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• WATCH: NASA astronaut enjoys view during spacewalk

  29-11-2017 21:59
  NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik takes a moment to enjoy the view as he performs maintenance work on the International Space Station.
  
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• Supreme Court takes of case about privacy in digital age

  29-11-2017 21:57
  The Supreme Court is signaling it could impose limits on the government's ability to track Americans' movements through collection of their cellphone information
  
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• Neolithic women were probably a lot stronger than you

  29-11-2017 21:30
  
  ScienceNew research suggests we've been looking at their bones all wrong.
  Researchers compared the bones of women living in Central Europe during the first 5,500 years of farming to those of members of Cambridge’s women’s crew team.
  
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• Will Mars colonists snooze their way to the Red Planet?

  29-11-2017 21:19 via nbcnews.com
  'Induced torpor' could make long space missions safer and more manageable.
  
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• A literally breathtaking view of Earth, as filmed by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik during a spacewalk

  29-11-2017 21:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you know any flat-earth types, you might share this with them...Sometimes on a #spacewalk, you just have to take a moment to enjoy the beauty of our planet Earth. pic.twitter.com/liTnCB60c9
  — Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) November 27, 2017
  Video shot by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik from the International Space Station on Nov. 7, 2017 (Source: Randy Bresnik, Twitter)Sometimes, all it takes is a stunning new view of the home planet to make all the complications of every day life go aw
  
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• Expanding DNA's alphabet lets cells produce novel proteins

  29-11-2017 20:11
  Scientists used artificial DNA to create a semi-synthetic strain of bacteria that produces novel proteins, a step toward designer drug development
  
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• Simulations Shows Traces of Life on Nearest Exoplanets May Be Hidden

  29-11-2017 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  New research published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society shows that the search for life on other planets may well be...
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• Satellites watch as Bali's Mount Agung volcano propels ash and gas into the atmosphere, threatening climate cooling

  29-11-2017 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  With magma boiling at its peak and swelling its body from within, Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia has awakened from more than a half century of slumber.Agung has been rumbling since August. Now it is propelling ash thousands of feet into the atmosphere, prompting evacuations of thousands of people from the danger zone around it and causing authorities to halt flights in and out of Bali's international airport. (Flights have resumed today to allow stranded travelers to get out.)Dramati
  
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• New Study Shows Dogs Possess Significantly More Neurons Than Cats

  29-11-2017 19:45 via scitechdaily.com
  The first study to actually count the number of cortical neurons in the brains of a number of carnivores, including cats and dogs, has found...
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• High-Quality ‘Magnetoelectric’ Material Shows Promise as Memory for Electronics

  29-11-2017 19:29 via scitechdaily.com
  Smartphones and computers wouldn’t be nearly as useful without room for lots of apps, music and videos. Devices tend to store that information in two...
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• Report finds little change in tech industry leadership diversity

  29-11-2017 19:15 via nbcnews.com
  Asian women were the least represented group as executives when compared to their representation in the tech industry's professional workforce.
  
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• Injectable Gel Helps Heart Regenerate After Heart Attack

  29-11-2017 19:13 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers demonstrate an injectable gel that slowly releases short gene sequences known as microRNAs into the heart muscle, allowing it to regenerate after injury. In...
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• Gifts for your friend who needs to chill out

  29-11-2017 18:55
  
  Gadgets2017 has been pretty overwhelming. Do what you can to make your friends feel comforted this holiday.
  They work 60 hours a week, have half a dozen side-hustles, and never, ever cancel plans. These gifts will appeal to all five of their senses, and will hopefully help…
  
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• MUSE Conducts the Deepest Spectroscopic Survey Ever

  29-11-2017 18:49 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile have conducted the deepest spectroscopic survey ever. They focused on the Hubble Ultra...
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• NASA Begins Building Mars 2020 Rover

  29-11-2017 18:38 via scitechdaily.com
  In just a couple of years, NASA’s newest rover will be flying to Mars. The Mars 2020 mission will use the next generation of science...
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• Fin24.com | Naspers revenue bolstered by Tencent

  29-11-2017 18:38
  
  Naspers revenues increased 33% year-on-year to $9.0bn (R123.4bn) with 82% of its revenues stemming from international operations, according to its latest financial results.
  
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• MIT Develops 3D Desktop Printer That is 10 Times Faster Than Existing Counterparts

  29-11-2017 18:23 via scitechdaily.com
  Engineers at MIT have developed a new desktop 3D printer that performs up to 10 times faster than existing commercial counterparts. Whereas the most common...
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• Earthworms are thriving in Martian(ish) soil

  29-11-2017 17:00
  
  SpaceThe dirt simulations are not perfect. But they’re the future.
  Scientists don’t have access to real Martian dirt, so Wieger Wamelink and his research team added adult earthworms to simulation soil. They're doing just fine.
  
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• You just bought a new gadget—here’s what you should do first

  29-11-2017 15:30
  
  DIYDo a little work now to avoid a lot of trouble later.
  Just bought a brand new phone, tablet, or laptop? Before you start tapping away, take these steps to take to ensure everything runs smoothly.
  
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• Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

  29-11-2017 14:00
  
  ScienceDon't worry, it's still an awfully mysterious bunch of bears.
  It would be easy to dismiss yetis as just a myth. But the beauty of science is that we can test hypotheses—and find real-life yetis.
  
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• WATCH: Automation set to take over American jobs

  29-11-2017 12:14
  New report says millions of American jobs will become obsolete over the next decade thanks to robots and self-driving cars.
  
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• Sex Robot Craze Sparks Rise Of Digisexual Men Who Will Only Sleep With Sex Robots

  29-11-2017 05:59 via technocracy.news
  This is a randy topic that I hesitate to expose to TN readers, but it is a serious societal problem that is about to explode. With birthrates already declining sharply in the industrialized world, men who have grown tired of relationships with women are running to a viable surrogate for sex, namely, sex robots. This will further exacerbate the birth rate problem, and fall into the population reduction scheme of global Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThe craze for sex robots will lead to a growing
  
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• Rappoport: When the Rockefeller Trilateral Commission Exposed Its Own Secret

  29-11-2017 05:43 via technocracy.news
  Veteran journalist Jon Rappoport correctly nails the Trilateral Commission and its involvement in establishing the New International Economic Order (NIEO). I have documented this extensively in Trilaterals Over Washington, Vol. I and II  (Wood & Sutton, 1978-1981) and Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Horse of Global Transformation. The intended NIEO was and is Technocracy, which we now see taking the world by storm. ⁃ TN EditorNow and then, I republish an explosive interview with tw
  
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• SUVs are main attraction at LA Auto Show - Washington Post

  29-11-2017 05:33 via washingtonpost.com
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  SUVs are main attraction at LA Auto Show
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  LOS ANGELES — The floor at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show will look a lot like America's roads: full of SUVs. Hyundai and Nissan will debut new small SUVs at the show, while Subaru will take the wraps off its new three-row SUV, the Ascent. Jeep ...
  Exclusive 2019 Subaru Ascent Prototype First Drive: Biggest Subie EverMotor Trend
  Subaru Reveals All-New 2019 Ascent 3-Row; Full Gallery, Details [Video]Torque News
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• Facebook To Use AI To Scan Your Thoughts, ‘Enhance User Safety’

  29-11-2017 05:27 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat-minded social engineers at Facebook think they can now scan your thoughts by reading your posts, declaring when you need mental health services. Really? Will they report you automatically so that men in white coats will show up at your apartment door with a straight jacket? This line of thinking is beyond dangerous. ⁃ TN EditorThis is software to save lives. Facebook’s new “proactive detection” artificial intelligence technology will scan all posts for pat
  
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• Lincoln just revealed its newest SUV — and it continues a revival of the luxury brand - Business Insider

  29-11-2017 04:05 via businessinsider.com
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  Lincoln just revealed its newest SUV — and it continues a revival of the luxury brand
  Business Insider
  The name, evocative of Jules Verne and the nautical lifestyle, signals a new direction for the brand. Nautilus pricing for the 2019 model year wasn't announced, but the outgoing MKX started at about $40,000.
  Names Are Officially Back At Lincoln As The 2019 Nautilus Replaces The MKXForbes
  2019 Lincoln Nautilus improves on MKX in almost every wayMotor Authority
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• Seven steps for parents to make YouTube slightly safer for their kids - USA TODAY

  29-11-2017 02:04 via usatoday.com
  USA TODAY
  Seven steps for parents to make YouTube slightly safer for their kids
  USA TODAY
  LOS ANGELES — You may have stumbled onto some really questionable kids videos on YouTube, or perhaps you heard about the mess of not-safe-for-kids videos and comments with sexual, violent and predatory behavior the network is struggling to clean ...
  YouTube deletes 150000 videos following boycottCNET
  YouTube Pulls Exploitative Child Videos as Advertisers FleePCMag
  YouTube pulled 150000 videos of
  
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• Remains of ancient sea cow unearthed on California island

  29-11-2017 02:00
  Scientists say they've found fossil remains of a sea cow that lived off Southern California's Channel Islands some 25 million years ago
  
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• We are basically positive that the Russians did not find alien bacteria in space

  29-11-2017 01:45
  
  SpaceThe simplest explanation is also the likeliest.
  Let’s start here: it will be a glorious day when we finally get definitive proof of alien life. But today is not that day.
  
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• AT&T Wants a Trial By February to Determine Time Warner Merger Fate - Hollywood Reporter

  29-11-2017 01:18 via hollywoodreporter.com
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  AT&T Wants a Trial By February to Determine Time Warner Merger Fate
  Hollywood Reporter
  The government wants to wait until May after a merger deadline. In new court papers, AT&T also says the government is looking to shield competitors like Netflix, Google, Facebook and Apple from competition. On Tuesday, AT&T made its first substantive ...and more »
  
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• This Is Not The Yeti You're Looking For

  29-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Researchers took another crack at hair, bone and other samples allegedly from the yeti, or abominable snowman, of the Himalayas. The analysis was the most sophisticated to date but — spoiler alert — the results won't thrill cryptozoology fans. The study did reveal, however, an evolutionary plot twist of scientific significance.
  The wild man of the snows, the glacier spirit, the abominable snowman...the yeti. The mysterious creature purported to dwell in the mountains of Tibet, Nepal
  
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• DNA Reveals the Yeti Is Actually a Bunch of Bears - The Atlantic

  29-11-2017 01:00 via theatlantic.com
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  DNA Reveals the Yeti Is Actually a Bunch of Bears
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  Like ​The Atlantic? Subscribe to ​The Atlantic Daily​, our free weekday email newsletter. In the fall of 2013, Charlotte Lindqvist got a call from a film company making an Animal Planet documentary about the yeti, the mythical apelike creature that ...
  So much for the abominable snowman. Study finds that 'yeti' DNA belongs to bearsScience Magazine
  Abominable Snowman? Nope—study ties DNA samples f
  
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• Bungie Cancels Destiny 2 Curse Of Osiris Stream To Address Recent Controversy Instead - GameSpot

  29-11-2017 00:43 via gamespot.com
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  Bungie Cancels Destiny 2 Curse Of Osiris Stream To Address Recent Controversy Instead
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  The third of Bungie's three Destiny 2 livestreams dedicated to Curse of Osiris has been canceled. In lieu of its planned stream on Wednesday, the developer will instead release a blog post that shares some "higher priority information," which seems to ...
  Bungie cancels Destiny 2 livestream as tensions with community risePolygon
  Bungie Cancels Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Stream To Address Fan Anger
  
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• FCC Chairman: Twitter, Celeb Net Neutrality Criticism 'Utterly Absurd' - PCMag

  29-11-2017 00:30 via pcmag.com
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  FCC Chairman: Twitter, Celeb Net Neutrality Criticism 'Utterly Absurd'
  PCMag
  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is taking shots at Silicon Valley and Hollywood celebrities for claiming his plan to reverse Obama-era net neutrality rules will ruin the internet. On Tuesday, Pai addressed a number of critics, including singer Cher, Star Trek ...and more »
  
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