Is It Safe To Eat Moldy Bread?
No, say food safety experts. Molds can easily penetrate deep into a soft food, like bread. But you can salvage other foods with tougher surfaces, like cabbages, carrots and hard cheeses.
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Erik Brynjolfsson: In A Race With Machines, Can We Keep Up?
MIT Professor Erik Brynjolfsson sees a bright future where machines serve as powerful tools and partners. But he says we can only shape this future if we keep up with the pace of innovation.
Marco Annunziata: What Will Human-Machine Collaboration Mean For Our Jobs?
GE's Chief Economist Marco Annunziata is optimistic about "the marriage of minds and machines" — provided we manage it the right way.
Maurice Conti: Can Machines Think And Feel For Themselves?
Futurist Maurice Conti says we've entered a new era where machines and humans partner to do what neither can do alone. He calls it the "Augmented Age."
When It Comes To Policymaking, The Rules Don't Apply To Climate Change
On Saturday, people from around the country will take to the streets in the March for Science. Organizers say that the point of the March is not to make science political, but to highlight the reality of science to politicians, as a guide in policymaking, in which science is an uncharted issue.
Researchers Find Yet Another Reason Why Naked Mole-Rats Are Just Weird
The hairless, ground-dwelling, cold-blooded rodents have proven capable of surviving total oxygen deprivation. Their odd biology allows them to run on an alternative fuel.
Electrical Stimulation To Boost Memory: Maybe It's All In The Timing
Research in epilepsy has found a key to why small pulses of electricity to the brain sometimes help and sometimes hurt a failing memory. Brains hurt by physical trauma or dementia might benefit, too.
Astronaut, Cosmonaut And Stuffed Dog Arrive At International Space Station
It's the first mission to space for American Jack Fischer, who says there is one aspect of space station life that you can't train for on Earth: using a zero-gravity toilet.
How Do Former Opioid Addicts Safely Get Pain Relief After Surgery?
Max Baker got treatment for his opioid dependency and kicked the habit. He'd been clean for more than a year when a car accident and subsequent surgery returned him to addiction's spiral.
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds
Researchers found that a protein in human umbilical cord plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.