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Parkinson’s May Actually Originate From Microbes in the Gut
Science & Energy

Parkinson’s May Actually Originate From Microbes in the Gut

Scientists may have been focusing on the wrong organ.

True Freedom Comes With Basic Income
Universal Basic Income

True Freedom Comes With Basic Income

A universal basic income could eliminate human exploitation.

#flying cars #transport
Advanced Transport

Skype Co-Founder Invests 10 Million in a Flying Car That Can Travel More Than 250 KM/H

Lilium Aviation is flying high on investments.

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Artificial Intelligence

At Amazon’s New Grocery Store, AI Takes Over Cashier Jobs

Just take the milk and bread, and go! (Seriously.)

An ‘Emotion Engine:’ Honda’s New Concept Car Can Feel
Advanced Transport

An ‘Emotion Engine:’ Honda’s New Concept Car Can Feel

Right in the feels.

A Revolutionary HIV Vaccine Is Going to Be Tested on 600 People Next Year
Evolution

A Revolutionary HIV Vaccine Is Going to Be Tested on 600 People Next Year

The final step will be a world-wide 6,000 person trial.

#autonomous vehicles #planes
Advanced Transport

An Artificially Intelligent Plane Is Going to Be Flying Over the U.K.

Future flights could avoid turbulence using AI.

Should We Extend the Time Limit for Embryonic Research? Scientists Set to Decide
Future Society

Should We Extend the Time Limit for Embryonic Research? Scientists Set to Decide

Scientists want to double the limit on embryo research.

The Search for Life: New Tech Opens a Universe of Alien Worlds
Science & Energy

The Search for Life: New Tech Opens a Universe of Alien Worlds

Welcome to the new age in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.

Lab-Grown Meat: Tyson is Making a Massive Investment in a Meatless Future
Science & Energy

Lab-Grown Meat: Tyson is Making a Massive Investment in a Meatless Future

Tyson is getting in on the ground floor of future competition.

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Biology

Remember, Remember: Scientists Transplant Embryonic Neurons to Erase Fear

This could help us do away with our memories of aversive events.

Reprogramming Stem Cells Could Soon Lead Us to a World Without Paralysis
Science & Energy

Reprogramming Stem Cells Could Soon Lead Us to a World Without Paralysis

Scientists are closer to regenerating nerve cells and curing diseases like ALS.

alzheimer's disease brain waves gamma oscillations
Health & Medicine

We May Be Able to Treat Alzheimer’s With Light

Flickering lights illuminate a hopeful new road for Alzheimer's treatment.

#automation #donald trump #indiana
Future Society

Automation Is the Greatest Threat to the American Worker, Not Outsourcing

Saving jobs is no longer a matter of keeping them in the U.S.

Not Just Meat: One Company is Now Growing Leather in a Lab
Science & Energy

Not Just Meat: One Company is Now Growing Leather in a Lab

Soon, even "mushroom chairs" could no longer be just in fairy tales.

Doctors Treat a Fatal Condition Using Magnets to “Pull” Bacteria From Blood
Bacteria

Doctors Treat a Fatal Condition Using Magnets to “Pull” Bacteria From Blood

Adios, antibiotics!

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Science & Energy

Unbreakable: Watch a Spray-On Polymer Let Objects Survive a 148-Foot Fall

Indestructibility for armored vests and melons, too.

#emdrive #propulsion #nasa
Science & Energy

Expert in Advanced Propulsion Says NASA’s EM Drive Results Are Likely Not Valid

An expert takes the momentum out of NASA's EM drive.

Ready, Set, Go: Audi’s Cars Can Let You Know When a Stoplight Will Turn Green
Advanced Transport

Ready, Set, Go: Audi’s Cars Can Let You Know When a Stoplight Will Turn Green

Smarter cars make for happier drivers.

#teb #china #city planning
Advanced Transport

This is the Sad Fate of China’s Futuristic Road Straddling Bus

The "straddling bus" now exists in a sorry state.