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As we listen to melodies, our brain guesses what’s next
The way we imagine and listen to melodies sheds light on imagination.
Algorithm is 88% accurate at spotting dementia in how a person drives
New machine-learning algorithms from Columbia University detect cognitive impairment in older drivers.
‘Spacekime theory’ could speed up research and heal the rift in physics
Can spacekime help us make headway on some of the most pernicious inconsistencies in physics?
How New York’s largest hospital system is predicting COVID-19 spikes
Northwell Health is using insights from website traffic to forecast COVID-19 hospitalizations two weeks in the future.
Michio Kaku: 3 mind-blowing predictions about the future
What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
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Designer uses AI to bring 54 Roman emperors to life
It's hard to stop looking back and forth between these faces and the busts they came from.
How math predicts life on Earth and the universe beyond
Math doesn't suck. It is one of humanity's greatest and most mysterious journeys.
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Experts predict there are 36 contactable alien civilizations. Seriously.
Astrophysicists calculate the likely number of civilization out there capable of communicating with us.
Experts are already predicting an ‘active’ 2020 hurricane season
It looks like a busy hurricane season ahead. Probably.
New algorithm computes how to find those lost at sea
Researchers devise an effective new predictive tool for maritime first-responders.
Ask Sophia the Robot: Is AI an existential threat to humans?
Should humans fear artificial intelligence or welcome it into our lives?
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Predicting the president: Two ways election forecasts are misunderstood
Everyone wants to predict who will win the 2020 presidential election. Here are 2 misconceptions to bust so people don't proclaim the death of data like they did in 2016.
MIT’s Top 5 tech breakthroughs for 2020
These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
The power of Moore’s law: Predicting the future
The power to predict the next revolution keeps companies on top.
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Could ‘Planet 9’ actually be an ancient black hole?
A new paper suggests a primordial black hole may be making things weird at the edge of our solar system.
Will the livestock industry collapse?
A new report sees a major disruption in where we get our food.
How your immortal consciousness will travel the universe
Someday we'll beam to the moon for afternoon tea, and be back in New York for dinner.
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Michio Kaku: Mental communication and infinite knowledge are on the horizon
Soon we'll be able to blink and instantly go online via computer chips attached to our eyes.
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Has a black hole made of sound confirmed Hawking radiation?
One of Stephen Hawking's predictions seems to have been borne out in a man-made "black hole."
Something is producing weird orbits in the Kuiper belt — is it ‘Planet X’ or something else?
Some have suggested that there is no hidden giant out there.
Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from “a million years to 30 minutes,” says Nobel laureate
Physicist plans to karate-chop them with super-fast blasts of light.
How a wee Scottish village is shining a light — literally — on rising seas
At high tide each night, bright lights predict the underwater future.
Why eating ice cream is linked to shark attacks
Why are soda and ice cream each linked to violence? This article delivers the final word on what people mean by "correlation does not imply causation."
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This Elon Musk interview from 1999 explains his success
When he first became a multi-millionaire, Elon Musk shared how his vision led to success.
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Our top 10 economic forecasts for 2019
The sharp drop-off in world trade growth is a major risk in the coming year.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Elon Musk is the most important tech giant of today
The famous astrophysicist argues why Elon Musk is more important than Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
7 prophetic writings by American presidents
These seven presidents had a window into the future—or were really good guessers.
9 ways self-driving vehicles could change tourism
Future vacationing could be pretty different.
BlackFly ‘flying car’ to hit the market in 2019 for the price of an SUV
Are we sure this isn't alien technology?