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Electric Scubster personal sub dives into crowdfunding pond
• http://www.gizmag.com, Paul RiddenWhen we caught up with French high flyer Stephane Rousson at the Paris Green Air Show 5 years ago, in addition to showing off his helium-filled Zeppy 3 sail balloon, he also detailed a pedal-powered personal submarine called the Scubster. In 2011, th
The Key to Scientific Empowerment in the 21st Century
• http://www.popsci.com, By DremelI was asked the other day about the impact of the internet, and ended up reflecting on the astounding degree to which it has impacted our lives -- in so many ways, it's the ultimate tool of empowerment.
This filmmaker replaced his eyeball with a camera
• http://nypost.com, By Andrea MorabitoAs a kid, Toronto filmmaker Rob Spence played with a "Six Million Dollar Man" action figure. At 43, he's turned himself into a real-life version of the bionic hero.
Desert Beetle Teaches Scientists About How Frost Forms
• http://www.popsci.com, By Lindsey KratochwillBeetle-esque frost-fighting structures could save energy
DARPA looks to revolutionize neural interface implants
• gizmag.comDARPA has announced a program aimed at developing a cutting edge neural implant capable of forming a communication bridge between a human brain and electronic devices.
Google's Android secrets revealed in court
• http://money.cnn.comGoogle is having a major freakout about some highly sensitive numbers that Oracle mentioned in court last week.
Awesome: This Interactive 'Wheel' Helps Find The Perfect Cannabis Strain For You
• http://www.trueactivist.comHow do you like your weed? Whether you smoke to relax, get creative, or for medical reasons, a new online tool will help you decide which marijuana strain is best for the job.
A Scary New Superbug Gene Has Reached at Least 19 Countries
• http://www.bloomberg.comBacteria that resist last-resort drugs were identified two months ago in China. Now scientists are finding them all over.
The human brain can store 10 TIMES as many memories as previously thought, says study
• dailymail.co.ukScientists found storage capacity of synapses by measuring their size They found, on average, a synapse can hold about 4.7 bits of information
Researchers Are Pretty Sure They've Found A New Planet In Our Solar System
• HuffPoThe new planet is about 10 times the mass of Earth and has an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium. Science magazine reports that the mysterious "Planet X" moves in a distant orbit beyond Neptune.
Sleep Tech Will Widen the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor
• motherboard.vice.comIt's easy to blame politicians and greedy corporations for the growing gap between the rich and poor, but some say it's actually sleep technology that will spark the class war of the future.
Tesla Motors Unveils "Fully Vegan" SUV
• http://www.trueactivist.comElectric isn't enough, now Tesla is creating cars that are as 'cruelty-free' as possible…
IBM Research Thinks It's Solved Why The Brain Uses So Much Energy
• popsci.comIt's exploring itself
The Inevitability of Eugenics:
• LewRockwellA Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys
SCIENCE SHOCK: Electromagnetic fields from mobile phones accelerate mercury release from
• http://www.naturalnews.comdental fillings. (NaturalNews) A fascinating scientific study has found that using mobile phones can accelerate the release of toxic mercury from dental fillings.
Passion for eating healthy food declared a mental disorder by 'expert' psychiatrists
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) It's no secret to tens of millions of Americans that Big Food is poisoning us daily with their fare. If that were not the case, then GMO-free restaurant chains like Chipotle wouldn't be as popular as they are, and sales of organic foods
The US Military Wants a Chip to Translate Your Brain Activity Into Binary Code
• http://gizmodo.comt's been a weird day for weird science. Not long after researchers claimed victory in performing a head transplant on a monkey, the US military's blue-sky R&D agency announced a completely insane plan to build a chip that would enable the human b
Dissolvable sensors could soon be used to wirelessly monitor the human brain
• gizmag.comEven though as many as 50,000 people die of traumatic brain injuries in the United States every year, the equipment used to measure vital stats like intracranial pressure is usually made up of decades-old technology.
Head transplant doctor asks 'billionaires like Zuckerberg' to help give Russian man new body
• https://www.rt.comItalian medic Sergio Canavero has called on Russian and foreign billionaires, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, to finance ground-breaking head transplant surgery in Russia.
Hawking: Humans at risk of lethal 'own goal'
• http://www.bbc.com, David ShukmanHumanity is at risk from a series of dangers of our own making, according to Prof Stephen Hawking.
Could this be humanity's LAST century?
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk, By Ellie ZolfagharifarExpert says 're-engineering our children' will lead to the creation of a new species
Davos Robot Eclipses Davos Man as Gloom Descends on Elite
• http://www.bloomberg.comFirst there was Davos Man and then Davos Woman. Get ready for Davos Robot.
How to Turn Both Paper and Digital Text Into an E-Book
• http://www.wired.comBooks aren't dead. They're just getting digitized, like everything else. While there's a real charm to owning a stack of bound paper that you can fold the corners of, underline, and read without staring at a screen, ebooks are far more convenie
India ready to launch its fifth IRNSS navigation satellite
• http://www.spaceflightinsider.comThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is ready to launch its IRNSS-1E navigation satellite on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), located in Sriharikota. The fifth spacecraft in the I
Big Pharma funding efforts to keep Americans addicted and overdosing on opioid painkillers
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) Big Pharma is proving once again that it values profits more than human lives, as drug manufacturers fight efforts to curb the overprescription of highly addictive and often deadly opioid drugs.
Totally dishonest vaccine pusher Paul Offit repeatedly fails to disclose his own financial
• http://www.naturalnews.comconflicts of interest. (NaturalNews) The prestigious Wall Street Journal performed reckless reporting last fall when they ran an opinion piece written by millionaire vaccine industrialist Paul Offit, MD, who alleged that the rise in respiratory infec
Lead HPV vaccine developer admits Gardasil, Cervarix are unscientific scams with deadly
• http://www.naturalnews.comconsequences for children. (NaturalNews) One of the foremost researchers whose work led to the development of the two existing human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccines, now warns that as currently used, those vaccines have not been proven safe or effecti
New Flu Shots Could Make the Flu the Least of Your Problems
• https://www.lewrockwell.comFederal regulators have approved a new type of seasonal flu vaccine with a booster in it that's intended to trigger a stronger immunity response in the elderly.
Where We're Going, We Won't Need Sleep
• motherboard.vice.comDave Asprey is the founder of Bulletproof Coffee and the author of The Bulletproof Diet. His relentless quest to optimize his body inspired Motherboard to ask him to be the guest editor for our series on the future of sleep.
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