Researchers looking into the interplay between hormones and ethics discovered something that will shock nobody who dates men: that those with high testosterone levels end up being bigger jerks. As PsyPost reports, a recent study out of HEC Montréal complicates previous research associating high T-levels with business success by linking the hormone with unethical behavior in sexual… Continue reading High Testosterone Linked to F**kboy Behavior, Scientists Say
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Nike Buys NFT Company that Made the Elon Musk “Cybersneaker”
A sneaker company known for photoshopping a “cybershoe” onto Elon Musk has been purchased by Nike — in yet another sign, arguably, that the relationship between the physical and digital worlds is changing forever. As The Verge reports, Nike has acquired the sneaker company RTFKT (which is supposedly pronounced like “artifact,” though it’s more fun to… Continue reading Nike Buys NFT Company that Made the Elon Musk “Cybersneaker”
Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Plastic Pollution, Scientists Say
It could lead to the development of enzymes that can break down specific plastics. Plastic Planet In a study that truly underscores the profound and devastating impact humans have on the environment, researchers have found that microscopic bugs are evolving to eat plastic. The study, published in the journal Microbial Ecology, found a growing number… Continue reading Microbes Are Evolving to Eat Plastic Pollution, Scientists Say
Amazon Workers Say Company Failed to Warn Them of Deadly Tornado
“Amazon won’t let us leave.” Deadly Practices As more tragic details emerge from the deadly Amazon warehouse collapse, some employees are claiming that the company has refused to give workers time off during severe weather — and even that it failed to warn them as the weekend’s tornado approached. A new report from The Intercept… Continue reading Amazon Workers Say Company Failed to Warn Them of Deadly Tornado
Tech Bro Thinks He’s Close to Cheating Death
Image by Getty Images/Futurism A bold proposal: that by 2050, a 70-year-old will look and feel like they’re 50. That’s the gamble that 35-year-old James Peyer is taking with this Cambrian Biopharma “longevity startup,” the Times of London reports. “Of our 100,000-year-plus history as a species, it’s been for only about 75 years that these diseases… Continue reading Tech Bro Thinks He’s Close to Cheating Death
Billionaire Launches Startup to Reprogram Human Gene Expression
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Billionaire Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong has launched a new “epigenetic reprogramming” company, called NewLimit, with the goal of greatly extending the human lifespan. Armstrong is collaborating with Blake Byers, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur with a Stanford PhD in bioengineering, to stop aging in its tracks. “NewLimit will start by deeply interrogating… Continue reading Billionaire Launches Startup to Reprogram Human Gene Expression
Harvard Warns That Chinese Tech Is Rapidly Overtaking American Capabilities
They’re warning that “it will overtake the US within the next decade.” The Great Rivalry The race for tech dominance between China and the US is heating up — but it’s starting to look like Beijing is taking the lead. A new report, spotted by The South China Morning Post and published last week by… Continue reading Harvard Warns That Chinese Tech Is Rapidly Overtaking American Capabilities
Human Brains Can Solve Hard Problems Moments Before Falling Asleep, Study Finds
Image by Getty Images/Futurism Have you ever had a great idea right before you fell asleep — only to forget it the next morning when you wake up? A new study says there’s a reason for that. Researchers have discovered that humans experience a “creative sweet spot” in the moments right before we fall asleep,… Continue reading Human Brains Can Solve Hard Problems Moments Before Falling Asleep, Study Finds
New Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleges Disgusting Behavior at Tesla Factory
Is Tesla’s Fremont factory a “frat house”? Lawsuit Madness Tesla has been hit with a sexual harassment suit by a factory worker — for the second time in two weeks. As Reuters and others report, a woman who worked on the assembly line at Tesla’s Fremont, California factory said she suffered “sexual harassment on a near-daily… Continue reading New Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleges Disgusting Behavior at Tesla Factory
Elon Musk Says That Politically, He’s a “Utopian Anarchist”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t one to follow rules, particularly when he thinks they’re bogus. The billionaire likes to envision a world, or perhaps a much smaller society on Mars, in which everybody can do as they please without a greater hierarchy of power. “If there’s a utopia where people have access to any goods… Continue reading Elon Musk Says That Politically, He’s a “Utopian Anarchist”