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Archives for March 2017

An Ebola vaccine trial yields promising results for protecting wild primatesAn Ebola vaccine trial yields promising results for protecting wild primates
People are having less sex — maybe because of all our screen timePeople are having less sex — maybe because of all our screen time
A message from Tumblr’s CEO and Planned Parenthood’s president: tech leaders must support women’s health careA message from Tumblr’s CEO and Planned Parenthood’s president: tech leaders must support women’s health care
Google’s AI subsidiary turns to blockchain technology to track UK health dataGoogle’s AI subsidiary turns to blockchain technology to track UK health data
Soylent is getting an AI spokesperson, because it wasn’t dystopian enough alreadySoylent is getting an AI spokesperson, because it wasn’t dystopian enough already
Gunk from Neanderthals’ teeth tells us they used medicineGunk from Neanderthals’ teeth tells us they used medicine
I beat cancer twice, but women on Facebook helped me healI beat cancer twice, but women on Facebook helped me heal
Alexa will now give you medical advice, courtesy of WebMDAlexa will now give you medical advice, courtesy of WebMD
Pollution kills 1.7 million children every year, WHO reportsPollution kills 1.7 million children every year, WHO reports
Can headphones train you to focus better?Can headphones train you to focus better?
Your job could be costing you sleepYour job could be costing you sleep
Rachel Becker
Dear children: please stop swallowing hand sanitizerDear children: please stop swallowing hand sanitizer
The empathy layer

Can an app that lets strangers — and bots — become amateur therapists create a safer internet?

Ben Popper
Cutting science funding means sacrificing the US’s futureCutting science funding means sacrificing the US’s future
Elizabeth Lopatto and Alessandra Potenza
A new way to warm up frozen tissue could help with the organ shortageA new way to warm up frozen tissue could help with the organ shortage

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  1. Trump fires the entire National Science Board
  2. The US gets the worst phones
  3. After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all
  4. We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings
  5. 360-degree cameras have a new superpower