Annalee Newitz
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10 Ways To Turn Your House Into A Futuristic Fortress
You know you want a house that’s self-aware, self-cleaning, and run by computers that anticipate your every need. Well, maybe the self-awareness is a little creepy, but the rest sounds just fine. Just think – in a century, you’ll be able to press a button and rearrange your dining room into a dance floor, or…
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What Will Suspended Animation Really Be Like? A New Study Offers Hints.
In early winter, brown bears find a comfy spot in a cave or burrow that’s well-protected from the cold. Then they curl up, fall asleep, and don’t awaken or eat for five to seven months. It’s called hibernation, and until now we weren’t really sure what happened in bears’ bodies during that time.
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A Drug That Makes You Violent, Then Peaceful Again
You control your urges for violence and sex using a tiny tangle of neurons located in a very ancient part of your brain. Now it turns out that this knot of nerves, located in the hypothalamus, can be controlled with a new gene therapy technique that uses flashes of light.