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A Pharmaceutical Company is Officially Using Cannabis to Treat Disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women – in the U.S. alone, more than 610,000 people die from it annually. GrowBlox Life Sciences LLC announced that they plan to develop a drug that could prevent and treat cardiovascular disease using cannabis.

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

A View of the Future: Hyperloop Plans to Connect All Europe

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The current average fuel capacity for most trains is between 4,000-5,000 gallons, which only lasts for approximately 1,000 miles. It takes a little over an hour to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The same journey with Hyperloop would take half that time.

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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The Future of Protein: Here’s How Lab-Grown Meat is Transforming Our Future

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Livestock farming contributes to 14.5 percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, meaning 7.1 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide are released from the practice. Lab-grown meat could drastically alter these numbers, especially considering the cost of cultivating meat in a lab has dramatically decreased in the last few years.

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Engineers Are Building a Solar-Powered, Floating Island City

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The Seasteading Institute has partnered with the French Polynesian government to move forward with its floating city design, with construction potentially beginning by 2019. Sustainable islands powered by clean-energy could be an integral part of the future as the world's rising population threatens to leave many without food or shelter.

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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Engineers Have Made A Robot That’s Controlled by Brainwaves

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There are over 18 million people who suffer from mobility issues in the United States and Canada. Disabled adults could use "Teleport" to work full-time without being hindered by their physical limitations.

January 20, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Scientists Made Graphene Carry an Electrical Current With Zero Resistance

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Superconductive materials are used to make technology like MRI machines, particle accelerators, and levitating trains. Graphene is known as being one of the strongest materials on Earth, and its newly found superconductive properties could lead to a host of transformations in these sectors.

January 20, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Humanity Has A Massive Trust Problem, But We Can Fix It

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Recent data shows that trust in institutions is at a significantly low point, 85 percent of those surveyed do not believe that "the system" has their best interests in mind. Blockchain, and namely Ethereum, can be used as a tool to instill some of that trust back into society.

January 20, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Why Science Absolutely Needs a Place in Politics

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Citing a disproportionate lack of scientists in politics, Shaughnessy Naughton founded 314 Action to encourage scientists and pro-science advocates to become active in government. Having more science-minded and scientifically trained individuals in politics could help swing debates on topics such as climate change, nuclear power, and vaccinations.

January 20, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Climate Change

Bernie Sanders is Right about Universal Health Care, And There’s Proof

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Despite it being seen as a progressive measure, universal health care seems to be a distant dream for America’s left, who are looking at four years of Trump. While it is certainly an admirable pursuit is it actually working in the way Bernie Sanders says it is

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

International Crises Will Test Trump on Day One

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The US presidency does not allow for a lot of on-the-job training. When Donald Trump is sworn in on Friday, the country’s issues instantly become his own and he will be

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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