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Cities’ “Smart” Led Streetlights May Be Secretly Watching Over You
Future Society

Cities’ “Smart” Led Streetlights May Be Secretly Watching Over You

How would you feel about street lamps outfitted with hidden surveillance tech?

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Science & Energy

Neil deGrasse Tyson: We Don’t Understand the Most Fundamental Aspects of Our Universe

Humanity, it seems, has a lot to learn.

AI Translates News Just as Well as a Human Would
Artificial Intelligence

AI Translates News Just as Well as a Human Would

The AI was able to translate Chinese to English with "human parity."

Growing New Veins Could Make Life Better for People on Dialysis
Health & Medicine

Growing New Veins Could Make Life Better for People on Dialysis

A small practical improvement could make a world of difference.

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Future Society

Autonomous Robot Bees Are Being Patented by… Walmart?

Oddly enough, this isn't the first farming patent the retail giant has filed.

You’re Probably Drinking Microplastics With Your Bottled Water
Pollution

You’re Probably Drinking Microplastics With Your Bottled Water

Plastic bottles pollute the planet, and also your innards.

The ACLU Demands To Know How TSA Is Screening Your Electronics
Future Society

The ACLU Demands To Know How TSA Is Screening Your Electronics

They've even demanded travelers' passcodes to access devices.

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OpenAI

OpenAI Wants to Make Safe AI, but That May Be an Impossible Task

There may be no way to protect ourselves from AI.

Microbial Armor Could Protect Dying Coral Reefs
Science & Energy

Microbial Armor Could Protect Dying Coral Reefs

Corals with healthy microbiomes are healthier overall, but scientists don't yet know if the microbes are the reason why.

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Future Society

EPA Releases Strategy to Reduce Animal Testing on Vertebrates

This isn't just an animal rights' issue.

This Startup Will Literally Kill You for Science
Health & Medicine

This Startup Will Literally Kill You for Science

“What if we told you we could back up your mind?”

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Cryptocurrency

Google Becomes Most Recent Platform to Prohibit Cryptocurrency Ads

Following Facebook's lead, Google has decided to remove all ads related to cryptocurrencies and ICOs.

Stephen Hawking’s Most Dire Predictions for the Future
Future Society

Stephen Hawking’s Most Dire Predictions for the Future

Hawking inspired us. He also made us afraid.

On Pi Day, All Hail the Pi Master of Earth: Suresh Kumar Sharma
Science & Energy

On Pi Day, All Hail the Pi Master of Earth: Suresh Kumar Sharma

Suresh Kumar Sharma. So hot right now.

Uber Plans to Take Ridesharing to the Skies. Meet the VTOL Flying Car
Robots and Machines

Uber Plans to Take Ridesharing to the Skies. Meet the VTOL Flying Car

It's a car. It's a plane. It's an Uber.

Newly Developed Microneedles Can Dissolve in the Skin to Deliver Drugs
Health & Medicine

Newly Developed Microneedles Can Dissolve in the Skin to Deliver Drugs

No more painful injections.

Happy Pi Day, Here’s Some piCoin, piCoin is Actually a Thing
Future Society

Happy Pi Day, Here’s Some piCoin, piCoin is Actually a Thing

Don’t actually buy piCoin.

What Will Future Space Robots Look Like?
Off-World

What Will Future Space Robots Look Like?

The "mind" of R2-D2 in the body of C-3P0.

What’s A Proton Battery? Three Things You Need To Know.
Energy

What’s A Proton Battery? Three Things You Need To Know.

No, it's not from Star Trek.

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Physics

Scientists Have an Experiment to See If the Human Mind Is Bound to the Physical World

They think you might be able to overcome the laws of physics with free will.