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Climate Change

Robert De Niro Says the U.S. Replaced Science With Ignorance. And He’s Right.

"It is a place where science once reigned. It has been replaced by ignorance."

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses
Viruses

Researchers Claim Special Form of UV Light Can Safely Kill Flu Viruses

The study's findings come during an especially deadly flu season in the United States.

We Can Now Use Stem Cells to Grow Functioning Kidney Tissue
Health & Medicine

We Can Now Use Stem Cells to Grow Functioning Kidney Tissue

While it's an early step, this could lead to major improvements in treatment.

Politicians and Innovators Agree: It’s Impossible to Govern AI
Artificial Intelligence

Politicians and Innovators Agree: It’s Impossible to Govern AI

"All of these talks are just B.S."

Experts Assert That All Nations Should Have a “Minister of AI”
Artificial Intelligence

Experts Assert That All Nations Should Have a “Minister of AI”

It actually makes a lot of sense.

World Leaders Have Decided: The Next Step in AI is Augmenting Humans
Artificial Intelligence

World Leaders Have Decided: The Next Step in AI is Augmenting Humans

It has already started.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Wants to Ship Tesla Parts Using a Boring Company Underground Tunnel

The tunnel could boost production to 700,000 cars a year.

New Horizons Space Probe Captures the Farthest Photo Ever Taken From Earth
New Horizons

New Horizons Space Probe Captures the Farthest Photo Ever Taken From Earth

The spacecraft is breaking records as it journeys toward the Kuiper Belt.

We Know You Don’t Really Read Privacy Policies. This AI Can Do It For You.
Artificial Intelligence

We Know You Don’t Really Read Privacy Policies. This AI Can Do It For You.

The browser extension visualizes “the interesting stuff” in privacy policies in just 30 seconds.

A $245 Million Settlement Has Brought the Waymo v. Uber Legal Battle to a Close
Advanced Transport

A $245 Million Settlement Has Brought the Waymo v. Uber Legal Battle to a Close

Uber says it didn't steal any of Waymo's trade secrets, but aspects of the trial and settlement suggest otherwise.

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Renewable Energy

Want a World Without Blackouts? Power the Future With Renewable Energy.

"The whole system is most efficient when it is planned ahead of time as opposed to done one piece at a time."

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Science & Energy

Researchers Put 3D Glasses on Praying Mantises and Discovered a New Type of Vision

The bespectacled bugs could help us give robots the gift of sight.

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Off-World

We Just Found Out Asteroids Are Flying by Earth This Week — Here’s How Worried You Should Be

And here's how we know.

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Health & Medicine

Human Eggs Developed to Maturity in the Lab for the First Time

Scientists only used ovarian tissue.

Secret iOS Source Code Has Leaked Onto the Internet
Future Society

Secret iOS Source Code Has Leaked Onto the Internet

Bad news for more than 700 million iPhone users around the globe.

In 1918 We Faced the Flu Pandemic. Today, We’re Still Fighting the War.
Future Society

In 1918 We Faced the Flu Pandemic. Today, We’re Still Fighting the War.

In another century, maybe we'll be rid of the flu for good.

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Health & Medicine

A New Test Can Read Your Future Child’s Genome While They’re Still in the Womb

The test could give parents-to-be insights into the genetic traits and disease risks of a developing fetus as early as the first trimester of pregnancy.

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Future Society

Intel is Trying to Make Smart Glasses a Thing, And Hit Your Retinas with a Laser

Snapchat Spectacles were lame. Google Glass didn't live up to our expectations. Yet here we are again.

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Off-World

Reconsidering Space Debris: Can Space Junk Be Useful?

One planet's (space) trash can also be its treasure.

If You Think McDonald’s Fries Will Cure Baldness, Sorry, But You Don’t Deserve Hair
Health & Medicine

If You Think McDonald’s Fries Will Cure Baldness, Sorry, But You Don’t Deserve Hair

File this one under "Too good to be true."