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Future Society

A New Tool Makes Scientific Writing Easier for the Public to Grasp

Read more science, Google less.

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Medical

This New Device Turns Your Smartphone Into a Medical Lab

The cheap device can help serve patients in rural areas around the world.

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Cancer

Study Shows That “Liquid Biopsies” Could Lead to Faster Cancer Detection

These blood tests could detect cancer before any symptoms surface.

Scientists Still Don’t Fully Understand the Connection Between Obesity and Depression
Health & Medicine

Scientists Still Don’t Fully Understand the Connection Between Obesity and Depression

Discovering the link could solve a $350 billion problem.

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OpenAI

Elon Musk’s OpenAI Created a Bot That Can Beat the World’s Best eSports Players

The bot's ability to win is indicative of the increasing power of AI systems.

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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Continues to Plow Through Milestones By Surpassing the $4,000 Mark

The cryptocurrency is now worth 4 times what it was in January.

Russia Claims It’s Building a Nuclear Space Bomber Capable of Striking Any Country in the World
Nuclear Fusion

Russia Claims It’s Building a Nuclear Space Bomber Capable of Striking Any Country in the World

The Placebo Effect Is Real and It Can Lead to Better Healthcare
Health & Medicine

The Placebo Effect Is Real and It Can Lead to Better Healthcare

It's not just in your head.

Rethinking Elevators Could Transform Cities as We Know Them
Future Society

Rethinking Elevators Could Transform Cities as We Know Them

Who needs cables?

You Can Now Buy Genetically Engineered Salmon in Canada
Future Society

You Can Now Buy Genetically Engineered Salmon in Canada

After 25 years of controversy, GM salmon fillets are being sold as food in Canada.

We Are Closer Than Ever to Achieving the Hyperloop – But Not the One We First Imagined
Hyperloop

We Are Closer Than Ever to Achieving the Hyperloop – But Not the One We First Imagined

More recent designs closely resemble high-speed trains.

What Would Happen if Cryptocurrency Became More Popular Than Cash?
Bitcoin

What Would Happen if Cryptocurrency Became More Popular Than Cash?

It would forever change how our society spends and saves.

NASA’s Voyager Spacecrafts Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later
NASA

NASA’s Voyager Spacecrafts Are Still Going Strong 40 Years Later

Voyager 1's last postcard from interstellar space will reach us by 2040.

Experts Are Divided on the Future Impact of Tesla
Tesla

Experts Are Divided on the Future Impact of Tesla

But at the very least, the company has changed the present.

Filecoin’s ICO Shatters Records by Raising Nearly $200 Million in Just 1 Hour
Cryptocurrency

Filecoin’s ICO Shatters Records by Raising Nearly $200 Million in Just 1 Hour

The achievement shows that decentralized currency has become a major industry.

Slack CEO Voices His Support for Universal Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

Slack CEO Voices His Support for Universal Basic Income

UBI has some powerful people backing it.

New Research Shows That This HPV Vaccine Could Prevent 93% of Cervical Cancers
Cancer

New Research Shows That This HPV Vaccine Could Prevent 93% of Cervical Cancers

Making this vaccine available everywhere could save thousands of lives annually.

Researchers Develop Bendable Batteries That Could Make Implants and Wearables Safer
Science & Energy

Researchers Develop Bendable Batteries That Could Make Implants and Wearables Safer

They’re flexible and don’t contain corrosive chemicals.

Dubai Just Moved One Step Closer to Launching Its Flying Taxi Service
Artificial Intelligence

Dubai Just Moved One Step Closer to Launching Its Flying Taxi Service

Testing of these futuristic vehicles will begin this year.

New Study Explains How Some Planets May Never Become Habitable
Science & Energy

New Study Explains How Some Planets May Never Become Habitable

This could trim the number of planets we should investigate for alien life.