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A doctor has affirmed what every Sex and the City fan suspected after watching the end to the first episode of "And Just Like That...".
Developments

Doctor Horrified by That Pivotal Scene in “Sex and the City” Reboot

And just like that... a TV show took liberties with medical science.

Both The Verge and The Washington Post have published stories today of SpaceX and Tesla employees coming forward alleging rampant sexual harassment.
Future Society

A Huge Wave of Sexual Harassment Allegations Just Hit SpaceX and Tesla

Misogyny and sexual harassment appear to run rampant at both Tesla and SpaceX.

NASA is about to launch its James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers are absolutely mortified of a disaster if anything goes wrong.
James Webb Space Telescope

Scientists Are “Terrified” of NASA’s James Webb Telescope Launch

"I will almost certainly watch the launch and be terrified the entire time."

A new study complicates previous research associating testosterone with business success by linking the hormone with unethical behavior in sexual scenarios.
Studies

High Testosterone Linked to F**kboy Behavior, Scientists Say

Surprise: manly men are bigger assholes.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have caught a black hole — or possibly a neutron star — in the act of being born.
Science & Energy

Astronomers May Have Spotted a Black Hole Being Born

"The amount of energy was orders of magnitude more than the typical core collapse supernova."

A sneaker company known for photoshopping a "cybershoe" onto Elon Musk has been purchased by Nike because, apparently, nothing matters anymore.
Elon Musk

Nike Buys NFT Company that Made the Elon Musk “Cybersneaker”

Have the hypebeasts finally gone too far?

A new study published in the journal Microbial Ecology found a growing number of bugs that have evolved to carry a plastic-degrading enzyme.
Pollution

Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Plastic Pollution, Scientists Say

It could lead to the development of enzymes that can break down specific plastics.

"SpaceX is starting a program to take CO2 out of atmosphere & turn it into rocket fuel," CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Monday. Please join if interested."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Is Going to Start Sucking CO2 Out of the Air and Turning It Into Rocket Fuel

"Will also be important for Mars."

Amazon Workers Say Company Failed to Warn Them of Deadly Tornado
Future Society

Amazon Workers Say Company Failed to Warn Them of Deadly Tornado

"Amazon won’t let us leave."

Ex-SpaceX Engineer Says She Was Constantly Sexually Harassed by Coworkers
Future Society

Ex-SpaceX Engineer Says She Was Constantly Sexually Harassed by Coworkers

She claims that her attempts to report the issues to HR fell on deaf ears.

An NFT enthusiast made a typo that ended up costing him hundreds of thousands of dollars when selling his "Bored Ape" NFT.
Cryptocurrency

Guy Accidentally Sells $300,000 “Bored Ape” NFT for 1% of Its Value

We live in the worst timeline.

Tech Bro Thinks He’s Close to Cheating Death
RX and Medicine

Tech Bro Thinks He’s Close to Cheating Death

The pharma cofounder urge to defy death itself.

Israeli company MeaTech 3D has successfully bioprinted a 3.67 ounce steak that's composed out of layers of lab-grown fat and muscle cells.
Science & Energy

Scientists Sucessfully Bioprint World’s Largest Lab-Grown Steak

Okay, that's pretty cool.

Billionaire and Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong has launched a new "epigenetic reprogramming" company with the goal of extending the human health span.
Gene Editing

Billionaire Launches Startup to Reprogram Human Gene Expression

Could reprogramming genes allow us to extend the human lifespan?

Amazon is under fire for its controversial workplace cell phone ban in the wake of a deadly warehouse collapse in Illinois during Friday night's tornado.
Future Society

Amazon Under Fire for Workplace Cell Phone Ban After Deadly Warehouse Collapse

"After these deaths, there is no way in hell I am relying on Amazon to keep me safe."

A new report from the Harvard Kennedy School found that China’s rapidly gaining steam in the realms of AI, 5G, quantum computing, biotechnology, and more.
Future Society

Harvard Warns That Chinese Tech Is Rapidly Overtaking American Capabilities

They're warning that "it will overtake the US within the next decade." 

Researchers have discovered that humans experience a “creative sweet spot” in the moments right before we fall asleep that can help solve tough problems.
Neuroscience and Brain

Human Brains Can Solve Hard Problems Moments Before Falling Asleep, Study Finds

Here's how you can try to create your own "eureka" moments.

As Reuters and other outlets reported, a woman who worked on the assembly line at Tesla's Fremont, California factory said she suffered "sexual harassment on a near-daily basis" from her manager.
Tesla

New Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleges Disgusting Behavior at Tesla Factory

Is Tesla's Fremont factory a "frat house"?

Former Feinstein Institutes neuroengineer Viktor Tóth taught three rats to play "Doom II" using a virtual reality set up. Here's how he did it.
Future Society

Scientist Who Trained Rats to Play “Doom II” Says He May Start Twitch Channel

Here's why — and how — he did it.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year 2021 for his "dreams of Mars as he brestrides Earth."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021

"Lately, Elon Musk also likes to live-tweet his poops."