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Head Transplant Doctor Reports Successful Repair of Spinal Cord in Rats
Health & Medicine

Head Transplant Doctor Reports Successful Repair of Spinal Cord in Rats

Other experts say that the secret spinal cord "glue" is "too good to be true."

A Facebook AI Unexpectedly Created Its Own Unique Language
Artificial Intelligence

A Facebook AI Unexpectedly Created Its Own Unique Language

Two chatbots decided human language wasn't ideal for negotiating.

Magic Leap’s Disruption of the VR and Computing Industry is “Not That Far Away”
Virtual Reality

Magic Leap’s Disruption of the VR and Computing Industry is “Not That Far Away”

This new class of tech will introduce us to "spatial computing."

Elon Musk: Launching a Satellite with SpaceX is $300 Million Cheaper
SpaceX

Elon Musk: Launching a Satellite with SpaceX is $300 Million Cheaper

You could launch 4 satellites with SpaceX for the cost of 1 with the competition.

How Electric Currents May Fry Massive Planets
From Quarks to Quasars

How Electric Currents May Fry Massive Planets

Renewable Energy in the U.S. Broke Energy Records for the First Time
Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy in the U.S. Broke Energy Records for the First Time

And the trend is expected to continue.

Toshiba Has Unveiled a Swimming Robot to Assist in the Fukushima Cleanup
Robotics

Toshiba Has Unveiled a Swimming Robot to Assist in the Fukushima Cleanup

These cleanup robots can endure what would quickly kill a human.

Why Do Rivers Curve The Same?
Science & Energy

Why Do Rivers Curve The Same?

How Predictable Are You?
Prosthetics and Devices

How Predictable Are You?

Why Are We Made of ‘Starstuff’
From Quarks to Quasars

Why Are We Made of ‘Starstuff’

Elon Musk Puts a Cap on Ticket Price to Mars Colony. Here’s How Much It Could Cost.
Mars

Elon Musk Puts a Cap on Ticket Price to Mars Colony. Here’s How Much It Could Cost.

"You cannot create a self-sustaining civilization if the ticket price is $10 billion per person."

Astronomers Discover That Our Sun Likely Had an “Evil” Twin That Killed the Dinosaurs
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover That Our Sun Likely Had an “Evil” Twin That Killed the Dinosaurs

Like a long dormant curse, the doppelganger returns every 27 million years.

Technological Unemployment Is Here. Unconditional Basic Income is the Answer.
Universal Basic Income

Technological Unemployment Is Here. Unconditional Basic Income is the Answer.

UBI could prompt a new society anchored on higher achievement and purpose — not just paychecks.

universal basic income ubi hawaii automation
Universal Basic Income

Hawaii Becomes the First State to Pass a Bill in Support of Universal Basic Income

The island state is proving to be the nation's most forward-thinking.

DeepMind Develops a Neural Network That Can Make Sense of Objects Around It
Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind Develops a Neural Network That Can Make Sense of Objects Around It

The better to see you with.

Ever Hear Of a Volcano That Spews Blue Lava?
Science & Energy

Ever Hear Of a Volcano That Spews Blue Lava?

Try to Build a Stable Solar System: Orbital Physics and World Making
From Quarks to Quasars

Try to Build a Stable Solar System: Orbital Physics and World Making

Can you keep your worlds from colliding?

Mixing Caffeine and Alcohol: Good Times or Terrible Life Choice?
Science & Energy

Mixing Caffeine and Alcohol: Good Times or Terrible Life Choice?

Ferrofluid: Liquid Art
Science & Energy

Ferrofluid: Liquid Art

Energy Stored in Electric Vehicles Can Power Entire Buildings
Energy

Energy Stored in Electric Vehicles Can Power Entire Buildings

Researchers found a way to tap into stored energy in parked EVs to power buildings without hurting the EV's battery life.