The Robots Are Anxious

If robots are to become as commonplace as sci-fi wants us to believe, we're going to need confront some deep-seated issues with our relationship to automation.

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WELCOME TO THE MACHINE MACHINE LEARNINGS The Robots Are Anxious About Taking Your Job digg.com If robots are to become as commonplace as sci-fi wants us to believe, we're going to need confront some deep-seated issues with our relationship to automation. TONED, SCANNED, FIT AND READY How Body Scanning Became The Latest Health Club Must-Have bloomberg.com There are plenty of trends vying for buzz in the boutique fitness world, but one of the flashiest could also be the most useful. 3D body scans can show where you're losing weight and gaining muscle with detail that photos lose. CLOSE, BUT NO MCFLY How The Hoverboard Went From Fiction To Fact bbc.com No, you still can't pick up a hot pink Mattel hoverboard from the nearest toy store. That might be a little disappointing, but the home that real-life hoverboard technology will find in making for speedier commutes should be a nice consolation prize. BUDGETING WE DIGG | SPONSORED How To Not Screw Up Your Finances (Again) In 2017 youneedabudget.com YNAB's award-winning app and proven budgeting method give you realistic ways to budget better, pay off debt faster and save more money. New users save an average of $200 their first month and more than $3,300 by month nine! ALTERED STATE OF THE ART ELECTRIC ACID 'COOL AIDE' TEST LSD Makes Adult Brains Childlike inverse.com Scientific research on LSD's effects has been stymied for decades due to the drug's reputation. This year, David Nutt and his research team were the first to use modern imaging techniques to see how the brain responds to LSD. THE ORIGINAL HAPPY PILL People Have Been Using MDMA To Treat PTSD For Decades broadly.vice.com Though it may seem surprising, the so-called "party drug" was used in therapy years before it was banned in the US. THE FIRST? HALITOSIS Scientists Can Now Detect 17 Diseases By Smell theoutline.com Cancer, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and more all have distinct "breathprints." VIDEO OF THE DAY IT'S SUPERHUMAN Tesla Autopilot Reacts Insanely Quick To A Crash digg.com Based on the video, the second the red hatchback makes contact with the black SUV, the Tesla's speed immediately starts to decrease. So, yeah, strike one up for Tesla Autopilot. IN THE NEWS Debbie Reynolds Dies At 84, A Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher Syrian Government Agrees To A Truce With Rebels US Senators: Russia Should Be Sanctioned For Election Hacks Brother Of Murdered JonBenét Ramsey Sues CBS For $750m The robots are here to help. They promise. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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