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Artificial Intelligence

To Prevent the Apocalypse, MIT Says to Study “Machine Behaviour”

They suggest a new field of AI study that goes beyond code.

From Quarks to Quasars

Newtonian Physics vs. Special Relativity

Future Society

An Internet Provider Is Selling an “Elite Gamer” Service

"Fast lane" internet is exactly what net neutrality supporters have been fighting against.

Robotics

Expert Warns Against Forming Emotional Attachments With Robots

In spite of their cute designs, robots can't love you back.

Facial recognition

Researcher: Facial Recognition Tech Could Get Trans People Killed

"The worst case scenario is...they end up shot or arrested or harassed."

Health & Medicine

World’s First Center for Psychedelics Research Opens in UK

It'll focus on the use of psychedelics for mental health care and the study of consciousness.

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Used An AI to Automatically Fire Low-Productivity Workers

It's a grim glimpse of a future in which AI is your boss — and you're disposable.

Artificial Intelligence

Autonomous Scooter Uses AI to Learn Your Favorite Routes

You didn't know you needed a smart, self-navigating scooter.

Nanotech

New “Nanofiber Yarn” Keeps Cells Alive While Injured Tissues Heal

It could mean no more movement restrictions while recovering from muscle and tendon injuries.

Elon Musk

The AI Group Elon Musk Quit Just Released An Amazing Music AI

Here's your chance to listen to Rachmaninoff's take on Adele's Someone Like You.

Off-World

Hubble Data: The Universe Is Expanding Faster and Faster

But we don't know why it's speeding up.

NASA

This Martian Greenhouse Concept Just Won a NASA Award

Up to eight different food crops could sustain four astronauts over 600 days on Mars.

Future Society

Ad-Blocking Web Browser Will Now Pay You Crypto to Watch Ads

But don't expect to be able to spend it on yourself just yet.

Artificial Intelligence

A New AI Can Spot Art Forgeries

The neural network has one simple trick to identify an imitation from the real thing.

Future Society

Lyft Expands Program to Help Families Get Healthy Groceries

The program is helping Americans overcome the barrier to nutritious food.

Science & Energy

New Image Shows Aftermath of Japan’s Asteroid Bomb

It turns out, the projectile packed more of a punch than anticipated.

Off-World

The Pentagon Wants to Build Satellite-Repairing Droids

Right now, high-altitude satellites have expensive redundancies in case something breaks.

Future Society

The New President of Ukraine Only Campaigned Online

He never once appeared in person for interviews, rallies, or speeches — but he was big on YouTube and Instagram.

Future Society

People Love Living in Pods So Much They’re Getting Neck Tattoos About It

These folks love living in a pod so much that they're getting neck tattoos of the pod company's logo.

Neuroscience and Brain

This Video Game Detects Alzheimer’s Earlier Than Lab Tests

As players navigate virtual seas, the app determines whether they're at risk for dementia.