Despite humanitys best efforts, we made it through 2022.

Here at Neural, that means recounting our favorite stories from the past 12 months.

There was a lot of mind-blowing news in the world of tech in 2022.

The most mind-blowing Neural stories of 2022

Some of these were big news when we published them, others have a more evergreen feel to them.

But theyre all articles were particularly proud of.

Thomas Macaulay

TNW/Neural reporter Thomas Macaulay had a fantastic year.

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This is eerily similar to the plot of the 1986 cult classic Deadly Friend.

Its a great story.

Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists blame the singularity

But, if Im being honest, my biggest takeaway is that Toms childhood favorite food was steak.

The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat.

How come they cant eat it?

The Dutch are world leaders in lab-grown meat. Why can’t they eat it?

And why cant I find it in Europe?

Elon Musks 7 most preposterous predictions

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world.

If you ask us, thats way less impressive than it sounds.

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He spent 2022 doing what he always does: making headlines and causing controversy.

Tristan Greene

Im not usually one to toot my own horn.

While youre enjoying life in a classical world, our brains are (theoretically) operating in aquantumone.

Time crystals

If it sounds tricky, thats because it is.

Credit: Nicole Gray

Eureka!

Scientists just linked two time crystals together for the first time

The biggest story of 2021 wasGoogles time crystals.

To date, I think its the most important story Ive ever covered.

But 2022 also had some very cool experiments in the same domain.

I cant wait for 2023!

Spoiler alert: they most certainly are not.

A little critical thinking goes a long way here.

Did the world actually end in 2012?

Im pretty sure the world ended in 2012, its the only thing that makes any sense.

On behalf of Neural, thanks for reading.

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