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New DARPA Program Wants You To Turn Hoverboards And BB-8s Into Weapons
DARPA

New DARPA Program Wants You To Turn Hoverboards And BB-8s Into Weapons

Improv Enemyware

How Mennonite Volunteers Are Climate-Proofing West Virginia’s Infrastructure
Climate Change

How Mennonite Volunteers Are Climate-Proofing West Virginia’s Infrastructure

Sometimes it takes a village to raise a bridge

At The Explorers Club Annual Dinner, Invasive Species Are On The Menu
Animals

At The Explorers Club Annual Dinner, Invasive Species Are On The Menu

To get rid of 'em, eat 'em

Benjamin Dickinson
Technology

‘Creative Control’ director on our augmented reality

New film imagines life in NYC with Google Glass-like tech (but better).

Ancient Supervolcano Spewed Rivers Of Ash And Gas Over 100 Miles
Environment

Ancient Supervolcano Spewed Rivers Of Ash And Gas Over 100 Miles

Slow-moving disasters

Kidney
Health

Technique Allows Kidney Transplants From Any Donor

And it’s saving thousands of lives

Shipwrecks And Tree Rings Extend The Hurricane Record By 350 Years
Weather

Shipwrecks And Tree Rings Extend The Hurricane Record By 350 Years

Which could help us get better at predicting future storms

We Could Be Living On The Moon In 10 Years Or Less
Moons

We Could Be Living On The Moon In 10 Years Or Less

And it wouldn't actually be that expensive, thanks to robots, 3D printing, and SpaceX

Shutterstock Has Trained A Computer To Find You The Perfect Photos
Technology

Shutterstock Has Trained A Computer To Find You The Perfect Photos

Computer vision can show you images you’re actually looking for

Do Beards Keep Men Warm?
Ask Us Anything

Do Beards Keep Men Warm?

Yes, unless they’re caked in snow and ice

Mongoose Cleaning Warthog
Animals

Warthogs Take Themselves To Mongoose Cleaners

Where's Timon, Pumbaa?

Cataract
Stem Cells

Stem Cells Can Regenerate The Lens In Your Eye

Providing a less-invasive treatment for cataracts

Xzibit's album 'Man vs. Machine'
Technology

5 Ways To Honor Humanity Ahead of Google’s A.I. Go Tournament

On the eve of AlphaGo, remembering those who fictionally fought for humankind

Meet The Man Who Dissects Candy On YouTube
Science

Meet The Man Who Dissects Candy On YouTube

Don't tell his patients, but he's not a real doctor

Google Deepmind's AlphaGo will play world champion Lee Se-dol in Go, in a 5-match tournament.
AI

Tonight, Watch Man Battle A.I. In An Ancient Chinese Board Game

Ready, set, Go

Bill Gates Re-Created His 1973 High School Yearbook Photo
Technology

Bill Gates Re-Created His 1973 High School Yearbook Photo

For a Reddit IAmA

A Genetic Mutation Could Save You From A Heart Attack
Heart Disease

A Genetic Mutation Could Save You From A Heart Attack

By keeping your triglyceride levels low

Google’s Robots Are Learning How To Pick Things Up
AI

Google’s Robots Are Learning How To Pick Things Up

Amid a lot of trial and error

Evolutionary Conservation of An Antimicrobial Net
Health

Evolutionary Conservation of An Antimicrobial Net

Researchers have learned an immune mechanism to control pathogens is similar in humans and amoebae

A New App Automatically Sends That Group Photo To Your Friends
AI

A New App Automatically Sends That Group Photo To Your Friends

The Knoto app wants to streamline photo sharing