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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.

New Climate Report Forthcoming, Despite Trump’s Climate Change Views
Climate Change

New Climate Report Forthcoming, Despite Trump’s Climate Change Views

“There’s a tremendous interest and demand for updated information and also examples of how various communities are approaching climate issues.”

Changing Regulations Mean Genetically Modified Meat Could Soon Be on Your Plate
Science & Energy

Changing Regulations Mean Genetically Modified Meat Could Soon Be on Your Plate

The biotech industry wants gene-edited animals to have looser regulations. Is that a good idea?

Meet the First American to Sell Her Home Using Blockchain
Blockchain

Meet the First American to Sell Her Home Using Blockchain

“This first deal makes it much easier for the rest of the 49 states to iterate the process.”

Bring This Robot to a Disco, and It’ll Dance With You
Artificial Intelligence

Bring This Robot to a Disco, and It’ll Dance With You

Drop dance gorgeous.

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Robots and Machines

Create A “Real-World Avatar,” Win up to $10 Million

The XPrize foundation will reward whoever can build a working humanoid robot by 2021.

A Fleet of Underwater Robots Will Create Detailed Map of Marine Microbes
Science & Energy

A Fleet of Underwater Robots Will Create Detailed Map of Marine Microbes

"I really think this is going to transform oceanography by giving us a persistent presence in the ocean."