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Hard choices in training Americans for AI workplace of future

Hard choices in training Americans for AI workplace of future


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

The inaugural meeting of the National Council for the American Worker took place this week. Formed by an   executive order , the council   aims to equip workers   for future workforce needs....
Nurse practitioners: A solution to America’s primary care crisis

Nurse practitioners: A solution to America’s primary care crisis


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Key Points Despite decades of spending, tens of millions of Americans do not have adequate access to primary care (particularly in rural areas), a number that is projected to continue...
Tor Browser goes mobile: browse anonymously on Android

Tor Browser goes mobile: browse anonymously on Android


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

Using incognito or private browsing mode when surfing the web will prevent your device from saving your history. But it won’t stop internet service providers, websites, or other entities from...
NASA's planet-hunting TESS spacecraft captures 'first light' image

NASA's planet-hunting TESS spacecraft captures 'first light' image


Via: tessylo  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

NASA's planet-hunting TESS spacecraft captures 'first light' image It shows one of the 26 sectors TESS will observe over the next two years. Mariella Moon ,   @mariella_moon...
The electric scooter boom — and cities’ misguided attempts to squash it

The electric scooter boom — and cities’ misguided attempts to squash it


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Cities that take their own rhetoric about sustainability seriously should embrace the scooter. This summer, cities across America fought a strange new menace: electric scooters . They were...
Japan is about to launch a mini space elevator that could be a sign of things to come

Japan is about to launch a mini space elevator that could be a sign of things to come


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

Getting into space can be a tricky thing. Right now, the hardware that can get you there  — a rocket — is complex, pricey, and a bit dangerous. The idea of a space elevator which could haul...
Why sand scarcity is about more than ‘running out’ of sand

Why sand scarcity is about more than ‘running out’ of sand


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Come along on our sand scavenger hunt he world is running surprisingly low on sand . Humans have found a staggering variety of uses for sand, from glass and concrete to electronics and...
Melissa Gilbert Finally allowing myself to age naturally was one of the best decisions I ever made

Melissa Gilbert Finally allowing myself to age naturally was one of the best decisions I ever made


Via: perrie-halpern  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  21 Comments  •  7 years ago

There's this constant message, everywhere you go, on how to improve your looks through medical interventions. The message is so ubiquitous — just drive any significant long distance, and, if you...
Jupiter's 'Baffling' Magnetic Field Is Unlike Any Other

Jupiter's 'Baffling' Magnetic Field Is Unlike Any Other


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

A diagram of the magnetic field in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere, showing the Great Blue Spot.     Moore et al (Nature 2018) Jupiter is strange for a number of reasons. It’s the biggest...
Medicare for All Battles

Medicare for All Battles


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Fact Check gang has been having a field day going after Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other proponents of Medicare for All. The latest battle is over a study produced by...
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just spotted its next target, more than 100 million miles away

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft just spotted its next target, more than 100 million miles away


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

NASA’s New Horizons mission is a pretty interesting one. Rather than heading to one specific location, as many other spacecraft do, the New Horizons craft has multiple points of interest it’s...
Jaguar Land Rover wants to stick googly eyes on self-driving cars so you’ll trust them

Jaguar Land Rover wants to stick googly eyes on self-driving cars so you’ll trust them


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

It might not have seemed possible after their incredibly slow start, but self-driving cars are looking more and more like the future of personal transportation. Still, some nagging questions...
Israeli-Developed OCD Treatment Changes Lives

Israeli-Developed OCD Treatment Changes Lives


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

Israeli-Developed OCD Treatment Changes Lives An Israeli breakthrough in brain disorder treatment has the ability to change lives! By United With Israel Staff, United With Israel,...
FDA approves Teva's generic EpiPen after yearslong delay

FDA approves Teva's generic EpiPen after yearslong delay


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  16 Comments  •  7 years ago

FDA approves Teva's generic EpiPen after yearslong delay By Meg Tirrell, CNBC (msn.com), August 16 2018 U.S. regulators cleared the first generic competitor to Mylan's EpiPen, after...
The Standard Model of particle physics: The absolutely amazing theory of almost everything

The Standard Model of particle physics: The absolutely amazing theory of almost everything


Via: tig  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  52 Comments  •  7 years ago

The Standard Model. What dull name for the most accurate scientific theory known to human beings. More than a quarter of the Nobel Prizes in physics of the last century are direct inputs to or...
Blue light emitted from smartphones and laptops accelerates blindness by making a molecule in our eyes toxic, according to a new study

Blue light emitted from smartphones and laptops accelerates blindness by making a molecule in our eyes toxic, according to a new study


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

Staring at screens all day isn't good for us — we know this. It can cause eye strain, sometimes called computer vision syndrome , and the light is so bright it can mimic sunlight, mess with our...
California Strikes Back Against the Trump Administration’s Auto Pollution Rollback

California Strikes Back Against the Trump Administration’s Auto Pollution Rollback


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

California went on the offensive Tuesday against the Trump administration’s plan to weaken fuel-efficiency rules for cars, laying out a scathing rebuttal that the state’s clean-air regulator...
This cute new robot from Anki is definitely the droid you’re looking for

This cute new robot from Anki is definitely the droid you’re looking for


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Who among us isn’t a sucker for a cute robot you can play games with, that you can ask questions and that beeps like a pint-sized R2D2? Robotics startup Anki is certainly betting a large...
Recuperating power: Charging a prototype Audi e-tron with kinetic energy

Recuperating power: Charging a prototype Audi e-tron with kinetic energy


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

The battery has a range of 248.5 miles with the help of regenerative braking. Last week, Audi invited a handful of journalists to go for a drive down Pike's Peak, one of Colorado's many...
BDS Activists: Make Sure to Never [Use] These Medical Inventions!

BDS Activists: Make Sure to Never [Use] These Medical Inventions!


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  8 Comments  •  7 years ago

BDS Activists: Make Sure to Never [Use] These Medical Inventions! Anti-Israel demonstrators (AP/Alberto Pellaschiar) To those who sincerely want to boycott Israel – here is a list of...
Donald Trump is making Medicare-for-all inevitable

Donald Trump is making Medicare-for-all inevitable


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

A market-based solution can’t work if Republicans won’t let it. Medicare-for-all — a government-run insurance program that everyone is either covered by or at least eligible for — is...
Bernie Sanders’s $32 trillion Medicare-for-all plan is actually kind of a bargain

Bernie Sanders’s $32 trillion Medicare-for-all plan is actually kind of a bargain


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  212 Comments  •  7 years ago

The federal government would spend a lot more money on health care, but overall US health spending would be about the same as otherwise projected. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is one of several...
The Myth That a Cleaner Car Is Less Safe Than a Dirty One

The Myth That a Cleaner Car Is Less Safe Than a Dirty One


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  7 years ago

To justify rolling back auto gas mileage and emissions rules, the Trump administration has fabricated a false conflict between safety and improved fuel economy. The administration is wrong....
How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries?

How does health spending in the U.S. compare to other countries?


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

This chart collection takes a look at how spending on healthcare in the United States compares to other OECD countries that are similarly large and wealthy (based on GDP and GDP per capita)....
Senate Democrat Floats First Serious Proposals For Regulating Big Tech

Senate Democrat Floats First Serious Proposals For Regulating Big Tech


Via: bob-nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Over a series of public hearings , Congress has demonstrated a staggering level of incompetence regarding technology that would convince an ordinary observer that these people shouldn’t...
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