/r/Futurology - top ten submissions for each month of 2019

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2019, December
Australian school runs out of water as commerci...
81789 Australian school runs out of water as commerci...
70% of Americans would support a nationwide man...
76829 70% of Americans would support a nationwide man...
Three months after his bone marrow transplant, ...
58650 Three months after his bone marrow transplant, ...
Elon Musk revives his plan to power the United ...
50055 Elon Musk revives his plan to power the United ...
Chinese company approved to run water mining op...
41111 Chinese company approved to run water mining op...
California celebrates 1 million solar roofs - A...
39674 California celebrates 1 million solar roofs - A...
Archivists Are Trying to Make Sure a ‘Pirate ...
38261 Archivists Are Trying to Make Sure a ‘Pirate ...
Canadian duo invent a toothpaste tablet to elim...
37558 Canadian duo invent a toothpaste tablet to elim...
People in China are now required to have their ...
36660 People in China are now required to have their ...
Sanders: Instead of weapons funding we should p...
35568 Sanders: Instead of weapons funding we should p...
2019, November
The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not j...
87564 The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not j...
Sacha Baron Cohen just called out the 'Silicon ...
80920 Sacha Baron Cohen just called out the 'Silicon ...
Microsoft Japan’s experiment with 3-day weeke...
75440 Microsoft Japan’s experiment with 3-day weeke...
Bernie Sanders vows to follow in New Zealand's ...
73466 Bernie Sanders vows to follow in New Zealand's ...
Elon Musk congratulated Ford on its all-electri...
72986 Elon Musk congratulated Ford on its all-electri...
The Feds are building an America-wide face surv...
46043 The Feds are building an America-wide face surv...
Sacha Baron Cohen speaks passionately and eloqu...
37007 Sacha Baron Cohen speaks passionately and eloqu...
The FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We’r...
36381 The FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We’r...
China makes it a criminal offense to publish de...
34067 China makes it a criminal offense to publish de...
New experimental road marking system in Russia
33892 New experimental road marking system in Russia
2019, October
In South Korea, the solar panels in the middle ...
80735 In South Korea, the solar panels in the middle ...
Elon Musk has donated $1 million worth of trees...
69562 Elon Musk has donated $1 million worth of trees...
US mayors seek to bypass President with direct ...
64596 US mayors seek to bypass President with direct ...
YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees aro...
51471 YouTube stars raise over $6m to plant trees aro...
Chinese citizens will soon need to scan their f...
49001 Chinese citizens will soon need to scan their f...
Andrew Yang proposes that your digital data be ...
45119 Andrew Yang proposes that your digital data be ...
Salesforce’s Marc Benioff calls for a ‘new ...
44899 Salesforce’s Marc Benioff calls for a ‘new ...
Electric cars to get green number plates under ...
42687 Electric cars to get green number plates under ...
'Collapse OS' Is an Open Source Operating Syste...
35477 'Collapse OS' Is an Open Source Operating Syste...
Soldiers’ bottled water consumption is unsust...
33922 Soldiers’ bottled water consumption is unsust...
2019, September
Bernie Sanders became the first presidential ca...
77787 Bernie Sanders became the first presidential ca...
Four-day work week is a necessary part of human...
56417 Four-day work week is a necessary part of human...
California passes law that prevents cities from...
55267 California passes law that prevents cities from...
Lab-grown meat the next frontier in ethical eat...
47895 Lab-grown meat the next frontier in ethical eat...
An AI algorithm can now predict faces with just...
45474 An AI algorithm can now predict faces with just...
The anti-vax movement is effectively reversing ...
43531 The anti-vax movement is effectively reversing ...
Impossible Burgers are hitting their first groc...
42529 Impossible Burgers are hitting their first groc...
'Americans are waking up': two thirds say clima...
39467 'Americans are waking up': two thirds say clima...
Colombians planted 200,000 trees today. They ai...
39066 Colombians planted 200,000 trees today. They ai...
Jeff Bezos called the control of the giant robo...
38701 Jeff Bezos called the control of the giant robo...
2019, August
About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and ...
63556 About one-fifth of the Amazon has been cut and ...
Scientists Successfully Turn Breast Cancer Cell...
59045 Scientists Successfully Turn Breast Cancer Cell...
Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder p...
57793 Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder p...
Protestors in Hong Kong are destroying facial r...
52090 Protestors in Hong Kong are destroying facial r...
Andrew Yang wants to Create a Department of Tec...
51825 Andrew Yang wants to Create a Department of Tec...
This heart would have been rejected at most tra...
34057 This heart would have been rejected at most tra...
G7 can’t turn a blind eye to ecocide in the A...
33399 G7 can’t turn a blind eye to ecocide in the A...
UPS Has Been Delivering Cargo in Self-Driving T...
32839 UPS Has Been Delivering Cargo in Self-Driving T...
This afternoon, SpaceX’s prototype rocket fli...
29918 This afternoon, SpaceX’s prototype rocket fli...
Society should shift towards a technology and s...
29307 Society should shift towards a technology and s...
2019, July
Elon Musk Says We Can Land on the Moon in Less ...
68643 Elon Musk Says We Can Land on the Moon in Less ...
Plant-Based Meat Is About to Get Cheaper Than A...
58332 Plant-Based Meat Is About to Get Cheaper Than A...
Opinion: Don’t Regulate Facial Recognition. B...
43447 Opinion: Don’t Regulate Facial Recognition. B...
Schools should teach pupils gardening skills to...
43301 Schools should teach pupils gardening skills to...
Texan installed DIY integrated solar on his 201...
38137 Texan installed DIY integrated solar on his 201...
Our planet is in crisis. But no one will listen...
37649 Our planet is in crisis. But no one will listen...
Elon Musk says a 'massive effort' is required t...
35857 Elon Musk says a 'massive effort' is required t...
Partial sight has been restored to six blind pe...
33081 Partial sight has been restored to six blind pe...
It’s time to ban all government use of face r...
32966 It’s time to ban all government use of face r...
Scientists honor Iceland's first glacier lost t...
31654 Scientists honor Iceland's first glacier lost t...
2019, June
You can't save the climate by going vegan. Corp...
56492 You can't save the climate by going vegan. Corp...
Nearly 70% of Americans want the United States ...
47510 Nearly 70% of Americans want the United States ...
Scientific Research Shouldn't Sit behind a Payw...
46318 Scientific Research Shouldn't Sit behind a Payw...
Swiss Businessman is Donating $1 Billion Toward...
44100 Swiss Businessman is Donating $1 Billion Toward...
The world is increasingly at risk of “climate...
41945 The world is increasingly at risk of “climate...
Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight defo...
38598 Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight defo...
Driverless cars are going to disrupt the airlin...
36554 Driverless cars are going to disrupt the airlin...
Scientists have finally found malaria's Achille...
36130 Scientists have finally found malaria's Achille...
Tesla Driver Appeared to Be 'Fully Sleeping' fo...
33104 Tesla Driver Appeared to Be 'Fully Sleeping' fo...
AOC Pushes To Make It Easier To Study Shrooms A...
30770 AOC Pushes To Make It Easier To Study Shrooms A...
2019, May
Samsung AI lab develops tech that can animate h...
71187 Samsung AI lab develops tech that can animate h...
The decline of trust in science “terrifies”...
62907 The decline of trust in science “terrifies”...
The Fast Progress of VR
48832 The Fast Progress of VR
Mexico wants to decriminalize all drugs and neg...
40744 Mexico wants to decriminalize all drugs and neg...
China’s new ‘social credit system’ is a d...
36776 China’s new ‘social credit system’ is a d...
Bill Nye: "By the end of this century, if tempe...
34596 Bill Nye: "By the end of this century, if tempe...
We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from ...
33622 We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from ...
DIY Facial Recognition for Porn Is a Dystopian ...
33181 DIY Facial Recognition for Porn Is a Dystopian ...
Researchers develop viable, environmentally-fri...
32955 Researchers develop viable, environmentally-fri...
A cute robot will make you a perfect ice cream ...
31112 A cute robot will make you a perfect ice cream ...
2019, April
A wave of satellites set to orbit the Earth wil...
60406 A wave of satellites set to orbit the Earth wil...
Waves of garbage crash off of the coast of the ...
59413 Waves of garbage crash off of the coast of the ...
Gravity Industries' $440,000 jet suit.
57357 Gravity Industries' $440,000 jet suit.
Beyond Meat is going public. Investors are bett...
50393 Beyond Meat is going public. Investors are bett...
2/3 of U.S. voters say 100% renewable electrici...
47756 2/3 of U.S. voters say 100% renewable electrici...
First photo of a black hole in the heart of the...
43875 First photo of a black hole in the heart of the...
These weed-killing robots could give big agroch...
40500 These weed-killing robots could give big agroch...
Falcon Heavy's boosters landing in Cape Canaveral
36468 Falcon Heavy's boosters landing in Cape Canaveral
Burger King will sell Impossible Whoppers natio...
35316 Burger King will sell Impossible Whoppers natio...
A Excavator Operator at Bauma in Germany diggin...
34382 A Excavator Operator at Bauma in Germany diggin...
2019, March
Want to Stop Climate Change? Then It's Time to ...
63357 Want to Stop Climate Change? Then It's Time to ...
Nvidia's new AI can turn any primitive sketch i...
51119 Nvidia's new AI can turn any primitive sketch i...
New Mexico is the third state to legally requir...
40222 New Mexico is the third state to legally requir...
Boaton dynamics robot doing heavy warehouse work.
40105 Boaton dynamics robot doing heavy warehouse work.
Universal Basic Income Would Be Cheaper Than Ex...
37951 Universal Basic Income Would Be Cheaper Than Ex...
Oslo to become first city with wireless chargin...
36043 Oslo to become first city with wireless chargin...
Harvard University uncovers DNA switch that con...
32894 Harvard University uncovers DNA switch that con...
A growing group of women concerned about climat...
31632 A growing group of women concerned about climat...
Paywalls block scientific progress. Research sh...
31146 Paywalls block scientific progress. Research sh...
Male birth pill control passes human safety test
28306 Male birth pill control passes human safety test
2019, February
Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens milita...
51269 Microsoft workers protest $480m HoloLens milita...
Genetically modified T-cells hunting down and k...
49822 Genetically modified T-cells hunting down and k...
Cultured meat, also known as clean, cell-based ...
49476 Cultured meat, also known as clean, cell-based ...
Plastic bags are out. Plastic straws are on the...
46954 Plastic bags are out. Plastic straws are on the...
This website automatically generates new human ...
46197 This website automatically generates new human ...
It’s Time to Try Fossil-Fuel Executives for C...
45623 It’s Time to Try Fossil-Fuel Executives for C...
EU pledges more than $1 trillion to fight clima...
43942 EU pledges more than $1 trillion to fight clima...
Elon Musk Promises a Really Truly Self-Driving ...
43776 Elon Musk Promises a Really Truly Self-Driving ...
Harrison Ford knocks those who 'denigrate scien...
42540 Harrison Ford knocks those who 'denigrate scien...
Teachers will follow on the heels of striking s...
40677 Teachers will follow on the heels of striking s...
2019, January
Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own bill...
58784 Report: Bill Gates promises to add his own bill...
David Attenborough: “The Holocene has ended. ...
58740 David Attenborough: “The Holocene has ended. ...
How Beyond Meat became a $550 million brand, wi...
56806 How Beyond Meat became a $550 million brand, wi...
Bill Gates warns that nobody is paying attentio...
55528 Bill Gates warns that nobody is paying attentio...
Arnold Schwarzenegger: “The world leaders nee...
53527 Arnold Schwarzenegger: “The world leaders nee...
Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open ac...
46977 Plan S, the radical proposal to mandate open ac...
China’s making it super hard to build car fac...
43790 China’s making it super hard to build car fac...
The world's top 26 billionaires now own as much...
40741 The world's top 26 billionaires now own as much...
Climate-change deniers are a danger to our secu...
39307 Climate-change deniers are a danger to our secu...
A Future with Elon Musk’s Neuralink: His plan...
38436 A Future with Elon Musk’s Neuralink: His plan...