Brad Bergan
Futurism
New York, United States
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Climate Change Places a Major Economic Burden on Future Generations
One new study shows that warming temperatures may impact the earning potential of children today by the time they reach adulthood. → Read More
An Ominous Glimpse of a Sci-Fi Future Where Humans and Cyborgs Coexist
Directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron, the film follows cyborg Alita, who delves into a cyberpunk underworld to discover her origins. → Read More
We may be closer than ever to understanding the true nature of gravity
A group of physicists proposed a new experiment that could redefine gravity and transform our understanding of the fundamental forces of the universe. → Read More
Ancient Supermassive Black Hole Unveils Secrets of Early Universe
A team of astronomers discovered the most distant (and therefore oldest) supermassive black hole ever observed. It's 13 billion light-years away. → Read More
Locally-Grown Paris Agreement Accepted Across North American Cities
Mayors from across North American signed the Chicago Climate Charter in an effort to counteract Trump's resignation from the Paris Climate Agreement. → Read More
UN Asserts That We Have Entered a "Planetary Crisis"
Plastic waste poses real and lethal threats to sea life, but commitment from governments, firms, and individuals could put a stop to it. → Read More
China’s “Social Credit System” Will Rate How Valuable You Are as a Human
China's plans for a "social credit system" are in full swing. The government has already tapped private companies for pilot runs → Read More
A Probe Detected a Mysterious Signal That Physics Can't Explain
China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) was designed to find WIMPS: weakly interacting massive particles that can be a sign dark matter is near. → Read More
For the First Time, Scientists Have Measured the Earth's Ability to Absorb Neutrinos
Using an array of 5,160 basketball-sized optical sensors, scientists have demonstrated that Earth is able to absorb neutrinos passing through it. → Read More
One Scientist Has a Plan to Send the Building Blocks of Life to Distant Exoplanets
A recent study proposes we send a 1.5-ton spacecraft to exoplanets for the purpose of seeding life — a trip that would take an estimated 12,000 years. → Read More
The Price of Tesla’s Electric Semi Has Been Revealed, and It’s Higher Than Expected
Tesla's electric semi, the future-conscious company's newly unveiled big-rig truck, will have a range of 300 to 500 miles per charge. → Read More
China’s New AI Police Station Won’t Have Humans
China plans to build an AI police station in the capital city of Wuhan, with facial recognition tech and simulators replacing the workers. → Read More
Measurements From CERN Suggest the Possibility of a New Physics
A discrepancy in the Standard Model of physics has been discovered. The power of the Large Hadron Collider could be enhanced to search for new particles. → Read More
Colonize or become extinct: is there any real rationale for colonizing another world?
Musk argues that survival demands we become a multi-planet species. But how imminent are these mass-extinction events? How pressing is it to colonize Mars? → Read More
We Just Uncovered New Clues About How to Secure Human Longevity
A team from Northwestern found that signals from mitochondria under mild stress levels actually prevent the failure of life-sustaining apparatuses. → Read More
Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin Will Consolidate at $8,000 Before Rising Even More
Goldman Sachs has issued a prediction that the cryptocurrency will consolidate somewhere around a value of $8,000, marking another renowned endorsement. → Read More
China Is Developing Rice That Grows in Saltwater
A Chinese scientist has developed a strain of rice that grows in saltwater, which could potentially help the world cope with future food shortages. → Read More
We Just Moved One Step Closer to Finally Detecting Dark Matter
A team of researchers from Nevada sifted through 16 years' worth of data from 32 satellites in the hopes of finally detecting dark matter. → Read More
Tesla Supercharger's Powerpacks undaunted by power outage
During a power outage near London, a Tesla station equipped with Powerpacks remained fully-functional, despite all petrol pumps' and amenities' failure. → Read More
The Air Force Gave SpaceX an Extra $40 Million to Develop Their Raptor Engine
The US Air Force announced plans to award an additional $40.7 million in funding to SpaceX in order to support the ongoing development of its Raptor engine. → Read More