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When Will We Have Artificial Intelligence As Smart as a Human? Here’s What Experts Think
Artificial Intelligence

Robots in the movies can think creatively, continue learning over time, and maybe even pass for conscious. Why don't we have that yet?

Electrical Stimulation Helped A Man With Paralyzed Legs Walk Again
Health & Medicine

He took 331 steps, traversing more than the length of a football field.

Social Media Games Your Psychology. Ethical Design Could Change That.
Future Society

“Very few things are more important now to the future of humanity than design ethics.”

Americans Are Living Longer. That Will Mean More People With Alzheimer’s.
Health & Medicine

Within 40 years, the number of Americans with Alzheimer's will almost triple, the CDC predicts.

One Way to Sate South Africa’s Thirst: Bring in an Iceberg
Science & Energy

It's a cartoonish scheme, but Cape Town may soon be desperate for water.

This Week in Tech: Sept 15-21
Future Society

Flying cars, hydrogen-powered trains, SpaceX updates, and more tech stuff.

The World’s First Practical Quantum Computer May Be Just Five Years Away
Quantum Computing

A practical quantum computer would leave your desktop in the dust.

Ten Crypto Exchanges Told Us How They Work. Looks Like They’re at Least as Sketchy as We Thought.
Cryptocurrency

If this is what they want us to know, what are they hiding?

CDC officials have traced an outbreak of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Campylobacter jejuni to pet-store puppies unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics.
Bacteria

Another good reason not to let random dogs lick your mouth.

Japan's space agency just deployed two asteroid-exploring robots from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft, and they could teach us about the solar system's past.
Off-World

The bots will take photos and temperature readings while bouncing around the asteroid.

Facebook Makes Dating Service “Facebook Official”
Future Society

Facebook: where your dad can "like" your status while you browse potential flings.

This Week in Science: Sept 15-21
Genetics

Mutant frogs, planet hunters, space debris catchers, and more.

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows
Mars

A round-trip to Mars delivers the equivalent of 600 chest x-rays.

Researchers have created a synthetic skin that could give people with prosthetics the ability to sense touch with super-human sensitivity.
Prosthetics and Devices

This skin could feel a breeze so gentle the average person wouldn't even notice it.

MIT data scientists say a new approach that uses deep learning to detect credit card fraud could cut false positives in half.
Artificial Intelligence

It could be the difference between getting stranded in the airport of a foreign city, and being on your merry way.

Here’s Why Google Built an AI-Powered Lion Statue That Spits out Poems
Google

Google's instructions: "please feed the lions."

Researchers have created the first lab-grown esophagus using pluripotent stem cells, and it could help identify new treatments for digestive disorders.
Health & Medicine

There's now another body part we can grow in the lab.

The Justice Department Is Investigating Tesla For Fraud
Tesla

Tesla stock immediately plummeted.

UK researchers are now testing RemoveDEBRIS, a satellite designed to trap space debris in a net so it can be removed before it damages spacecraft.
Off-World

It could help us catch orbiting junk so it doesn't damage spacecraft or satellites.

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.
Brain

Gadgets deliver a literal spark of creativity, proponents say.