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Bill Gates is funding a controversial climate fix that could save the Earth — or doom it

To its advocates, Solar Radiation Modification is cheap, easy to do, and it can be done on a global scale. Whether or not you think it is brilliant, SRM is controversial.

ByAlexis Schwartz
going nuclear

TerraPower: Why Bill Gates thinks nuclear energy is the future

TerraPower has radically different plans for nuclear power plants, and it's catching green-energy investors' attention.

ByDavid Grossman
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How a 2001 techno-thriller predicted Bill Gates conspiracy theories

Antitrust has never been more relevant, and it's streaming for free online right now.

ByJon O'Brien
Entertainment

'Silicon Valley': Bill Gates Loves HBO's Show, but Has One "Complaint"

The Microsoft founder reveals his personal take on the show.

ByEric Francisco
Science

Bill Gates Calls Out Trump's Strange Habit of Speaking in the Third Person

BySarah Sloat
Science

Bill Gates Reveals Why He's Not a Fan of Cryptocurrency

He claims anonymity might not be harmful.

ByDanny Paez
Culture

Check Out the Five Books Bill Gates Loved this Year

"Reading is my favorite way to indulge my curiosity."

ByGrace Lisa Scott
Science

Elon Musk and Bill Gates Have the Nerdiest Beef Over A.I.

It's just the future of humanity at stake.

ByRae Paoletta
Science

Bill Gates Just Revealed the One Thing He'd Change About Windows

It's a necessary evil, but one that could have been easily avoided.

ByAllee Manning
Science

Here's Why Bill Gates Thinks We Need a Robot Tax

ByCassie Kelly
Science

Science Explains Why Bill Gates Guzzles Diet Coke Constantly

BySarah Sloat
Science

Can We Call Bill Gates's Golden Rice Experiment a Failure Yet?

It is a possible tool in the fight against malnutrition, but not necessarily the best one.

ByJacqueline Ronson
Culture

When Bill Gates Talks About American Innovation, You Listen

The philanthropist and business titan wants politics to focus on innovation.

ByKastalia Medrano
Science

Bill Gates Recreates 1973 Photo of Himself Brilliantly for Reddit

The Gates of 1973 was a little less put together than the man today.

ByNickolaus Hines
Science

Bill Gates Asks, "What If We Had Never Had Wiretapping?" During Reddit AMA

Gates makes another comment on the FBI vs. Apple Debate.

ByLauren J. Young
Culture

U.S. Agency Beats Elon Musk and Bill Gates to "Holy Grail" of Batteries

This could completely revolutionize the U.S. power grid.

ByJack Crosbie
Culture

Liquid Solar Energy May Arrive Sooner Than Bill Gates Thinks

A Harvard professor says the ambitious proposal to turn solar rays into fuel may not be that far off.

ByBen Guarino
Science

Bill Gates Reminds Us of Project Natick, His Idea to Put Data Centers in the Ocean

The cloud is out at sea.

ByAdam Toobin
Science

Bill Gates Argues Apple Should Unlock iPhone in San Bernardino Case

The Microsoft co-founder believes the government: this would be a one-time hack.

ByJoe Carmichael
Science

Bill Gates Announces Climate Change Group to Fund What the Government Can't

They're like the Captain Planet kids, except way more rich. 

BySam Blum
Science

Bill Gates Wants Farmers to Grow “Scuba Rice”

Terrible name, decent idea.

ByNeel V. Patel
Science

Bill Gates Wants to Turn Your Poop Into Water

And if it works, it could help billions of impoverished folk. 

ByNeel V. Patel
Science

Bill Gates Wants to Use Bitcoin to Help Poor People

Here’s why that might actually work…

ByNeel V. Patel