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This Computer Interfaces With Your Brain to Decipher Your Thoughts

This brain-computer interface gave 4 people with complete locked-in syndrome the ability to communicate, with patients giving the right answer to yes-or-no questions 7 out of 10 times. The device has the potential to improve the quality of life of people suffering from paralysis due to various neurological afflictions, such as ALS, stroke, or spinal cord injury.

February 1, 2017
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Beyond Physics: New Research is Revealing the Fundamental Nature of Subatomic Particles

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Scientists were able to get new measurements of 'ghost particles,' or neutrinos – elementary particles that don't have electric charge. The new measurements could answer fundamental questions about the properties of neutrinos and could help fill gaps in the Standard Model of Particle Physics.

February 1, 2017
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New Study Predicts Nearly Half of All Work Will Be Automated

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A new report predicts that nearly 50% of all work could be automated by the year 2055, with machines already capable of taking over 30% of human tasks in about 60% of occupations. Though this shift could take longer due to politics and public sentiment, we need to start preparing now for a future in which many workers are displaced by machines.

February 1, 2017
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These Are The 11 Extinct Animals on the List to Be Brought Back to Life

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The Long Now Foundation has created a list of extinct species that it believes we should consider resurrecting via DNA and other modern technologies. Some argue that this would amount to "playing God," but the reintroduction of some of these species could revitalize natural habitats and increase flora and fauna.