People don’t like robots that are better than them
Jessica Baron, PhD Robots are designed to be faster than humans. We build them, in part, to make our lives easier and improve efficiency in industries from manufacturing to health care. But new…
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Can telehealth be convenient and compassionate?
By now we all know that earlier this month a man in California was informed he was dying via a robot. Early headlines had people (at least the ones who…
NASA confirms first all-female spacewalk later this month
NASA has confirmed to CNN that if all goes as planned, the first all-female spacewalk in history will take place on March 29th from the International Space Station. Our first…
Is the new “ketamine nasal spray” for depression worth the headline hype?
First of all, let’s get something straight: patients are not getting a prescription to spray ketamine up their noses. Ketamine is a controlled substance used as an anesthetic, most commonly…
Creating a global plan to manage space traffic
Jamie Morin, the executive director of the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation, has laid out guidelines for managing space traffic in the latest issue of…
Is the NIH trying to discourage collaboration between U.S. and Chinese researchers?
According to a report in the journal Science, Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, sent a letter to 10,000 U.S.-based research institutions last summer stating his…
First commercially built and operated American spacecraft docks at ISS
After months of delays, the SpaceX Crew Dragon launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2nd at 2:49 a.m. EST. This marks the first time in history…
You can’t catch up on lost sleep, new study says
Many of us look to the weekends or vacations days to catch up on lost sleep. And while it may feel nice to get in those extra hours and not…
Chronic pain patients using Pinterest to cope with symptoms
When it comes to using the Internet or social media to cope with medical conditions, Pinterest isn’t the first platform that comes to mind. But new research from Virginia Commonwealth…
New research shows increase in pharmaceuticals polluting our waters
A team led by researchers from Radboud University in The Netherlands has reported that concentrations of pharmaceuticals in freshwater sources around the world are higher than ever. In a new…
British engineers impale space debris with giant harpoon
Most of us assume that what goes up into space must come down. But in reality, there’s quite a lot of detritus orbiting the Earth. This includes natural debris, such…
Superbug genes found in the (formerly) last pristine place on Earth
Well, so much for the idea of a place on Earth untouched by bad human decisions. Antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs), the result of overzealous prescription of antibiotics by doctors that lead to…
Study shows Facebook users are happier if they quit the social network for a month
Fazeel Ashraf In somewhat surprising, but not totally unexpected, news it looks like quitting Facebook for a month makes people happier. This is according to new research out of Stanford and New…
Time spent in front of screens hinders child development
In a new study that shouldn’t surprise anyone, researchers found that children aged 2-5 years old who spent more time in front of screens fared worse in child development screening…
China acknowledges He Jiankui’s misdeeds. What’s next for the disgraced scientist?
The world has been wondering what will become of disgraced Chinese scientist He Jiankui since he proudly announced last November that he had used CRISPR technology to alter the genomes…
