3rd August 2018

Public views of gene editing for babies depend on how it would be used

Americans are more likely to anticipate negative than positive effects from widespread use of gene-editing technology, according to the Pew Research Center.

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1st August 2018

AI can predict your personality just from looking at your eyes

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to demonstrate a link between personality type and eye movements.

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26th July 2018

Global warming will cause thousands of extra suicides in U.S. and Mexico by 2050

A new study finds that suicides in the USA and Mexico rise between 0.7 and 2.1% with each degree (Celsius) of increased monthly average temperature. This could lead to an additional 21,000 suicides by 2050.

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24th June 2018

Benefits of sex robots remain unproven

There is little or no evidence that sex robots could provide health or other societal benefits, according to a report published by the BMJ. In the future, these machines could actually worsen sexual violence and other problems.

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23rd May 2018

Obesity prevalence will rise from 14% to 22% by 2045

If current trends continue, nearly a quarter of people in the world will be obese and one in eight will have type 2 diabetes by mid-century.

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