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May 10, 2018

Scientists Warn That Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Could Erupt ‘Ballistic Rocks’

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The Two-Way The U.S. Geological Survey says that as magma in the volcano drops below the water table, it could create steam pressure and a sudden eruption that would spew toxic gas and “ballistic rocks.”

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May 10, 2018

Series of quakes shake area near geothermal field in Northern California

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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck about 3 miles northwest of the Geysers geothermal field Wednesday evening and was followed by a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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May 9, 2018

Uber shows off its vision for future ‘flying taxi’

Posted by in categories: drones, futurism

It’s not a bird, nor a plane. But Uber’s new prototype vehicle unveiled Tuesday shows off its vision of the future of transportation—a “flying taxi” that aims to alleviate urban congestion.

A model of Uber’s electric vertical take-off and landing concept (eVTOL)—a cross between a helicopter and a drone—was displayed at the second annual Uber Elevate Summit in Los Angeles.

“Our goal is to radically improve global mobility,” said Uber Aviation product chief Nikhil Goel.

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May 8, 2018

Google’s New AI Feature Sounds Like A Real Human And OMG Why Is The Future So Creepy?

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Google just demoed a 100% natural-sounding AI that scheduled an appointment with a live human on the phone who didn’t know she was talking to a machine.

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May 8, 2018

The Sun Will Produce a Beautiful Planetary Nebula When It Dies

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A new model of stellar death shows our low-mass star has enough juice to produce a beautiful ring of gas and dust before winking out.

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May 8, 2018

Bioquark Inc. — Parents Are Hard To Raise Podcast — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biological, biotech/medical, DNA, futurism, health, life extension, neuroscience, science

May 8, 2018

Warren Buffett says bitcoin is ‘rat poison’

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With the utmost of respect for Mr Buffett, when he calls BTC “rat poison” he is expressing his philosophical viewpoint of the program (i.e. decentralized currency), not making a prediction of its future (not that I, or anyone else can really know what that it).


The Oracle of Omaha is still not a fan of bitcoin. Neither is Warren Buffett’s top lieutenant Charlie Munger. But to be fair to crypto bulls, both have missed out on an amazing rally.

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May 8, 2018

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattles Southern California

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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 shook a large portion of Southern California early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

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May 7, 2018

The battle of the gas-sucking mega giants is set to begin

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As demand for natural gas continues to surge, huge extraction vessels are about to go into action.

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May 6, 2018

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is squirting lava and toxic gas through new cracks in the Earth

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The Big Island’s most active volcano is forcing thousands to flee, though officials say only a small area is affected.

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