Opinion Why we need history majors to understand our future Some of the jobs that artificial intelligence will eliminate are the very STEM jobs that college is training students to fill. by Knute Berger / April 22, 2019
Environment Forget Smokey — new tech helps us assess fire danger Visitors to Northwest forests and parks will still see Smokey the Bear and the familiar fire danger color scheme, but new science will inform those predictions. by Jes Burns OPB / April 15, 2019
Environment Could this tool save Washington's shellfish? A computer model predicting underwater weather gives Pacific Northwest fisheries a tool to fight an invisible marine villain. by Hannah Weinberger / February 20, 2019
Opinion School tech programs work. Seattle should fight to get this one back If Seattle Public Schools wants to better serve underrepresented students, it should bring back TAF Academy. by Lola E. Peters / February 11, 2019
Opinion Washington's ties to China might help it survive a trade war Washington state and Seattle were leaders in forming Chinese ties. And local connections can survive a trade dispute. by Wendy Liu / January 29, 2019
Politics Legislature looks to bring broadband to rural ‘black holes’ The proposed state broadband office would facilitate internet connectivity in communities across Washington state. by John Stang / January 17, 2019
Opinion Seattle’s midlife crisis: Been there, done that Remembering an awkward day in the '80s when Bill Gates and a Seahawk sat down together. by Knute Berger / September 21, 2018
Tech Fighting mosquitoes with frickin’ laser beams Researchers in Bellevue, Wash. have developed a way to identify, track, and zap the bugs in a split second. by Sarah Hoffman | ReInventors / August 17, 2018
Mossback's Northwest From Kent to the Moon: The Most Expensive Car Ever Built Seattle prides itself as a launchpad to the Space Age — but should Kent get the credit? July 13, 2018
Culture From Kent to the Moon: The most expensive car ever built Kent built a car that was good enough for NASA: the lunar rover. by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / July 13, 2018