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Four Robot Jobs Of The Near Future: What’s The Chance You’ll Be Replaced?

A new study from Oxford University has calculated the exact percent chance your job will be taken over by robots within the next 20 years. Read on and--especially waiters, truck drivers, and even rock stars--beware.

By Briana Jones • Dec 1, 2015

Four Robot Jobs Of The Near Future: What’s The Chance You’ll Be Replaced?

A new study from Oxford University has calculated the exact percent chance your job will be taken over by robots within the next 20 years. Read on and--especially waiters, truck drivers, and even rock stars--beware.

By Briana Jones • December 1, 2015

Your World This Week: Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

This week in health: Coffee-drinkers may live longer, brain researchers unlock the scientific secret to happiness, utant mosquitoes will help eradicate malaria, AIDS could be conquered within 15 years. The New Mutant Mosquito That Could Eradicate Malaria Forever Malaria is such a persistent blight to mankind that Nobel-prize winning scientist...

By All That's Interesting • Nov 30, 2015

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Your World This Week: Nov. 29 – Dec. 5

This week in health: Coffee-drinkers may live longer, brain researchers unlock the scientific secret to happiness, utant mosquitoes will help eradicate malaria, AIDS could be conquered within 15 years. The New Mutant Mosquito That Could Eradicate Malaria Forever Malaria is such a persistent blight to mankind that Nobel-prize winning scientist...

By All That's Interesting • November 30, 2015

Meet Enos, The First Chimp To Orbit Earth

Enos became the first animal to orbit Earth in an American vessel in 1961 and his trip paved the way for further space exploration.

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 29, 2015

Meet Enos, The First Chimp To Orbit Earth

Enos became the first animal to orbit Earth in an American vessel in 1961 and his trip paved the way for further space exploration.

By Nickolaus Hines • November 29, 2015

The 21 Most Inspirational Bill Nye Quotes

Bill Nye has been one of the most notable advocates of science in popular culture for nearly three decades.

By Savannah Cox • Nov 27, 2015

The 21 Most Inspirational Bill Nye Quotes

Bill Nye has been one of the most notable advocates of science in popular culture for nearly three decades.

By Savannah Cox • November 27, 2015

We’re In A Global Helium Shortage — Why Are We Using It For Balloons?

Scientists say the global supply of helium will be gone in 30 years. Should we really be using it for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloons?

By Savannah Cox • Nov 25, 2015

We’re In A Global Helium Shortage — Why Are We Using It For Balloons?

Scientists say the global supply of helium will be gone in 30 years. Should we really be using it for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloons?

By Savannah Cox • November 25, 2015

The Unbelievable Life Of Edwin Hubble And His Contributions To Astrophysics

From multiple bachelors and graduate degrees to serving in World War 1. The multilingual mathematician, physicist, and astronomer led quite the life.

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 20, 2015

The Unbelievable Life Of Edwin Hubble And His Contributions To Astrophysics

From multiple bachelors and graduate degrees to serving in World War 1. The multilingual mathematician, physicist, and astronomer led quite the life.

By Nickolaus Hines • November 20, 2015

Corrupted Blood: How Epidemiologists Use World Of Warcraft To Save Lives

Discover what a video game has to teach top researchers about epidemics, death, and human behavior.

By Callie Stewart • Nov 19, 2015

Corrupted Blood: How Epidemiologists Use World Of Warcraft To Save Lives

Discover what a video game has to teach top researchers about epidemics, death, and human behavior.

By Callie Stewart • November 19, 2015

What’s Inside The Time Capsule Of Humanity We Made For Aliens

From photos to rock records, these are the surprising things we're offering up to any aliens we may find in order to explain the human race

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 13, 2015

What’s Inside The Time Capsule Of Humanity We Made For Aliens

From photos to rock records, these are the surprising things we're offering up to any aliens we may find in order to explain the human race

By Nickolaus Hines • November 13, 2015

Why The World’s Greatest Minds Think Artificial Intelligence Is Humanity’s Greatest Threat

In 2014, the United States was feeling a sense of renewed vigor from the Edward Snowden revelations. It had been a year since the first top–secret NSA documents were published, Snowden was being charged under the Espionage Act, the U.S. government was trying to extradite him from Russia and Wired...

By Nickolaus Hines • Nov 10, 2015

Why The World’s Greatest Minds Think Artificial Intelligence Is Humanity’s Greatest Threat

In 2014, the United States was feeling a sense of renewed vigor from the Edward Snowden revelations. It had been a year since the first top–secret NSA documents were published, Snowden was being charged under the Espionage Act, the U.S. government was trying to extradite him from Russia and Wired...

By Nickolaus Hines • November 10, 2015

Inside A Black Hole: Six Surreal Things That Might Happen

Be it time travel or, god forbid, spaghettification, these are six leading theories on what might happen to a person if they go inside a black hole.

By John Kuroski • Nov 10, 2015

Inside A Black Hole: Six Surreal Things That Might Happen

Be it time travel or, god forbid, spaghettification, these are six leading theories on what might happen to a person if they go inside a black hole.

By John Kuroski • November 10, 2015