Doctors already use sweat for drug tests and insight on diseases like cystic fibrosis, and can be as helpful as blood in checking on health. Continue reading… “Sweat tests better than blood tests?”
Human head transplants in two years?
A new radical plan for human head transplants is set to be announced. But is this ethically sensitive procedure even feasible? Continue reading… “Human head transplants in two years?”
What will happen when AI meets the internet of things?
It’s probably worth paying attention when Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and Bill Gates all agree on something. All three have been waring us of the potential dangers that come with artificial intelligence. Continue reading… “What will happen when AI meets the internet of things?”
How emulsifiers are making us fat and messing with our guts
Scanning the fine print on almost any processed food in the grocery store and you’re likely to find ingredients such as polysorbate 80, lecithin, carrageenan, polyglycerols, and xanthan and other gums, all of which are emulsifiers, which are used to keep oils and fats from separating. Continue reading… “How emulsifiers are making us fat and messing with our guts”
Who is set to make money from the coming AI boom?
Many people predict that artificial intelligence is about to take off in a big way. A new report from Goldman Sachs defines AI as “any intelligence exhibited by machines or software.” That can mean machines that make that make sense of huge amounts of disparate data, or that learn and improve their operations over time. Continue reading… “Who is set to make money from the coming AI boom?”
What can Bitcoin teach us about education
The digital currency and network protocol, Bitcoin, has commanded a great deal of attention lately. Money has poured into Bitcoin related businesses from investors, and many people believe that it will has the same disruptive potential today as the internet did in the mid-1990s. So what does education have to do with Bitcoin? Continue reading… “What can Bitcoin teach us about education”
Will ‘Shapies’ replace Selfies?
Photo booths are making a comeback, kids and parents (all certainly equipped with smartphones that take much better pictures) line up all in good cheer, gaily running off with low quality photostrips of themselves. Now if people think photo booths are cool, just wait until they enter the high-tech world of a Shapify booth. Continue reading… “Will ‘Shapies’ replace Selfies?”
Study: People are ready for self-driving cars
General Motors pioneered a version in the 1950s, in the 1970s Ford engineers predicted their own version would be on the road by the year 2000, but self-driving cars have remained a science fiction dream for decades. Continue reading… “Study: People are ready for self-driving cars”
New air-filter design may help Beijing and L.A. breathe easier
Yi Cui of Stanford and his students have used a material commonly used in surgical gloves into a low-cost, highly efficient air filter that could be used to improve facemasks, window screens, and could even reduce the exhaust from power plants. Continue reading… “New air-filter design may help Beijing and L.A. breathe easier”
Mobile game revenues will grow 16.5% in 2015, to more than $3B
According to new figures from eMarketer, US mobile game revenues—including both downloads and in-app purchases—will grow 16.5% this year to reach $3.04 billion. Continue reading… “Mobile game revenues will grow 16.5% in 2015, to more than $3B”
Making robots that have better morals than humans
Many people are worried about artificial intelligence, and what will happen if machines become smarter than humans. Even Bill Gates has said he is concerned about the decisions machines of the future will make once they outsmart humans. Continue reading… “Making robots that have better morals than humans”
Storing data for millions of years with man-made DNA
Moving closer to an entirely new, and better, way to store the world’s information Swiss scientists have discovered encasing DNA in glass and chilling it down can preserve data encoded in it for millions of years. Continue reading… “Storing data for millions of years with man-made DNA”
