Monday, June 01, 2026

Big Picture Science for June 01, 2026: Outside of Our Minds

Two computer keyboards, one plain and one with colorful keys.  At the top is a standard beige keyboard with light gray keys. The letters, numbers, and symbols are printed in black, and the layout looks like a typical older-style PC keyboard.  Below it is a compact keyboard with many different colored keycaps. The keys are in bright colors including green, blue, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, black, and white. Many keys have unusual icons or words instead of standard labels: for example, one yellow key says “MANUAL RESET,” a black key shows a fire/flame icon, another has an old-style computer monitor symbol, and some have arrows or decorative symbols. The overall effect is playful and customized, with keys that do not match each other and appear to be part of a themed or novelty keycap set.









Big Picture Science: Outside of Our Minds

Since humans first chiseled marks into stone, we have externalized our thoughts and ideas. Our tools may have evolved—now we clack away at computer keyboards—but written communication remains a bedrock of modern society. Now that the pace of information creation is exponentially increasing with the advent of artificial intelligence, many are asking what the next frontier of human communication may look like. We look at how we got here, where the latest tools are headed—including brain-machine-interface—and how our brains and culture may be altered in the process.

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