How slime mold could shape the future of self-driving cars
Slime mold is a single-celled bit of goo that you’d find under a log in the woods. It’s also a master decision-maker, capable of weighing risk and reward in ways that make scientists question what intelligence really is. We grew slime mold of our own, and watched it tackle some amazingly complicated problems that could even help create better algorithms for self-driving cars.
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How to manufacture fear
Halloween special! I went to a haunted house attraction in Philadelphia to discover what happens to our bodies when we're scared and why we enjoy fear. Here's the story: http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/29/13462574/fear-halloween-science-haunted-house-terror-behind-the-walls-eastern-state-penitentiary
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Astronaut Scott Kelly on the psychological challenges of going to Mars
My interview with Scott Kelly for The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/1/12322266/nasa-astronaut-scott-kelly-interview-deep-space-travel-psychological-effects
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