List of Science and Technology articles
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A strong wind blows embers around a resident hosing his burning property during the Creek Fire in Sunland, California, on Dec. 5, 2017. Trump’s Shadow War on Climate Science
The resignation of a State Department official is the latest instance of a systematic suppression of evidence, former officials and whistleblowers say.
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A scene from season 1 of HBO’s 'Chernobyl.' ‘Chernobyl’ Shows How the Soviets Squashed Scientists
The brutal legacy of industrialization left the “scientific-technical intelligentsia” in the cold.
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A group exercises in the smog near the tomb of Mohammed Shah at Lodhi Gardens in New Delhi on Jan. 12. India’s Deadly War on Experts
Empty promises and bad data won’t solve the air pollution crisis.
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A wine vessel attributed to the Niobid Painter of Athens. Pandora’s Vox
Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks anticipated robots and artificial intelligence—and they didn’t trust them.
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Debunker-china-STEM-Joan-Wong China’s Overrated Technocrats
Beijing is famous for putting engineers and scientists in charge. But that doesn’t make for better leaders.
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The logo of Huawei is seen next to a Chinese flag in Shanghai on Oct. 1, 2014. A Semiconducted Trade War
Reagan waged his own trade war against an Asian tech competitor. Here’s how it went—and what that means for Trump’s battle against Huawei.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the annual F8 summit at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. Facebook’s New Currency Has Big Claims and Bad Ideas
Libra is an ideological project, not a practical one.
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A man uses Facebook on a mobile phone in Yangon on June 7, 2018. Facebook Keeps Failing in Myanmar
The Arakan Army’s online propaganda campaign shows the tech company hasn’t yet figured out how to tackle hate speech on its platform.
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A section of the portfolio for Xijian, China's leading augmented reality firm, explains how their technology can be used to improve Chinese Communist Party propaganda. Courtesy of Xijian China’s Communist Party Is Making Its Own (Virtual) Reality
Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on April 25. Big Brother Comes to Belgrade
Chinese facial recognition software has arrived in Serbia. It confirms the West’s worst fears about Huawei.
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Guests look at Baidu's products at the annual Baidu World Technology Conference in Beijing on November 1, 2018. AI Can Thrive in Open Societies
The belief that China’s surveillance gives it an advantage is misleading—and dangerous.
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A mother carries her sick child inside the respiratory wing of the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul on Feb. 18. Afghanistan’s Air Is Deadlier Than Its War
Every winter, Kabul’s skies turn black — and children die.
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Foreign Policy illustration The 5G Fight Is Bigger Than Huawei
A badly implemented ban would be a Pyrrhic victory at best.
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David Wang, executive director of Huawei's board, at the Huawei Beijing Executive Briefing Centre in Beijing on May 15, 2019. ( Huawei Ban Means the End of Global Tech
As the United States and China square off, firms will be forced to decouple.
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Former CEO Ryan Graves rings a ceremonial bell signifying the first trade as the ride-hailing company Uber makes its highly anticipated initial public offering in New York City on May 10. FP’s Guide to the Uber IPO
Six things to read as the company goes public.
