January 16, 2017

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One man’s quest to hack his own genes

When Brian Hanley set out to test a gene therapy, he started with himself.

 
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A report card on @POTUS’s record on technology

The past eight years saw some wins, and more than a few failures.

 
 

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The Best of the Physics arXiv (week ending January 14, 2017)

This week’s most thought-provoking papers from the Physics arXiv.

 
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Mathematicians have discovered how the universal patterns behind innovation arise

The work could lead to a new approach to the study of what is possible, and how it follows from what already exists.

 
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Why you probably don’t need to worry about the WhatsApp security flaw

Reports of a backdoor in the messaging app overlook the fact that building software used by 1 billion people can require compromise.

 
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The Web’s creator says its technology needs reinventing to protect our privacy, and this startup is working on it

Blockstack’s system would let you control your own personal data—for example, by revoking a site’s access to it.

 
 

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A woman in Nevada died from an unstoppable superbug

Her death is a reminder that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are getting worse, even as they garner little attention.

 
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Robots aren’t going to steal your job—not for a long time, anyway

An automated workforce is inevitable, but humans may labor alongside machines for the foreseeable future.

 
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