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If you didn’t get in on a Cybertruck pre-order, there’s a new way for you to get in on the action: A rad, new Hot Wheels remote control version — only $100.

Advanced Transport

The Hot Wheels Remote Control Cybertruck: Admittedly Pretty Cool

By Foster Kamer

Terrifying UFC Fighter Screams at Elon Musk, Who Meekly Acquiesces

Terrifying UFC Fighter Screams at Elon Musk, Who Meekly Acquiesces

By Foster Kamer

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings, claiming his latest meme is the "strongest argument against aliens."

Elon Musk on SNL: Reactions

By Foster Kamer

As a Chinese rocket plummets to Earth after launching a space station module, the US military is taking a bold "wait and see what happens" plan of attack.

Plummeting Chinese Rocket Crashes Into Indian Ocean

By Foster Kamer

A retired Israeli general turned whisteblower has claimed that aliens are not only real, but have made contact, and that the world isn't ready to know.

Former Israeli General: Aliens Exist, and Earth Is Not Ready to Deal With Them

By Foster Kamer

According to a new book, of course they do. Routinely! According to a phenomenal rundown of booze in space on Supercluster, astronauts are saucing in space all the time.

So, Uh, Astronauts Routinely Smuggle Booze Into Space

By Foster Kamer

Who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first? On Tuesday afternoon, a panel that advises the CDC voted on who that group needs to be. And the big winners?

CDC Panel: This Is Who Should Get the COVID Vaccine First

By Foster Kamer

To Our Readers: On the Future of Futurism

To Our Readers: On the Future of Futurism

By Foster Kamer

This guy took a relatively clear, awesome photograph of the ISS — the International Space Station — right from his backyard.

International Space Station

This Guy Took a Photo of the ISS from His Backyard

By Foster Kamer

A 101-year-old man in Rimini, Italy born during the 1918 "Spanish Flu" pandemic tested positive for coronavirus — and was just released. He made it.

101-Year-Old Man Who Survived 1918 Flu Beats Coronavirus, Too

By Foster Kamer

Iceland just showed the world just how spreadable and wide-ranging the coronavirus is, as over half the people they tested are showing no symptoms at all.

Study: Yes, Half of Coronavirus Carriers Show No Symptoms

By Foster Kamer

According to a new paper, electric cars are, in fact, better for the world, despite the environmental cost involved in making them.

Myth, Dusted: No, Electric Cars Don’t Hurt the Environment That Much

By Foster Kamer

A man died after taking chloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk for its potential in the fight against coronavirus.

Man Dies After Confusing Fishtank Cleaner With Drug Touted by Trump, Musk

By Foster Kamer

A 25 year-old from Toronto went to Spring Break in Miami against better advice. He left, and a few days later, tested positive for coronavirus.

A 25 Year-Old Spring Breaker Caught Coronavirus and We’ve Got Feelings

By Foster Kamer

Bad news, space fans: NASA just announced they're gonna have reschedule that trip to the Moon they'd been planning in a few years.

NASA: Bad News, Something Came Up, Gotta Rain-Check That Moon Trip :(

By Foster Kamer

Larry Brilliant saw the coronavirus pandemic coming. He gave TED talks about it. He worked on "Contagion." And he helped eradicate smallpox. Time to listen?

This Doctor Predicted Nearly Everything About the Coronavirus Pandemic

By Foster Kamer

It was bound to happen at some point: The first case of COVID-19 was detected inside an Amazon warehouse. Another was detected inside a major online retailer of groceries, FreshDirect.

First Coronavirus Cases Detected in Amazon Warehouse, FreshDirect

By Foster Kamer

Watch These Coronavirus-Ignoring Idiots Having a Great Spring Break, Dooming Us

Watch These Coronavirus-Ignoring Idiots Having a Great Spring Break, Dooming Us

By Foster Kamer

An app that lets us know when we've crossed paths with someone who tests positive for coronavirus? A team from MIT, Harvard, and Google are working on it.

This MIT and Harvard-Built App Could Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

The largest study yet of coronavirus and children comes out of China bearing some dark news: Kids aren't immune to the worst of coronavirus.

Bad News: Yes, Some Kids Are Getting Seriously Sick From Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

The NBA 2019-2020 season has been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. But someone has an idea to save it. It's either awful or genius.

A Chaotic, Awful, Great Idea to Save the NBA is Here

By Foster Kamer

The White House just issued new guidlines for Americans as the coronavirus rips through the country: Avoid gatherings of people. So!

New White House Coronavirus Guidelines: 10 People Rule, Other ‘Recommendations’

By Foster Kamer

If you contract coronavirus, think twice before reaching for that bottle of Advil: NSAIDs and other anti-inflammatories may make things worse.

Report: Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) Could Worsen Coronavirus Symptoms

By Foster Kamer

Chinese scientists have published a study showing that sunny days might be ahead, literally and figureatively: Warm weather slows the spread of coronavirus.

Finally, Some Good News: Warm Weather Shown to Slow Coronavirus Spread

By Foster Kamer

If you think you're cleaning your hands right with hand sanatizer, or gels, or swipes, think again. There's only one right way to do it — and here's how.

This, Not Hand Sanitizer, Will Save Us from the COVID-19 Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

NYC Just Declared a State of Emergency, Here’s What That Means

NYC Just Declared a State of Emergency, Here’s What That Means

By Foster Kamer

Tom Hanks has now announced that he and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus

NBA Suspends Entire Season, Tom Hanks Tests Positive for Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

Breaking: Trump Addresses U.S. on Coronavirus Europe Restrictions and Stimulus

Breaking: Trump Addresses U.S. on Coronavirus Europe Restrictions and Stimulus

By Foster Kamer

Readers, we implore you: Make your own hand sanitizer as a last alternative, after you've run out of all the soap and water

The Best Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipe: Don’t.

By Foster Kamer

A new report by researchers at Imperial College London in the UK suggest that about two thirds of new COVID-19 coronavirus infections have gone undetected.

The White House Classified Top-Level Coronavirus Pandemic Meetings, Which, Um

By Foster Kamer

A New York City woman documented her experience trying to get tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus after showing all the symptoms. Here's what happened.

Here’s How Bad the U.S. Coronavirus Testing Crisis Really Is

By Foster Kamer

Q&A: James Hamblin, MD on Why You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

Q&A: James Hamblin, MD on Why You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

A New York City woman documented her experience trying to get tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus after showing all the symptoms. Here's what happened.

Will AI Save Us from Coronavirus?

By Foster Kamer

"Don't be a [explicative] idiot" was the big takeaway John Oliver tried to stress about coronavirus on Sunday's episode Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

John Oliver on Coronavirus: Sobering, Hilarious, TikTok Stardom-Ready

By Foster Kamer

On Monday, the Pentagon announced the official adoption of a series of new principles for ethical use of artificial intelligence in warfare, the AP reports.

These Are the Pentagon’s New Ethics “Principles” for AI in Warfare

By Foster Kamer

The baby boomers of America are using marijuana at ever-increasing rates, according to a new study published February 2020.

Study: Boomers Smoking Weed at Unprecedented Rates

By Foster Kamer

Christina Koch set a record spaceflight. This is what happened when she returned to her dog, who is, unlike its owner, an underachiever.

This Record-Breaking Astronaut’s Dog Is Really Glad to See Her. But.

By Foster Kamer

Adidas is going to have their shoe material rocketed into space, where they're going to have their proprietary material tested aboard the ISS.

Adidas Is Going to Space, on the ISS, Where They’ll Do Space Shoe Stuff

By Foster Kamer

The chess grandmaster took 23 years to deal with having his keester handed to him by an IBM computer in the game he made his name on.

Artificial Intelligence

Chess Grandmaster Kasparov: I’ve Made “Peace” With Robot That Beat My Ass

By Foster Kamer

Not that we needed science to tell us, but: a Western diet with fatty, sugary, salty foods lousy with red meat and processed products are making us dumber.

Neuroscience and Brain

Shocker: The Western World’s Diet Is Making Everyone Scientifically Brain-Dumber

By Foster Kamer

In Ecuador, one of South America's most active, angry volcanos — given the not-at-all-terrifying name 'Throat of Fire' — is on the verge of collapse.

Science & Energy

Ecuador’s “Throat of Fire” Volcano Terrifyingly Near Collapse

By Foster Kamer

Elon Musk went on Twitter on Monday night and argued in favor of regulating artificial intelligence (AI) for all companies — including Tesla.

Elon Musk: Everyone, “Including Tesla,” Needs AI Regulation

By Foster Kamer

Scientists have plans to battle cocaine addictions with a promising new tool: Using gene therapy to make cocaine less addictive.

Prosthetics and Devices

Scientists Propose Gene Hack to Make Cocaine Less Fun

By Foster Kamer

Delta just threw down a carbon-neutral pledge at a first-class price: $1 billion over ten years. Is it a realistic ambition, or a pie-in-the-sky dream?

Renewable Energy

Uh, Delta Just Threw Down a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Pledge

By Foster Kamer

Coronavirus COVID-19 test kits sent out in America are proving to be faulty, and in China where they're needed most, there simply aren't enough.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test Kits are Broken in America, Scarce in China

By Foster Kamer

Monkeys zapped with electrodes woke up from being put under, and while it's a ways off from human use, this dream could be a waking reality soon.

Electrode Brain Implant Could Potentially Zap People Out of Comas

By Foster Kamer

According to a study published earlier this month in journal Genome Biology and Evolution, woolly mammoth genes had many bad mutations from inbreeding.

Science & Energy

So, Uh, the Last Woolly Mammoths Were Inbred, Mutated Wretches

By Foster Kamer

A Dutch robot named MUSA has successfully performed supermicrosurgery on a human for the first time, which only a handful of doctors worldwide can do.

Health & Medicine

Meet MUSA, the Robot That Just Aced Supermicrosurgery for the First Time

By Foster Kamer

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers

Developing: Coronavirus Catches Influencers

By Foster Kamer

Without further ado, please enjoy this compilation of utter self-regard: The Futurism Team's favorite science and technology stories of 2019.

Editor’s Picks: The Futurism Team’s 10 Favorite Tech and Science Stories of 2019

By Foster Kamer

To Our Readers: Why Futurism Isn’t Publishing Today

To Our Readers: Why Futurism Isn’t Publishing Today

By Foster Kamer

Chicago librarian Emma Boettcher, who wrote her masters thesis on deep learning and "Jeopardy!", just won the classic quiz game. And we found her thesis.

Artificial Intelligence

We Found “Jeopardy!” Kingslayer Emma Boettcher’s Thesis on Data Mining

By Foster Kamer

Futurism acquired by Singularity University

Special Announcement: Futurism Media and Singularity University

By Foster Kamer

Expert: AR Will Let Hackers Steal “Deep Psychological Data”

Virtual Reality

Expert: AR Will Let Hackers Steal “Deep Psychological Data”

By Foster Kamer

Fisher Space Pen: What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Will Use to Write in Zero Gravity

Fisher Space Pen: What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Will Use to Write in Zero Gravity

By Foster Kamer

FinalStraw: The Last Straw You’ll Ever Need

Science & Energy

FinalStraw: The Last Straw You’ll Ever Need

By Foster Kamer

The Digest: Yes, China Is Winning the A.I. Race, Because How the Hell Could They Lose It?

Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: Yes, China Is Winning the A.I. Race, Because How the Hell Could They Lose It?

By Foster Kamer

Robot U: The First American A.I. Undergrad Program is Here, and Already Incredibly Elite

Artificial Intelligence

Robot U: The First American A.I. Undergrad Program is Here, and Already Incredibly Elite

By Foster Kamer

Yes! Futurism’s New App Is Here. Meet the Geniuses Behind It.

Yes! Futurism’s New App Is Here. Meet the Geniuses Behind It.

By Foster Kamer

Exclusive: The Truth Behind the Bitcoin “Cult” Trying to Buy a Church in Brooklyn

By Foster Kamer

Mailchimp is Shutting Down ICO and Blockchain-related Emails, and People Are Freaking Out

Mailchimp is Shutting Down ICO and Blockchain-related Emails, and People Are Freaking Out

By Foster Kamer

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