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S.A.R.A. Seeks To Give Artificial Intelligence People Skills

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Carnegie Mellon's project to teach virtual assistants social cues

The Carnegie Mellon project that wants to make AI a people-person.

Global Agreement Reroutes Airline Industry

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Airplane

Clear skies ahead

Last week, 190 countries agreed to slash carbon pollution from international flights. While world leaders celebrated the deal, the path to low-carbon air travel remains…

The 10 Greatest Automotive Innovations Of 2016

How An Axe-Handle Bat Is Going To Take Over Baseball

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Chili Davis, Red Sox Hitting Coach

Red Sox hitting coach Chili Davis weighs In on the Axe Bat

Red Sox hitting coach Chili Davis weighs In on the Axe Bat.

Which Tablet Is Best For Me?

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Or should I stick with my laptop?

Are you able to replace your laptop with a tablet? Find out using this flowchart.

How Does The Apple Watch Compare To A $10 Knockoff?

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We dissected them to find out

We teamed up with the folks at iFixit to dissect smartwatches to see what's really inside.

The Greatest Tech Of 2016

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Every year, Popular Science honors 100 innovations that are brilliant, revolutionary, and bound to shape the future—these are the Best of What’s New.

Every December, Popular Science honors the 100 most exciting innovations of the year. Brilliant, revolutionary, and bound to shape the future—these are the Best of…

Can Being Cold Really Make You Sick?

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Sick Penguin

Short answer: Yes

Ask Us Anything: Can being cold really make you sick? Yes.

The Sinister Way Staph Avoids Arrest During Infection

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Researchers have learned another way Staphylococcus aureus evades the immune system

One of the most feared blood infections is Staphylococcus aureus. Now researchers have learned why this bacterium is such a significant threat…

China Launches Taikonauts For Month-Long Stay On The Tiangong-2 Space Station

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China Space Program Taikonaut Shenzhou 11 Tiangong 2

The country's longest manned mission is part of their plan for a permanent orbital outpost

Chinese Taikonauts are headed up to the Tiangong 2 station for a month-long stay, as part of China's plan for a permanent orbital outpost.

What To Look For When Purchasing A Knife For Backpacking And Camping

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Benchmade Knives

Gear for the great outdoors

Knives can be very expensive. If you’re not careful you can wind up blowing cash on a knife with a whole lot of features that a backpacker doesn't need.

What To Expect At The (Delayed) Telsa Announcement

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Making us wait Elon? This better be good...

We still have a day's wait until the Tesla announcement, and speculation is running high about what we'll see, and why the delay happened. Asking Elon Musk what the…

The 6 Greatest Software Innovations Of The Year

The 9 Greatest Recreation Innovations Of The Year

The 10 Most Important Aerospace Innovations Of The Year


What Will The ExoMars Lander Do?

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The importance of today's landing

To find electric fields, Mars lightning, and more.

A Mysterious Nerve Condition Paralyzed Half My Face

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facial nerve

I’d never heard of Bell’s Palsy until I got it

My experience with Bell’s palsy, a condition caused by an inflammation of the nerve that controls my facial muscles.

Update: ExoMars Lander Status "Inconclusive," More to Come

After Next Year, Macbooks May Have Programmable E-Ink Keyboards

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Individual keys look different depending on what you're doing

The next round of Apple laptops could have keys that change based on the app you're using…

A Speech Recognition System Has Reached Human Parity

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Microsoft made speech-to-text software that's as good as a professional transcriptionist

Speech recognition software isn't perfect, but it is a little closer to human this week, as a Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Research team reached a major…
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