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Imagine dropping a pea-sized capsule through a spherical chamber and hitting it with a colossal bolt of laser energy as it falls.

Today we’re sharing a piece from the original Rational Optimist himself, Matt Ridley.

Imagine a cube 14 inches on each side, about the size of a microwave. At 2,200 pounds, no man can lift it. And it’s worth $65 million.

In most modern cities, steel cranes rise above the skyline. Back home in Abu Dhabi, crews break ground on a new project every month. But in California, the home of Silicon Valley and America’s supposed bastion of innovation? Nothing.

I’m on the road with Matt Ridley and ROS co-founder Dan Steinhart, visiting six cities and meeting 30 world-class innovators in two weeks.

I’m on my way to LA kicking off a two-week sprint across America with my ROS co-founders Matt Ridley and Dan Steinhart.

One of the coolest things about living in Abu Dhabi is how fast everything arrives.

There’s a new world’s fastest car. It’s not a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Bugatti. It’s Chinese brand BYD.

If friendly aliens landed on Earth in 2025, they’d be baffled.

AI is the new doctor’s waiting room

I had a proud dad moment at 5:55 am yesterday.

A time traveler from the past would certainly agree that much we take for granted today qualifies as magic.

After one week off to move my family to Abu Dhabi, I returned to a pile of breakthroughs so thick I didn’t know where to start.

Roboticizing a $2 trillion industry

A 101 on how to benefit from Dr. GPT

AI’s disruption to education reminds me of when I first discovered bitcoin in 2012.

I’m officially a resident of Abu Dhabi, having moved my family here last week from Ireland. Of the many reasons we moved, #1 is: I am determined to give my kids the best possible education.

Abu Dhabi transformed from flat desert in 1970 to a booming, gleaming metropolis today.

A single uranium pellet the size of a gummy bear contains as much energy as 140 barrels of oil. It’s the cleanest, safest energy source known to man.

Warning! The @DailyMail is carrying an article by me that contains numerous errors, introduced by editors while I was without access to a phone signal or internet, hiking in the Rockies.