Jenni Monet, a Native American journalist, was arrested last week while covering Standing Rock. You’d think that would trigger a lot of support from the national and regional news media.
Since 2013, the price of lab-grown meat has dropped from around $325,000 for five ounces to just $11.36, making it 30,000 times cheaper than it was previously. Not only could lab-grown meat help us eradicate global famine, it's also better for the environment than traditional meat production.
Dallas Mavericks owner and business mogul Mark Cuban is urging both the Trump administration and society at large to prepare for automation to take over many jobs. With up to 47 percent of jobs in the U.S. alone on track for replacement by automated systems, the question of what to do may be the most important one we currently face.
Researchers have discovered that a subset of genes associated with the circadian cycle become active only later in life or during periods of intense stress. These 25 genes could be the key to treating everything from neural degeneration and loss of memory to fertility and digestive problems.
Specifically tailoring medication to the genetics of each individual medical professionals treat could revolutionize how we fight disease. The downside of such an approach includes making discoveries of large scale treatments more difficult as focus shifts from groups to individuals.
In one of his last interviews before leaving office, host Abby Martin talks to Ecuador's President Rafael Correa about Trump, the global crisis of inequality, CIA plots and opposition in his own country.