A Robot Just Operated on a Human Eye for the First Time

The bot's a bit slow, but completely effective. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Google’s AI Can Predict When a Patient Will Die

Giving all healthcare data to a private company might not be best for patients in the long run. | Continue reading


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People are paying thousands of dollars for virtual real estate

The question at the heart of this gamble is: are people really going to hang out in virtual reality? | Continue reading


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Surprising Study Shows Fungicides May Be a Major Threat to Bees

Honey bees are the real MVPs (most valuable pollinators) and "are responsible for $30 billion a year in crops." | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Astronomers Just Discovered Three Planets in an Entirely New Way

They're the first planets discovered using new gas-detecting telescope ALMA. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Language-Policing AI Will Suggest a Polite Alternative to Online Hate Speech

One gem: "bros before money" | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

The Newly-Passed Right to Try Act Is Redundant and Risky

It's intended to weaken the regulatory agency intended to make sure our medications are safe. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

A Graphene Aerogel Is 99.8% Air and as Strong as Steel

Scientists are perfecting a near indestructible gel made of mostly air with applications in everything from fashion to the far reaches of space. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

A California City Is Gearing Up to Test Universal Basic Income

The trial run will administer $500 per month to about 100 households. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

If Darpa Wants to Stop Deepfakes, They Should Talk to Facebook and Google

The companies' AI development teams have built a number of tools for analyzing and altering videos. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

There’s New Evidence for the Mysterious “Planet Nine”

Including a massive ninth planet was the only way to make models of the solar system work. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter Our DNA

How can we populate a planet if we can't reproduce? | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Finally, a Group of Workers Expected to Benefit from Automation: Women

The era of automation might hit men harder. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Not Paying Attention in Class? China’s “Smart Eye” Will Snitch on You

Students "don't dare" let themselves be distracted. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Robo-Bees Can Influence Insect Societies to Stop Them from Going Extinct

The little spybots learned to mimic real bees' social behavior by infiltrating the hive. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 5 years ago

Elon Musk: Automation will force governments to introduce Basic Income

Elon Musk believes artificial intelligence that is much smarter than the smartest human on Earth could result in dangerous situations. Musk argues that the government must introduce a universal basic income program in order to compensate for automation. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 6 years ago

Bill Gates Just Announced a $12M Contest for a Universal Flu Vaccine

He's only interested in proposals that could be ready for clinical trials by 2021. | Continue reading


@futurism.com | 6 years ago

Artificial Intelligence Writes Bad Poems Just Like an Angsty Teen

“I am a coal-truck / by a broken heart / I have no sound the sound of my heart / I am not” | Continue reading


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