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6 years ago+15 16 1Longevity scientists launch academy to raise profile of life-extending research
Among the goals of the group, called the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research, are to share findings and lobby governments in the United States, Europe, and elsewhere to increase funding and create pathways to approve age-slowing therapies.
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6 years ago+43 43 0 x 1“Reverse Innovation” Could Save Lives. Why Aren’t We Embracing It?
Cheap and simple medical devices could improve performance and lower health-care costs, but first they have to overcome deeply rooted biases.
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6 years ago+24 24 0How One Crash 10 Years Ago Helped Keep 90 Million Flights Safe
Investigators never figured out precisely why the pilot abruptly sent the Colgan Air turboprop into a fatal dive 10 years ago as it neared Buffalo, N.Y. But they did learn enough from the Feb. 12, 2009, crash, which killed 50 people, to make it one ...
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6 years ago+41 41 0 x 1The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well
‘A consistent seven to nine-hour sleep each night is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health’
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6 years ago+26 26 0Shut detention camps, Turkey tells China
The statement follows the reported death in a camp of a prominent musician from the Uighur minority.
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6 years ago+19 19 0Why You Should Stop Fearing Failure
The founder of Girls Who Code shares one of her biggest life lessons: Go ahead and try.
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6 years ago+26 26 0Misbehaving: being clever and wicked is a form of creativity
We confirmed the contention that the dark side of creativity exists, and is one that it’s important to acknowledge and understand. People can get hurt in surprising and original ways by practitioners of this dark craft. And, just as important, an ent ...
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6 years ago+23 23 0Deep Learning ‘Godfather’ Bengio Worries About China's Use of AI
Yoshua Bengio, a Canadian computer scientist who helped pioneer the techniques underpinning much of the current excitement around artificial intelligence, is worried about China’s use of AI for surveillance and political control.
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6 years ago+29 29 0 x 1Why I created a robot to write news stories
Guardian Australia has just published its first automated article but reporters fear not – you’re still needed for a while yet.
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6 years ago+30 30 0 x 1In France, Comic Books Are Serious Business
At the Angoulême International Comics Festival, there was a sense that the best days for comic books may be yet to come — in the French-speaking world, at least.
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6 years ago+43 43 0 x 1Meet the man behind a third of what's on Wikipedia
Steven Pruitt has made nearly 3 million edits on Wikipedia and written 35,000 original articles -- all for free
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6 years ago+40 40 0 x 1Right to Repair is already hurtling into action in 2019
2018 saw 19 states introduce fair repair legislation and Europe debut ecodesign regulations abroad. Now just three weeks into the new year, Right to Repair laws are being proposed across the country. Here's what you can expect from Right to Repa ...
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6 years ago+35 35 0 x 1'Bitcoin will go to zero': Davos talks up the future of blockchain tech
Top experts discussed the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency during a CNBC-hosted panel at the Sanctuary in Davos.
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6 years ago+24 24 0World's Oldest Periodic Table Found in Storage
Cleaning out a closet led to a historic discovery.
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6 years ago+28 28 0 x 1The New War on Marijuana Will Be Extremely Dumb
A few years ago, I went to a new physician for a checkup. She ran through the list of questions that doctors like to ask...
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6 years ago+9 9 0What’s the Rush? The Power of a Slow Morning
As an antidote to our tech-obsessed society, slow-morning practitioners wake up early to meditate, read, exercise or do nothing at all.
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6 years ago+42 42 0 x 1Arborists are bringing the “dinosaur of trees” back to life
Saplings from clones of the world's largest and longest-lived trees, felled for timber more than a century ago, could be key to fighting climate change.
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6 years ago+26 26 0Poland arrests Huawei worker on allegations of spying for China
Polish national is also being held, risking further tension between China and the west
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6 years ago+31 31 0 x 1Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to the real deal
It can also now be used as a main ingredient replacement in any ground meat dish.
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6 years ago+47 47 0 x 2You Can Make An Argument For Anything
Why it’s so easy to spew convincing-sounding B.S.