Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

AI writing is good, but it's not perfect. Watch out for these obvious tells. I’ve been writing about consumer technology and video games for more than a decade at a variety of publications, including ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

Water has long been a source of renewable power. More than 2,000 years ago the Chinese used water wheels to grind grain and pound ore. In the 1700s water wheels kickstarted the Industrial Revolution ...

A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...

Here’s a challenge: take $3 million in available cash and turn it into a machine that creates $250,000 worth of income per year. Not long ago, a Reddit user posed this challenge, asking what would be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a clear communications expert and Plain Language advocate. I work with people all the time who sound completely different when ...

A variation of a puzzle called the “pick-up sticks problem” asks the following question: If I have some number of sticks with random lengths between 0 and 1, what are the chances that no three of ...