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This Music Video is A True Symphony of Science
Robots and Machines

This Music Video is A True Symphony of Science

The Science of Sleep: the Early Bird vs the Night Owl
Sleep

The Science of Sleep: the Early Bird vs the Night Owl

What People in 1930 Thought We’d Look Like
Future Society

What People in 1930 Thought We’d Look Like

How Does the Sun Appear on Other Planets?
From Quarks to Quasars

How Does the Sun Appear on Other Planets?

From Pluto, it would be just another star.

France Just Announced a New Law Making 11 Vaccines Mandatory
Health & Medicine

France Just Announced a New Law Making 11 Vaccines Mandatory

The Prime Minister says it’s “unacceptable” that children still die of measles.

A Quantum Principle Could Change Wireless Charging Technology Forever
Quantum Physics

A Quantum Principle Could Change Wireless Charging Technology Forever

First, a LED bulb. Next, your electric car?

ai ibm watson ethics
Artificial Intelligence

IBM is Challenging Congress’s Apocalyptic Perceptions of AI

The technological goliath will lobby congress later this week, encouraging them to look at the positives

Elon Musk: The World’s Population is Accelerating Towards Collapse
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: The World’s Population is Accelerating Towards Collapse

Thus far, any proposed solution to overcrowding on Earth has proven to be a knotty ethical problem.

ai blockchain bitcoin jobs
Artificial Intelligence

These Technologies Are Critical to Today’s Businesses, According to Survey

AI ranks highest in terms of influence in survey of business leaders.

Study Finds That Human Ethics Could Be Easily Programmed Into Driverless Cars
Self-Driving Vehicles

Study Finds That Human Ethics Could Be Easily Programmed Into Driverless Cars

We can program cars to drive like we do, but should we?

France Just Announced Radical Changes to the Country’s Climate Policy
Climate Change

France Just Announced Radical Changes to the Country’s Climate Policy

The newly elected French government announced a series of ambitious measures to decrease reliance on fossil fuels, promote sustainability, and support the environment.

Stephen Hawking: “I Am Convinced That Humans Need to Leave Earth”
Off-World

Stephen Hawking: “I Am Convinced That Humans Need to Leave Earth”

Hawking suggests we should start looking at real estate elsewhere in the universe — but first, we have to go back to the moon.

spacex falcon 9 reusable rockets
Falcon

SpaceX Just Successfully Launched the Third Falcon 9 in Less Than Two Weeks

This was the quickest succession of launches and one of the heaviest payloads ever for SpaceX.

Solar Power is Saving Dollars — and Lives
Solar Power

Solar Power is Saving Dollars — and Lives

There is only one way forward: the replacement of fossil fuels.

How Long Would it Take to Travel to the Nearest Star?
Off-World

How Long Would it Take to Travel to the Nearest Star?

Synthetic, Microscopic Fingerprints Turn Tiny Plastic Particles Into Security Keys
Science & Energy

Synthetic, Microscopic Fingerprints Turn Tiny Plastic Particles Into Security Keys

Even our personal belongings could have their own secure prints.

Scientists Want to Make This Medical Device From a Classic Sci-Fi Show a Reality
Medical

Scientists Want to Make This Medical Device From a Classic Sci-Fi Show a Reality

The Star Trek tricorder is closer than you think.

See Space Without the Space
From Quarks to Quasars

See Space Without the Space

When it come down to solid surface, Earth dominates the solar system.

New Quantum Technology Lets You Use Your Phone to Identify Counterfeit Goods
Physics

New Quantum Technology Lets You Use Your Phone to Identify Counterfeit Goods

Here's to a future without fakes.

Volvo Becomes the First Premium Car Maker to Go All Electric
Science & Energy

Volvo Becomes the First Premium Car Maker to Go All Electric

It's an electrifying and bold step forward.