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• 48 hours in virtual reality is 'like a controlled drug experience': Artist reveals 'special' experience and says he suffered no nausea

  26-01-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After spending 48 hours immersed in virtual reality, Thorsten Weidemann was like a 'controlled drug experience.'
  
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• Apple reports slowest-ever iPhone sales growth

  26-01-2016 23:20
  
  Apple made more profit in the previous three months than any quarter in its history, but also saw iPhone sales grow at their slowest rate since the phone's 2007 introduction.By: Michael Rundle, Continue reading...
  
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• The power plant you can build at home: Researchers reveal cardboard, tape and a pencil can produce electricity

  26-01-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Using cardboard, Teflon tape, and a pencil to generate energy, a student from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne discovered the device that works as well as two AA batteries.
  
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• University of Michigan researchers capture male geladas' mating calls

  26-01-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In order to entice their mates, male gelada monkeys must get creative, calling out to the females with moans, wobbles, and yawns, according to a study from University of Michigan.
  
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• 'Emotional' brain circuit study is the first to use MRI to track depression

  26-01-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have shown the corticolimbic system, which governs emotions, is most likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters.
  
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• Elderly experience 'quick decline in physical health once they stop driving'

  26-01-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Columbia University scientists revealed older people view driving as a way to control their lives - but when their mobility is taken away, their cognitive skills deteriorate and risk of depression doubles.
  
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• Elon Musk says electric cars need to be more ‘futuristic’ to attract buyers

  26-01-2016 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tesla founder, Elon Musk, 44, made the comments today when asked at a business conference in Hong Kong about the impact of free-falling oil prices.
  
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• Apple's car design boss Jonathan Ive 'displeased with progress'

  26-01-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Zadesky, who previously worked as an engineer at Ford, is reportedly leaving Apple after 16 years.
  
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• Doomsday Clock remains at just three minutes to midnight

  26-01-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The minute hand of the Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight, marking the direst setting since 1983, at the height of the Cold War, scientists today revealed in Washington.
  
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• Oxford professor Luciano Floridi says intelligent robots could help humanity

  26-01-2016 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The comment was made by Luciano Floridi, a professor of philosophy and ethics of information at the University of Oxford, who claims human intelligence will always be superior.
  
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• Skeletons 'been offered to pre-Incan gods' in the Pucalá district of Peru found

  26-01-2016 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of six women buried in a hidden compound at a temple in the Pucalá district, of Peru, 18 miles from the city of Chiclayo.
  
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• Professor Herman Aguinis and co-authors believe SATs are unfair and bias

  26-01-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Indiana University Kelley School of Business professor and co-authorsbelieve SAT tests and grading needs to be based on the uniqueness of each university, otherwise bias will be created.
  
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• Conspiracies are 'prone to unravel'

  26-01-2016 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's difficult to keep a conspiracy under wraps, scientists say, because sooner or later, one of the conspirators will blow its cover.
  
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• Fresh fears emerge amid claims of a second case of Alzheimer's transmission

  26-01-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers have reported a second case that suggest Alzheimer's can be transmitted during medical treatments.
  
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• The British and American are 'less emotionally aware' says the University of Waterloo

  26-01-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recent study from the University of Waterloo examined emotional complexity around the world, and found the ability to distinguish between multiple feelings is tied to cultural orientation.
  
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• Checking Facebook and Twitter during the day could HALVE chances of a good night's sleep

  26-01-2016 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine studied young adults to find if the use of social media during the day disrupts sleep at night. Results showed 30% had problems sleeping.
  
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• Secret sacrifice chamber found beneath 1,200-year-old temple: Contorted skeletons of women believed to have been offered to pre-Incan gods in bloodthirsty rituals are unearthed in Peru

  26-01-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of six women buried in a hidden compound at a temple in the Pucalá district, of Peru, 18 miles from the city of Chiclayo.
  
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• Wikipedia editors in no confidence vote

  26-01-2016 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 200 Wikipedia editors sign a vote of no confidence in Arnnon Geshuri, newly appointed to the board of trustees that oversees the site
  
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• Checking Facebook and Twitter during the day could HALVE your chances of a good night's sleep

  26-01-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The University of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine studied young adults to find if the use of social media during the day disrupts sleep at night. Results showed 30% had problems sleeping.
  
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• Canadian engineer James Hobson lifts a CAR with Iron Man-style exoskeleton

  26-01-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian engineer James Hobson, who calls himself the Hacksmith, was able to lift a Mini Cooper - weighing more than 2,500 lbs - using his home-made exoskeleton.
  
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• Apple's 4inch iPhone 5se revealed with mini handset to be unveiled in March

  26-01-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The image, which first appeared on a Dutch site called onemorething , shows the new handset next to an iPhone 5.
  
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• The British and American are 'less emotionally aware': New study reveals the nations that can deal with multiple feelings

  26-01-2016 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A recent study from the University of Waterloo examined emotional complexity around the world, and found the ability to distinguish between multiple feelings is tied to cultural orientation.
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront DLC will take you back to the Death Star

  26-01-2016 18:44
  
  Star Wars Battlefront has been a success for developer DICE and publisher EA, but neither party has been particularly forthcoming about its DLC plans for the sci-fi shooter -- despite charging players £40 upfront for an unspecified season pass.
  While all players got the Battle of Jakku DLC for free -- serving as an interactive prequel to The Force Awakens -- details on what else to expect has been scarce. Finally, more information has been provided, via
  
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• What is the Doomsday Clock and why does it matter?

  26-01-2016 18:35
  
  If you were hoping for some good news about the future of the human race, you're out of luck -- the Doomsday Clock has been updated, and it's not budged. By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Everything you need to know about the WIRED World in 2016

  26-01-2016 18:30
  
  In these idea-rich pages you will discover our experts' views on the trends, products, businesses, people and issues that will be significant over the next yearBy: Wired UK Staff, Continue reading...
  
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• Skreemr jet capable of flying from New York to London in 11 MINUTES

  26-01-2016 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Canadian engineer, Charles Bombardier's latest concept jet is capable of reaching Mach 24 - more than twice the speed of the Skreemr and 12 times faster than Concorde.
  
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• My Little Pony sued over font dispute

  26-01-2016 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Toymaker Hasbro is being sued by a fonts company over allegations it used a typeface to market its My Little Pony products without permission.
  
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• Uber driver 'pulls gun' on passenger

  26-01-2016 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Uber driver in Florida admits to police that he drew a gun after a passenger said he felt sick in his car, despite the firm's firearms ban.
  
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• VIDEO: WW2 app reveals secret life of spies

  26-01-2016 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An interactive smartphone app has been launched which reveals the secret history of World War Two.
  
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• Humans helped grey squirels spread, triggering a decline in their red cousins

  26-01-2016 16:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During her PhD studies at Imperial College London, Dr Lisa Signorile compiled a DNA database of nearly 1,500 grey squirrels in the UK and Italy and traced where populations of grey squirrels have come from.
  
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• Come on kids, let's go play in the abandoned nuclear power station

  26-01-2016 16:04 via go.theregister.com
  
  After oil, before shale: the future that never was GEEK'S GUIDE TO BRITAIN  On the northern tip of Scotland stands Dounreay - 74 hectares of nuclear site encompassing the world's first fast breeder reactor, and the first nuke to be wired into a national grid.…
  
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• Venomous king brown snake hatches from its egg and and takes its first breath

  26-01-2016 15:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A king brown snake has been filmed taking its first breath after it hatched at the Australian Reptile Park in Central Coast, New South Wales.
  
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• New ‘behemoth’ daddy long-legs towers over its cousins

  26-01-2016 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientist in the US have discovered a new species of insect, which at 4mm in diameters towers over its woodland relatives. The arachnid was found in the forests of Oregon and is related to daddy long-legs.
  
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• High-tech gloves detect cocaine by pressing powder between fingers

  26-01-2016 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new glove-mounted sensor, created at the University of California is a development of technology originally developed for detecting explosives.
  
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• Got a decision to make? You may want to take a cold shower first

  26-01-2016 15:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Toronto found that people who watched an explicit video more were impulsive and made 'risky plays’ in card games.
  
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• Davos or Not Davos? Take the quiz

  26-01-2016 15:52
  
  Can you tell the difference between Davos quotes and quotes from David Brent, dictators and movie villains?By: Emily Reynolds, Continue reading...
  
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• Spring wild plants are blooming at the wrong time due to winter's conditions

  26-01-2016 15:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Botantical Society of Britain and Ireland organised a nation-wide survey of wild plants in the first four days of 2016 and found twice as many species in bloom than the previous year.
  
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• The best digital decks for semi-pro DJs

  26-01-2016 15:30
  
     Four semi-pro mixers battle for a spot on WIRED's set list.By: Mike Lowe, Continue reading...
  
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• Putting your fat cat on a diet will make it MORE affectionate

  26-01-2016 15:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vets from Cornell University, Ithaca New York and Hills Pet Nutrition in Topeka, Kansas studied 58 obese indoor cats (stock image) over eight weeks, giving them three different diets.
  
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• China had its OWN breed of domesticated cat 5,500 years ago

  26-01-2016 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cat bones used in the study were unearthed inexcavations in 2001 in Shaanxi province, China. They were all found to be descended from the leopard cat (pictured).
  
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• BBC Three reveals its post-reboot web-first programs

  26-01-2016 13:47
  
  Come 16 February, the UK's TV landscape will look very different as BBC Three shifts from traditional broadcaster to an online channel. While that leaves a weird gap in the channel order -- BBC One, BBC Two, and BBC Four remain -- it also means a slate of new programming and web-optimised content for the youth-targeted network.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Did Aztec rulers sacrifice their STAFF? Bones reveals victims may have served the local elite before being killed at the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán

  26-01-2016 13:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Analysis of remains of people sacrificed from 1469 shows not all of them came from conquered lands and some lived in the Valley of Mexico, among Aztecs. Skull found at the site pictured.
  
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• Your phone's GPS can predict crime

  26-01-2016 13:34
  
  MIT Media Lab professor Alex "Sandy" Pentland on what big data can reveal about us, and how it could make governments more accountable.By: Gian Volpicelli, Continue reading...
  
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• Marvin Minsky, AI pioneer, maker of 'box with a switch on it'

  26-01-2016 13:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Scientist and philosopher dies at 88 Obituary  Marvin Minsky, one of the founders of the field of Artificial Intelligence, and an inspiration to generations of researchers, has died.…
  
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• AI pioneer Marvin Minsky dies at 88

  26-01-2016 13:20 via go.theregister.com
  
  Scientist, philosopher and maker of 'box with a switch on it' Obituary  Marvin Minsky, one of the founders of the field of Artificial Intelligence, and an inspiration to generations of researchers, has died.…
  
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• MTA draws inspiration from London and Paris for redesigned subway car

  26-01-2016 13:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The open gangway configuration seals the space between cars. It allows passengers to spread out and move from one to another, increasing safety and creating more space.
  
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• Sony unifies PlayStation businesses as 'Sony Interactive Entertainment'

  26-01-2016 12:59
  
  Over the last 22 years, PlayStation has been arguably Sony's biggest success story. It's also one that the electronics company is now restructuring its businesses to better support.By: Matt Kamen, Continue reading...
  
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• Barclays will finally support Apple Pay from mid-April

  26-01-2016 12:57
  
  Barclays will finally support Apple Pay by the middle of April, the company has confirmed.
   By: Matt Burgess, Continue reading...
  
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• TWO generations of shark in Germany have had 'virgin births'

  26-01-2016 12:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Munich claim they have recorded the first record of a second-generation virgin birth in a vertebrate species. A shark born by virgin birth went on to have her own 'miraculous' birth.
  
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• Video reveals the extreme lengths Airbus goes to trialling its aircraft

  26-01-2016 12:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Airbus has released a video showing how its A350 XWB plane's wings are incredibly flexible (pictured) when put under stress tests in a hanger in Toulouse, France.
  
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