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Expert: We Can Have Universal Basic Income and Jobs

Economics expert Brad Voracek thinks proponents of basic income and job guarantee programs should be supporting either option or even pushing for a combination of both. With automation poised to replace up to 47% of jobs in the U.S. alone, enacting either policy would be better than doing nothing and letting unemployment sweep our society.

February 17, 2017
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Elon Musk: Flying Cars Are Definitely Not the Future of Transport

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Elon Musk has publicly stated that he thinks flying cars are not the answer to our traffic and roadway concerns. Many companies have already begun developing flying car models, but Musk thinks that they could be a dangerous, ineffective way to transform roadways.

February 17, 2017
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Charging Your Devices Could Soon Be as Simple as Connecting to WiFi

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Disney researchers have developed innovative technology that will allow people to charge their devices in a truly wireless fashion. If this technology could be commercially adopted, it could revolutionize the way that we use and create everything from smartphones to AI robots.

February 18, 2017
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Renewables Accounted for 90% of Europe’s New Power Last Year

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In 2016, 21.1 GW of the 24.5 GW of new energy sources added to Europe’s electrical grids were from renewable sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and biomass. While impressive, renewables still count for a much smaller fraction of the continent’s total power capacity, so much work is still needed to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

February 18, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity

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Scientific advances are allowing us to personalize the medical revolution — but how many lives can we actually save with gene therapy? Gene-editing therapy was successfully used to treat a leukemia patient, and now scientists are hoping it will help other patients, including those with diseases other than cancer.

February 18, 2017
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Could We Be Outgrowing the Scientific Method?

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Some scientific disciplines are becoming less compatible with the traditional scientific method. As science expands and asks more complex questions, is evidence becoming less relevant to the formation of new theories?

February 18, 2017
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Expert: We Can Have Universal Basic Income and Jobs

Elon Musk: Flying Cars Are Definitely Not the Future of Transport

Charging Your Devices Could Soon Be as Simple as Connecting to WiFi

Renewables Accounted for 90% of Europe’s New Power Last Year

Gene Editing is Leading to a New Age in Human Health and Longevity

Could We Be Outgrowing the Scientific Method?

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