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A Look at How Much Humanity Has Advanced Over the Last 100 Years

Thanks to advances in science and technology, our culture is progressing at an ever-increasing rate. However, in order to truly understand how far we've come, we need to take a look at where we were.

February 28, 2017
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Tech Developed During the Cold War Could Give Us Clean Power for Millions of Years

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Nuclear power plants can generate bountiful, carbon-free electricity, but their solid fuel is problematic, and aging reactors are being shut down. A Cold War-era liquid-fueled reactor design could transform thorium — a radioactive waste from mining — into a practically limitless energy source.

February 28, 2017
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Mark Cuban: Universal Basic Income Is “One of the Worst Possible Responses” to Automation

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Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has recently stated in a conversation with Scott Santens on twitter that he thinks UBI is "one of the worst possible responses." With job loss due to automation becoming an ever-increasing reality, UBI is garnering more serious consideration.

February 22, 2017
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For Automation to Benefit Society, It Must Serve Humans, Not Replace Them

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We face the prospect of an economy with little need for humans. Advances in artificial intelligence call us to revisit basic questions about work, love, and human purpose.

February 22, 2017
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Mark Cuban: We Need to Prepare for When Robots Replace Human Workers

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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.

February 21, 2017
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Bill Gates Says Job Stealing Robots Need to Pay Taxes

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Bill Gates thinks that, as automation makes jobs obsolete, governments should impose a tax on robots. While this plan is not yet an accepted solution, Gates has stated that we need to at the very least start talking about what we will do about job loss in this age of automation.

February 19, 2017
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