More from Kristin Houser (Page 18)

Emotion detection systems are increasing in prevalence, but the AI supporting several systems has exhibited a troubling racial bias.
Artificial Intelligence

Tech That Can “Detect Emotion” Could Keep You From Getting a Job

By Kristin Houser

Students at colleges across the U.S. can now study marijuana, a sign that universities have taken notice of the booming cannabis industry.
Future Society

Marijuana Courses Are Cropping Up at Colleges Across the US

By Kristin Houser

Researchers in Spain plan to test transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on prisoners to see if it makes them less violent.
Future Society

Scientists Want to Shock Prisoners’ Brains to Fight Aggression

By Kristin Houser

This Jet-Powered Flying Motorcycle Is a Cyberpunk Dream Come True
Advanced Transport

This Jet-Powered Flying Motorcycle Is a Cyberpunk Dream Come True

By Kristin Houser

A third patient appears HIV-free following the same time of bone marrow transplant used to treat two others reportedly cured of the virus.
Health & Medicine

A Third Patient Is Now Reportedly Cured of HIV

By Kristin Houser

Amid a wave of controversy, the Army is now attempting to convince the public that its ATLAS program won't lead to the creation of autonomous killer robots.
Military

US Military: Our “Lethality Automated System” Definitely Isn’t a Killer Robot

By Kristin Houser

A study of more than 600,000 children confirms what the medical community has been asserting for years: vaccines don't cause autism.
Health & Medicine

Massive Study Confirms That Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism

By Kristin Houser

According to a new poll, more than a third of young people agree that couples should consider climate change before deciding to have children.
Future Society

Climate Change Has Young People Questioning Having Kids

By Kristin Houser

The AI models that allow self-driving cars to detect objects are less accurate when tested on images of pedestrians with darker skin tones.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Cars May Hit People With Darker Skin More Often

By Kristin Houser

Goodyear unveiled a concept tire that rotates to give lift to a flying car at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show on Tuesday.
Advanced Transport

Goodyear’s New Concept Tire Doubles as a Flying Car Propeller

By Kristin Houser

A group of Google employees believe the company is still working on Dragonfly, a controversial project to build a search engine in China.
Future Society

Google Is Still Working on Chinese Search Engine, Say Employees

By Kristin Houser

Based on a new computer model, asteroids are stronger than previously expected, meaning we'd have a tougher time destroying one headed for Earth.
Future Society

Destroying Incoming Asteroids Might Be Harder Than We Thought

By Kristin Houser

The global sperm quality decline could be due in part to a pair of common household chemicals, according to a University of Nottingham study.
Health & Medicine

Sperm Quality Is Falling. Chemicals in Your Home May Be to Blame.

By Kristin Houser

China's $22.3 million Mars simulation base is now open, and in addition to inspiring the public, it might even help humanity reach the real Mars.
Mars

China Opens Its First Mars Simulation Base

By Kristin Houser

Tesla protests are breaking out overseas after the company slashed the prices of its EVs, causing the value of owned vehicles to drop overnight.
Tesla

Tesla Owners Are Enraged That the Company Cut Its Prices

By Kristin Houser

The number of robot workers to join the North American workforce increased by 7 percent in 2018, according to the Association for Advancing Automation.
Robotics

North America Put More Robots to Work in 2018 Than Ever Before

By Kristin Houser

Canada agrees to invest C$150 million in the U.S.'s Lunar Gateway, becoming the nation's first international partner in the ambitious space program.
Moon

Canada Commits $150 Million to NASA’s Moon-Orbiting Space Station

By Kristin Houser

MIT's mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged bot to execute a perfect backflip — and watching it learn that skill is incredible entertaining.
Robotics

See MIT’s Robot Land a Perfect Backflip — and Mangle Many Others

By Kristin Houser

YouTube is disabling all commenting on videos of kids in an effort to stop the "soft-core pedophilia ring" exploiting its website.
Future Society

To Fight Pedophiles, YouTube Disables Comments on Videos Featuring Kids

By Kristin Houser

By analyzing thousands of models of the distant solar system's evolution, astronomers think they've unraveled some of the mysteries surrounding Planet Nine.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Predict Planet Nine Has 5x the Earth’s Mass

By Kristin Houser

A study into Chinese censorship revealed that the nation doesn't want its citizens conversing about He Jiankui's genetically edited babies.
Future Society

China Is Censoring “Genetically Edited Babies” on Social Media

By Kristin Houser

For the first time, a doctor remotely advised a surgery team via a 5G connection, which delivered his instructions in near real-time.
Health & Medicine

Doctor Directs World’s First 5G-Powered Surgery

By Kristin Houser

Bill Gates believes cancer vaccines are a breakthrough technology poise to change the world, according to a piece he penned for MIT Technology Review.
Cancer

Bill Gates: Custom Cancer Vaccines Will Revolutionize Medicine

By Kristin Houser

ESA researchers have found evidence that Mars was once home to a planet-wide groundwater system — providing a new clue in the hunt for Martian life.
Mars

First Evidence of “Planet-Wide Groundwater System” on Mars Found

By Kristin Houser

A new study suggests that THC, the cannabis compound associated with feeling "high," has more therapeutic benefits than previously believed.
Health & Medicine

Study: THC Has More Therapeutic Benefits Than We Thought

By Kristin Houser

A new study finds a link between the amount of green space surrounding a person's childhood home and their mental health as an adult.
Mental Health

Study: Growing up Around Green Space Halves Mental Health Risk

By Kristin Houser

By pumping unfiltered coal dust into the atmosphere, a processing plant in the Russian town of Kiselyovsk has caused black snow to fall on the region.
Pollution

Horrifying “Black Snow” Blankets Russian Towns

By Kristin Houser

The FTC has settled with company selling weight-loss supplements after evidence showed it has bought fake Amazon reviews to improve its rating.
Future Society

For the First Time, FTC Fines Company for Fake Amazon Reviews

By Kristin Houser

Chinese company INNFOS recently demoed the abilities of its humanoid robot XR-1, which can complete a slew of tasks with remarkable dexterity.
Robotics

Amazing Video: Nimble Humanoid Robot Threads Needle, Pours Drink

By Kristin Houser

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak concerned that the company has yet to release a foldable iPhone, but there's a chance one is on the horizon.
Robots and Machines

Apple Co-Founder: Where’s My Foldable iPhone?

By Kristin Houser

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has unveiled a full-scale hyperloop test track — an important milestone on the path to a functioning hyperloop.
Hyperloop

See a Startup’s Newly Unveiled Hyperloop Test Track

By Kristin Houser

Documents list several Chinese government agencies as the funding sources for the CRISPR babies experiments conducted by He Jiankui.
Prosthetics and Devices

China May Have Helped Fund Gene-Hacked Babies Experiment

By Kristin Houser

Lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez noted in an Instagram Live video that young people might wonder if it's OK to have children in the face of climate change.
Climate Change

AOC: Facing Down Climate Change, Should We “Still Have Children?”

By Kristin Houser

A Russian journalist shared a map of Russia's nuclear targets in the United States if the U.S. or its allies decided to strike first.
Future Society

Russian Media Says Kremlin Would Nuke These U.S. Targets First

By Kristin Houser

A new space imaging system could prevent satellite collisions by monitoring the sky with unprecedented resolution during daylight hours.
Off-World

“Game-Changing” Camera Could Prevent Satellite Collisions

By Kristin Houser

U.S. cities are burning the recyclables that they used to ship to China, and the emissions could be wreaking havoc on Americans' health.
Science & Energy

US Cities Have Nowhere to Send Recyclables, so They’re Burning Them

By Kristin Houser

Startup Magic Leap envisions a future in which digital layers blanket the physical world — but building this "Magicverse" won't be easy.
Virtual Reality

Magic Leap Wants to Build AR “Layers” Over The Entire Earth

By Kristin Houser

For an upcoming trial, researchers will inject people genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer's with genes linked to a lowered risk.
Brain

Alzheimer’s Trial Will “Bathe” Patients’ Brains in Helpful Genes

By Kristin Houser

A Navy researcher thinks he's created a room-temperature superconductor, and if he has, the device could radically change the world of energy.
Military

US Military Files Patent for Room-Temperature Superconductor

By Kristin Houser

During a ceremony announcing Opportunity's death, NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said the agency is "well on [its[ way" to discovering alien life.
NASA

NASA Chief: Space Agency “Well on Our Way” to Discovering Aliens

By Kristin Houser

A fast food AI platform is taking orders at a drive-thru in Colorado, and it could be the latest sign that restaurants are prepared to lean on automation.
Artificial Intelligence

This Fast Food Drive-Thru Is Now Using AI to Take Orders

By Kristin Houser

The continued legalization and acceptance of marijuana could be a problem for the alcohol industry, according to a new report.
Future Society

Legal Marijuana Could Threaten the Alcohol Industry, Says Report

By Kristin Houser

Chicago police claim data from Uber allowed them to crack their case against actor Jussie Smollett, whom they believe faked a hate crime against himself.
Data Privacy

Police: Uber Data Helped Prove Jussie Smollett Faked Hate Crime

By Kristin Houser

"Zombie deer disease" is spreading amongst animal populations, and experts are concerned it could make the leap to humans.
Health & Medicine

“Zombie” Deer Disease Could Spread to Humans, Experts Warn

By Kristin Houser

The University of Cambridge has launched a new center focused on finding ways to use AI to address problems with the environment.
Environment

Cambridge: AI Might Help Us Avoid “Environmental Catastrophe”

By Kristin Houser

Yerba santa, a plant dubbed the "holy herb" by native California tribes, could have a previously unknown medical use as an Alzheimer's treatment.
Treatments

“Holy Herb” Shows Promise as Alzheimer’s Treatment

By Kristin Houser

China's state-run media outlet Xinhua adds a female AI news anchor to its news team, and she'll make her professional debut in March.
Artificial Intelligence

China Unveils the World’s First Female AI News Anchor

By Kristin Houser

The firm that won an international competition to design a robotics museum in Seoul plans to have robots "in charge" of the construction.
Robotics

Robots Are Building a Robotics Museum

By Kristin Houser

A video exposing the prevalence of YouTube pedophiles has caused advertisers to flee the platform, but what can it do to actually address the problem?
Future Society

While Pedophiles Flock to YouTube, Advertisers Flee It

By Kristin Houser

The relationship between law enforcement and self-driving cars is still in flux, but some are suggesting we give let police control self-driving cars.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Automakers Could Give Police Control Over Your Self-Driving Car

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have finally figured out why Hippocamp, a tiny moon orbiting Neptune, is able to exist despite its close proximity to a much-larger moon.
Science & Energy

Meet Hippocamp, “The Moon That Shouldn’t Be There”

By Kristin Houser

The EPA has proposed a rule change that would trade a cautious approach to regulating low-doses of chemicals for one that's far more flexible. 
Health & Medicine

EPA: Low Doses of Toxins, Radiation Could Actually Be Healthy

By Kristin Houser

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies during a podcast interview with ARK Invest.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Bitcoin Is “Brilliant” And “Paper Money Is Going Away”

By Kristin Houser

New research has uncovered a stellar stream comprising 4,000 stars flowing through the Milky Way remarkably close to the Earth.
Science & Energy

Scientists Found a “River of Stars” Flowing Through the Milky Way

By Kristin Houser

WHO Says UN Should Reclassify Marijuana as Less Dangerous
Health & Medicine

WHO Says UN Should Reclassify Marijuana as Less Dangerous

By Kristin Houser

The benefits of lab-grown meat will depend on scientists' ability to produce it sustainably, and right now, we don't know if that's even possible.
Future Society

Lab-Grown Meat Could Be Worse for the Environment

By Kristin Houser

Rather than attempt to interpret emoji and emoticons in online communications, some courts simply choose to ignore the symbols.
Future Society

Judges Are Struggling to Interpret Emoji in Court Cases

By Kristin Houser

Using the Netherlands-based Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), astronomers have added another 300,000 galaxies to our map of the universe.
Science & Energy

Scientists Just Discovered 300,000 New Galaxies

By Kristin Houser

This self-sustaining livable yacht has everything you'd need to live off the grid if climate change rendered the land uninhabitable.
Climate Change

Ride out Climate Change in This $5.5 Million Self-Sustaining Yacht

By Kristin Houser

Hung-Chun Chang, the scientist who created five monkey clones of a gene-edited animal, defends his research in an interview with New Scientist.
Science & Energy

Scientist Defends Controversial Cloning of Gene-Edited Monkeys

By Kristin Houser

Tesla’s Anti-ICEing System Just Got an Upgrade
Tesla

Tesla’s Anti-ICEing System Just Got an Upgrade

By Kristin Houser

A new anti-aging drug combination just completed its first trial in humans, and the volunteers showed signs of improved well being.
Health & Medicine

Anti-Aging Drug That Kills Old Cells Passes First Human Trial

By Kristin Houser

Vicarious Surgical plans to create tiny robots that doctors can control via virtual reality to operate on patients remotely.
Virtual Reality

Bill Gates Funds Tiny Robot Surgeons That Operate Inside the Body

By Kristin Houser

Hong Kong's Correctional Services Department (CSD) has announced a plan to create smart prisons using robots, wearables, and smart cameras.
Future Society

Hong Kong Has a Plan to Make All of Its Prisons “Smart”

By Kristin Houser