2019-03-01
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Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard Declared ‘World’s Happiest Man’
March 11, 2016In 1972, shortly after earning his Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the Pasteur Institute in France, Matthieu Ricard left his life in academia for the Himalayas, to study Tibetan Buddhism. His studies would eventually lead him to become the French... continued
Researchers Train Monkeys to Control Motorized Wheelchairs Using Only Their Thoughts
March 10, 2016Researchers at Duke University have developed a new brain-machine interface that allows a pair of monkeys to control motorized wheelchairs with only their thoughts. This development is intended to provide an alternative method of controlling the mobility devices for physically... continued
A Biotech Company is using Human Neurons to Build Powerful Computers
March 9, 2016The computer industry has been facing an existential problem for a number of years now: because of the physical and quantum limitations of silicon dioxide, the speed of a silicon-based computer processor can only pushed so far before it melts.... continued
Ocean Levels Rose Faster in the 20th Century than in the Previous 2,800 Years
March 8, 2016A new study has highlighted an acceleration in the rise of global sea levels over the past 3 millennia, showing a dramatic increase in those levels over the 20th century. This new study, conducted at Rutgers University, charted sea level... continued
A Laser-Powered Sail Could Cut a Trip to Mars down to Three Days
March 5, 2016One of the major roadblocks our culture has in regards to space travel is that in order to travel at speeds that could make a trip to a distant planet or star in a reasonable time frame is the application... continued
Indonesia’s Flores Man Isn’t Human, According to a New Study
March 4, 2016A recent study of the bone structure in the fossilized skulls of Flores Man has confirmed that the hominid, nicknamed "Hobbits" due to their diminutive 3'6" stature, are not an ancestor of modern humans, but quite probably a cousin of... continued
January 2016 Breaks Even More Record Temperatures
March 3, 2016The warming trend continues: both NASA and NOAA report that the month of January 2016 was one for the record books yet again. Hot on the heels of the hottest year on record, January broke yet another record for global... continued
Researchers Pack 360 Terabytes of Data into a 1-Inch Glass Disk — to Last 13.8 Billion Years
March 2, 2016One of the big drawbacks of data recorded by our culture is that it's longevity relies on the robustness of the medium that it is encoded on: paper rots, magnetic sectors on hard drives fade, and the plastic and aluminum... continued
China to Displace Thousands in Search for Alien Life
March 2, 2016Construction is currently underway on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, being built in Southwest China's Guizhou Province. As it's name implies, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, will be 500 meters (1,640 feet) across, surpassing the... continued
Google Robot Fed Up with Abuse from Human Co-Workers, Walks Out on Job
February 27, 2016Okay, that's not exactly what happened, but Google-owned Boston Dynamics has released a new video of the latest incarnation of their Atlas robot, showcasing it's capabilities for balance, navigating rough terrain, handling objects, and even getting back up after being... continued