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An artist?s impression of the Martian settlement SpaceX has envisioned. Image: SpaceX https://www.spacex.com/humanspaceflight/mars/

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Inside the outlandish, futuristic dreams of the tech bros

Exposing the origins of the improbable – and at times scary – plans of tech billionaires makes Adam Becker's More Everything Forever a disturbing but important book

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What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for?

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What exactly would a full-scale quantum computer be useful for?

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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/ NASA?s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie, made up of 62 individual images, on July 23. A rock nicknamed ?Cheyava Falls,? which has features that may bear on the question of whether the Red Planet was long ago home to microscopic life, is to the left of the rover near the center of the image. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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Could brain-computer interface let us inhabit robot avatars on Mars?

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DOGE ditching tape storage could put data at risk, say experts

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Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could significantly cut dementia risk

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Ozempic weight loss is deemed less praiseworthy than lifestyle changes

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YARUMAL, - AUGUST 18 - Alirio sits in his living room with his son Alexis, 6, snuggles in and his wife Marta. Alirio, 42, is a coffee farmer who is also a participant in the University of Antioquia study who lives near Yarumal. The study, lead by Dr. Francisco Lopera, a behavioural neurologist at Medellin's University of Antioquia, researches a local family tree with a genetic mutation that causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease. The Colombian family's genetic curse may be the world's best hope for an Alzheimer's cure. In that family tree researchers have the perfect group to study the disease and have now begin a clinical trial to see if they have a medication that might be able to delay onset. in Medellin. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials

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Do Ozempic and Wegovy really cause hair loss?

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Does aspirin have potential as an anti-cancer drug?

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The 13 drugs and supplements that could slow brain ageing

Hydrocortisone and testosterone are just two of 13 drugs and supplements that could lessen the impact of genes that accelerate brain ageing

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Content moderation offers little actual safety on Big Social Media

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Lasers can help detect radioactive materials from afar

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How Moore's law led us to a flawed vision of the future

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DOGE eliminated the US government’s tech experts – what has been lost?

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