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Andrew Yang envisioned as a hologram
Future Society

Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang Plans to Campaign Via Hologram

Holographic politicians... a vision of 2020.

Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus just shipped tens of thousands of Touch controllers bearing hidden messages.
Privacy

Hidden Messages Suggest That Facebook Sees User Privacy as a Joke

"Big Brother is watching."

SpaceX will provide launch services for NASA's DART mission, which is designed to test a plan for preventing an asteroid from hitting Earth.
NASA

NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids

Elon Musk's space company will provide launch services for DART.

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Prosthetics and Devices

A Guy Got a QR Code Tattoo and Then Someone Broke the Link

Tattoos, unlike social media, are written in ink.

One of the scientists behind an experiment that gave monkeys human DNA, thereby making them smarter, has defended the controversial study to CNN.
Science & Energy

Chinese Scientist Defends Splicing Human Brain Gene Into Monkeys

"We will continue our exploration."

A self-driving car company's operations lead shared what it's like to be the safety driver keeping an eye on an autonomous vehicle.
Self-Driving Vehicles

A Self-Driving Car’s Human Operator Says He Takes Over When Passengers Get Impatient

"I would keep a hand on the steering wheel and hover a foot over the pedals, mimicking manual driving."

An employee shares his experience working with Walmart robots, which are supposed to make his job easier but instead add to his workload.
Artificial Intelligence

This Grouchy Employee Hates Walmart’s New Floor-Scrubbing Robots

This worker alleges that the bots need constant babysitting — and have a "dangerous" design flaw.

A group of scientists associated with Elon Musk say they've invented a new way to wire a brain implant into the brains of rats.
Brain

Scientists Invent “Sewing Machine” to Implant Brain Electrodes

The team is tied to Elon Musk, who recently teased an upcoming Neuralink update.

In a virtual recreation of the infamous Milgram Shock Experiment, participants were just as reluctant to continue, even though no one was hurt.
Science & Energy

People Are Horrified When They Have to Torture a Virtual Person

Even in a VR simulation, the Milgram Shock Experiment continues to traumatize.

A new study shows that fecal transplants of healthy gut flora can help reduce the more severe symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Health & Medicine

Fecal Transplants Reduce Symptoms of Autism Long Term

New research cements the link between the gut and the brain.

A team from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has shared an image that puts the first black hole photo into stunning context.
Science & Energy

The First Black Hole Photo Is Even More Amazing When You Zoom Out

See the particle jets spewing more than 1,000 light years from the center of M87.

A father and son team was just charged with fraud and concealing a crime for their six-year black market operation where they sold human body parts.
Medical

Family Caught Selling Diseased Body Parts to Medical Centers

People thought they were donating their bodies to science.

SpaceX successfully landed all three of its Falcon Heavy boosters during the rocket's second launch ever, marking a new milestone in reusable rocketry.
Falcon

SpaceX Milestone: Company Lands Three Falcon Heavy Boosters

Elon Musk's company nailed the landing on its second try.

A video of mice in microgravity reveals that the animals quickly adapted to their off-world conditions, running, eating, and cleaning themselves.
Off-World

Space Station Mice Learned to Propel Themselves in Zero Gravity

Get ready for space vermin!

The Beresheet lunar lander crashed into the surface of the moon after experiencing engine failure during its final descent.
Moon

Israel’s Lunar Lander Just Crashed Into the Moon

"We have a failure of the spacecraft... we have not landed successfully."

NASA just published the full results of its extensive study into how space travel altered astronaut Scott Kelly's health and gene expression.
NASA

NASA: Genetic Changes Caused by Space Travel Are Temporary

"It’s analogous to the very first time that we measured someone's blood pressure."

Katie Bouman, a 29-year-old computer scientist, led the development of the algorithm that made the first black hole image possible.
Science & Energy

We Wouldn’t Have the First Black Hole Image Without Katie Bouman

The 29-year-old computer scientist will go down in history.

Through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, NASA funds projects that go "to the edge of science fiction, but not over."
NASA

NASA Is Funding the Development of 18 Bizarre New Projects

They include spider-inspired microprobes and a flexible telescope.

Former Tesla and clinic employees share how doctors blocked workers' compensation claims and put injured people back to work to avoid payouts.
Tesla

Report: Tesla Doc Is Playing Down Injuries to Block Workers’ Comp

"He got the priorities messed up. It's supposed to be patients first."

A Greek couple just gave birth to a three-parent baby, the first conceived as part of a clinical trial to treat infertility.
Health & Medicine

Infertile Couple Gives Birth to “Three-Parent Baby”

A new treatment for infertility means this baby has DNA from three parents.