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Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine found that stem cells-derived heart muscle cells adapted to microgravity really quickly.
Space

The study could "benefit astronaut health during long-duration spaceflight."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk says he's "looking into" making a Tesla feature that turns off proximity sensors while people wait in drive-through lanes.
Elon Musk

Apparently the cars' parking sensors go hogwild in drive-through lanes.

By Dan Robitzski

The likelihood of human extinction in any given year is as high as one in 14,000, but people don't seem to see the loss of humanity as uniquely tragic.
Future Society

And people don't seem all that bothered by the possibility.

By Kristin Houser

A Redditor designed a hat to thwart facial recognition by literally putting on a picture of Chinese President XI Jinping's face which blocks their face.
Future Society

One easy trick to defeat the surveillance state.

By Dan Robitzski

Geneticist Chris Mason has an unusual idea for helping future astronauts survive the trip to Mars: gene-hack them with tardigrade DNA that blocks radiation.
Mars

He wants to splice tardigrade DNA into humans so they can survive Mars.

By Dan Robitzski

Boeing just sent NASA its proposal for a crewed lunar lander that could ferry astronauts to the Moon by 2024 via NASA's planned "Lunar Gateway."
Moon

Could Boeing's "Fewest Steps to the Moon" approach really get us to the Moon by 2024?

By Victor Tangermann

The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation announced the country's first ever plans to send astronauts to the surface of Mars.
Mars

"Sending astronauts there will give man better opportunities to look for traces of life on Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of Cambridge believe a nueral network could solve the three-body problem much faster than existing computer software.
Science & Energy

The so-called "three-body problem" has been puzzling astronomers for centuries.

By Victor Tangermann

Hollywood legend James Dean will rise from the dead to make a computer-generated appearance in in an upcoming film, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Future Society

"The family views this as his fourth movie, a movie he never got to make."

By Victor Tangermann

The self-driving Uber that struck and killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 wasn't programmed to know that people could jaywalk.
Self-Driving Vehicles

It was only programmed to detect humans in crosswalks.

By Kristin Houser

China is actively selling killer drones to the Middle East, and one company is working to market its fully-autonomous robots.
Drones

The era of killer robots is here.

By Dan Robitzski

U.K. Health Minister Matt Hancock envisions a future where every child born in the country gets a genome sequence to scan for rare diseases.
Gene Editing

"We will give every child the best possible start in life by ensuring they get the best possible medical care as soon as they enter the world."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that the electric company's long-awaited pickup truck, or "cybertruck," will be unveiled on November 21.
Elon Musk

Is this the cyberpunk "Blade Runner" pickup truck we've been waiting for?

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed that his company's Starship rocket will only require $900,000 of fuel per launch and cost $2 million per mission overall.
NASA

Can Musk's latest claim possibly be true?

By Victor Tangermann

Over the last year, the number of posts on Reddit where people asked for help diagnosing a condition have doubled, especially when it comes to an STI.
Studies

"Social media was not built to deliver health care."

By Dan Robitzski

NVIDIA researchers have created a new AI that needs one full body photo of a person to make them look like they’re dancing.
Artificial Intelligence

It can even make Michelangelo's David look like it's busting a move.

By Kristin Houser

Jaguar is working on futuristic new tech that could turn interior panels of your next car into smart, color-changing, and interactive screens.
Advanced Transport

You'll be able to instantly change your car's entire interior.

By Victor Tangermann

A white supremacist planned to blow up a synagogue, but the bombs he got from undercover FBI agents he met through Facebook were inert.
Future Society

He planned to blow up a synagogue Friday night. Instead, he went to jail.

By Kristin Houser

We're littering an already-crowded space station environment and filling up valuable launch manifests with PR stunts. Knock it off, brands.
Future Society

Brands' latest PR stunt: cluttering up the International Space Station with unnecessary crap, from wine to sneakers.

By Victor Tangermann

In a Monday tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explained that Starship spaceports will need to be 20 miles offshore because of noise.
Starship

It'll still save you many hours over flying.

By Victor Tangermann