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Autonomous, Moral, Killer Robots?

(August 24,2015)  The U.S. Office of Navel Research awarded $7.5 million in grant money over five years (beginning 2014) for researchers at Yale, Georgetown, Tufts,... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-21T00:19:25+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2119" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/autonomous-moral-killer-robots/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2119"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/autonomous-moral-killer-robots/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2119"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/autonomous-moral-killer-robots/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/autonomous-moral-killer-robots/" data-text="Autonomous, Moral, Killer Robots? #autonomous #consciousness #darpa" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/autonomous-moral-killer-robots/"; reddit_title="Autonomous, Moral, Killer Robots?";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2119"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Digital

CERN Helps Europe Develop An Open Science Cloud

The EU will fund research into the development of a unified European open science cloud (August 15,2015)  The do-it-yourself (DIY) and open source movements are... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-25T07:37:20+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2112" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/cern-helps-europe-develop-an-open-science-cloud/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2112"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/cern-helps-europe-develop-an-open-science-cloud/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2112"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/cern-helps-europe-develop-an-open-science-cloud/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/cern-helps-europe-develop-an-open-science-cloud/" data-text="CERN Helps Europe Develop An Open Science Cloud #cern #citizenscience #citizenscience" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/cern-helps-europe-develop-an-open-science-cloud/"; reddit_title="CERN Helps Europe Develop An Open Science Cloud";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2112"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Biology

Can Epigenetics Help Crops Adapt to Climate Change (Not GMOs)?

British researchers turned off a plant gene this year without modifying its DNA sequence. (July 11,2015)  There is a shortage of food in many areas of... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-25T07:37:25+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2104" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/can-epigenetics-help-crops-adapt-to-climate-change-not-gmos/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2104"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/can-epigenetics-help-crops-adapt-to-climate-change-not-gmos/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2104"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/can-epigenetics-help-crops-adapt-to-climate-change-not-gmos/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/can-epigenetics-help-crops-adapt-to-climate-change-not-gmos/" data-text="Can Epigenetics Help Crops Adapt to Climate Change (Not GMOs)? #crops #dna #emos" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/can-epigenetics-help-crops-adapt-to-climate-change-not-gmos/"; reddit_title="Can Epigenetics Help Crops Adapt to Climate Change (Not GMOs)?";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2104"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Biology

Breakthrough Initiatives ($100M for SETI) Introduced by Seth MacFarlane

July 29, 2015 Source: YouTube, Breakthrough Initiatives Introduced by Seth MacFarlane “The Breakthrough Initiatives, a $100 million, 10-year multi-disciplinary effort to dramatically accelerate the search... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-24T10:45:32+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2094" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/breakthrough-initiatives-100m-for-seti-introduced-by-seth-macfarlane/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2094"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/breakthrough-initiatives-100m-for-seti-introduced-by-seth-macfarlane/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2094"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/breakthrough-initiatives-100m-for-seti-introduced-by-seth-macfarlane/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/breakthrough-initiatives-100m-for-seti-introduced-by-seth-macfarlane/" data-text="Source: YouTube, Breakthrough Initiatives Introduced by Seth MacFarlane #astrobiology #SETI #hawk" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/breakthrough-initiatives-100m-for-seti-introduced-by-seth-macfarlane/"; reddit_title="Breakthrough Initiatives ($100M for SETI) Introduced by Seth MacFarlane";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2094"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Digital

When Woman Is Boss: Tesla On Wifi And Gender Equality

Nikola Tesla predicted the empowerment of women through wireless technology in 1926.  (July 29,2015) – Hollywood, CA  In 1926, John B. Kennedy published an interview with... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-20T21:59:29+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2080" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/when-woman-is-boss-tesla-on-wifi-and-gender-equality/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2080"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/when-woman-is-boss-tesla-on-wifi-and-gender-equality/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2080"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/when-woman-is-boss-tesla-on-wifi-and-gender-equality/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/when-woman-is-boss-tesla-on-wifi-and-gender-equality/" data-text="When Woman Is Boss: Tesla On Wifi And Gender Equality #tesla #wifisociety #technology" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/when-woman-is-boss-tesla-on-wifi-and-gender-equality/"; reddit_title="When Woman Is Boss: Tesla On Wifi And Gender Equality";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2080"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Biology

Smart Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is Healthiest Of Them All?

Wize Mirror Spots Signs of Disease in 60 Seconds (July 27, 2015) – Sweden Wize Mirror is a self-monitoring system in the form of a... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-22T01:16:39+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2072" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/smart-mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-who-is-healthiest-of-them-all/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2072"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/smart-mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-who-is-healthiest-of-them-all/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2072"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/smart-mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-who-is-healthiest-of-them-all/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/smart-mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-who-is-healthiest-of-them-all/" data-text="Smart Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is Healthiest Of... #cardiovascular #diagnostics #disease" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/smart-mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-who-is-healthiest-of-them-all/"; reddit_title="Smart Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Who Is Healthiest Of Them All?";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2072"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Earth

Musk, Hawking, and Wozniak Sign Letter To Ban Autonomous Weapons (Killer Robots)

“There are many ways AI can make battlefields safer for humans without creating new tools for killing people.” (July 27,2015) – Buenos Aires, Argentina  ... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-19T19:11:38+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2066" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/musk-hawking-and-wozniak-sign-letter-to-ban-autonomous-weapons-killer-robots/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2066"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/musk-hawking-and-wozniak-sign-letter-to-ban-autonomous-weapons-killer-robots/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2066"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/musk-hawking-and-wozniak-sign-letter-to-ban-autonomous-weapons-killer-robots/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/musk-hawking-and-wozniak-sign-letter-to-ban-autonomous-weapons-killer-robots/" data-text="Musk, Hawking, and... #artificialintelligence #autonomousweapons #bulletinoftheatomicscientists" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/musk-hawking-and-wozniak-sign-letter-to-ban-autonomous-weapons-killer-robots/"; reddit_title="Musk, Hawking, and Wozniak Sign Letter To Ban Autonomous Weapons (Killer Robots)";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2066"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Earth

Battling ‘the Largest Mass Poisoning in History’: Arsenic in Bangladesh

By Kevin Krajick and David Funkhouser Earth Institute, Columbia University   International health experts have called it the largest mass poisoning in history, and... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-25T07:37:16+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2045" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/battling-the-largest-mass-poisoning-in-history-arsenic-in-bangladesh/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2045"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/battling-the-largest-mass-poisoning-in-history-arsenic-in-bangladesh/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2045"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/battling-the-largest-mass-poisoning-in-history-arsenic-in-bangladesh/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/battling-the-largest-mass-poisoning-in-history-arsenic-in-bangladesh/" data-text="Battling ‘the Largest Mass Poisoning in History’:... #arsenic #bangladesh #drinkingwater" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/battling-the-largest-mass-poisoning-in-history-arsenic-in-bangladesh/"; reddit_title="Battling ‘the Largest Mass Poisoning in History’: Arsenic in Bangladesh";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2045"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Digital

Hospital Tests Lag Time for Remote Surgery 12,000 Miles Away

Doctors may be able to perform surgery across the world or in space. (July 15, 2015) – Celebration, FL Roger Smith, CTO of Florida Hospital... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-20T15:24:28+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2041" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/hospital-tests-lag-time-for-remote-surgery-12000-miles-away/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2041"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/hospital-tests-lag-time-for-remote-surgery-12000-miles-away/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2041"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/hospital-tests-lag-time-for-remote-surgery-12000-miles-away/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/hospital-tests-lag-time-for-remote-surgery-12000-miles-away/" data-text="Hospital Tests Lag Time for Remote Surgery 12,000 Miles Away #darpa #medicine #remote" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/hospital-tests-lag-time-for-remote-surgery-12000-miles-away/"; reddit_title="Hospital Tests Lag Time for Remote Surgery 12,000 Miles Away";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2041"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

by Keri Kukral
Biology

Citizen Scientists Attempt Open Source Insulin

“I proposed that we could change that by making it ourselves, brewing insulin at home.” – Ryan Bethencourt (July 13, 2015) – Oakland, CA There... <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons begin --> <!-- generated on 2021-02-24T15:41:30+00:00 --> <div class="ngfb-excerpt-buttons"> <div class="ngfb-buttons en_US"> <!-- Facebook Like / Send Button (HTML5) --><div class="fb-like facebook-button" id="facebook-excerpt-buttons-post-2036" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/citizen-scientists-attempt-open-source-insulin/" data-send="true" data-layout="button_count" data-show-faces="false" data-font="arial" data-colorscheme="light" data-action="like"></div> <!-- GooglePlus Button --><div class="gplusone-button" id="gplusone-excerpt-buttons-post-2036"><span class="g-plusone" data-size="medium" data-annotation="none" data-href="http://www.rawscience.tv/citizen-scientists-attempt-open-source-insulin/"></span></div> <!-- Twitter Button --><div class="twitter-button" id="twitter-excerpt-buttons-post-2036"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-lang="en" data-url="http://www.rawscience.tv/citizen-scientists-attempt-open-source-insulin/" data-counturl="http://www.rawscience.tv/citizen-scientists-attempt-open-source-insulin/" data-text="Citizen Scientists Attempt Open Source Insulin #biocurious #biohacking #biology" data-via="httpstwittercom" data-related="kerikukral" data-hashtags="" data-size="medium" data-dnt="true"></a></div> <!-- Reddit Button --><script type="text/javascript">reddit_url="http://www.rawscience.tv/citizen-scientists-attempt-open-source-insulin/"; reddit_title="Citizen Scientists Attempt Open Source Insulin";</script><div class="reddit-button" id="reddit-excerpt-buttons-post-2036"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.reddit.com/static/button/button1.js"></script></div></div><!-- .ngfb-buttons.en_US --> </div><!-- .ngfb-excerpt-buttons --> <!-- ngfb excerpt-buttons end -->

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