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The tricks propagandists use to beat

science
A model of the way opinions spread reveals how propagandists use the scientific process against itself to
secretly influence policy makers.

by Emerging Technology from the arXiv Jan 22, 2018

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 Back in the 1950s, health professionals became concerned that smoking was
causing cancer. Then, in 1952, the popular magazine Reader’s Digest published
“Cancer by the Carton,” an article about the increasing body of evidence that
proved it. The article caused widespread shock and media coverage. Today the
health dangers of smoking are clear and unambiguous.

And yet smoking bans have been slow to come into force, most having appeared
some 40 years or more after the Reader’s Digest article.

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10 Breakthrough Technologies March / April 2019

Bill Gates: How we’ll

invent the future
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The new, safer nuclear reactors A simple blood test to predict The race to make a lab-grown One man’s t
that might help stop climate premature births could save steak suck green
change babies’ lives Meat production spews tons of sky
From sodium-cooled fission to Complications from preterm birth greenhouse gas and uses up too Klaus Lackn
advanced fusion, a fresh generation are the leading cause of death much land and water. Is there an increasingly
of projects hopes to rekindle trust in worldwide in children under five. alternative that won’t make us do part of solvin
nuclear energy. without?

Space 4h

The first Marsquake has been detected

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 The Mars InSight lander has sensed a quake within the planet....

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 How to hide from the AI surveillance state with a color printout

AI-powered video technology is becoming ubiquitous, tracking our faces and bodies through stores, offices, and public spaces. In
some countries the technology constitutes a powerful new layer of...

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Artificial Intelligence 5h

Should a self-driving car protect a passenger or a pedestrian? Ideally, both.

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 Much self-driving-car research focuses on pedestrian safety, but it is important to consider passenger safety and comfort, too.
When braking to avoid a collision, for example, a vehicle should ideally...

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The state of Biotechnology Apr 10 Biotechnology Mar 26 Biotechnology Mar 13

biotech
Biotechnology is the industry
that uses the molecules of life
(DNA, RNA, and proteins mostly)
to treat and diagnose disease.
Chinese scientists have put Genome engineers made more CRISPR experts a
human brain genes in monkeys than 13,000 CRISPR edits in a global moratorium
—and yes, they may be smarter single cell gene editing
A quest to understand how human A team at George Church’s Harvard lab Some of the biggest nam
intelligence evolved raises some ethical wants to redesign species with large- want to stop anyone fro
questions. scale DNA changes. with cells that pass on c
generation.
Smart monkey? Read more
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 Ethical Tech Apr 23

A Googler who brought down Google’s AI ethics board says she’s now
facing retaliation

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 One of the leading figures in the movement to disband Google’s AI ethics board says she and other employee activists are now
being punished for their activism....

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Artificial Intelligence Apr 23

Tesla says its new self-driving chip will help make its cars autonomous
Yesterday, during its Autonomy Investor Day in Palo Alto, California, Tesla unveiled its first custom AI chip, which promises to
propel the company toward its goal of full autonomy....

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 Silicon Valley Apr 23

Amazon is making its delivery drivers take selfies to reduce fraud

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 The company is using face recognition software to double-check that drivers are who they say they are, The Verge reports....

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Climate Change Apr 23

The desperate race to cool the ocean before it’s too late
Holly Jean Buck is a fellow at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. This is an adapted excerpt from her upcoming
book After Geoengineering: Climate Tragedy, Repair, and Restoration (September 2019, Verso Books).
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 Climate change has already made poor countries poorer and rich countries richer

How greed and corruption blew up South Korea’s nuclear industry

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Silicon Valley Apr 23

Sri Lanka has blocked access to social media to stop the spread of
misinformation

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In the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 300 people, its government has blocked access to most of the
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