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New computing theory allows artificial intelligences to store memories.
Don’t start investing in flux capacitors just yet, though.
Dementia, disrespect, and loneliness – that is not your future, says aging expert Ashton Applewhite.
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What can 3D printing do for medicine? The “sky is the limit,” says Northwell Health researcher Dr. Todd Goldstein.
A new study highlights a fascinating application of AI, though other uses are more troubling.
Discover the peril and potential of an automated robotic world.
What do the inventions of the future look like?
A balanced discussion of the realities, the mythologies, and the concerns surrounding cutting-edge brain research.
An innovation may lead to lifelike evolving machines.
Can you make solar power work when the sun goes down? You can, and Dubai is about to run a city that way.
Beefless meat enters the mainstream.
Can 6,500 mercenaries “fix” Afghanistan? The U.S. is resurrecting privatized warfare.
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Can sensitive coral reefs survive another human generation?
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The Human Diagnosis Project project is building the world’s “open medical intelligence” system.
This is what the world will be like if we do not act on climate change.
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100 years ago, you could expect to live to 54. Our luxurious, 80-year-long lives come at a cost.
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Human value is tied to the job market. Will automation be a full-on crisis?
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The future of health care is high tech. That’s good news — mostly.
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It’s hard to see big changes coming, but if you know your own blindspots, you can do it.
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Scientists are developing vaccines for migraines and sciatica (back pain) – a win in the war against the overprescription of opioid drugs.
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Asia is experiencing a boom in terms of education and business.
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Here’s how “human work” will supplant the traditional idea of jobs.
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The plan to stop megacorps from owning superintelligence is already underway.
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The world’s next superpower might just resurrect the Middle Ages.
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In 2008, Elon Musk explained which of history’s tech geniuses was his role model.
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Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans.
Upload your mind? Here’s a reality check on the Singularity.
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Study looks at who/what they prefer learning from