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Smart Toilet Pipes Scan Poop to Gauge Bowel Health

The technology could help doctors monitor how patients are responding to drug or diet treatments.

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How to Cope with Anxiety in the Return to 'Normal' Life

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to life after vaccination.

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Body Cameras Help Monitor Police but Can Invade People's Privacy

Records laws allow many videos to end up on YouTube but few address how to deal with the personal information of those filmed.

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Preparing for the Next Pandemic

Three challenges stand out as testing our nation’s ability to counter emerging biological threats.

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Can People Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Still Spread the Coronavirus?

Vaccines help slow down the spread of an infectious disease by breaking the chain of infection.

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Fast Computers, 5G Networks and Radar that Passes through Walls Are Bringing 'X-ray Vision' Closer to Reality

This emerging technology will make it possible to determine how many occupants are present behind a wall or barrier.

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3 Recommendations to Scale Federal Cybersecurity

The most significant single obstacle to progress in cybersecurity is not the technical challenge or even the workforce/skills gap.

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Government Agencies Should Use Science, Data and Technology to Reopen America Safely

Using science and data to identify new variants, track vaccinated populations, and vaccinate the most vulnerable is a national imperative.

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Committing to a U.S. Government-Industry Partnership to Empower AI Innovation

Such a partnership could make prompt and significant progress in resolving the top barriers to AI innovation and deployment.

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Employees Are Feeling Burned Over Broken Work-from-Home Promises and Corporate Culture ‘BS’ as Employers Try to Bring Them Back to the Office

We found a disconnect between workers and management that starts with but goes beyond the issue of the remote-work policy itself.

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Paying People to Get Vaccinated Might Work – But Is It Ethical?

In the United States, incentives and disincentives are already used in health care.

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The New Space Race Will Be Run by Robots

Given the risks of space travel versus the potential rewards, it seems like robots are better suited for this role than humans.

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Why Do We Hate the Sound of Our Own Voices?

The discomfort we have over hearing our voices in audio recordings is probably due to a mix of physiology and psychology.

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If a Satellite Falls on Your House, Space Law Protects You – but There Are No Legal Penalties for Leaving Junk in Orbit

Looking at environmental law here on Earth may give some ideas on how to improve the current legal regime with respect to space debris.

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The Cybersecurity Executive Order Is a Missed Opportunity

This executive order is designed to strengthen federal cybersecurity, not that of the private sector, including critical infrastructure providers.

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Zero Trust or Bust

One primary consideration should drive implementation: who gets to see what content? 

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Here’s How Much Your Personal Information Is Worth to Cybercriminals – and What They Do with It

Though data breaches can be a national security threat, 86% are about money, and 55% are committed by organized criminal groups, according to Verizon’s annual data breach report.