Phil and Stephen review amazing news indicating that the future is closer than we think.

Neuroscientists Have Followed a Thought as it Moves Through the Brain

A study using epilepsy patients undergoing surgery has given neuroscientists an opportunity to track in unprecedented detail the movement of a thought through the human brain, all the way from inspiration to response.

Blood test can detect eight cancers in early stages which could save half a million lives every year

CancerSEEK is a blood test that detects tiny amounts of DNA and proteins released into the bloodstream from cancer cells. This can then indicate the presence of ovarian, liver, stomach, pancreatic, oesophageal, bowel, lung or breast cancers.

The world's most powerful acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans

3D printers could let you produce your own drugs

Machines Teaching Each Other Could Be the Biggest Exponential Trend in AI

 

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