Astronauts Opine on Alien Life

At a Darren Aronofsky-hosted discussion for National Geographic’s new “One Strange Rock” series, numerous astronauts touched upon their belief in alien life. Between their advanced scientific background and an outside-of-Earth perspective, astronauts are uniquely qualified to opine on the subject. That said, “We have to think through things to find the evidence,” Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, added—reminding everyone of the value …

Gene-Editing Away Herpes

Around two-thirds of humans, according to Smithsonian Magazine, are infected with at least one of the two types of herpes, HSV-1 and HSV-2. It’s estimated that 87% of people with the latter are without clinical diagnosis. The notoriously tenacious herpes virus hides deep in the human body’s central nervous system, but “molecular scissors” might be the way to splice it out. This would occur by …

IBM Reveals “The World’s Smallest Computer”

At IBM Think 2018, the tech company unveiled what they claim is the world’s smallest computer. The machine (smaller than a grain of sea salt) cost less than 10 cents to manufacture and has the computing power of an old x86 chip. That’s enough for it to be “a data source for blockchain applications,” according to Mashable, who notes that its purpose will be to …