- Science AMA Series: I'm Dr. Paul Knoepfler, back again to talk about CRISPR, human genetic modification & designer babies.AMA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7LXwGfvxwo&list=PL8yrjrxWR4NM-427mfr3Ef8K4u9oZkAyj&index=22 593 comments science
- The BeeVi toilet, designed by a professor at the Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology, powers part of a university building with human waste. Students are incentivized to use the toilet with an offer of virtual currency they can then trade in to buy freshly brewed coffee, fruit and books. https://www.cnet.com/news/south-korean-university-is-paying-students-crypto-for-their-poop/ 11 comments cryptocurrency
- One of the biggest science projects in human history is ready to begin. Scientists from around the world announced today that they have completed the final design specs for what will become the largest particle accelerator ever built. http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/12/4422740/scientists-release-plans-for-international-linear-collider 13 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I'm Paul Knoepfler, Professor at UC Davis. I do research with CRISPR on stem cells and brain tumors. CRISPR genetic modification of human embryos is making big news. Can we erase genetic diseases? Are designer babies or eugenics coming? I’d love to talk about stem cells too. AMA! https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/6wiw87/science_ama_series_im_paul_knoepfler_professor_at/ 1186 comments science
- Science AMA Series: I'm Hugh Herr, professor and co-director of the Center for Extreme Bionics at the MIT Media Lab. At 17 I lost both my legs during a blizzard while rock climbing. Now I design bionic limbs that let us transcend disability and augment the human condition. AMA! https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/4z0a06/science_ama_series_im_hugh_herr_professor_and/ 623 comments science
- A giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has taken its first baby steps. Designed by a veteran of science fiction blockbusters, the four-metre-tall (13-foot), 1.5 ton Method-2 towers over a room on the outskirts of Seoul. http://www.france24.com/en/20161227-avatar-style-korean-manned-robot-takes-first-baby-steps 12 comments worldnews