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Future Society

Cities need to reimagine their future to combat a warming planet and rapid urbanization.

By Rachelle Dragani

Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder argues that scientists should be expected to better justify all of the billions of dollars their experiments cost.
Physics

Sabine Hossenfelder says the bar for approving several-billion-dollar projects should be higher.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers at the University of California found that there could be way more ice water on the surface of the Moon than we initially thought.
Science & Energy

Shadowed lunar craters could harbor millions of tons of ice.

By Victor Tangermann

Giving birth in space might cause changes to the human body, including new skin tones and bigger heads, predicts evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon.
Off-World

Babies born in space might have enormous heads. Seriously.

By Kristin Houser

Facebook is already inundated with scam posts for its yet-unreleased cryptocurrency, Libra. It's a bad sign for a company trying to earn public trust.
Blockchain

It's a bad sign for Facebook's upcoming Libra cryptocurrency.

By Dan Robitzski

The Human Brain Project, which ten years ago promised to model an entire human brain, failed to deliver. Scientists suspect it was doomed from the start.
Science & Energy

The Human Brain Project tells a classic warning tale against scientific hype.

By Dan Robitzski

Unrestored tapes of the first Moon walk just sold for more than $1.8 million at auction — more than 8,000 times the price paid by their owner in 1976.
Moon

The tapes' previous owner bought them for $217.77 in 1976.

By Kristin Houser

Allianz Explorer Series Is Taking NYC on a First-Class Ride to a Sustainable Future
Future Society

Be a part of the community creating sustainable solutions for urban living.

By Rachelle Dragani

In an impressive feat of strength, an all-electric Ford F-150 pickup truck just pulled 1 million pounds of massive rail cars behind it for 1,000 feet.
Advanced Transport

"It's a pretty epic and extreme demonstration."

By Victor Tangermann

Sci-fi Short Film “Hyperlight” Considers the Possibilities of Faster-Than-Light Travel
Space

Fusion could produce cheap, endless clean energy. "Hyperlight" considers that not-so-distant future.

By Catherine Mullen

The forced-swim test used to detect depression in lab animals may be on the way out, as both scientists and animal rights activists rally against its use.
Health & Medicine

"In my opinion, it’s just bad science."

By Kristin Houser

A team of hackers stole 7.5 terabytes of information from a company working for Russian intelligence, revealing a number of troubling projects.
Science & Energy

The hackers revealed several Russian projects, including one to deanonymize Tor traffic.

By Dan Robitzski

Leaked NYPD documents reveal the police department's strategy for building public trust through funny social media posts.
Future Society

The guide says humorous tweets will "build and maintain trust."

By Dan Robitzski

Students in Oregon can now miss school for "mental health days," making the state one of the first to offer excused absenses for mental illness.
Mental Health

Depression is now as valid a reason for missing class as a broken bone.

By Kristin Houser

Juul Labs CEO Kevin Burns just issued a sort of apology for how many vaping teens have become addicted to nicotine by using his company's product.
Health & Medicine

He conceded that the company's teen-centric marketing was inappropriate.

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft just invested $1 billion into OpenAI, which will now try to develop artificial general intelligence for Microsoft's cloud services.
OpenAI

OpenAI started as a non-profit. Now it's raking in serious dough.

By Dan Robitzski

Authorities in Colombia have quarantined four plantations after noticing symptoms of the banana disease TR4 amongst the crops.
Science & Energy

Authorities have already quarantined four plantations and more could follow.

By Kristin Houser

In a recent trial, a tongue stray currently used to treat multiple sclerosis symptoms seemed to help people battling cannabis dependence quit smoking weed.
Health & Medicine

It’s like a nicotine patch but for marijuana.

By Kristin Houser

Air Force “Stands Ready” to Defend Area 51 From Facebook Event
Meta

"The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets."

By Victor Tangermann

To demonstrate the potential military benefits of the Flyboard Air, the inventor of the flying hoverboard rode it above a parade while wielding a rifle.
Advanced Transport

Remember the Green Goblin, from Spider-Man?

By Kristin Houser