Dan Robitzski

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Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

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The US Department of Defense is working to develop a full, portable 3D printing lab that can fit inside a shipping container.
3D Printing

The US Military Is Getting 3D Printing “Factories” Inside Shipping Containers

By Dan Robitzski

Experts say that neural implants that can deliver pleasure directly to our brains are coming soon. The question is what it will mean for us when they do.
Prosthetics and Devices

What Are the Ethics of an Implant That Delivers Pleasure Directly Into Your Brain?

By Dan Robitzski

Uranus has a name that lends itself to butt jokes. But it's also immensely important to scientists, who have mixed feelings on the juvenile humor.
Science & Energy

Here’s What Uranus Scientists Think About Your Disgusting Jokes

By Dan Robitzski

Former US general Stanley McChrystal warns that AI with the power to launch lethal strikes is inevitable, even if the idea is frightening.
Artificial Intelligence

Former General Warns About Rise of Killer Robots

By Dan Robitzski

New research suggests that nuking an asteroid is actually a good plan for saving the planet, even if it's just months before impact.
Science & Energy

Scientists Admit That Yeah, Nuking an Asteroid Might Actually Work

By Dan Robitzski

Ian Brackenbury Channell, the official wizard of New Zealand, has been fired after decades of service as the city of Christchurch pursues new "vibes."
Future Society

New Zealand Just Fired Its Official Wizard

By Dan Robitzski

Doctors say that a woman who refused treatment and took CBD oil instead showed a remarkable improvement and that the tumor in her lung shrank drastically.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Say CBD Oil Shrank a Patient’s Tumor

By Dan Robitzski

Missouri Governor Mike Parson is furiously trying to prosecute a journalist who exposed and reported a serious cybersecurity flaw in a government website.
Science & Energy

Governor Calls Journalist a “Hacker” for Looking at HTML

By Dan Robitzski

Political candidate Scott Pio suggested on Twitter that sea levels may lower if we simply took all the boats out of the water.
Climate Change

Candidate Suggests Lowering Sea Levels by Taking “All the Boats Out of the Water”

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists injected photosynthetic algae into a tadpole that supplied the animal's brain with so much oxygen it could live without breathing.
Biology

Scientists Create Creature That Doesn’t Need to Breathe

By Dan Robitzski

A 12-year-old girl developed a fear of Slenderman after watching a VR experience of the fictional character, exemplifying some of the dangers VR can pose.
Future Society

12-Year-Old Develops Slenderman Phobia After Seeing Him in VR

By Dan Robitzski

Waymo's semi-autonomous vehicles have been flocking to and getting stuck in the same dead-end San Francisco street, seemingly nonstop, for weeks.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Dozens of Self-Driving Cars Getting Stuck on Same Dead-End Street

By Dan Robitzski

The James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its launch site in French Guiana, where it will undergo final touchups before launching in December.
Science & Energy

NASA’s Scandal-Plagued James Webb Telescope Arrives at Launch Site

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA just endorsed Vuse e-cigarettes, the first vaping products that the regulatory agency has approved, because it says they're safer than cigarettes.
Developments

The FDA Just Officially Endorsed Vaping

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists still aren't positive what caused the earthquake-like tremors across New Hampshire, but the new best guess is a meteor exploding overhead.
Science & Energy

Meteor May Have Caused Huge Explosion Over New Hampshire, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have found that having taken psychedelics at any point in people's life seems to be correlated with a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Chemistry

LSD and Shrooms Linked to Lower Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk

By Dan Robitzski