Spinal implants hold an incredible promise to help cure paralysis caused by severe spinal cord injuries. Meet the scientists and patients doing the impossible.
A Spinal Cord Research Breakthrough
Dr. Susan Harkema and her team at Kentucky Spinal Cord and Research Center at the University of Louisville believe everything we thought about the spinal cord is wrong. We always thought that it was simply a conduit for messages from the…
The Northern White Rhino is functionally extinct - but scientists at the San Diego Zoo are launching an unprecedented effort to recreate the species and save it from extinction.
The earth is undergoing an unprecedented wave of extinctions, with estimates that between 200 and 2,000 species go extinct every day. One on the brink is the Northern White Rhinoceros, which after waves of poaching only has two known members in…
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The Master’s Apprentice is an organization that recruits young people from rough backgrounds - and gives them the skills to find quality careers in the trades.
“There’s a huge gap between youth looking for an opportunity... and businesses looking for quality employees.”
“There’s a huge gap between youth looking for an opportunity... and businesses looking for quality employees.”
It’s been a problem for a long time. Urban youth without college…
Is artificial intelligence the key to knowing what’s real?
Deepfake videos use video manipulation to show people saying and doing things they never have. These engineers are using blockchain technology to separate fact from fiction.
Deepfakes, fake videos generated using artificial intelligence technology, could be the next frontier in misinformation. While news video has historically been the gold standard of veracity, an era where video can be easily created could further erode trust in information and media. Deepfakes of…
Gangs are a major cause of violence and organized crime. Here’s why countries should think twice before trying to smash…
Gangs are a major cause of violence and organized crime. Here’s why countries should think twice before trying to smash them.
What can lift 500 pounds in each hand, walk for miles and miles with a heavy load, or leap over obstacles in a single bound?
Humans - with the help of wearable robotics.
Alan Asbeck anticipates in less than a decade, everyone will have seen somebody donned in a robot suit.
“I've wished I had one when moving from house to house or when shoveling snow,” he said.
Asbeck is…
How do you bounce back from a life-changing car accident? Adam Gorlitsky decided he would break a world record.
In a weird way, it’s a good time to be paralyzed
Adam Gorlitsky
Adam was paralyzed from the waist down in a terrible wreck and thought his track and field days were over. But once approved for an experimental exoskeleton, he gained the ability to walk again and decided to start…
This running club that meets at 5:45am is helping the homeless transform their lives.
It’s 5am in New York City. Most people aren’t awake yet; a few might still be up from the night before. But a group of people with a special organization is gathering for a morning run. Back on My Feet is a nonprofit community that’s helping people struggling with homelessness or recovering from drug addiction begin their journey towards self-sufficiency: employment, housing, and a sustainable income. While members might not…
Growing Home’s organic urban farms use agriculture as a vehicle for providing job training for people with employment barriers, whether…
Growing Home’s organic urban farms use agriculture as a vehicle for providing job training for people with employment barriers, whether due to prior convictions, medical concerns, poverty, homelessness, or any other issues which make gainful employment difficult.
Wolves are not often thought of as therapy animals, but Wolf Connections is changing that perception while helping young people…
Wolves are not often thought of as service animals, but Wolf Connections is changing that perception while helping troubled youth in the process.
Wolf Connection is a wolf sanctuary that provides an education and empowerment program geared towards teens who are struggling through a variety of behavioral issues. At-risk youth from all walks of life learn about nature and conservation, they’re able to work through the challenges in their lives,…
Deepfakes have ignited fierce media criticism and call into question the public’s ability to discern fact from fiction. But the…
Deepfakes have ignited fierce media criticism and call into question the public’s ability to discern fact from fiction. But the technology behind Deepfakes, called GANs, has enormous potential to drive innovation beyond fake social media videos. Read more to find out some of the amazing things being done with this technology.
When facing literal hellfire, this community effort may be the only way to protect homes and lives from devastating wildfires.
California is burning like never before, with wildfires damaging nearly one million acres in 2018 alone. Despite the State’s best efforts, preventing forest fires doesn’t seem possible from the top down. With climate change accelerating the frequency and scale of these wildfires at an alarming rate, experts are turning to private citizens to help with forest fire prevention and control. Or as we like to say, to help fight fire…
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