Year: 2025
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The extraordinary ways species control their own evolutionary fate
In new research, we’re seeing that other species make choices that affect their evolution. It challenges Darwinian thinking that evolution is rooted in random genetic…
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Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good
A new AI system “OmniHuman-1 is producing the most realistic deepfakes to date. It only needs one reference image and audio (like speech or vocals)…
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Elon Musk put a chip in this paralysed man’s brain. Now he can move things with his mind. Should we be amazed – or terrified?
This article tells the story of Noland Arbaugh, who was paralyzed. He got the Neuralink brain implant and can now control a computer with his…
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The New Science of Controlling Lucid Dreams
Emerging tech can determine when someone is in an opportune moment to induce lucidity in dreamers and augment what kinds of dreams they are having.…
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New footprint dates bolster claim that humans lived in Americas during Ice Age
We previously believed humans were first in the Americas around 16,000 years ago. New footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park were discovered that…
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Scientists Use GPT AI to Passively Read People’s Thoughts in Breakthrough
Scientists invented a language decoder that translates thoughts into text using AI. This could help with people with neurological conditions (stroke, ALS, etc) that affect…
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Meet the 2024–2025 SFFILM Youth FilmHouse Residents
Celebrate this wonderful group of future filmmakers with us. SFFILM Education’s Youth FilmHouse Residency, in partnership with SFFILM Makers, is an annual program that begins…
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Thank you to our 2025 SFFILM Festival Sponsors!
The San Francisco International Film Festival (April 17–27, 2025) is just around the corner! We’re proud to partner with incredible sponsors who help make this…
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2025 Festival Industry Badge
We can’t wait to welcome you to the 68th SFFILM Festival! This badge provides one ticket per regularly priced 2025 SFFILM Festival screening, up to…
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Meet the 2025 SFFILM FilmHouse Residents
Help us give a warm welcome to 2025’s group of Bay Area–based storytellers who will take up residence at FilmHouse, SFFILM’s dynamic shared workspace for…








