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Mar 16, 2019

The first woman to fly commercial to space describes what it’s like to see Earth from 55 miles up

Posted by in categories: futurism, space

Beth Moses will use her flight to craft future astronaut training.

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Mar 16, 2019

Self-driving cars begin transporting groceries to Texas homes

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, transportation

First, there came self-checkout.

Now, it’s self-driving cars to make the delivery.

Two Kroger markets in Houston are rolling out a self-driving car program, in which orders can be placed online and delivered right to your home without a driver.

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Mar 16, 2019

Pancreatic cancer: Two-hit treatment approach shows promise

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

Autophagy inhibitors could be more potent against pancreatic cancer by first applying a drug that makes the cancer cells dependent on autophagy for energy.

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Mar 16, 2019

Paralyzed Patients Can Now Control Android Tablets With Their Minds

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

Signals from the electrical cacophony within groups of neurons inside the motor cortex were passed on to a computer running custom software for decoding.

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Mar 16, 2019

Pain Control in a Post-Opioid World — Prof. Peter McNaughton FMedSci — IdeaXme — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, biotech/medical, business, chemistry, futurism, genetics, health, innovation, life extension, neuroscience

Mar 16, 2019

Tesla model Y first ride

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

Taking Tesla’s new Model Y for a test ride.

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Mar 16, 2019

A disturbing side-by-side look at how much fat, sugar, produce, and grains we eat each day — versus how much we should

Posted by in category: food

The world has more than enough food to eat, but unfortunately, it’s not the right kind. This chart shows what we should be eating, versus the reality.

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Mar 16, 2019

These concept tires could help cars fly

Posted by in category: transportation

Goodyear has unveiled a new concept tire that would work as both a propeller for a flying car, and a regular tire https://cnn.it/2F6KBse

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Mar 16, 2019

Astronomers discover 83 supermassive black holes at the edge of the universe

Posted by in category: cosmology

A team of international astronomers have been hunting for ancient, supermassive black holes — and they’ve hit the motherlode.


Lurking in the distant corners of space are 83 monster black holes that can teach us about the early days of the cosmos.

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Mar 16, 2019

Scientists Kept Rats Sober

Posted by in category: futurism

Cntrl Alt Delete #Forgettaboutit


This new therapy has the potential to prevent relapses.

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