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Sep 01, 2016 09:36 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   If We Could Bioenhance People to Be Nicer, Should We? In the future, we may have the technology to make people more moral. Which could be great— or terrible.       You're Fired! AAP Backs Docs Who Refuse to Treat Kids of Anti-Vaxxers The American Academy of Pediatrics is supporting doctors who refuse to treat children whose parents won't have them vaccinated. Good move?       Earth Is in a New Epoch Because of Humans, Scientists Say Sea level change, plastic pollution and invasive species aren't just political issues — they're likely signs of a new epoch called the Anthropocene, geologists say.       iPhone and Android Users Found to Have Different Personality Traits What does your choice of smartphone say about who you are and how others perceive you?       How Generic EpiPen Is Still Going to Make Money for Mylan In a highly unusual move, Mylan is knocking off its own EpiPen with a cheaper, generic version of the device. It's not the first time a company has done this.       Women With Autism Aren't Getting Diagnosed But the Twitter hashtag #SheCantBeAutistic started by Guardian columnist Nicola Clark is trying to bring attention to the issue, one tweet at a time.       Weird Physics: The Closer You Get to the Sun, the Cooler It Gets The sun's atmosphere is actually hotter than its surface, even though you'd assume the surface is what generates all that heat. How does that work?       African Elephants Are in Trouble, New Census Finds More than 30,000 African elephants are dying annually, according to estimates just released by the Great Elephant Census. Poaching is the main culprit.       Cows Need Not Apply: Synthetic Vegan Lab Milk on the Horizon By cutting cows out of the equation entirely, the company Perfect Day looks to create animal-free milk in a lab, benefiting the environment, cows — and the bottom line.       This 'Smart Jacket' Knows What Temperature Will Keep You Warm This Winter Someone should invent a jacket that automatically adjusts to keep you comfortable no matter the temperature inside or out. Someone just did.       Ultrasound Helped a Patient Recover Remarkably From a Coma Ultrasound may not just be for pregnant women anymore. It could play a critical role in helping patients recover from coma.       Ridiculous History: LBJ Talked on the Phone More Than a Teenager LBJ really dug phones. The 36th U.S. president dug them so much that he had a tree phone. With a switchboard. How many presidents can say that?       Do ISIS Fighters Donate to Charity? An essential pillar of the Islamic faith is zakat, or charitable giving. But do the militant combatants who talk the pious talk actually walk the Muslim walk?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list