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This Scientist Predicted He Would Live to 150. Now He’s Not So Sure.
Health & Medicine

This Scientist Predicted He Would Live to 150. Now He’s Not So Sure.

Alex Zhavoronkov uses artificial intelligence to research pharmaceuticals that might enhance the human lifespan.

The Digest: VR Treatment, Even Without a Therapist, Helps People Overcome Fear of Heights
Future Society

The Digest: VR Treatment, Even Without a Therapist, Helps People Overcome Fear of Heights

A "virtual coach" could help you overcome your phobia.

The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February
Moon

The Digest: The First Privately-Funded Unmanned Spacecraft Might Land on the Moon in February

The Israeli probe will hitch a ride aboard a SpaceX rocket next year.

The Digest: A Wildlife Charity Is Auctioning off a CryptoKitty in a First-of-Its-Kind Fundraiser
Blockchain

The Digest: A Wildlife Charity Is Auctioning off a CryptoKitty in a First-of-Its-Kind Fundraiser

Honu is half-cat, half-turtle, and 100% tax deductible.

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them
Military

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them

The hacker took advantage of vulnerabilities with popular routers that we've known about for years.

The Digest: Scientists Create New Cochlear Implants That Allow Gerbils to “Hear” Light
Health & Medicine

The Digest: Scientists Create New Cochlear Implants That Allow Gerbils to “Hear” Light

The rodents responded the same way to the light as they did to sound.

The Digest: More Than Half of ICO-Funded Startups Fail Within 4 Months, Study Says
Cryptocurrency

The Digest: More Than Half of ICO-Funded Startups Fail Within 4 Months, Study Says

If you buy in, researchers suggest you sell quick.

The Digest: Doctors Repair Infants’ Damaged Hearts With Experimental Procedure
Health & Medicine

The Digest: Doctors Repair Infants’ Damaged Hearts With Experimental Procedure

They've developed a new way to get a heart to start beating again, no transplant required.

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good
Fossil Fuels

The Digest: Removing Spent Underwater Oil Rigs Might Do More Harm Than Good

Right now oil companies have to spend billions to remove rigs. That might be a mistake.

The Digest: YouTube Tweaks Site Design, Dedicates $25 Million to Combat “Fake News”
Future Society

The Digest: YouTube Tweaks Site Design, Dedicates $25 Million to Combat “Fake News”

It's already implemented some of the new features.

CEO of a Hyperloop Company Has Some Surprising Thoughts On The Future of Transportation
Hyperloop

CEO of a Hyperloop Company Has Some Surprising Thoughts On The Future of Transportation

Hyperloop will be better than flying, he says.

The Digest: Starbucks Is Replacing Plastic Straws With “Sippy Cups” for Adults
Pollution

The Digest: Starbucks Is Replacing Plastic Straws With “Sippy Cups” for Adults

The chain is taking a grande stand against plastic pollution.

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies
Future Society

Decades Of Scientific Research Does, In Fact, Suggest Breastfeeding Is Best for Babies

*Anyone* who suggests otherwise is just wrong.

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits
Brain

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

ASMR makes people feel more calm and excited, a new study suggests.

The Digest: Apps That Provide Benefits Might Actually Make the Gig Economy Sustainable
Future Society

The Digest: Apps That Provide Benefits Might Actually Make the Gig Economy Sustainable

Independent workers need benefits, too.

The Digest: Seattle Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws
Pollution

The Digest: Seattle Becomes the First Major U.S. City to Ban Plastic Straws

Seattleites will have to drink their Starbucks with a recyclable straw.

The Digest: The Next Telemarketer You Hang up on Might Be Google’s Duplex AI
Google

The Digest: The Next Telemarketer You Hang up on Might Be Google’s Duplex AI

AI might someday replace millions of call center workers.

The Digest: A British Startup Is Using AI to Teach Cars to Drive Themselves
Artificial Intelligence

The Digest: A British Startup Is Using AI to Teach Cars to Drive Themselves

The car learns to drive like we do — through trial and error.

The Digest: NASA Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Us From Contaminating Other Planets, Report Says
NASA

The Digest: NASA Isn’t Doing Enough to Prevent Us From Contaminating Other Planets, Report Says

The agency's 50-year-old policies are in dire need of an update.

The Digest: US Officials Plan to Use DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Children With Their Families
Future Society

The Digest: US Officials Plan to Use DNA Tests to Reunite Migrant Children With Their Families

The administration is reportedly already swabbing children's cheeks.