Annalee Newitz
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Screw The Internet Shame Spiral
The internet is trapped in a shame spiral, and it’s time for us to get the hell out.
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Yes, We Are In The Early Stages Of A Mass Extinction
A new study suggests that thousands of species on Earth are dying out at a rate that far exceeds normal extinction rates. We are in the beginnings of a mass extinction, argue scientists, and it could lead to global starvation for humans — as well as many other animals.
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Interplanetary Spacecraft, Ranked
We may be dirty monkeys at heart, but humans have done some pretty astonishing things in outer space over the past 50 years. We’ve launched dozens of interplanetary spacecraft, and explored most of the solar system with space robots who sent back pictures and scientific data. Here are our favourite of those craft, ranked for…
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This Ballet With Humans And Robots Is Sweet And Slightly Scary
Right now, you can watch human and robots perform ballet together at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in a piece called “Robot.” It’s about humans teaching robots to dance, though the small mechanical creatures aren’t able to replace their fleshbag teachers quite yet.