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A number of American prisons have done away with in-person visitation, replacing it with sub-par video conferencing that generates revenue for the prison.
Future Society

Prisons Are Replacing Visits With Expensive, Grainy Video Calls

"It's not the same," said one inmate.

By Dan Robitzski

A new study on cancer detection shows that dogs can sniff out the disease in blood with an extremely high degree of accuracy.
Cancer

Dogs Can Sniff out Cancer With Nearly 97% Accuracy, Says Study

A trio of beagles could usher in the future of cancer detection.

By Kristin Houser

In a new profile, leaders in the movement to ban autonomous weapons such as killer robots describe how they're making progress.
Robotics

Meet the People Fighting Back Against Militarized Killer Robots

"Anything is inevitable if you do nothing to stop it."

By Dan Robitzski

A "super fungus" called Candida auris is cropping up in hospitals all across the globe, killing half the people who contract it within 90 days.
Health & Medicine

Deadly “Super Fungus” Could Be the Beginning of a Global Epidemic

"It is a creature from the black lagoon. It bubbled up and now it is everywhere."

By Kristin Houser

The Stentrode, the first neural implant that doesn't require open surgery, is poised to begin clinical trials to help paralyzed people communicate.
Brain

This Neural Implant Accesses Your Brain Through the Jugular Vein

The brain-computer interface lets paralyzed people type using their thoughts.

By Dan Robitzski

Several Chinese schools have started making students wear brain-scanning headbands that can detect when they start to lose focus or slack off.
Future Society

In Chinese Schools, Brain-Reading Headbands Measure Student Focus

You can't slack off with this brain-reading headband!

By Dan Robitzski

More and more Chinese citizens are opting for eco burials as a way to cope with the increasing price of grave plots due to a lack of land.
Future Society

In China, Overpriced Graves Force People to Bury Dead in Jars

"I think in the future, there will be more and more people joining this land-saving way of burial."

By Kristin Houser

Google's Deepmind just pitted its math-solving AI system against a 16-year-old's math exam. The exam won, and it wasn't that close.
Google

Google’s Best AI Just Flunked a High School Math Test

A high school math test bested Google Deepmind's algorithm.

By Dan Robitzski

Airbnb has not been consistent with how it treats hosts using hidden cameras to record guests, sometimes responding in ways that threaten guests' safety.
Future Society

Airbnb Hosts Are Spying on Guests With Hidden Cameras

And the platform’s botched handling of the issue puts guests in harm’s way.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists say they've devised antibodies that block a specific gene related to brain aging — causing old mice to regain lost cognitive abilities.
Treatments

“The Mice Became Smarter”: New Treatment Restores Aging Brains

A new antibody treatment allows old mice to regain the cognitive abilities of young ones.

By Jon Christian

For the first time, scientists used CRISPR to gene-edit lizards, uncovering techniques that could lead to new medical treatments for humans.
Biology

Scientists Gene-Hacked Lizards to Make Them Albino

These mutant lizards are the first time in history that reptiles have been gene-edited.

By Dan Robitzski

The proposal to build the Tulip tower has secured the approval of the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee.
Future Society

See the Bizarre Glass “Tulip” Set to Transform London’s Skyline

The Tulip could bloom over London as soon as 2025.

By Kristin Houser

A new drug, currently in development, could eventually give rise to safe and effective birth control for both men and women.
Health & Medicine

New Birth Control Drug Would Work for Men and Women

"These male options stand to be a game-changer."

By Dan Robitzski

"Tesla still seems unwilling to exercise any meaningful control over the conduct of its CEO."
Elon Musk

What Elon Musk’s SEC Hearing Could Mean for Tesla’s Future

Elon Musk's war with the SEC, explained.

By Kristin Houser

Participants in Finland's basic income experiment reported more trust in other people, politicians, political parties, courts, and the police.
Universal Basic Income

Basic Income Made Finland’s Citizens Trust Police More

Basic income could not only help individuals thrive, but society as well.

By Kristin Houser

A new HIV immunotherapy developed by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh not only kicks latent HIV cells out of hiding, but also kills them.
Viruses

First-of-Its-Kind HIV Therapy Draws out the Virus, Then Kills It

The scientists say it could lead to an incredible breakthrough: an HIV vaccine.

By Kristin Houser

Prince Harry recently spoke to a panel about the dangers of social media and Fortnite, the former of which he says is more addictive than drugs.
Future Society

British Royalty Wants to Ban “Fortnite”

Prince Harry dabs on the Fortniters.

By Dan Robitzski

Following a week of protests over the company's controversial nominations, Google decided to cancel its new ethics board.
Future Society

Google Started an Ethics Board and Then Killed It After Protests

Internal and public outcry convinced Google to pull the plug.

By Dan Robitzski

IBM engineers just figured out how to build AI that can learn from its memories, transferring skills among related tasks instead of starting from scratch.
Artificial Intelligence

IBM’s New AI Does Something Amazing: It Learns From “Memories”

AI systems can now adapt to their changing environments.

By Dan Robitzski

Self-driving cars will disrupt carefully constructed social contracts, claims New York University data journalism professor Meredith Broussard.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Expert: In 50 Years, Self-Driving Cars Will Be “Unthinkable”

"It doesn’t feel safe to imagine riding in a shared driverless vehicle."

By Kristin Houser