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NASA included a possible 2026 sample return mission to Mars in this week's budget request. Congress has yet to approve the budget.
Mars

NASA Wants to Send a Sample Return Mission to Mars

It's an aggressive timeline.

By Victor Tangermann

A newly discovered Chinese database tracks which female citizens are "breedready," a term apparently used to signal if she is likely able to have children.
Data Privacy

Creepy Database Lists Whether 1.8M Chinese Women Are “Breedready”

“Is this the prologue to The Handmaid’s Tale?”

By Kristin Houser

A new Toyota patent details a personalized system that can fill a car with someone's favorite scent. Or, if they're stealing the car, with tear gas.
Advanced Transport

New Toyota Patent Would Let Cars Spray Thieves With Tear Gas

Now that's what we call a car alarm!

By Dan Robitzski

George Hotz told a crowd at SXSW that he suspects we live in a simulation, and he wants to find a way to break out of it.
Hacking

Famous Hacker Thinks We’re Living in Simulation, Wants to Escape

He's also thinking of starting a church dedicated to escaping the simulation.

By Dan Robitzski

A mind-controlled drone will hit Kickstarter on Tuesday, giving anyone with roughly $282 the ability to fly a drone without a handheld controller.
Drones

A Drone You Control With Your Mind Is About to Hit Kickstarter

"It's not perfect, but it does give a glimpse of a mind-controlled future."

By Kristin Houser

Nick Bostrom told Vulture he didn't see "The Matrix" until after penning his still-discussed 2003 paper, "Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?"
Future Society

Philosopher Hadn’t Seen “The Matrix” Before Publishing Simulation Hypothesis

Nick Bostrom doesn't think you should try to break free from the Matrix.

By Kristin Houser

In a paper two professors argue that algorithms are already constructing and shaping our reality, whether we're aware of it or not.
Artificial Intelligence

Researcher Warns: Algorithms Are “Using and Even Controlling Us”

"We are setting ourselves up for technological domination."

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon employees are experiencing mental health breakdowns due to warehouse working conditions, according to a Daily Beast report.
Future Society

911 Calls Reveal Mental Anguish of Amazon Employees

"It’s this isolating colony of hell where people having breakdowns is a regular occurrence."

By Kristin Houser

New research upends the common assumption that sound waves are weightless. It turns out they carry a trace amount of mass in the form of phonons.
Physics

Sound May Be Carried by Tiny Particles With Negative Gravity

Long thought to be weightless, new research suggests sonic waves have mass.

By Dan Robitzski

To help people determine whether or not a news article was made up by a bot, scientists built a tool that looks for signs of humanity within text.
Artificial Intelligence

This Site Detects Whether Text Was Written by a Bot

Reassuringly, Futurism articles registered as being written by humans.

By Dan Robitzski

Security company Gemalto invented a debit card that can make secure purchases through a built-in fingerprint scanner. UK bank Natwest will trial it soon.
Future Society

A Bank Is Testing a Debit Card With Built-in Fingerprint Scanner

Is it more secure?

By Victor Tangermann

More Tesla stores will remain open than previously expected, according to a new Tesla blog post, but the move will also increase vehicle prices.
Tesla

Tesla Reverses Course, Raising Car Prices and Keeping Stores Open

The company has "reevaluated" a plan it just announced 10 days ago.

By Kristin Houser

As robots and AI replace more and more workers, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez argues we need a national safety net to provide for the displaced.
Future Society

AOC: Automation Means “More Time Enjoying the World We Live In”

"We should be excited about automation because of what it could potentially mean."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Spots “Moving Water Molecules” on the Moon
Moon

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Spots “Moving Water Molecules” on the Moon

This could be a big deal for future missions to the Moon.

By Victor Tangermann

A quantum radio chip allows researchers to tune in to the smallest radio frequencies
Physics

Researchers Tune in to Smallest Radio Frequency in Quantum Mechanics

You won't find your favorite tunes on these frequencies.

By Jacob Banas

2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang supports universal basic income
Universal Basic Income

How Universal Basic Income Could Be Affordable, Andrew Yang Explains

Here's one way we might deal with job automation.

By Jacob Banas

Neuroscientists Can Predict Decisions 11 Seconds Before We Make Them
Science & Energy

Neuroscientists Can Predict Decisions 11 Seconds Before We Make Them

One day your mind may be less private than you think.

By Jacob Banas

Fire Resistant Homes could help prevent extreme weather damage from climate change
Climate Change

New Fire-Resistant Homes the Next Line of Defense From Wildfires

Our environment is changing and so our homes must change as well.

By Jacob Banas

A genetically modified salmon swims next to a normal salmon of the same age.
Science & Energy

FDA Allows Genetically Modified Salmon Imports in the US

Some are ready to take a bite, others call it a "Frankenfish."

By Jacob Banas

That's why doctors are excited about a new experimental treatment that could provide broad protection against many strains of the flu.
Health & Medicine

A New Drug Might, Possibly, Have Cured the Flu

"If you told me 10 years ago that we'd have a small molecule that could do this I would have been completely surprised."

By Jon Christian