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Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind Created a Test to Measure an AI’s Ability to Reason

The researchers drew inspiration from human IQ tests.

Future Society

This “Cancer Cure” Video Is Fake. That’s The Point.

Its creator tells us why he made a "Trojan horse" to teach people to be more skeptical of videos just like that one.

Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: AI Can Now Fix Your Grainy Photographs Without a “Clean” Reference

Low light is no problem for this AI.

Off-World

The Digest: Private Rocket Launches Are Already Causing Flight Delays

A single rocket launch can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and cause hours' worth of delays.

Medical

The Digest: These Mind-Blowing Images of The Human Body Were Made By A New Kind of Scanner

They can tell doctors a lot — not just about the bones themselves, but about the tissue surrounding them.

Future Society

The Digest: Walmart Patents Tech for Eavesdropping on Workers

Save money. Live better. Maybe watch what you say.

Science & Energy

The Digest: We Finally Know Where Those Mysterious Subatomic Particles Are Coming From

Scientists team up to track down the source of high-energy neutrinos.

Health & Medicine

This Scientist Predicted He Would Live to 150. Now He’s Not So Sure.

Alex Zhavoronkov uses artificial intelligence to research pharmaceuticals that might enhance the human lifespan.

Future Society

The Digest: VR Treatment, Even Without a Therapist, Helps People Overcome Fear of Heights

A "virtual coach" could help you overcome your phobia.

Blockchain

The Digest: A Wildlife Charity Is Auctioning off a CryptoKitty in a First-of-Its-Kind Fundraiser

Honu is half-cat, half-turtle, and 100% tax deductible.

Health & Medicine

The Digest: Scientists Create New Cochlear Implants That Allow Gerbils to “Hear” Light

The rodents responded the same way to the light as they did to sound.

Cryptocurrency

The Digest: More Than Half of ICO-Funded Startups Fail Within 4 Months, Study Says

If you buy in, researchers suggest you sell quick.

Health & Medicine

The Digest: Doctors Repair Infants’ Damaged Hearts With Experimental Procedure

They've developed a new way to get a heart to start beating again, no transplant required.

Fossil Fuels

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

Right now oil companies have to spend billions to remove rigs. That might be a mistake.

Hyperloop

CEO of a Hyperloop Company Has Some Surprising Thoughts On The Future of Transportation

Hyperloop will be better than flying, he says.

Future Society

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

*Anyone* who suggests otherwise is just wrong.

Brain

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

ASMR makes people feel more calm and excited, a new study suggests.

Future Society

The Digest: Apps That Provide Benefits Might Actually Make the Gig Economy Sustainable

Independent workers need benefits, too.

Pollution

The Digest: Seattle Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws

Seattleites will have to drink their Starbucks with a recyclable straw.

Google

The Digest: The Next Telemarketer You Hang up on Might Be Google’s Duplex AI

AI might someday replace millions of call center workers.