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There’s Now A Religion Based On the Blockchain. Yes, Really.
Blockchain

There’s Now A Religion Based On the Blockchain. Yes, Really.

Matthew Liston may be its founder, but he's no Cryptsiah.

By Kristin Houser

The Newly-Passed Right To Try Act Is Redundant And Risky
Health & Medicine

The Newly-Passed Right To Try Act Is Redundant And Risky

The FDA already had a program to let terminally ill people access experimental drugs.

By Dan Robitzski

Google Ditches Department of Defense, Updates Its Code of Ethics
Google

Google Ditches Department of Defense, Updates Its Code of Ethics

Internal emails reveal the scale of Project Maven.

By Dan Robitzski

Uganda Is Taxing WhatsApp and Facebook, Because Users “Gossip”
Meta

Uganda Is Taxing WhatsApp and Facebook, Because Users “Gossip”

Many suspect it's a ploy to suppress free speech instead.

By Victor Tangermann

This Filter Makes Your Photos Indecipherable to Facial Recognition Software
Facial recognition

This Filter Makes Your Photos Indecipherable to Facial Recognition Software

With the filter, software can't even tell that a photo contains a face.

By Dan Robitzski

A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores
Artificial Intelligence

A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores

To anyone who played Sims, this looks pretty familiar.

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA Puts the Brakes on A Major CRISPR Trial in Humans
Health & Medicine

The FDA Puts the Brakes on A Major CRISPR Trial in Humans

If it works, the treatment could go a long way towards improving the lives of people with sickle cell disease.

By Kristin Houser

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains
Brain

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains

It could help patients better understand their medical conditions so they can decide on how to treat them.

By Leslie Nemo

This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight
Robotics

This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… kinda both?

By Kristin Houser

A California City Is Gearing Up To Test Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

A California City Is Gearing Up To Test Universal Basic Income

A similar trial stopped early in Finland. But maybe it'll work in the US.

By Dan Robitzski

Embattled GMO Golden Rice Is Now Allowed in US Food Supply
Food

Embattled GMO Golden Rice Is Now Allowed in US Food Supply

The global tide may slowly be turning in favor of GMOs.

By Leslie Nemo

Hackers Commandeered 3 Cryptocurrency Networks, Stole Millions
Hacking

Hackers Commandeered 3 Cryptocurrency Networks, Stole Millions

The hackers may have been inspired by "Silicon Valley."

By Dan Robitzski

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger
Robotics

The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger

The tiny bot blurs the line between the living and nonliving.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook Will Start Making Its Own AI Chips To Stop Violent Livestreams
Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Will Start Making Its Own AI Chips To Stop Violent Livestreams

The network wants to eliminate the delay between when a violent livestream begins and when the system takes it down.

By Dan Robitzski

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial
Neuroscience and Brain

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial

A new amputation technique can give people a more realistic sense of feeling.

By Dan Robitzski

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.
3D Printing

Millions of People Need New Corneas. Now We Can 3D Print Them.

Damaged corneas can cause vision problems or even blindness. We could soon have a new way to help people get new ones.

By Kristin Houser

China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling. Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead.
Science & Energy

China Isn’t Taking Our Recycling. Here’s What We Could Do With It Instead.

The staggering amount of paper and plastic we shipped to China in the past will have to find a new home.

By Leslie Nemo

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data
Data Privacy

Two States Are Trying To Give People Control Over Their Online Data

New laws in Vermont and proposed legislation in California would require companies to be more transparent in how user data is stored and sold.

By Dan Robitzski

Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips
Off-World

Future Space Tourists Might Have To Train Before Their Trips

Space travel is rough on the body.

By Leslie Nemo

Here’s What Ambien Can Actually Do To You
Health & Medicine

Here’s What Ambien Can Actually Do To You

Perhaps it’s best to turn off your phone and go right to bed.

By Dan Robitzski