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James Temple

Deputy Managing Editor, Multimedia

    Latest articles by James Temple

    Technology
    Bringing the Boom to Other Parts of BostonBringing the Boom to Other Parts of Boston
    Technology

    Smarter in the City, a new Boston incubator, is offering support for entrepreneurs within the city’s poorer districts.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    What’s the Matter With Boston Tech?What’s the Matter With Boston Tech?
    Technology

    Why does Greater Boston keep losing its consumer tech startups? And does it really matter?

    By James Temple
    Technology
    Tech’s Lost Chapter: An Oral History of Boston’s Rise and Fall, Part TwoTech’s Lost Chapter: An Oral History of Boston’s Rise and Fall, Part Two
    Technology

    Greater Boston’s engineers laid the foundations for modern computing, but lost the business wars to the West Coast. Here’s the real story, according to those who were there.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    Tech’s Lost Chapter: An Oral History of Boston’s Rise and Fall, Part OneTech’s Lost Chapter: An Oral History of Boston’s Rise and Fall, Part One
    Technology

    Greater Boston’s engineers laid the foundations for modern computing, but lost the business wars to the west coast. Here’s the real story, according to those who were there.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    The Time Traveler: George Church Plans to Bring Back a Creature That Went Extinct 4,000 Years AgoThe Time Traveler: George Church Plans to Bring Back a Creature That Went Extinct 4,000 Years Ago
    Technology

    The prominent genetic engineer thinks he can revive the woolly mammoth -- or at least create an elephant that really likes the cold.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    Boston Is an Innovation Hotbed and Doesn’t Care Whether You Know ItBoston Is an Innovation Hotbed and Doesn’t Care Whether You Know It
    Technology

    Greater Boston doesn’t always get to take a bow, but its engineers built much of the modern tech world -- and its scientists are saving lives.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    NFL Funds Additional Research to Prevent Traumatic Brain InjuriesNFL Funds Additional Research to Prevent Traumatic Brain Injuries
    Technology

    The NFL and its partners named seven additional winners of the Head Health Challenge.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    Silicon Valley Rolls Out the Red Carpet for ScienceSilicon Valley Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Science
    Technology

    The 2015 Breakthrough Prize honors leading scientists that rarely get the attention lavished on actors and athletes.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    Tesla Beats the Street but Cuts Delivery Estimates for the Year (Updated)Tesla Beats the Street but Cuts Delivery Estimates for the Year (Updated)
    Technology

    The electric car manufacturer said its new dual motor and autopilot options added manufacturing complexity.

    By James Temple
    Technology
    One Crew Member Killed in Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Crash (Updated)One Crew Member Killed in Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Crash (Updated)
    Technology

    Virgin Galactic said it will work with authorities to determine what went wrong.

    By James Temple