How to stop runaway AI
Professor Stuart J. Russell warns that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity unless we can ensure that these systems remain aligned with human values and goals.
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Your World on Money
The tax basics you need to know
Taxes — you have to pay them, but school never taught us how they work. Inventor and entrepreneur Andini tells us the need-to-know basics.
The life-changing information in my 23andMe DNA reports
She bought an at-home 23andMe DNA test. It may have saved her life.
Can this tech cut police-public shootings by 50%?
A coalition of police, elected officials, community members, and public safety tech company Axon is aiming to cut gun deaths between police and public by 50%.
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Your World on Money
How to make every single dollar work for you
Schools didn’t teach us about budgeting. Andini, a Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ & an Entrepreneur Magazine ‘Young Millionaire’, breaks down the need-to-know basics.
We need to build better homes — here’s how
Stretchy ceilings and “plug-in” walls — this is the future of homebuilding.
Researchers believe genes could crack cancer in space
How does space travel impact human health? Researchers are filling in the gaps in the data with AI.
The next cancer breakthrough could come from space
What do astronauts, AI, and mice have in common? According to research, quite a lot.
Going to space to find the cure for cancer
Space cancer is a leading threat to astronauts. Now, a way to prevent it could help everyone on Earth.
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Just Might Work
NASA’s mission to build the ultimate leak-proof lab
NASA is building a first-of-its-kind biocontainment lab to study samples from Mars — and possibly prevent a Martian plague.
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Operation: Reimagine Surgery
A deadly shortage of surgeons around the globe — and how to help solve it
Around the world, more people die every year from lack of access to surgery than from tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria combined. Can innovative approaches help solve this problem?
Rethinking education: This tech builds stronger teacher-student connections
This tool uses research-based questions and prompts to foster strong connections between teachers and students.
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Just Might Work
3 ways to clone yourself before you die
These tech companies are making digital clones of people to live on in a digital afterlife. Would you do it?
An incubator for world-changing entrepreneurs
Want to solve the world’s hardest problems? Join GEN, a network supporting the next generation of the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs.
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Hard Reset
The farming robots that will feed the world
Food waste is a ridiculous problem. Enter the robots.
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Operation: Reimagine Surgery
This amazing gel may help in the fight against cancer
“Instead of thinking about a treatment, we can, really for the first time, think about a cure.”
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Challengers
The dawn of battery-powered urban flight
Electric engine, nearly silent, and ready for passengers by 2025. But are we ready?
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Hard Reset
The bionic 3rd thumb anyone can add to their hand
We flew to the UK to learn more about the designer 3D-printing third thumbs.
How to bring the entire world online
500 billion devices will be online by 2030. Here’s how that connectivity can power a sustainable future.
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Operation: Reimagine Surgery
Performing complex surgeries with single-incision robotics
These surgeons are among the first to adopt the latest approach to robotic surgery. Here’s what they’ve learned.