Roko's Basilisk: The Thought Experiment That Could Enslave The Human Race
Technologists such as Elon Musk have said that AI is "far more dangerous than nukes." Not regulating the relationship between man and machine is "insane."
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When Is It Too Cold To Snow?
In order for snow to fall, three specific conditions need to be present in the atmosphere: cold temperatures, moisture, and rising air.
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Here's What Really Happens When You Fart In Space
In living beings, intestinal gas occurs as part of the digestion process. What happens when you let one rip in space?
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Elon Musk: What It's Really Like Working For The Tech Billionaire
Considering how visible he is, many have wondered what it's like to work for someone like Elon Musk. Is he really a real-life equivalent to Tony Stark/Iron Man?
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How Many Kids Does Elon Musk Actually Have?
Musk's first marriage was to Justine Wilson, who gave birth to Musk's first five children: one set of twins, one set of triplets. Another child died of SIDS.
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Here's How Your Body Could Get Eaten After You Die
When life leaves the human body, there are so many possible things that happen to the corpse, and one is the likelihood of being eaten.
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Here's What It's Like To Die
There's one thing that every person has in common, and that's death. Death can come any number of ways, but it will come. Here's what it's like to die.
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What Really Happens To Your Body When You Smoke Marijuana
As marijuana legalization continues its steady success at the state level, it's a good time to gain knowledge of exactly how the plant affects the body.
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The Surprising Reason Mosquitos Are Being Genetically Altered
Some folks in the Florida Keys are freaking out about the idea of having 144,000 genetically altered mosquitos released into the environment.
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Genuphobia: The Truth About The Fear Of Knees
Have you heard of genuphobia -- the fear of knees? It's very real, and those who suffer from it are probably bracing themselves as the weather gets warmer.
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Study Uncovers Surprising News About Chernobyl Survivors And Their Children
When a safety drill at the Chernobyl power plant went wrong, it resulted in a meltdown of one core, killing 31 people and releasing radioactive material.
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Coulrophobia: The Truth About The Fear Of Clowns
For some people, clowns cause such fear that the victims experience nausea, accelerated heart rate, or other symptoms typically associated with intense terror.
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The Real Reason Experts Are Concerned With The First Human-Monkey Embryos
In the case of mixing human and monkey cells together, there are moral concerns and potentially unintended consequences of chimera experiments.
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Here's What You Need To Know About 'Biting Worms'
The sea is full of creepy yet fascinating creatures, and clam worms, sometimes called biting worms, are certainly no exception.
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The Weird Thing Pavlov And His Mistress Tried To Turn Dogs Into
Ivan Pavlov's groundbreaking research into learning and behavior laid the foundation for a significant amount of psychological understanding, using dogs.
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Here's Why Some Dead Bodies Don't Decay
Cells slowly decline in their function. But while the decomposition of cells continues even in death for many bodies, some are resilient to decay.
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The Truth About Jonas Salk's AIDS Vaccine Work
Although Dr. Jonas Salk's work with the polio vaccine is well known, fewer people are aware of the effort he put towards developing an AIDS vaccine.
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What It Means When You See A Dead Body Move
There are actual, legitimate scientific reasons for why you might be able to see a dead body start moving around on its own.
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Could A Solar Megastructure Unlock Human Immortality?
Dyson Spheres are exactly what imagineer, physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson envisioned them to be: sources of nigh-limitless energy.
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The Real Reason Your Cat Is Twitching In Its Sleep
Mitten's sleepy zone twitches can be quite expressive, as its paws, tail and/or whiskers can all get in the moving-about game.
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The Untold Truth Of Body Farms
Used by forensic scientists, body farms are research facilities where human remains are left in a variety of conditions to study their decomposition.
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Your Brain May Realize You're Dead. Here's How
In 2014, scientists performed the largest study concerning the experiences of people declared dead but then brought back to life after their hearts had stopped.
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Everything You Need To Know About Cicada Invasions
Cicadas are known for their unusual life cycles, which include spending a decade or more under the ground, only to emerge for the last few weeks of their lives.
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What Is Ball Lightning?
Have you ever seen ball lightning? The natural phenomenon is rare. It appears as a ball of light that moves horizontally across the sky before disappearing.
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The Real Reason Astronauts Can't Cry
"In space no one can hear you scream," said the tagline of the advertisements for the 1979 hit sci-fi film Alien. It's true. Nor can astronauts cry in space
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Why Your Heart May Restart Itself After You Die
It's easy to think of life and death as a binary, but it turns out that like a lot of supposed binaries, the concepts of "life" and "death" aren't well-defined.
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