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Robotics is already changing how we live, shop, invest, travel, and soon, robo-caregivers will transform how we provide care. AI will deliver extraordinarily innovative services in support of our loved ones, but the use of robots to care for our children, elderly and disabled will also give rise to some very human questions.  

A new study challenges what we understand about the workings of time.

Schrodinger’s cat is one of the most famous thought experiments of all time, but what does it mean for science, and what happens to the poor cat?

Does a good deed “pay off” a bad deed? A lot of people view their actions this way, says Scotty Hendricks. 

What it would take to make a ‘mirror Universe’ a reality. The idea of parallel Universes has been around for over 60 years now, giving a theoretically physical existence to all […]

Last week, the crew found themselves in the mirror Universe. Here’s what science has to say about that. Star Trek: Discovery entered their midseason hiatus on a terrific cliffhanger: they had […]

“Atheist churches” are popping up across the US and Europe. Is it just a trend?   

It’s more than the Spore Drive, it’s about the heart of science fiction. If you’ve been following Star Trek: Discovery, you knew what we were headed for going into the mid-season […]

Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 to clone virus-free piglets as organ donors for humans.

Repealing Obamacare without a fit replacement will leave tens of millions uninsured. Who is responsible for the fall out? A moral hypothetical raised by Kurt Vonnegut can help. 

NASA debuted its own Giphy channel packed with gifs of the their missions and research.

Researchers find the most common superstitions in the United States, breaking them down by gender, age and part of the country.

Animal-assisted therapy is increasingly being used nowadays. But does this practice make an impact?   

Microchipping humans may be common in the future. The prospect of constantly being tracked and online raises some major ethical concerns. Futurist and humanist Gerd Leonhard provides insight into where we’re headed.

IFLS might be fun for the armchair enthusiast, but couldn’t you have at least consulted an expert? “You were always a good officer. Until you weren’t.”–Saru, from Star Trek: Discovery With […]

For the first time, I genuinely enjoyed the new series. There’s been one question that’s bothered me in every episode since Star Trek: Discovery began: why would anyone want to be […]

Your Internet Service Providers are collecting and selling your browsing history. Does that bother you? If so, it may be time to setup a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to better encrypt your data and spoof your location.  

Cheetahs and giraffes have been placed on the conservation “red list” due to collapsing populations.

New Here One earbuds aim to bring enhanced human hearing to market.

A minister misspeaks – and accidentally creates an entire Latin American country

One in five employees are distracted at work by social media, a Pew Research Center poll finds.   

How gravitational magnification allows us to see what we’ve never seen before. “The problem is, you’re trying to find these really faint things, but you’re looking behind these really bright things. […]

Can robots tell stories? In a way, yes. We’re far more likely to see robot nursery rhymes than a robot Shakespeare. 

Parasites are more than dormant feeders. Microscopic science is uncovering the ways viruses and bacteria prey on their hosts, influencing them to behave in some very strange ways.

A debate rages over whether brick-and-mortar or online retail will ultimately claim the greater share of consumer hearts and wallets. While that debate continues, however, a new channel has emerged – the home robot. Your home robot is more than just a little helper; it (often referred to by some as she or he) is a new and powerful influential link between consumers and businesses.

Something not so different from these will be our ultimate fate. “A bit of mould is a pleiad of flowers; a nebula is an ant-hill of stars.” –Victor Hugo Nothing lives […]

These are some of the strangest human inventions.

When a quantum interaction happens, one interpretation leads to an infinite number of parallel Universes. Here’s how that could be true. “As an analogy one can imagine an intelligent amoeba with […]

There are strict scientific standards a new ‘claimed discovery’ needs to meet. Has cold fusion gotten there? “Between cold fusion and respectable science there is virtually no communication at all. …because the […]

In a time when many agencies and researchers are threatened, let’s remember how the scientific method originated.