Kristin Houser
Futurism
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Scientist Who Said Spiders Have Personalities May Have Faked Data
Journals have retracted seven papers co-authored by spider researcher Jonathan Pruitt after his co-authors find evidence he falsified data. → Read More
Scientists Find “Mysterious” Virus With Almost No Known Genes
Researchers have discovered the Yaravirus, a "mysterious" virus with an almost completely unknown set of genes, in an artificial lake in Brazil. → Read More
Scientists Plugged a Bionic Eye Directly Into This Woman’s Brain
Using a bionic eye developed by Spanish neuroengineer Eduardo Fernandez, a blind woman was able to see for the first time in 16 years. → Read More
Watch a Mother Reunite With Her Deceased Child in VR
A video of a mother having a reunion with her deceased daughter in VR raises all sorts of questions about the future of grieving and mortality. → Read More
Human Trial Suggests CRISPR Could Be a Viable Cancer Treatment
Gene editing could supercharge the human immune system. → Read More
Tesla: Fremont Factory Had One of Its “Safest Years Yet”
In a new blog post, Tesla details several improvements in worker safety at its Fremont factory, including a dramatic decrease in the injury rate. → Read More
Coronavirus Outbreak Has Rideshare Industry in Turmoil
The coronavirus outbreak is rocking the rideshare industry across the globe from China, with both drivers and passengers feeling the effects. → Read More
Handheld Device “Prints” New Skin Directly Onto Wounds
A handheld device that "prints" sheets of artificial skin directly onto the wounds of burn victims is one step closer to actual use in burn clinics. → Read More
Iowa Tried to Use an App for an Election. It Was a Disaster.
We still don't know who won the Iowa caucus because the Iowa Democratic Party's (IDP) use of an app to report results was an epic fail. → Read More
Mayo Clinic Doctor: Coronavirus Is “Basically at a Pandemic Now”
The Wuhan coronavirus is now "basically...a pandemic," the director of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group recently told CNBC. → Read More
FDA Approves Drug to Save Lives of Kids With Peanut Allergies
The U.S. FDA has approved Palforzia, a drug that treats peanut allergies by exposing patients to slowing increasing amounts of peanuts. → Read More
Materials Older Than the Solar System Found in Two Meteorites
Research teams have discovered dust grains older than our solar system in two meteorites that landed on separate parts of the Earth in 1969. → Read More
Smart Bandage Detects Infections, Auto-Releases Antibiotic
Researchers have created a color-changing smart bandage that can both detect bacteria in wounds and also release drugs to kill it. → Read More
Scientists Release Genetically Engineered Moths for First Time
Researchers have released into the wild a strain of genetically engineered diamondback moths that could suppress the pest population in a sustainable way. → Read More
China Is Arresting People for Writing About Coronavirus Online
China is threatening to send people to jail for spreading rumors about the coronavirus, but it seems more likely it's just trying to control the narrative. → Read More
AI Might Make Us Mistakenly Think We’ve Found Aliens, Says Study
A new study suggests that artificial intelligence might trick us into thinking we see alien technosignatures where none exist. → Read More
Researchers Transplant Lab-Grown Heart Muscle Cells Into Patient
Japanese researchers transplanted sheets containing heart muscle cells derived from stem cells onto a patient's damaged heart for the first time. → Read More
Makers of “Plague Inc.” Game: Get Your Coronavirus Info Elsewhere
Ndemic Creations saw a huge uptick in "Plague Inc." players recently, a situation the game studio attributes to the current coronavirus epidemic in China. → Read More
New Theory Could Solve Universe’s Biggest Paradox
Massive gravity theory modifies Einstein’s theory of general relativity to explain the universe's accelerating rate of expansion. → Read More
In a Recent Simulation, a Coronavirus Killed 65 Million People
An October 2019 simulation exercise found that a coronavirus pandemic could cause 65 million deaths and trigger a global financial crisis. → Read More