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Bitcoin

Absurdly Futuristic Gifts for the Trillionaire on Your Christmas List

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a taste of the future.

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Medical

Medical Video Game Improves Doctors’ Ability to Recognize Trauma

"It's heartening to know we're on track to develop a game that shows promise at improving on current educational training."

Blue Origin Returns to Launch the New Shepard for the First Time This Year
Blue Origin

Blue Origin Returns to Launch the New Shepard for the First Time This Year

The launch was just a test of the New Shepard rocket, complete with a dummy passenger: Mannequin Skywalker.

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Climate Change

Trump’s Newly Signed Defense Bill Labels Climate Change as a “Direct Threat”

"A three-foot rise in sea levels will threaten the operations of more than 128 United States military sites."

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Future Society

Architects Design a Flood-Proof Parking Garage That Rises as It Rains

The design can prevent flood damage and add more green spaces to cities.

It’s 2017. Our Contraceptives Are Still Harming Women.
Health & Medicine

It’s 2017. Our Contraceptives Are Still Harming Women.

Even low-dose contraceptives increase the risk of breast cancer.

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Robotics

In a Dystopian Move, the SPCA Is Using a Robot to Scare off Homeless People

The autonomous robot is stirring up controversy in San Francisco.

Nanoscopic Hyperlensing Made of Natural Crystal Allows Us to See Viruses on the Surface of Cells
Science & Energy

Nanoscopic Hyperlensing Made of Natural Crystal Allows Us to See Viruses on the Surface of Cells

This might radically advance the effectiveness and diagnostic criteria of medicine.

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Science & Energy

New Research Says There’s a Genetic Limit to How Long We Can Live

Humanity has reached a threshold — but it's one we may be able to push further.

The World Bank Will Stop Fossil Fuel Financing Beginning in 2019
Climate Change

The World Bank Will Stop Fossil Fuel Financing Beginning in 2019

This is a huge win for the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Future Society

Worried About Doomsday? You Can Rent This Bunker for $1000 Per Year

Its rent is cheaper than a New York apartment, and it's fortified against the apocalypse.

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Climate Change

Prepare Yourself for the “Tsunami of Data” Expected to Hit by 2025

Experts suggest that by this year, data could consume 1/5 of all electricity.

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Prosthetics and Devices

Georgia Tech’s New Prosthetic Arm Enables Amputees to Control Each Individual Finger

"By using this new technology, the arm can detect which fingers an amputee wants to move, even if they don't have fingers."

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Climate Change

A Power Plant Joining the Grid in 2018 Burns Natural Gas with No Emissions

Their plant uses CO2 to efficiently and cleanly generate electricity.

Study Supports Theory That “Men Are Idiots” – Wait… What?
From Quarks to Quasars

Study Supports Theory That “Men Are Idiots” – Wait… What?

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Science & Energy

Electric Car Range May Soon Triple, Thanks to New Research

A new breakthrough in lithium metal could forever change transportation and emissions.

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Science & Energy

We’ve Finally Recorded the Earth’s Mysterious Song

"It's like taking a piano and slamming all the keys at the same time."

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Science & Energy

Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014

Your discarded computers, solar panels, refrigerators, and more could be worth over $60 billion.

Astronomers Are Gearing Up to Listen for Evidence of Aliens from a Mysterious Interstellar Object
Exobiology

Astronomers Are Gearing Up to Listen for Evidence of Aliens from a Mysterious Interstellar Object

The public could have results within days.

China’s “Social Credit System” Will Rate How Valuable You Are as a Human
Future Society

China’s “Social Credit System” Will Rate How Valuable You Are as a Human

What people can and can't do will depend on how high their "citizen score" is.