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The 4 Lessons Every (Good) Scientist Must Learn
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6 years ago
One item notably absent from the list is the necessity to overcome the fear of failure. If a scientist is not spectacularly wrong occasionally then they aren't doing the science correctly.
U.S. Black Farmers Seek Ban Or Product Warnings For Roundup Weedkiller
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6 years ago
A protest in rural America that goes unnoticed.
No engine, no oil: Wabtec making its pitch for battery-powered trains
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6 years ago
The leap from mass transit to long haul freight is much larger than has been alluded to in the article. The operating requirements for freight are quite different than for mass transit. Freight...
Covid-19 counterfeiters: Faking it till they make it
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6 years ago
The dark side of government mandates in an economy guided by profit motivation. A mandate creates an instant market and tells counterfeiters how to sell their knockoffs.
The U.S. Navy Plans To Foil Massive 'Super Swarm' Drone Attacks By Using The Swarm's Intelligence Against Itself
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6 years ago
Swarm weapons are a form of asymmetrical warfare intended to overwhelm the defensive capability of a battle fleet. While defensive tactics may be effective to some extent, it would seem an obvious...
Personal home hologram machine could make sci-fi a reality
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6 years ago
3D TV is only the beginning. Coupling holography with virtual reality would make the experience more immersive.
Op-ed: Death of the 'Experience Economy' gives rise to virtual reality
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If the experience only happens in your head, is it real? While the technology is only in its infancy, virtual reality (coupled with holographic technology) has the potential of providing an...
Hurricane Laura largely spares the US agriculture sector
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6 years ago
Natural disasters can have long term effects on the supply of food and agricultural products. The impact of Laura in the Gulf and, particularly, the Mississippi delta could have propagated up into...