Kelsey D. Atherton

Kelsey D. Atherton is a military technology journalist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work has appeared in Popular Science, Slate, and The New York Times.

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COMMAND AND CONQUER

The Military’s Recruitment of AI Has Already Begun

There are a few clear paths for how we’re poised to see AI used on the battlefield very soon.

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SEA LEGS

Leave the Ocean Exploration to the Robots, Please

The Titanic sub tragedy shows us that the deep sea is no place to “move fast and break things”—especially with people’s lives.

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BOOM

The One Thing Everyone’s Ignoring About the Fusion Discovery

One of the year’s most monumental scientific achievements is indebted to decades of research into weapons of mass destruction.

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IT’S HONEST WORK

The Next Era of Global Farming Will Be Defined by Drones

Agriculture is as old as civilization, but the disastrous effects of warming oceans are pushing some farmers to save their crops and livelihoods with modern technology.

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ASTRONOMICAL UTILITY BILL

How NASA Plans to Keep the Power on for a Future Moon Base

Things are a bit more complicated than flicking a switch on.

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