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May 21, 2020

See the eerie ice caves carved by Mount St. Helens’s fiery breath

Posted by in category: futurism

After the 1980 eruption, a glacier formed in the shadows inside the crater. Scientists—and our photographer—have explored its icy depths.

May 21, 2020

AI-Powered Biotech Can Help Deploy a Vaccine In Record Time

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI

Simulators that can rapidly test trillions of options would accelerate the slow and costly process of human clinical trials.

May 21, 2020

Symbolic Mathematics Finally Yields to Neural Networks

Posted by in categories: information science, mathematics, robotics/AI

After translating some of math’s complicated equations, researchers have created an AI system that they hope will answer even bigger questions.

May 21, 2020

How will we interact with our electronic devices in the future?

Posted by in categories: mobile phones, neuroscience

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Touchscreens, keyboards and mice are the three dominant ways for us to interact with our devices in modern times. However, with the development of some new technologies (including #VoiceControl, #BrainComputerInterface, #brainwaves control, #gesture control, muscular signals interpretation and so forth), many start to ask: What will be the next way for us to talk to our machines?

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May 21, 2020

Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, evolution, genetics, Ray Kurzweil

I always enjoy the perspective of David Wood, and in this session of the London Futurists there is a panel discussion about genetic engineering in the future.


Our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. The resulting genetic revolution is poised to transform our healthcare, our choices for the characteristics of the next generation, and our evolution as a species. The future could bring breathtaking advances in human well-being, but it could also descend into a dangerous genetic arms race.

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May 21, 2020

OBSBOT Tail Self-Tracking AI Camera Review

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Circa 2019


The OBSBOT Tail is an AI camera that has the ability to track and record a subject without you having to do anything. A self-tracking camera can be used for a wide variety of applications. It’s important to note that the unit I am reviewing is not the shipping version, but a lot of the features are still working. The OBSBOT Tail is expected to start shipping in April.

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May 20, 2020

Researchers focus on the bacteria in the clam that sank a thousand ships

Posted by in category: futurism

They stranded Christopher Columbus in Jamaica. They brought down the Spanish Armada. They sent San Francisco’s piers crumbling into the sea.

May 20, 2020

Maryland reopens—and quickly sees its largest COVID-19 spike

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Maryland reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday—just four days after the state began easing public health restrictions aimed at thwarting the spread of disease.

Though state officials note that an increase in testing and a backlog of test results may partly explain the spike, the case counts overall suggest that disease transmission has not declined in the lead-up to re-opening—and transmission could very easily increase as residents begin venturing into public spaces more frequently.

Maryland’s outcome may hold lessons for other states attempting their own reopening. As of today, May 20, all 50 states have begun easing restrictions at some level, according to The Washington Post.

May 20, 2020

Scientists Melted Ancient Ice and a Long-Dead Worm Wriggled Out

Posted by in category: biological

Scientists who were melting permafrost ice to look for ancient microbes were surprised to see a pile of 41,000 year-old worms wake up and wiggle around.

May 20, 2020

A new artificial eye mimics and may outperform human eyes

Posted by in category: cyborgs

This is amazing.


The high-tech device boasts a field of view and reaction time similar to that of real eyes.