More from Kristin Houser (Page 8)

The Founders Fund has announced the creation of Hereticon, a new conference where attendees will explore everything from UFOs to immortality.
Future Society

New Conference Invites “Troublemakers” to Discuss UFOs, Doomsday

By Kristin Houser

Portugal's navy recently demonstrated prototype weapons created out of remote-controlled toy cars modified to house grenade launchers.
Robots and Machines

Portugal’s Navy Has a Unit That Turns Toys Into Grenade Launchers

By Kristin Houser

On Tuesday, the United States' first cannabis cafe opened in West Hollywood, California — and seven similar establishments are already in the works.
Future Society

America’s First Cannabis Cafe Is Open for Business

By Kristin Houser

After the members of a car group ICEd Tesla Superchargers in September, its organizers went out of their way to ensure the incident wouldn't happen again.
Tesla

Car Group That ICEd Tesla Superchargers Makes Amends

By Kristin Houser

The newly discovered exoplanet NGTS-10b has set a new record for shortest orbit, zipping around its star in just 18.4 hours.
Science & Energy

Doomed Exoplanet Sets Record for Shortest Orbit Around a Star

By Kristin Houser

Using a camera-equipped drone, police were able to track down a fugitive living in a tiny cave after escaping from a prison camp 17 years ago.
Drones

Police Drone Catches Fugitive Living in Remote Cave

By Kristin Houser

Members of the Thailand-based group UFO Kaokala believe they can talk to aliens through a portal on the Khao Kala mountain.
Off-World

Cult in Thailand Claims It Has a Portal to Talk to Aliens

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have found a way to coax the bacteria E. coli to produce psilocybin as a byproduct, potentially opening the door to mass production.
Health & Medicine

Researchers Gene-Hacked E. Coli to Produce Psilocybin

By Kristin Houser

Hackers displayed porn on an electronic billboard in Michigan the day before others did the same thing using TV screens in New Zealand.
Internet Of Things

Hackers Keep Playing Porn on Electronic Billboards, Public TVs

By Kristin Houser

To feed colonists on Mars, we'll need to find a way to produce food there — and a team of researchers thinkgs it knows the best wait to go about it.
Mars

Here’s How We Could Feed a Million People on Mars

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. military might use injections of nanoparticles to give soliders night vision capabilities without the need for bulky goggles, says scientist.
Prosthetics and Devices

Scientist: US Soldiers Could Receive Night Vision Eye Injections

By Kristin Houser

The FDA has launched a criminal investigation into the vaping-related sickness that has now killed 9 Americans and left hundreds of others ill.
Chemistry

What to Expect From the FDA’s Criminal Investigation into Vaping

By Kristin Houser

Researchers used to think quasars took thousands of years to form. Then they caught six galaxies transitioning into quasars in a matter of months.
Science & Energy

Six Galaxies Just Suddenly Ignited Into Voracious Quasars

By Kristin Houser

Researchers created an autonomous roofing drone by strapping a nail gun to an octocopter and using cameras and markers to teach it where to place nails.
Drones

Researchers Strapped a Nail Gun to an Autonomous Drone

By Kristin Houser

Chinese researchers have created a handheld sonic gun designed to help the nation's military and law enforcement agencies disperse crowds.
Brain Implants

China’s New Weapon: A Sonic Gun That Vibrates Your Brain

By Kristin Houser

Deepfake pioneer Hao Li believes the average person will have access to "perfectly real" deepfakes in just six to 12 months.
Artificial Intelligence

Deepfake Pioneer: “Perfectly Real” Fake Vids Are Six Months Away

By Kristin Houser

The US military PR unit took to Twitter to "joke" that it would attack anyone who tried to storm Area 51 with a stealth bomber.
Military

US Military Threatened to Bomb “Millennials” Storming Area 51

By Kristin Houser

The head of Russia's space agency says it know what caused a mysterious Space Station hole — but NASA's head claims it hasn't shared the info with him.
NASA

Russia: We Know Cause of Space Station Leak but Haven’t Told NASA

By Kristin Houser

A pathogen could start a pandemic that kills 80 million people, according to a newly released report by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board.
Studies

A New Pandemic Could Kill 80 Million People, Experts Warn

By Kristin Houser

Recreating the feeling of a psychedelic trip using virtual reality technology isn't easy, but that isn't stopping several artists from trying.
Virtual Reality

These Technologists Are Trying to Recreate Psychedelic Trips in VR

By Kristin Houser

The FAA has issued a temporary flight restriction over Area 51 during the weekend's Alienstock festival for safety reasons.
Space

With “Storm Area 51” Looming, FAA Shuts Down Area 51 Airspace

By Kristin Houser

A "flying" taxi that uses hydrofoils to hover above the water was detained during a test in Paris because police didn't know it had permission to speed.
Advanced Transport

Police Detain “Flying” Taxi for Speeding During Test

By Kristin Houser

Rapper Azealia Banks has written a song about an Elon Musk-like character who invents a brain interface — and is then executed via it.
Elon Musk

Azealia Banks Reveals Song About Publicly Executing Elon Musk

By Kristin Houser

Google Assistant was initially supposed to have a male-sounding voice, according to Google, but the technology at the time didn't cooperate.
Google

Google: We Weren’t Being Sexist Giving Assistant a Female Voice

By Kristin Houser

Ethan J. Lindenberger, an advocate of vaccines, spotted his own photo amongst those of "dead" children at an anti-vax vigil in California.
Developments

Pro-Vaxxer Spots Own Photo at Vigil for Kids “Killed by Vaccines”

By Kristin Houser

Facebook is soliciting bodycam footage of police shooting their firearms so it can use the video to train its AI to detect violent content.
Future Society

Cops Are Giving Facebook Bodycam Footage

By Kristin Houser

While performing a close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured several stunning images of a solar eclipse on the gas giant.
Solar Power

Juno Captures Stunning Images of a Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

By Kristin Houser

A Russian research lab known to house smallpox suffered an explosion that blew out windows and sent one person to the hospital with severe burns.
Developments

Explosion Reported at Russian Facility Storing Smallpox

By Kristin Houser

YouTube influencers feel constant pressure to churn out content, prompting some — including Christine Sydelko — to give up the gig.
Future Society

YouTube Influencers Are Mentally Collapsing From Stress

By Kristin Houser

A newly released Spider-Man deepfake sees Tom Holland take over for Tobey Maguire as emo Peter Parker in 2007's "Spider-Man 3"
Artificial Intelligence

New Deepfake Transforms Tom Holland Into Emo Spider-Man

By Kristin Houser

A news reporter caught a Tesla Model X plowing its way down a flooded street in South Dakota, exiting the water seemingly no worse for wear.
Tesla

Watch a Tesla Model X Blast Through Deep Flood Waters

By Kristin Houser

British fishmonger Rex Goldsmith found that Instagram was censoring his photos for featuring "offensive content" twice in two weeks.
Future Society

Instagram Keeps Accidentally Flagging Fish Photos as Offensive

By Kristin Houser

Computer scientist Richard Stallman sent an email seemingly defending an MIT professor accused of assaulting one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims.
Future Society

MIT Community Horrified by Famed Researcher’s Epstein Outburst

By Kristin Houser

A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin used a drone to fly his electronics out of his high-rise apartment prior to a police raid on his home.
Drones

Putin Critic Uses Drone to Save Hard Drives Before Police Raid

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a robot fish that can "fly" up to 85 feet by shooting a steady stream of water out of its rear end.
Robotics

Watch a Robot Fish Fly by Shooting Water out of Its Rear

By Kristin Houser

LifeShip will send your DNA to the Moon for $99 — a whimsical undertaking that could also ensure humanity lives on even if Earth becomes uninhabitable. 
Moon

This Startup Will Send DNA From Your Spit to the Moon for $99

By Kristin Houser

Astronomers believe they may have detected a second interstellar object, but unlike 'Oumuamua, this one is on its way into our solar system.
Solar Power

An Interstellar Object May Have Just Entered Our Solar System

By Kristin Houser

A pair of Dutch YouTubers who flew to the U.S. to attend the Storm Area 51 event were arrested for tresspassing on a government site.
Off-World

People Are Already Getting Arrested Trying to “Storm Area 51”

By Kristin Houser

A newly announced campaign calls on Ticketmaster to end its use of facial recognition tech to scan fans' faces at concerts.
Artificial Intelligence

Musicians Don’t Want Ticketmaster Scanning Your Face at Concerts

By Kristin Houser

Bad actors could covertly create weapons of mass destruction using a combination of 3D printers and artificial intelligence, experts warn.
3D Printing

Report: Terrorists Could 3D Print Weapons of Mass Destruction

By Kristin Houser

When storage room for Fukushima's radioactive water runs out in 2022, one government official thinks the nation will start dumping it into the ocean.
Science & Energy

Japan Might Dump Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Into the Pacific

By Kristin Houser

The Trump administration is reportedly thinking about demolishing homeless camps and moving their populations into government-run facilities.
Future Society

Trump Admin Proposes Putting Homeless In “Government Facilities”

By Kristin Houser

The launch pad for a Japanese rocket inexplicably caught fire, forcing the nation to abort an International Space Station supply mission.
Off-World

Japanese Rocket’s Launch Pad Inexplicably Bursts Into Flames

By Kristin Houser

An Indian doctor used a remotely controlled robot to perform heart surgery on five patients while he was 20 miles away from the operating table.
Health & Medicine

Doctor Uses Robot to Perform First Long-Distance Heart Surgery

By Kristin Houser

A Swedish scientist has suggested humans might need to turn to cannibalism to survive food shortages brought about by climate change.
Climate Change

Scientist Suggests New Response to Climate Change: Cannibalism

By Kristin Houser

Alienstock, a free music festival that spun off the popular "Storm Area 51" Facebook event, has been canceled, founder Matty Roberts announced.
Future Society

Amid Drama, “Storm Area 51” Founder Cancels Tie-In Music Festival

By Kristin Houser

Facebook has announced a trio of new initiatives designed to prevent suicide and self-harm amongst the platform's many users.
Future Society

Facebook Announces New Efforts to Prevent Suicide and Self-Harm

By Kristin Houser

In 2011, Elon Musk and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein both attended an exclusive "Billionaires' Dinner" in Long Beach, Calif.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Got a Posh “Billionaires’ Dinner” With Jeffrey Epstein

By Kristin Houser

Google has banned ads hawking unproven or experimental medical treatments and therapies, including many stem cell and gene therapies.
Future Society

Google Finally Bans Dangerous Miracle Cure Ads

By Kristin Houser

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to ban flavored vaping products in the state as part of a push to keep residents from falling victim to vape lung.
Chemistry

New York’s Governor Wants to Ban Flavored Vapes

By Kristin Houser

On Friday, state broadcaster CCTV aired footage of traffic police using a drone to tell a scooter rider to put on his helmet, according to a newly published South China Morning Post story.
Drones

Police Drone Caught Barking Orders at Chinese Driver

By Kristin Houser

A meeting of MIT Media Lab employees to discuss the school's acceptance of donations from Jeffrey Epstein led to a bizarre series of events.
Future Society

Bizarre MIT Meeting About Jeffrey Epstein Ends In Tears, Yelling

By Kristin Houser

Doctors examining sufferers of the deadly vape lung sickness sweeping the U.S. have identified a rare type of cell in the patients' lungs.
Chemistry

Doctors Identify New Link Between “Vape Lung” Sufferers

By Kristin Houser

The MIT Media Lab reportedly took more money from Jeffrey Epstein than it previously admitted by disguising the source of his donations.
Future Society

MIT Media Lab Hid Donations From Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein

By Kristin Houser

A new study found that mouthwash can impede post-exercise hypotension, a phenomenon in which a person's blood pressure is lower for hours after exercising.
Studies

Bad News: Mouthwash Might Mess With Your Blood Pressure

By Kristin Houser

China plans to "curb and regulate" the use of facial recognition technology in its schools, according to officials from the Ministry of Education.
Facial recognition

Surprise Move: China to Curb Use of Facial Recognition in Schools

By Kristin Houser

A third person has died from the vaping-related sickness sweeping the U.S., prompting health officials to urge people to put a halt to their e-cig usage.
Chemistry

Third Person Dies From Vaping-Related Epidemic

By Kristin Houser

A Chinese man paid $35,000 to have his cat cloned, only to receive a cat that, while biologically identical to the original, doesn't look like it.
Science & Energy

This Guy’s $35,000 Cat Clone Looks Nothing Like the Original

By Kristin Houser

Health officials have a promising lead in their investigation of a strange vaping-related illness sweeping the United States: vitamin E acetate.
Chemistry

This Chemical May Be Causing Vaping-Related Deaths, Hospitalizations

By Kristin Houser

Volkswagen has created a kit that converts its classic Beetle to electric power, but owners will need to travel to Germany to have it installed.
Advanced Transport

Volkswagen Will Convert Your Classic Beetle to Electric

By Kristin Houser

A security company's investigation debunks the theory that a mobile phone listens to its user's conversations for ad-targetting purposes.
Robots and Machines

Experts Insist: No, Your Phone Isn’t Secretly Listening to You

By Kristin Houser

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech
Facial recognition

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech

By Kristin Houser

A second person has died from an illness contracted after vaping, and the THC product they'd vaped was legal in their state.
Chemistry

Mysterious Vaping-Related Sickness Kills Second Person

By Kristin Houser

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden suggests sending Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to prison for the lies he has told the American people.
Future Society

Senator Suggests Sending Mark Zuckerberg to Prison

By Kristin Houser