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British schools are replacing analog clocks because kids can't read them during tests
Via: jasper2529
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Health, Science & Technology
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26 Comments
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7 years ago
Source Schools in Britain are throwing their hands up over kids who can't tell time on traditional clocks. Some U.K. schools are ditching analog clocks from test rooms because a generation...
Israeli 3D-printed veggie burgers coming to a restaurant near you
Via: buzz-of-the-orient
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Health, Science & Technology
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56 Comments
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7 years ago
Israeli 3D-printed veggie burgers coming to a restaurant near you 3D-printed veggie burger. (illustrative) (shutterstock) An up-and-coming startup promises to revolutionize the fast...
We’re underestimating the mind-warping potential of fake video
Via: bob-nelson
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7 years ago
Seeing is believing. And because of this fact, we’re screwed. Due to advances in artificial intelligence, it’s now possible to convincingly map anyone’s face onto the body of another...
Interest in science, not ability, builds trust in climate science
Via: bob-nelson
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
Studies of how people perceive climate science paint a depressing picture—one in which ideology overwhelms evidence. Not only does opinion about the science break down along ideological lines,...
How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream
Via: bob-nelson
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
At the northern end of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula, the wind blows so hard that rows of trees grow in one direction, like gnarled flags. The relentless weather over this long strip of...
DIET SODAS Are the Dangers in the Chemicals or the Headlines?
Via: randy
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
BY HARRIET HALL, M.D. I n April 2017, there was a flurry of news reports with alarming headlines: “Diet Sodas May Raise Risk of Dementia and Stroke, Study Finds” “A Daily Diet Soda...
Red States Are Leading the Wind Energy Charge
Via: bob-nelson
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
Republicans may be lukewarm on climate policy, but they’re all about that wind energy, according to a report on the state of wind power in the U.S. released Tuesday by the American Wind Energy...
Google Update Chrome v. 66 Arrives, kills auto-play
By: tfargo
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
Google released the newest version of their Chrome browser and it kills auto-play. A uto-playing content that is muted still plays automatically. Autoplaying content with sound, whether it has...
China made solar panels cheap. Now it’s doing the same for electric buses.
Via: bob-nelson
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
It is now more or less taken for granted that solar panels are getting cheaper and cheaper. But that didn’t just happen — solar PV did not jump onto that trajectory on its own. After all, solar...
The billion-dollar question: How does the Clipper mission get to Europa?
Via: bob-nelson
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7 years ago
ars technica : At one end of the conference room, four large window panes framed a view of the San Gabriel Mountains. Outside, ribbons of greenery snaked across the hills, a vestige of spring...
Ars Technica: FTC: Warranty-voiding language like Nintendo’s and Sony’s is illegal
Via: tfargo
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7 years ago
Cite: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/ftc-warranty-voiding-language-like-nintendos-and-sonys-is-illegal/ FTC warns companies to stop voiding warranties for unauthorized repairs....
Spaceflight Now: Investigation into Zuma failure reportedly lays blame on Northrop Grumman
Via: tfargo
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7 years ago
Article from Spaceflightnow.com : https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/04/09/investigation-into-zuma-failure-reportedly-lays-blame-on-northrop-grumman/ SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Jan....
Scientists Still Can't Decide How to Define a Tree
Via: bob-nelson
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7 years ago
Several years ago, after Thanksgiving dinner at my parents’ house in Vermont, lightning struck a backyard maple tree. There was a ferocious crack and the darkness outside the kitchen windows...
Trump considers stiffer environmental standards for imported cars
Via: bob-nelson
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
The Trump administration is considering ways to require imported automobiles to meet stricter environmental standards in order to protect U.S. carmakers, according to two sources familiar with...
From Darkness To Everlasting Light
By: magnoliaave
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55 Comments
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7 years ago
The day it all changed for me going from living a nightmare to living in reality started out as just another day. This was going to be different. In walked this young aide and the only thing...
The real reason the U.S. spends twice as much on health care as other wealthy countries
Via: bob-nelson
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
A sweeping new study of health-care expenditures found that the United States spends almost twice as much on health care as 10 other wealthy countries, a difference driven by high prices —...
No, It's Not an Alien — Here's What That Tiny, Pointy-Headed Skeleton Really Is
Via: johnrussell
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Health, Science & Technology
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7 years ago
A tiny, pointy-headed skeleton that fits in the palm of a hand isn't an alien, despite conspiracy theories that have circulated for years. The skeleton, with a dramatically elongated skull...
Patients regain sight with experimental stem cell treatment
Via: gordy327
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Health, Science & Technology
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14 Comments
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7 years ago
From CBS NEWS : Nearly three years ago, 86-year-old Douglas Waters developed severe vision problems. He was diagnosed with severe wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a chronic eye...