Elon Musk to solve self-driving with a ‘Super Fun’ AI hackathon
Tesla CEO Elon Musk yesterday announced that he’s throwing a “Super Fun AI Party/Hackathon” with Tesla engineers and a select group of invitees. Tesla will hold a super fun AI...
NASA sets 2022 launch for air quality sensor that will provide hourly updates across North America – TechCrunch
NASA is sending to orbit aboard a Maxar 1300-class satellite (whose primary mission is to provide commercial satellite communications for Intelsat customers) a payload that could help improve air quality...
Psychedelics have the potential to help us save the planet
In recent years there has been a resurgent scientific interest in the psychological effects of psychedelic drugs. Consider the example of recent trials in which psilocybin was administered to people...
Europe risks squandering its global advantage in deep tech innovation – TechCrunch
Miles is the managing director of AV8 Ventures and is based in London. He is focused on investments at Seed and Series A. It’s a somewhat crude yardstick by which...
How scientists discovered a math equation in rat whiskers
Rats have up to 70 whiskers on their faces, varying hugely in size, and shape. Almost every mammal possesses whiskers, but these rodents are what we call “whisker specialists,” meaning...
Scientists believe the key to reaching zero emissions is understanding behavior
When we talk about innovations to deal with the climate crisis, we tend to think of new technologies developed by physical scientists. Although a real sense of climate emergency now...
Coronavirus panic is not an excuse to spread racist memes
Coronavirus has put the world on high alert. But the spread of the virus has been matched by the spread of racism and misinformation. First observed in China, the deadly...
Glimpse the eerie depths of the planet’s most threatening glacier
It's OK to be nervous about the Thwaites Glacier. If this Florida-sized Antarctic glacier collapsed, it could ultimately unleash enough ice to boost sea levels by ten feet. Thwaites is...
Mammoth Biosciences aims to be Illumina for the gene editing generation – TechCrunch
In 1998, the startup company Illumina launched a revolution in the life sciences industry by developing technology to slash the costs of identifying and mapping genetic material. Now, a little...
Scientists are arguing over YouTube’s role in online radicalization
Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don’t help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme videos,...