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Artificial Intelligence

Futurism Studios’ Next Project? Merging The Human Brain With AI (Updated)

Humanity is evolving.

Surprise! Reddit Is Actually Helping People Battle Mental Illness
Health & Medicine

Surprise! Reddit Is Actually Helping People Battle Mental Illness

Amidst the misogyny and racism are some truly supportive communities.

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go
Biology

The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place To Go

They deserve better than a “salmon cannon.”

Hollywood is Wrong: Netflix is the Future of Film
Future Society

Hollywood is Wrong: Netflix is the Future of Film

The film industry could learn a thing or two from the streaming service.

Robot Showboat: Now Even Our Celeb Feuds Are Automated
Artificial Intelligence

Robot Showboat: Now Even Our Celeb Feuds Are Automated

Grab your (digitally rendered) popcorn.

FDA Committee Recommends Approving Marijuana-Derived Drug
Health & Medicine

FDA Committee Recommends Approving Marijuana-Derived Drug

"I had seizures for 10 years...[Epidiolex] changed my life."

A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water
Biology

A Moss Can Naturally Clean Harmful Arsenic From Water

That's good news for Sweden, which has a lot of toxic arsenic in its water.

Syphilis Google Searches Help Public Health Officials Predict New Cases
Google

Syphilis Google Searches Help Public Health Officials Predict New Cases

Yeah, we know. You were just doing research.

Amazon Wants to Help Crack Down on Crypto Crime — for a Price
Future Society

Amazon Wants to Help Crack Down on Crypto Crime — for a Price

Amazon could connect the dots between crypto users and their identities.

Basically Everyone Wants Scott Pruitt Out of Office
Environment

Basically Everyone Wants Scott Pruitt Out of Office

It's one of the few things upon which everyone (except the President) pretty much agrees.

Dare to Eat the World’s Hottest Chili Peppers? Beware of “Thunderclap” Headaches
Medical

Dare to Eat the World’s Hottest Chili Peppers? Beware of “Thunderclap” Headaches

Unless you're gunning to be a medical marvel, participating in a pepper-eating competition is a bad idea.

Facebook Just Moved 1.5 Billion Users’ Data To Avoid New Privacy Laws
Privacy

Facebook Just Moved 1.5 Billion Users’ Data To Avoid New Privacy Laws

Facebook wants its cake, and to eat it, too.

That Cocktail Napkin? It Could Tell You If Someone Laced Your Drink.
Future Society

That Cocktail Napkin? It Could Tell You If Someone Laced Your Drink.

The more you kno.

The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment
Cancer

The First “Cell-Free” CRISPR Tech Is Here To Personalize Cancer Treatment

A new CRISPR tool does what CRISPR-Cas9 can't.

SpaceX Just Launched NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope (Gee I Wonder What They’ll Find)
Exoplanets

SpaceX Just Launched NASA’s Exoplanet-Hunting Telescope (Gee I Wonder What They’ll Find)

TESS will focus on nearby planets worthy of further study.

California Is Investigating Tesla For Workplace Safety
Tesla

California Is Investigating Tesla For Workplace Safety

This will be the company's 21st investigation in the past five years.

Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away
Cancer

Earlier Cancer Detection Could Be Just an Artificial Mole Away

This fake mole isn't a fashion statement. It's a potentially life-saving medical innovation.

Five Productivity Tips from CEO (and Factory Floor Sleeper) Elon Musk
Elon Musk

Five Productivity Tips from CEO (and Factory Floor Sleeper) Elon Musk

It's easy to walk out of meetings if you're the CEO.

IKEA Furniture Tests Your Relationship, Also Robots
Robotics

IKEA Furniture Tests Your Relationship, Also Robots

Why put your relationship at risk when a robot could build the dang chair for you?

The Digital Afterlife is Open for Business. But It Needs Rules.
Future Society

The Digital Afterlife is Open for Business. But It Needs Rules.

Ethicists argue that our cyber selves should get the same postmortem dignity as our corpses.