Tesla Full Self Driving Beta Reaction

"It may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel and pay extra attention to the road."

Tesla bros are freaking out right now about the new Full Self-Driving beta

Trolley Problem Enhanced

Tesla owners are freaked out by the new Full Self-Driving beta, which allows it to basically drive itself anywhere, including turns and traffic lights.

Tesla Bros Are Freaking Out Right Now About the New Full Self-Driving Beta

The result is a dashboard glittering with glowing, colored lines outlining everything the vehicle's neural network "sees."

"This planet is so intensely irradiated by its star that its temperature is over 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit and its atmosphere could have evaporated entirely."

If the readings are right, there's something very strange about this exoplanet

Against All Odds

A team of astronomers from the University of Kansas have discovered evidence for an atmosphere around an extremely hot exoplanet — that shouldn't exist.

If the Readings Are Right, There’s Something Very Strange About This Exoplanet

"For the first time, we measured the light coming from this planet that shouldn't exist."

The world is going there eventually. This is how to find out if you can get to cheaper, better, cleaner energy first.

How to find out if solar is right for your home.

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Is solar energy right for your home? Find out the pros and cons with a free estimate from the experts at Understand Solar.

Wondering if Solar Energy Is Right for Your Home? Find Out for Free.

UnderstandSolar will give you solar energy pros and cons so you can see it's right for you.

Finally, you can get in on a (literal) ground floor.

Investing in rental properties is hard. This platform makes it easy.

Thanks to an innovative tech-driven investment platform called Roofstock, buying single family rental properties is easier than ever.

Investing In Rental Properties Is Hard. But This Investment Platform Makes It Easy.

Roofstock streamlines the process of buying single-family rentals and even has a 30-day money back guarantee.

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3D printing can turn your dreams into reality. This starter kit will show you how.

Make just about anything you can dream up with this 3D printer starter kit

Sci-Fi Visions

3D printing is saving lives, improving the lives of animals, and even helping us revive the voices of the dead, literally. Yet it can be an intimidating field if you’re new to it and not sure where to start. SparkMaker offers a great place to start learning about 3D printing by putting a machine right […]

Make Just About Anything You Can Dream Up with This 3D Printer Starter Kit

The SparkMaker will turn your dreams into reality — now, for 39% off.

"It's not gonna be easy, but I do believe that Starship offers the possibility of going and doing that and I'm really excited about it."

SpaceX president: Starship could help pick up space junk

Picking Up the Trash

According to a TIME interview with SpaceX's president and COO Gwynne Shotwell, Starship could be used to help dispose of "dead rocket bodies" in orbit.

SpaceX President: Starship Could Help Pick Up Space Junk

Starship could pick up "dead rocket bodies," she says, to help with Earth's space debris problem.

Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots In Vivo

"Moving a robot around the colon is like using the people-walker at an airport to get to a terminal faster."

Scientists drive tiny robot around inside living butthole

Butthole Surfers

In a world's first, a team of scientists at Purdue University has built a tiny flipping microrobot that can be operated inside a colon of a living animal.

Scientists Drive Tiny Robot Around Inside Living Butthole

Its inventors say that a living colon is "rough terrain."

The cyberattack that disrupted the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Games "combined the emotional maturity of a petulant child with the hacking skills of a nation state."

US indicts Russia for some of the biggest cyberattacks in recent history

Finger Pointing

US prosecutors have charged six Russian intelligence officers for being involved in several major cyberattacks, including disrupting the 2018 Olympic Games.

US Indicts Russia for Some of the Biggest Cyberattacks in Recent History

It's the first time criminal charges have been made.

"Maybe under the ice of Europa or extremophile bacteria below the surface of Mars."

Elon Musk: "Doesn’t seem to be any life in this solar system"

Sir!

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

So you're telling me there's still a chance?

"We could be looking at around 100,000 years before an explosion happens."

Astronomers: This star isn't as giant as we thought, just closer

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For years, astronomers have been speculating that Betelgeuse was about to explode in a supernova. But such an event could still be a long way off.

Astronomers: This Star Isn’t As Giant As We Thought, Just Closer

Oops! Objects in telescope may be closer than they appear.

Mars won't be this close to us again for another 15 years.

Mars is so close this week that you can see its surface from your backyard

Pale Red Dot

Mars was in opposition while passing near Earth this week, so space photographers had a field day with the rare occurrence.

Mars Was so Close This Week That You Can See Its Surface From Your Backyard

Here are our favorite shots.

"I will tell you this: We have now created a military the likes of which we have never had before."

Trump implies that the US military could defeat aliens if they show up

Oh God

In a Fox News interview over the phone on Sunday, Trump was asked why the Department of Defense has set up a UFO task force. His answer was perplexing.

Trump Implies That the US Military Could Defeat Aliens If They Show Up

Trump is going to have "a good, strong look" to see if there are UFOs.

"You just assign a prior probability to each of these models."

Columbia professor: There's a 50% chance we're living in a simulation

I Know Kung Fu

Columbia University astronomer David Kipping argues that there's about a 50-50 chance we are living inside a simulation, but we don't know for sure.

Columbia Professor: There’s a 50% Chance We’re Living in a Simulation

He did the math.

According to experts, half a million Americans could die by March 2021 — even with social distancing.

If most Americans wore a mask, it'd save 130,000 lives

Mask Up

New research concludes that if if 95 percent of Americans would wear a mask, we could prevent nearly 130,000 deaths caused by COVID-19.

If Most Americans Wore a Mask, It’d Save 130,000 Lives

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/health/coronavirus-deaths-united-states.html">The Price for Not Wearing Masks: Perhaps 130,000 Lives</a> [The New York Times]

More on the pandemic: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/famous-doctor-covid19-reinfection-rates-actually-very-reassuring">Famous Doctor: COVID-19 Reinfection Rates Are Actually “Very Reassuring”</a>

Studies

If the US doesn't embrace mask wearing, according to new research, a half million could die by March.

The hormone that makes you feel hungry also helps steer your brain's development.

Doctors link Parkinson's to a hormone in your gut

Microbiome Strikes Again

New research links Parkinson's Disease dementia to the activity of a specific hormone found in our guts, perhaps leading to new treatments or diagnostics.

Doctors Link Parkinson’s to a Hormone in Your Gut

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201022183809.htm">Gut hormone blocks brain cell formation and is linked to Parkinson&#8217;s dementia</a> [Swansea University]

More on Parkinson&#8217;s: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/replacing-cells-human-brain-parkinsons-disease">Replacing Cells in the Human Brain Could Bring an End to Parkinson&#8217;s Disease</a>

Neuroscience/Brain Science

They say the discovery could lead to new treatments for Parkinson's.

"We're lab rats right now. They're learning about it as they're going… We don't know what the impacts are going to be 20 years down the line."

Sociologist: Fracking is a mental health disaster

Close To Home

In case it didn't cause enough problems, fracking can also be devastating for the mental health of people who live nearby.

Sociologist: Fracking is a Mental Health Disaster

READ MORE: <a href="https://theconversation.com/when-fracking-moves-into-the-neighborhood-mental-health-risks-rise-146528">When fracking moves into the neighborhood, mental health risks rise</a> [The Conversation]

More on fracking: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/fracking-releases-airborne-radioactivity-harvard">Fracking Releases Airborne Radioactivity, Harvard Scientists Say</a>

"What's stressful is the unknowns and how this industry is operating behind a curtain all the time."

"Our findings thus recommend that policymakers be aware of the importance of CJD and focus on preparing to address the increasing prevalence of dementia."

As Japan's population ages, a rare brain-eating disease is becoming more common

Unfortunate Trend

A rare neurodegenerative disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is becoming more common in Japan as its population ages.

As Japan’s Population Ages, a Rare Brain-Eating Disease Is Becoming More Common

READ MORE: <a href="https://gizmodo.com/a-brain-destroying-prion-disease-is-becoming-more-commo-1845451661">A Brain-Destroying Prion Disease Is Becoming More Common, Study Finds</a> [Gizmodo]

More on neurodegenerative disease: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/cognitive-decline-senescent-brain-disease">Clearing Fault Cells Out of the Brain May Stave Off Cognitive Decline</a>

As the prions gradually eat away at neurons, they create sponge-like holes in the brain.

GLOBAL OREO VAULT – FOR ALL HUMANKIND

Don't let things like asteroid probabilities get in the way of a publicity stunt!

Oreo built a doomsday vault to protect its cookies from a harmless asteroid

Cookie Jar

Oreo launched a bizarre stunt where it built a doomsday vault to protect its cookies from an asteroid that doesn't pose a threat to Earth at all.

Oreo Built a Doomsday Vault to Protect Its Cookies From a Harmless Asteroid

Snacks for the end of days.

"We consider it an honor to be able to vote from space."

A NASA astronaut just voted from space

Voted: Check.

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins just submitted her vote for the 2020 presidential elections — from the International Space Station's "voting booth."

A NASA Astronaut Just Voted From Space

"If we can do it from space, then I believe folks can do it from the ground, too."

"The most advanced vehicle technologies available for purchase today provide driver assistance and require a fully attentive human driver at all times performing the driving task and monitoring the surrounding environment."

Federal regulators are keeping a close watch on Tesla's "Self-Driving" beta test

Here Goes...

After Tesla began rolling out an assistive driving system it calls "Full Self-Driving," federal regulators have started to keep close watch.

Federal Regulators Are Keeping a Close Watch on Tesla’s “Self-Driving” Beta Test

"As we have stated consistently, no vehicle available for purchase today is capable of driving itself."

Tesla is recalling 30,000 cars because of manufacturing problems

Oops

Tesla just recalled nearly every Model S and X in China because of up to two defects with the vehicles' suspension, Bloomberg reports.

Tesla Is Recalling 30,000 Cars Because of Manufacturing Problems

Cracked suspension components could "increase the risk of accidents."

Famous doctor: COVID-19 reinfection rates are actually "very reassuring"

What Are The Odds

Dr. Eric Topol says that, based on existing numbers, the odds of catching COVID-19 a second time after recovering are about one in a million.

Famous Doctor: COVID-19 Reinfection Rates Are Actually “Very Reassuring”

More on coronavirus reinfection: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/woman-dies-catching-covid19-twice">Woman Dies After Catching COVID-19 a Second Time</a>

Developments

"There may be more but [reinfection] appears to be exceedingly rare to date, like ~1 in a million."

It suggests a potential roadmap toward more specific, controlled, LSD microdoses.

Study: Microdosing LSD improves mood and cognition

Brain Booster

A placebo-controlled study identified which impacts of microdosing LSD, from improved focus to anxiety, emerge at which dosages.

Study: Microdosing LSD Improves Mood and Cognition

More on microdosing: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/research-lsd-microdoses-effective-opioids-pain">Research: LSD Microdoses as Effective as Opioids at Treating Pain</a>

Rx/Medicines

Here are the doses they tried.

The prototype will feature two aerodynamic "wings" and a nosecone.

SpaceX Starship prototype fires up Its 3 engines ahead of flight to 12 miles

Make It Fly

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype called SN8 completed a "static fire" test of its three Raptor engines early this morning.