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In a recent interview, author and leading grief expert David Kessler argues that what we're collectively feeling is grief. And not just one kind of grief.
Viruses

We Finally Have a Name for that Shitty Coronavirus Feeling

"We know this is temporary, but it doesn’t feel that way, and we realize things will be different."

By Victor Tangermann

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Artificial Intelligence

This is Urban Art, Created by An AI

Art isn't just for humans anymore.

By Jägermeister

Materials researcher Will Srubar argues that in order to build a sustainable future, scientists need to develop living, self-growing materials.
Future Society

This Professor Wants to Grow Entire Buildings Out of Bacteria

"Researchers have only scratched the surface of the potential of engineered living materials."

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft co-founder and public health advocate Bill Gates has a gloomy message about the COVID-19 pandemic: We missed our chance to mitigate harm.
Developments

Bill Gates Is Pissed: “We Should’ve Done More” to Stop COVID-19

"Ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner."

By Jon Christian

Australia is converting a tourist island destination known for housing some of the world's only quokkas into a quarantine zone for cruise ship passengers.
Future Society

Australia is Turning a Tourist Island Into a Quarantine Zone

The island houses some of the world's only quokkas — adorable, cat-sized marsupials.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Say There Could Be Life on Mercury
Exobiology

Scientists Say There Could Be Life on Mercury

"I realized that this idea — well it might be nuts, but it’s not completely nuts."

By Victor Tangermann

After an Air Force base declared a public health emergency, the SpaceX mission scheduled to launch from there on March 30 is on "indefinite" hold.
SpaceX

SpaceX Delays Launch Because of the Coronavirus

A Falcon 9 launch set for March 30 is on "indefinite" hold.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new paper, electric cars are, in fact, better for the world, despite the environmental cost involved in making them.
Environment

Myth, Dusted: No, Electric Cars Don’t Hurt the Environment That Much

It's electric, boogie woogie woogie.

By Foster Kamer

Impossible Foods CEO Patrick Brown says that in the future, the company may develop plant-based versions of less-commonly-eaten — or brand new — animals.
Food

Impossible Foods CEO Says he Could Create Brand-New Types of Meat

"We can create things that would be unmistakably meat, flavor and texture, but unlike anything that you’ve had before in that category."

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk sourced some 1,255 ventilators from Chinese manufactures and donated them to hospitals in the Los Angeles area.
Elon Musk

“Heroic Effort”: Elon Musk Donates 1,250 Ventilators to Hospitals

Elon Musk is finally putting his money where his mouth is.

By Victor Tangermann

The Indian government just announced that the country will enter a total lockdown for three weeks to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Developments

India Enters Total Lockdown for Three Weeks

"To save India and every Indian, there will be a total ban on venturing out."

By Dan Robitzski

The longfin inshore squid can alter its own genetic code on the fly, and new research shows its the first animal to do so outside of its cells' nuclei.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover That a Squid Can Edit Its Own Genetic Code

This cool squid could lead to better genetic treatments for humans.

By Dan Robitzski

A man died after taking chloroquine, the anti-malaria drug touted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk for its potential in the fight against coronavirus.
Viruses

Man Dies After Confusing Fishtank Cleaner With Drug Touted by Trump, Musk

If you try to self-medicate, you're gambling with your life.

By Foster Kamer

A team of researchers found a superconducting metal inside metoerite fragments, suggesting the advanced material is forming on its own out in space.
Science & Energy

Scientists Find Superconductor Inside Giant Meteorite

"The big takeaway is that there is superconductivity in the sky, naturally occurring."

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese authorities have announced they will be lifting the lockdown on Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, on April 8.
Viruses

China Is Lifting Lockdown on Coronavirus Epicenter City of Wuhan

There hasn't been a new case there in five days.

By Victor Tangermann

Here's some advice from five different astronauts, retired and actve, on how not to go crazy while being isolated for longer periods at a time.
Viruses

Surviving Isolation: A Lesson From 5 Astronauts

Can't handle two weeks in your house? Try a year in space.

By Victor Tangermann

An urban design researcher predicts that the coronavirus pandemic will lead the rich to hide away in gated communities while public infrastructure suffers.
Future Society

Professor: Pandemic Will Force the Rich Into Hiding

"The rich will withdraw even more behind the protection of doormen and gated communities."

By Dan Robitzski

IBM's Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has identified 77 drug compounds that could stop the coronavirus.
Treatments

World’s Fastest Supercomputer Finds 77 Potential COVID-19 Treatments

It's not a cure, but it's a step in the right direction.

By Victor Tangermann

According to new research, something happens during a musical performance: the brain activity of listeners synchronizes with that of the musician.
Brain

New Research: Listeners Synchronize Brain Activity With Musicians

"This study expands our understanding of music appreciation."

By Jon Christian

An italian company has come up with a 3D printed adapter that could turn a snorkeling mask into a C-PAP mask for oxygen therapy.
Prosthetics and Devices

This 3D-Printed Adapter Turns Snorkeling Mask Into a Ventilator

3D printing and some brilliant object-hacking could result in lives saved. Here's to smart fixes.

By Victor Tangermann