The hidden risks for ‘three-person’ babies
The powerhouses of the cell may have more roles than expected. Could that generate problems for mitochondrial replacement therapies?

September 24, 2015 at 07:31AM
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Will Virtual Reality Make Us Feel Better?
Virtual reality’s effect is a vivid feeling of immersion before our eyes, whether it’s swimming with fish underwater in a snorkel simulation or hearing bullets whiz past in a warzone. But any actual empathy in the machine depends on what it’s being used for and who’s using it.

September 24, 2015 at 01:24AM
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Drones Armed With High-Energy Lasers May Arrive In 2017
Flying military robots armed with high-energy lasers? It’s a future that is exciting, terrifying — and perhaps just two years away.

September 23, 2015 at 09:08PM
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Meet Jon Ferrer, Digg’s Software Engineer
Digg may seem like a cold, faceless company, but underneath the ever-shifting grid of content, lies humans who make it work. This week, we chat with software engineer and really great chef Jon Ferrer.

September 23, 2015 at 08:25PM
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We’re One Step Closer To Living In The Matrix With This ‘Minecraft’ Graphing Calculator
It turns out the Picasso and the rest of the Cubists were a century too early, and we’ll actually be living entirely in a cube world quite soon.

September 23, 2015 at 08:04PM
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Visions of Future Physics
Nima Arkani-Hamed is championing a campaign to build the world’s largest particle collider, even as he pursues a new vision of the laws of nature.

September 23, 2015 at 05:55PM
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How Machines Are Learning To Think Better Than Humans
Google explains what goes into machine learning and how computers build neural networks. Time to destroy your laptop with fire.

September 23, 2015 at 03:52PM
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Harsh Looking Device Turns Apples Into Peeled, Cored Accordions
Sure it looks like some torture apparatus from the Inquisition, but this apple peeler/corer/slicer is the type of efficient machine we like. We can only hope it’s dishwasher safe.

September 23, 2015 at 02:45PM
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The Pope Might Delay Your iPhone Delivery?
Seldom do two Western religions clash quite this directly. But for some devotees of the Church of Cupertino, this weekend’s Papal visit to the East Coast could bring some devastating news: Your new iPhone might take a few extra days to get to you

September 23, 2015 at 02:37PM
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The Apple bias is real
Readers are right to claim that the iPhone is treated differently from other smartphones, and reviewers are correct in doing so.

September 23, 2015 at 11:29AM
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