Image by NurPhoto via Getty / Futurism Elon Musk just offered a take nobody asked for, on the bad-faith “debate” regarding transgender children and access to medical care — though of course, it’s not the first time the Twitter owner has waded into trans reactionary rhetoric. Responding, for some reason, to a video of Minnesota’s… Continue reading Oh, Great, Elon Musk Has Entered the Trans Kids “Debate” Chat
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Crashing Moons Might Be Annihilating Aliens Somewhere, Researchers Argue
Moons are an absolute menace, it turns out. Paradox: Solved Here’s a Fermi Paradox solution for you: killer moons are taking out extraterrestrials. We promise it’s not as ridiculous as it sounds. According to a new study published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Sciences, as spotted by LiveScience, exomoons, or moons that revolve… Continue reading Crashing Moons Might Be Annihilating Aliens Somewhere, Researchers Argue
Study: Cute (and Non Human-Looking) Robots Will Subdue the Humans
Robots in the workplace? Well they better be goddamn adorable. Robo Life Coach How could your employer make your workday less miserable? More breaks, a more reasonable workload, or just a bump in salary? Well, screw all that noise: have some “robot wellbeing coaches” instead. Yes, really: In a series of experiments that involved having wellbeing… Continue reading Study: Cute (and Non Human-Looking) Robots Will Subdue the Humans
Gaze Upon the Brutal Beauty of Four Massive Black Holes About to Crash
And they’re taking four galaxies down with them! Space Goth Grand Slam In an effort to understand the origin of our galaxies, astronomers have spotted an insane, galactic showdown for the ages: four giant black holes in dwarf galaxies destined to collide, though not all in the same place. But boy, did they score a… Continue reading Gaze Upon the Brutal Beauty of Four Massive Black Holes About to Crash
Canada’s New Space Agency Logo Is Very Awesome (and Very Canadian)
O, Canada: We’re kinda jealous tbh. Logo-rithmic The Canadian Space Agency issued a press release about their newly-updated logo. That said, it’s pretty clear to even the most casual viewer that it’s aboot as Canadian as Drake riding a moose wearing a Raptors jersey. Which is to say: Very. “The maple leaf generates pride and… Continue reading Canada’s New Space Agency Logo Is Very Awesome (and Very Canadian)
Startup Wants to Use Robots to Make Drugs in Space
Image by Varda A startup co-founded by a SpaceX alum, plans to jumpstart the future of space manufacturing with its orbital pharmaceutical lab — which will be run by robots. As Bloomberg notes in a profile on the Los Angeles-based Varda Space Industries, the biggest thing going for Varda’s gambit is the fact that in microgravity,… Continue reading Startup Wants to Use Robots to Make Drugs in Space
Brutal-Looking “Edward Scissorhands on Speed” Dinosaur Was Just Showing Off, Scientists Conclude
It was just a hottie with a body. Fistful of Samurai Swords Thanks to a recent study, scientists can confirm that the Therizinosaurus, a therapod that according to Live Science lived during the Late Triassic and Cretaceous periods roughly 220 to 66 million years ago, was a much gentler giant than previously thought — despite the fact… Continue reading Brutal-Looking “Edward Scissorhands on Speed” Dinosaur Was Just Showing Off, Scientists Conclude
Microsoft’s Stunning Copilot AI Demo Could Change Office Work Forever
Imagine Clippy… on Hulk-like steroids. Clippy on Steroids You can run, but you can’t hide — AI is coming for your office work. All of it. Still riding high on the success of integrating ChatGPT in Bing, Microsoft just announced that its GPT-4-powered Copilot is coming to Office 365 apps. With it, users will be… Continue reading Microsoft’s Stunning Copilot AI Demo Could Change Office Work Forever
Meet CupidBots, the Horrifying Dating App Using AI to Harass Women
If you thought dating apps couldn’t get worse, well: Enjoy this one. Auto-Dating As if dating apps aren’t horrific enough, supposed ex-Tinder employees have created an especially ghoulish app called CupidBots, Vice reports, and it wants to completely automate the dating process. Even worse, their ideal users are — and this is real — men… Continue reading Meet CupidBots, the Horrifying Dating App Using AI to Harass Women
Alarmed Scientists Discover “Terrifying” Rocks Made of Plastic Trash on Remote Island
“This is new and terrifying at the same time, because pollution has reached geology.” Very Bad Scientists are reeling from the discovery of “plastic rocks” on a remote volcanic island off of the Brazilian coast — a troubling sign, experts told Reuters, of just how deeply plastic pollution has embedded itself into Earth’s geological patterns.… Continue reading Alarmed Scientists Discover “Terrifying” Rocks Made of Plastic Trash on Remote Island