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• Religious leaders take a psychedelic drug for research

  08-07-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Religious leaders from different faith backgrounds are taking psychedelic drug, psilocybin, to study its effect on religious experience for a study at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
  
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• Stone monuments may have been used for night ceremonies

  08-07-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis ofHendraburnick Quoit in Cornwall has revealed multiple carvings only visible in moonlight or low sunlight - suggesting the stone was supposed to be viewed at night.
  
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• G20 Hamburg: Leaders fail to bridge Trump climate chasm

  08-07-2017 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A statement at the G20 summit says the Paris accord is "irreversible" but the US forces compromise.
  
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• Facebook wants to turn California campus into 'village'

  08-07-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facebookunveiled plans on Friday to transform its Silicon Valley headquartersinto a 'mixed-use village' complete with retail shops and 1,500 homes.
  
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• How can we tackle #fakenews? With an #AI app, of course. siliconrepublic.com/machines/tom-f…

  08-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  How can we tackle #fakenews? With an #AI app, of course. siliconrepublic.com/machines/tom-f…
  
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• Need some #careeradvice? Look no further than #inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/careers/inspir…

  08-07-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  Need some #careeradvice? Look no further than #inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/careers/inspir…
  
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• Marcus Weldon is adamant that saving time is humanity’s sole goal – @nokia #inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…

  08-07-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  Marcus Weldon is adamant that saving time is humanity’s sole goal – @nokia #inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/innovation/mar…
  
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• #ICYMI: #Tesla is going big in #Australia siliconrepublic.com/machines/tesla…

  08-07-2017 17:05 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI: #Tesla is going big in #Australia siliconrepublic.com/machines/tesla…
  
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• 'There’s no difference in my mind between an artist and a scientist. We’re all after the truth.' @tcddublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…

  08-07-2017 16:30 via twitter.com
  'There’s no difference in my mind between an artist and a scientist. We’re all after the truth.' @tcddublin siliconrepublic.com/innovation/sci…
  
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• Some essential reading this weekend, from #ThunderChild to #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/machines/thund…

  08-07-2017 15:25 via twitter.com
  Some essential reading this weekend, from #ThunderChild to #Inspirefest siliconrepublic.com/machines/thund…
  
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• #inspirefest Family Fringe visitors get another chance to see the fantastic @niamhiepoos speak. What a treat! https://t.co/aQnZMix9mS

  08-07-2017 15:19 via twitter.com
  
  #inspirefest Family Fringe visitors get another chance to see the fantastic @niamhiepoos speak. What a treat! https://t.co/aQnZMix9mS
  
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• Meet the Irish #startup tackling the #Chinese market – @NDRC_hq siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/supp…

  08-07-2017 15:00 via twitter.com
  Meet the Irish #startup tackling the #Chinese market – @NDRC_hqsiliconrepublic.com/start-ups/supp…
  
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• ‘If you have a female-sounding name, that’s a 40pc premium on what #VCs will give’ #diversity #womenentrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/machines/vivie…

  08-07-2017 14:15 via twitter.com
  ‘If you have a female-sounding name, that’s a 40pc premium on what #VCs will give’ #diversity #womenentrepreneurs siliconrepublic.com/machines/vivie…
  
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• In the garden of Eden: Simteractive is creating new worlds for its users. #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/simt…

  08-07-2017 13:10 via twitter.com
  In the garden of Eden: Simteractive is creating new worlds for its users. #startups siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/simt…
  
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• Hackers are trying to breach nuclear power plant systems

  08-07-2017 08:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, which runs a nuclear power plant near Burlington, Kansas, was one of the hackers' targets according to an urgent joint report.
  
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• America’s First Free-Roaming Genetically Engineered Insects To Release In New York

  08-07-2017 06:58 via technocracy.news
  
  And away we go… Moths with a genetically modified kill switch to be released into the wild. The words ‘likely’ and ‘unlikely’ are used repeatedly to justify the release: ‘unlikely to impact the environment or humans’ and ‘likely killed off my pesticides’. The USDA has again fallen under the spell of Technocrats who elevate science to a state of godhood and themselves as the high priests. ⁃ TN EditorDiamondback moths may be a mere
  
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• Mike Pence ignores Nasa 'do not touch' sign

  08-07-2017 03:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The VP made a tongue-in-cheek apology to Nasa after a photo of him touching the equipment went viral.
  
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• 1 in 3 physics teachers in schools have a different degree

  08-07-2017 02:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Department for Education figures show that last year only 37.3 per cent of secondary school physics teachers did not have a physics degree. It has risen from 33.7 per cent in 2011.
  
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• Shortages in North Sea threaten battered cod and haddock

  08-07-2017 02:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Battered cod and haddock may be under threat due to shortages in the North Sea as they migrate north to the Arctic. Meanwhile, fish such as anchovies, sea bass, sardines and squid are on the rise.
  
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• Orange a day cuts the risk of dementia by a quarter

  08-07-2017 02:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The findings, by a team of scientists at Tohoku University in Japan , suggest that tangy fruits could be a powerful weapon against a disease that is emerging as a modern day epidemic.
  
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• Why silk orb weaver spiders don't spin out of control

  08-07-2017 01:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers in the UK and China found that spiders have special 'dragline' silk that can resist twisting forces, and further research could lead to fibers that mimic its properties.
  
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• 'Hidden Galaxy' revealed in stunning new Hubble image

  08-07-2017 01:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a look at the remarkable Hidden Galaxy, a ‘challenging cosmic target' as a result of material obscuring it from view.
  
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• ESA satellite observations show how vegetation changes

  08-07-2017 00:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ESA's Sentinel Copernicus-3A satellite has an ocean and land color instrument that can 'see' chlorophyll in vegetation - the pigment in plants that allow them to absorb energy from light.
  
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