Daniel Oberhaus
News Editor
daniel.oberhaus@vice.comI report on (astro/nuclear/quantum) physics, artificial intelligence, space exploration, the future of energy, DIY tech/open source development, and the psychedelic renaissance.
8,000 Barrels of Oil Spill Into the Amazon After Locals Attack Pipeline
There have been 15 attacks on the major Peruvian pipeline in the last two years as indigenous communities faceoff against oil companies.
Community Activists Kill Elon Musk's Plan for an Underground Freeway Tunnel in LA
Elon Musk tried to bypass a full environmental review for his test tunnel, but community groups sued and won.
Complex Systems Theorists Explain Why Democracy Is Dying
A team of mathematicians, physicists, philosophers and psychologists argue that the decline of democracies is poorly understood, but concepts from complex systems theory may offer a solution.
‘Society Will Decide What to Do Next’: Chinese Researchers Claim to Create the First Gene-Edited Babies
The researchers claim the DNA of twin girls was altered to protect them against HIV, but the results haven’t been published in a scientific journal and many researchers are questioning the ethical and scientific validity of the claim.
How I Refilled My Juul With DIY Mango Vape Juice
Although the FDA backtracked on its threat to ban e-cigarette juices, vapers can save a lot of time and money by making it themselves.
The Story of Lenny, the Internet's Favorite Telemarketing Troll
Lenny is a decade-old chatbot designed to troll telemarketers that has developed a cult following online. It’s remarkably convincing, but is it actually effective?
Lab-Grown Mini-Brains Spontaneously Produced ‘Human-Like’ Brain Waves for the First Time
The electrical activity of the lab-grown mini-brains was similar to that seen in premature infants and may help researchers understand brain development disorders.
Mars Opportunity Rover Appears to Send Data to Earth After Five Months of Silence
Unfortunately, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said that "further investigation shows these signals were not an Opportunity transmission" but was either test data or a false positive.
Researchers Created Fake 'Master' Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones
It’s the same principle as a master key, but applied to biometric identification with a high rate of success.
How I Lost and Regained Control of My Microchip Implant
I learned the hard way that information security is a double-edged sword.
Multiple Airline Pilots Report Seeing UFOs Off Irish Coast
Several commercial airline pilots radioed Shannon air traffic control to report bright, fast-moving lights last Friday.
Watch These Robots Dominate a Water Bottle-Flipping Competition
Dozens of teens in Japan brought bottle-flipping into the future for RoboCon.