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A visitor to the Louvre looking at an image of the Mona Lisa.

Neuroscience Study Asks: Do We Get Less Joy From Art When Viewing It Online?

A team of neuroscientists let by MIT professor Dr. Pawan Sinha released the results of their research into the emotive responses of subjects when shown original artworks versus their digital equivalents.
By Noah Charney
MIT's Mini Cheetah robot is capable of running, walking, jumping and turning.

Mini Cheetah Robots Could Be Elon Musk’s Worst Artificial Intelligence Nightmare

As Musk knows, you can’t reason with AI killer robots; they will continue on until they've achieved their programming goal...
By Harmon Leon

US Blacklists China’s Most Valuable AI Startup, Puts MIT Research at Risk

SenseTime, the company behind China's mass surveillance program, has funded 27 MIT projects in the past year.
By Sissi Cao
The benefits of AI in the health care spectrum are truly life-changing... and quite literally saving lives.

Artificial Intelligence Can Now Gauge Your Risk of Cardiovascular Death

By Harmon Leon

Is Bitcoin a Haven for Financial Crimes? New MIT Study Finds Surprising Answer

By Sissi Cao

Most People Are Willing to Quit Facebook for $50 a Month

By Sissi Cao
2017 MacArthur Fellow Emmanuel Candès.

6 MacArthur ‘Geniuses’ Doing Pioneering Work in Tech, Science and Media

By John Bonazzo
Elysium Health

This Bio-Hacking Anti-Aging Product Has a Unique Cult Following: Doctors

By Merin Curotto
André Brahic(November 30, 1942– May 15, 2016) French astrophysicist who discovered the rings of Neptune in 1984.

In Memoriam: 8 Tech and Science Titans Who Died in 2016

By John Bonazzo
Is Wikipedia right about the Daily Mail?

How Wikipedia and Stuxnet Can Help Humans Prepare for the Future

By John Bonazzo
There is some doubt as to whether driverless cars can make the same snap judgments as human drivers.

Can Self-Driving Cars Develop a Moral Code?

By John Bonazzo
Jimena Almendares speaks at the BEHAVE 2016 behavioral marketing conference.

Consultant and Ex-OKCupid Exec Jimena Almendares Details Her Day

By John Bonazzo
Henry Molaison, more famously known as 'Patient H.M.'

Inside the Brain of the World’s Most Famous Amnesiac

By John Bonazzo
Nima Veiseh

The Artist Who Remembers Everything (And Why We Don’t)

By Michael Sainato and Chelsea Skojec
This new four step method will help you "stop the noise in your head."

Why Worrying Can (Sometimes) Be Healthy for Your Brain

By John Bonazzo
This photo taken on April 9, 2016 shows a cyclist making her way along a street filled with white pollen falling from catkin-bearing trees as the return of pleasant weather marks the arrival of the allergy season in Beijing. / AFP / FRED DUFOUR

Why China Lacks Creativity

By Josh Feola and Michael Pettis
Brad Mattson, CEO of CEO of Siva Power, installs solar panels in an off-grid Indian village

India’s Looming Energy Crisis

By Kavitha Rajagopalan
Farm workers tend to the dead Dugway sheep.

This Week in Tech History: Army Sheep Massacre, First Internet Domain Name

By John Bonazzo
Dasha Zhukova. (Photo: courtesy Dasha Zhukova)

Dasha Zhukova Gives $1M to MIT to Start an Artist Residency

By Alanna Martinez
PHOTO: Youtube

Free Online Courses Are Still Falling Short of Their Ultimate Promise

By Jack Smith IV

'Mars One' Mission Is Currently Infeasible, MIT Study Finds

By Jordyn Taylor

Elon Musk Calls For Regulation of 'Demonic' Artificial Intelligence

By Jack Smith IV

This High-Tech Aeroponic Gardening System Lets You Water Your Plants From Afar

By Sage Lazzaro

Company With $5 Million In Funding Turns To Kickstarter For Even More Cash

By Jack Smith IV
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