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Peter Diamandis Thinks We’re Evolving Toward “Meta-Intelligence”

Peter Diamandis, founder and chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, thinks the human species is headed for an evolutionary transformation. The evolution of life has slowly unfolded over 3.5 billion years; but its pace has rapidly increased in recent years. Diamandis believes this heralds the next, exciting stages of human evolution.

January 7, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Worlds Without End: The Many Kinds of Parallel Universes

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Parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, but the notion originates in some very important cosmological theories that may help us understand our universe. And if parallel universes really do exist, could we ever travel to one?

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

More Than Human: Scientist is Building Animal-Like Machines to Save Lives

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A robotics engineer is pioneering the use of robotics for first responders. This new breed of machines could help save lives in situations where human responders are unable to safely reach victims.

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Blame Displacement of Jobs on Automation, Not Offshoring and Immigration

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There's been a lot of talk about globalization and immigration and the displacement of jobs, but the real threat is technological unemployment caused by automation. Some see in this a cause for fear; others see it as an opportunity and inevitable historic transition. Whatever the case, we're in for a bumpy ride.

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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China Claims It’s Made the Impossible EmDrive Possible

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Rumor has it that the Chinese are testing that fabulous Sangraal of spacecraft propulsion—the EmDrive. But the Chinese have been known to make some pretty fantastic, and insupportable claims; and there's so far not a shred of evidence that the EmDrive actually works.

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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How warming seas are forcing fish to seek new waters

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Rising sea temperatures are pushing shoals hundreds of miles from native grounds

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Thawing Arctic is turning oceans into graveyards

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Nasa research shows that ice-free summers are now imminent, posing a peril to us all

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Worried What Trump Might Do? Blame Obama for Handing Him the Means!

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Donald Trump’s opponents say one of the main reasons he is unfit to lead the country is that he is thin-skinned and erratic and therefore cannot be trusted anywhere near the famout (and non-existent)

January 8, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

How Life Extension Can Save The World

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Living longer forces us, as a society, to come up with a solution for the problems that could compromise our future, as they are now decidedly our problems.

January 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Obama Issues Executive Order to Protect Land From Development

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President Obama has issued an executive order to protect 6,677 km2 (1.65 million acres) of land from development. The land in Utah encompasses 5,463 km2 (1.35 million acres) around Bears Ears Buttes, and in Nevada, 1,214 km2 (300,000 acres) around Gold Butte in Nevada.

January 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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