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The science of cryonics, why hundreds are already frozen, and why more than a thousand others are signing up to be frozen at death.
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Phages, which treat disease without the threat of antibiotic resistance, may one day cure bacterial illnesses in livestock without threatening human health.
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Developments in organoid studies have made it possible to nearly re-create actual human organs.
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Two eye drops could become a new way to manage presbyopia provide hope to those with farsightedness.
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Researchers acknowledge that emphatic technology may help humans cope with daily life, but they also caution against its limitations and potential misuse.
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Human microchipping may impact everything from medical treatments to online payments.
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https://www.space.com/fusion-powered-spacecraft-could-launch-2028.html
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Space
The Direct Fusion Drive engine could take flight for the first time in 2028 or so, if all goes according to plan.
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https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/12/machine-learning-has-transformed-google-translate/
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Mother Jones
Alex Tabarrok draws my attention to an article in the New York Times Magazine this weekend. It’s about machine learning in general, but it starts out with this: Late one Friday night in early November, Jun Rekimoto, a distinguished professor of human-computer interaction at the University of Tokyo, was online preparing for a lecture when […]
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The creation of the first “living robots” could change how humans understand artificial intelligence (AI), approach healthcare, and preserve the environment.
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DNA data storage is a sustainable new technology that can potentially store the world’s digital footprint in a small space.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/10/artificial-intelligence-could-have-a-big-role-to-play-in-the-way-health-care-is-administered.html
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CNBC
Artificial intelligence and technology could have a big role to play in the future of medicine. How?
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Increased private funding in the nuclear fusion industry is speeding up research and development.
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Rewilding our cities is a catalyst for happier citizens and resilience against climate change.
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https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/18/18271328/supercomputer-build-date-exascale-intel-argonne-national-laboratory-energy
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The Verge
Details of America’s next-generation supercomputer were revealed at a ceremony attended by Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Senator Dick Durbin at Argonne National Laboratory. The Department of Energy’s new supercomputer will be built by Intel Corporation at Argonne, and it will be the first of its kind in the United States.
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https://us.cnn.com/2019/03/02/health/vaccination-deniers-social-media-gbr-intl/index.html
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CNN
Anti-vaccination "fake news" being spread on social media is fueling a rise in measles cases and a decline in vaccination uptake, the head of England's National Health Service (NHS) has warned.
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https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/12/science-discover-concussion-biomarker-diagnosis-management/
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Northwestern Now
Discovery takes guesswork out of concussion diagnosis and management
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https://www.kurzweilai.net/the-brain-learns-completely-differently-than-weve-assumed-new-learning-theory-says
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Cloud injections are rising in popularity as a last resort to win the battle against climate change.
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https://slator.com/unlocking-secrets-language-ai-inter-language-vector-space/
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Interview with XTM International’s Rafał Jaworski on how interlanguage vector space impacts cost, delivery time, accuracy for linguists, LSPs
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Stem cell injections may soon improve and potentially cure most spinal cord injuries.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVTOr7Nq2SM
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YouTube - Motherboard
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill 23,000 people every year in the United States, and the United Nations estimates that by 2050, more people will die from an...
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experimental-blood-test-detects-cancer-up-to-four-years-before-symptoms-appear/
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/experimental-blood-test-detects-cancer-up-to-four-years-before-symptoms-appear/
The assay looks for stomach, esophageal, colorectal, lung and liver malignancies