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Food

A New Type of Farm Is Letting Us Grow 100 Times More Food

Things are looking up in the world of farming.

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Science & Energy

Scientists Just Unlocked the Catalyst for Cancerous Relapse

"It is becoming increasingly clear that the immune system is at the core of the puzzle of how we can treat cancer more effectively."

Physicists May Finally Understand the Spatial Dimensions in Our Universe
Science & Energy

Physicists May Finally Understand the Spatial Dimensions in Our Universe

Flux tubes might help to explain the early and expanding universe.

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Ethics

Crowdsourced Morality Could Determine the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

AI needs a moral backbone. Democracy could be the way to give it one.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft and Amazon Have Partnered to Bring AI to the Masses

To build a business on AI, you need to pool resources and talent.

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Off-World

The U.S. Air Force Space Command Is “Completely Committed” to Recycled Rockets

It'll be "absolutely foolish" not to.

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Blockchain

A U.S. Political Candidate Just Pledged to Make All Decisions via an App Poll

If elected, he'll vote however the people do.

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Artificial Intelligence

Uber Users in Dubai Can Now Choose to Ride in a Tesla

By 2019, an additional 150 vehicles will join the initial fleet of 50.

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Cryptocurrency

Vladimir Putin: Russia Will Issue its Own Cryptocurrency

Putin officially stated that Russia will issue its own "CryptoRuble."

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Pollution

Sir David Attenborough Calls For Action Against Plastic Pollution

One study estimates that our oceans will contain more plastics than fish by 2050.

New Research Shows Asymmetry in Bacteria Might Help Us Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria

New Research Shows Asymmetry in Bacteria Might Help Us Fight Antibiotic Resistance

Understanding this mechanism could help better target antibiotics, and even weaken the virulence of certain bacteria.

In the Future, Your Home May Be Powered by a Tesla Battery
Tesla

In the Future, Your Home May Be Powered by a Tesla Battery

The rise of home batteries is driven by a powerful need.

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Future Society

Google Is Spending $1 Billion to Prepare U.S. Workers for the Jobs of Tomorrow

The initiative could help prevent a future of widespread unemployment.

The Netherlands Will End Coal Power by 2030
Energy

The Netherlands Will End Coal Power by 2030

By 2030, the country also wants to reduce emissions by 49 percent.

New Anatomy VR App Lets You Look Inside Your Own Body
Virtual Reality

New Anatomy VR App Lets You Look Inside Your Own Body

How much do you really want to see?

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Future Society

Kurzweil Claims That the Singularity Will Happen by 2045

Get ready for humanity 2.0.

Ray Kurzweil’s Most Exciting Predictions About the Future of Humanity
Artificial Intelligence

Ray Kurzweil’s Most Exciting Predictions About the Future of Humanity

His past predictions were 86% accurate. Will he be right about these, too?

Here’s What You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence and Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

Here’s What You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence and Universal Basic Income

Society is changing, and we need to be ready.

The Next Sexual Revolution Is Going to be All About Technology
Virtual Reality

The Next Sexual Revolution Is Going to be All About Technology

And we need to prepare for the implications.

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Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has Officially Started Shipping Tesla Powerpacks to Puerto Rico

More than 80 percent of the island is still without electricity.