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4 key questions to challenge your views on genetic engineering
New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.
Genetic engineering
- A review of Pew Research studies reveals the views of Americans on the role of science in society.
- 4 key questions were asked to gauge feelings on genetic engineering, automation and human enhancement.
- Americans are split in how they view technology and many worry about its growing role.
Take the guesswork out of real estate investing with this analytics tool
Big data is supercharging almost every industry. It's about time to use it to your advantage when it comes to buying property.
Can these giant dams keep Europe from drowning?
Why a 400-mile enclosure around the North Sea is not as crazy as it sounds
Proposal for the Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED), in two main parts: from France to England, and from Scotland to Norway.
- The Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED) would cut off the North and Baltic Seas from the Atlantic Ocean.
- It would save 15 countries, and up to 55 million people, from sea level rise—but at a cost.
- The idea is a warning more than a plan: NEED will be necessary if we don't stop global warming now.
UFO sightings: Why Mount Shasta is the new Roswell
A volcano in California is a hot spot for conspiracy theorists.
Lenticular cloud over Mount Shasta. February 12, 2020.
- Unusual UFO-shaped formations were observed in the skies over Mount Shasta.
- These were actually lenticular clouds that often look like lenses or flying saucers.
- This volcano peak in California has long been the subject of conspiracy theories.
Artificial intelligence yields new antibiotic
A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill some antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are resistant to all known antibiotics. It also cleared infections in two different mouse models.
5 reasons talking to yourself is good for you
Often seen as stigmatic, talking to yourself is a common habit that can make you a better you.
- Talking to yourself is a healthy, widespread tendency among children and adults.
- Research suggests the practice supplies a bevy of benefits, from improved mental performance to greater emotional control.
- Self-talk is most beneficial when it combines thought and action or reinforces an instructional framework.
A very different, very clean energy source: thin air
A microbial organism pulls electricity from water in the air.
- Hidden in the mud along the banks of Washington D.C.'s Potomac River may be a profound new source of electricity.
- The microbe makes nanowires that produce a charge from water vapor in ordinary air.
- Already capable of powering small electronics, it appears that larger-scale power generation is within reach.
