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Artificial Intelligence

The Royal Wedding Will Use Facial-Recognition AI For Our Entertainment

Just what you need to stop saying, "Who the heck IS that?"

Future Society

Ill-Fitting Clothes: One More Thing We (Probably) Won’t Have to Deal With in the Future

Amazon wants you to send lots of 3D scans of your body so you never need to return clothes you bought online.

Pollution

Hawaii’s Sunscreen Ban Will Attempt to Protect Struggling Coral Reefs

Fortunately, there are reef-safe alternatives.

Off-World

We Now Have A Working Nuclear Reactor for Other Planets — But No Plan For Its Waste

The thing works, but NASA doesn't know what to do with its spent fuel.

Blockchain

The First Blockchain Smartphone for the US is Here

Its creator wants the device to empower the black community.

Medical

A Great Way To Prevent Opioid Deaths: Overriding Patents On Anti-Overdose Drug

The Baltimore City Health Department urged the Trump administration to lower the price of Naloxone.

Artificial Intelligence

AI Researchers Are Boycotting A New Journal Because It’s Not Open Access

Artificial intelligence will only flourish with transparency.

Health & Medicine

We Now Have Artificial Embryos So Lifelike, They Initiate Pregnancy In Mice

They could help us treat everything from infertility to heart disease.

Future Society

SHOCKER: Cambridge Analytica Is Shutting Down. Lol.

We can't believe it. REALLY.

Google

Google Street View Images Could Help Us Address a Public Health Crisis

The data can help policymakers find better ways to get people off their asses.

Health & Medicine

Some Genetic Tests Apparently Can’t Tell If You’re Dog Or Human

Just another reason you should be wary of home genetic tests.

Future Society

Noise-Cancelling Windows Are Perfect For People Already Rich Enough To Find Quiet in the City

The windows can cancel out harsh sounds in real time.

Future Society

Stephen Hawking’s Final Theory Tackles the Multiverse

The famous recently-deceased physicist wasn't done changing physics.

Climate Change

States Sue to Stop Trump’s EPA From Stripping Vehicle Emissions Rules

Eighteen states are suing to prevent the rollback of Obama-era emissions rules.

Neuroscience and Brain

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

Artificial intelligence gave researchers a full catalog of an animal's behaviors

Future Society

Governments Keep Trying To Shut Down Messaging Apps, But It Never Works The Way They Hope

Russia's done it. Now Iran has, too.

Moon

NASA Just Canceled Its Only Moon Rover Project. That’s Bad News for Trump’s Lunar Plans.

The rover was supposed to find the supplies future lunar astronauts would need.

Artificial Intelligence

High School Students Helped an AI Learn to Read Old Handwritten Texts

What were *you* doing during your teenage years?

Treatments

14 Smart Clothes and Accessories to Give Your Wardrobe the Tech Treatment

Be the "smartest" dresser.

Climate Change

Antarctic Research Project Will Determine If a Huge Glacier Will Soon Break Off

Special guest appearances by: seals, and Boaty McBoatface.