of machine vision outputs and classification categories create a sense of AI development in motion.
People & Discoveries

The Vision That Sparked a Revolution: How Fei-Fei Li's ImageNet Changed Everything

In 2006, Fei-Fei Li had a radical idea: machines don't need smarter algorithms—they need better data. Her creation, ImageNet, became the launchpad for the deep learning revolution, powering everything from self-driving cars to cancer detection.

Miniature diorama showing multiple accidental inventions in progress, like penicillin, Post-it notes, and the Slinky, on a cluttered workbench.
People & Discoveries

The Accidental Inventors: How Mistakes Created the Modern World