Science

Elite mathematicians are tracking our lives. Why that's good, and bad.
Future Tense with Jon Gordon
How the presidential election might be decided by the microtargeting of American voters.
Will green gas fuel the future?
Wisconsin researchers are producing the next generation of biofuel. They're turning sugar water into gasoline.
Will a new physical format for digital music catch on with music listeners and consumers?
Piecing together the shredded documents of the East German secret police.
Future Tense with Jon Gordon
Future Tense host Jon Gordon reports on America's e-waste export problem.
Hundreds of sensors, some placed inside the bridge's concrete during construction, will send data to the University of Minnesota for analysis.