Companies like Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline are investing in automation with the hope of transforming drug discovery from an enterprise where humans do manual experiments to one where robots handle thousands of samples around the clock.
Like many youngsters, Lilly and Max Lieber, ages 5 and 7, do everything in their power to avoid brushing their teeth. “We had a clear problem,” says their father, Matt Lieber, the co-founder of the podcasting company Gimlet Media. “How do you get kids to want to brush their teeth?” To encourage good dental hygiene in children everywhere, Lieber and the Gimlet team launched a new podcast earlier this year.
“Chompers,” aimed at children ages 3 to 7, offers two daily episodes, each two minutes in length, to be played during...
Companies like Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline are investing in automation with the hope of transforming drug discovery from an enterprise where humans do manual experiments to one where robots handle thousands of samples around the clock.
Computers may be poised to take control of driving in the future, but humans will be backing them for some time yet. Companies are developing ways for people to remotely assist autonomous vehicles during complicated situations.
GalaPro, an Israeli mobile-app company that provides accessibility services for Broadway theaters and patrons, is introducing a translation feature to let non-English-speaking audience members follow a show, word for word, on their phones.