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You might think you have lightning reflexes, but the time between thinking you need to brake and your foot pushing the pedal can be life or death. What if we eliminated the (literal) middle man?
Read More »Free crack pipes on tap in Canada: Will effort save lives?
Crack cocaine associated with numerous health problems, including HIV/AIDS
Read More »Can colon cleansing cause more harm than good?
New study suggests products "tout benefits that don't exist," cause nasty side effects
Read More »GM’s Autonomous Pod Cars Are Coming To A Megacity Near You
GM has autonomous, electric pods that can be summoned by a smartphone and will whisk you, hands-free, to wherever you want to go. They're almost ready, now we just need to wait for GPS to catch up
Read More »The DIY Terminator: Private Robot Armies And The Algorithm-Run Future Of War
In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: Predator drones are just the start of unmanned, autonomous warfare technology. But as the tech becomes more democratized and more deadly, what happens when anyone can assemble an army of killing machines?
Read More »More Female Angels Equals Bigger Investments
When an angel investor group has more than 10 percent women, the number or size of investments increases, says new research.
Read More »Video: Free birth control part of new health guidelines
CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports on historic new health rules that require health insurance companies to cover birth control for women. Then, Chris Wragge talks to White House Deputy Senior Adviser Stephanie Cutter about the new rules and the history of how they came into effect.
Read More »Borderline personality disorder blamed for Brandon Marshall’s troubles
27-year-old Miami Dolphins superstar sought treatment after April altercation with wife
Read More »Fasting not needed before kids’ cholesterol tests, study suggests
New research suggests that children's cholesterol levels can be accurately gauged without need to schedule return visit to doctor
Read More »Robot seals help heal Japan’s tsunami victims
By Chris Meyers TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters Life!) - For some elderly survivors of [More]
Read More »Carbonite IPO, Hulu’s Ad-Free Plans, Iceland’s Crowdsourced Constitution Is Ready, iPhone Maker’s Million-Robot Plan
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Carbonite's Cloudy IPO . Carbonite, a paid cloud-storage warehouse service, is prepping for an IPO--making the most of growing awareness about cloud technology, and before competitors like Amazon or Apple seal up much of the consumer-facing industry
Read More »Bombarded: Electromagnetic Radiation of Our Own Making Fills the "Empty" Air
You cannot see them, but radio waves pervade your peaceful living space. They emanate from an increasingly large menagerie of electronic gadgets, appliances and satellites. FM radio and broadcast television have been around for years; more recently, cell phones and Wi-Fi routers have added their high frequencies to the mix
Read More »Japanese rice to be tested for radioactive cesium
By Yuko Takeo TOKYO (Reuters) - More than a dozen regional governments in Japan will conduct tests to determine whether locally grown rice contains too much radioactive cesium, farm ministry officials said on Monday, as food safety worries spill into the country's traditional staple.
Read More »What Do You Mean, the Universe Is Flat? Part II: In Which We Actually Answer the Question
Stand up.
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