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• Going to Mars could cause astronauts to lose BONE

  14-12-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers at the VCU School of Engineering researchers discovered that radiation alone does not have an effect on muscle loss - but, it does amplify the negative effects on the bones.
  
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• Geologists discover 60-million-year-old meteorite strike

  14-12-2017 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A team of geologists setting out to study volcanic rocks on Scotland's Isle of Skye instead discovered evidence of a 60 million-year-old meteorite impact.
  
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• Liberal San Franciscans Hate Robots, Attempt To Ban

  14-12-2017 23:13 via technocracy.news
  It is ironic that the most liberal, left-wing city in America, which was the early adopter of security robots from Knightscope, now hates their guts. San Franciscans from all parts of the city are demanding that they be banned or severely limited. ⁃ TN EditorSan Francisco residents continue to rage against the machines.
  While the city’s board of supervisors moves toward finalizing limits on robots that roam the sidewalks to deliver food and goods, it must also find a way to han
  
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• Exploding alien bodies' space death-rays gave Earth its radiation cloak

  14-12-2017 22:54 via go.theregister.com
  It says so right here, in this paper Scientists have solved a 60-year mystery by figuring out the source of harmful and highly energetic electrons whizzing around in Earth’s inner radiation belt.…
  
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• Mice used a higher pitch when talking to opposite sex

  14-12-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, Austria discovered that mice alter their bird-like vocalizations depending on who they’re communicating with.
  
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• Scientists solve speed surprise in stratospheric stunt

  14-12-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Munich researchers say his protective suit and backpack gave him a very irregular shape, which appears to reduce the aerodynamic drag that increases as objects near the sound barrier.
  
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• Samsung's $200 Bixby speaker go on sale 'early next year'

  14-12-2017 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bloomberg says the speakers will have a 'strong focus on audio quality and the management of connected home appliances such as lights and locks.'
  
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• FCC regulators overturn controversial net neutrality rules

  14-12-2017 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 3-2 ruling sets up a court fight over a move that opponents fear will recast the digital landscape. An FCC official told DailyMail.com that a bomb threat was phoned in, briefly clearing the room.
  
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• NASA has discovered eighth planet in distant star system

  14-12-2017 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered an eighth planet in a distant star system, the first time a faraway star has been found to have the same number of planets as our own.
  
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• Singing 'Happy Birthday' at the sink will help wash hands

  14-12-2017 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, a microbiologist at the University of Oregon, breaks down the classic mistakes we all make, and reveals tips to ensure a good hand-clean.
  
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• Geminid meteor shower dazzles over northern hemisphere

  14-12-2017 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  If you missed the annual Geminid meteor shower, cameras captured the celestial display over China.
  
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• Luxury 200ft super yacht Caronte has its own helipad

  14-12-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The impressive ship, called Caronte, was made by Italian company Lazzarini Design Studio and has three bedrooms, six extra sub cabins below, its own swimming pool and gym.
  
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• Jay-Z's Tidal 'may only have cash to last six months'

  14-12-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company reportedly has just six months of working capital left, despite Sprint purchasing a 33 per cent stake in Tidal at the start of the year, which was supposed to last 12 to 18 months.
  
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• Humans 2.0: Let’s Put A Chip In Your Brain

  14-12-2017 20:16 via technocracy.news
  Mapping the Human Brain project started by former President Obama is turning into a full-fledged industry, with just neuroprosthetics looking at $14.6 billion by 2024. Technocrats invent because they must, not because there is a legitimate need to do so. ⁃ TN EditorBryan Johnson isn’t short of ambition. The founder and CEO of neuroscience company Kernel wants “to expand the bounds of human intelligence”. He is planning to do this with neuroprosthetics; brain augmentations
  
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• Fast/slow lanes

  14-12-2017 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  An introduction to the net neutrality debate after US regulators voted to change the rules.
  
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• What is net neutrality and how could it affect you?

  14-12-2017 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  An Obama-era law that protects "net neutrality" is repealed by a US regulator, so what does it mean?
  
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• AI brain chips will create a new breed of superhumans

  14-12-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking at Web Summit in Lisbon, Bryan Johnson founder of Kernela start-up developing brain microchips, said unlockingthe mind is the 'greatest thing' humanity can achieve (stock image).
  
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• Spotify and Deezer have written to Jean-Claude Juncker, outlining their concerns about the music streaming market siliconrepublic.com/companies/spot…

  14-12-2017 19:34 via twitter.com
  Spotify and Deezer have written to Jean-Claude Juncker, outlining their concerns about the music streaming market siliconrepublic.com/companies/spot…
  
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• Star system has record eight exoplanets

  14-12-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Nasa finds a distant star circled by eight planets, equal to the complement in our own Solar System.
  
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• Neonicotinoids at 'chronic levels' in UK rivers, study finds

  14-12-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Neonicotinoids have increasingly been linked to problems in bee populations.
  
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• Canadian study reveals why a family meal is so important

  14-12-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Children who routinely eat their meals together with their family are more likely to experience long-term physical and mental health benefits, a new Canadian study shows.
  
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• Wi-fi increases pregnant women's risk of a miscarriage

  14-12-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, California, built on previous studies linking such radiation to genetic damage that can cause poor human health.
  
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• Space capsule with astronauts returns safely to Earth

  14-12-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Soyuz capsule containing Nasa’s Randy Bresnik, Russia’s Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency landed on schedule at 2:37pm on the Kazakhstan steppes.
  
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• Google Brain co-founder teams with Foxconn to bring AI

  14-12-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By Stephen NellisDec 14 (Reuters) - Andrew Ng, co-founder of some of AlphabetInc-owned Google's most prominent artificialintelligence projects, on...
  
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• Tailgating causes traffic jams which double commute time

  14-12-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that keeping an equal distancebetween the car in front and behind could help rid the world of 'phantom' snarl ups brought on by bad driving habits.
  
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• Scans yet to uncover alien origin of interstellar comet

  14-12-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts from the Breakthrough Listen project used the Green Bank telescope in West Virginia, to follow the object for ten hours on Wednesday from around 8pm GMT (3pm ET).
  
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• US military to send cyber soldiers to the battlefield

  14-12-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US Army will soon send teams of cyber warriors to the battlefield, officials said Wednesday, as the military increasingly looks to take the offensive against enemy computer networks.
  
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• Snapchat's latest tool lets you create AR animations

  14-12-2017 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lens Studio is a free global desktop app for Mac and Windows with guides and tools to help mould your augmented reality creations.
  
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• Yesterday the #8Committee voted in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment. We're looking at abortion as a workpla… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-12-2017 18:05 via twitter.com
  Yesterday the #8Committee voted in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment. We're looking at abortion as a workpla… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Peruvian queen's face reconstructed after 1,200 years

  14-12-2017 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The so-called 'Huarmey Queen' was buried at the 1,200-year-old 'Temple of the Dead' at the El Castillo de Huarmey site, a four-hour drive north of the Peruvian capital Lima.
  
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• #MostRead today: @VirginMediaIE’s Tony Hanway explains how he expects 4m UK and Irish homes to join the ‘GigaWorld’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-12-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: @VirginMediaIE’s Tony Hanway explains how he expects 4m UK and Irish homes to join the ‘GigaWorld’… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #MostRead today: @Accenture_Irl to acquire Irish agency @Rothco siliconrepublic.com/companies/roth…

  14-12-2017 17:36 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: @Accenture_Irl to acquire Irish agency @Rothco siliconrepublic.com/companies/roth…
  
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• #MostRead today: 14 amazing start-ups from #Madrid to watch in 2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/madr… #startups

  14-12-2017 17:34 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: 14 amazing start-ups from #Madrid to watch in 2018 siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/madr… #startups
  
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• #MostRead today: ‘People think marine biology is like an episode of Blue Planet – it’s not’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/blu…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-12-2017 17:33 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: ‘People think marine biology is like an episode of Blue Planet – it’s not’ siliconrepublic.com/innovation/blu…… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• #MostRead today: What we know about @NASAKepler’s mysterious alien planet announcement siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…

  14-12-2017 17:31 via twitter.com
  #MostRead today: What we know about @NASAKepler’s mysterious alien planet announcement siliconrepublic.com/innovation/nas…
  
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• Richest 0.1% increased wealth by as much as poorest half

  14-12-2017 17:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The World Inequality Report draws on the work of over 100 researchers from more than 70 countries, including French economist, Thomas Piketty.
  
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• .@Liberty_IT’s Felim O’Donnell talks about being on the crest of the #insurtech wave. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ins…

  14-12-2017 17:20 via twitter.com
  .@Liberty_IT’s Felim O’Donnell talks about being on the crest of the #insurtech wave. siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/ins…
  
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• Climate change activists 'exaggerate sea level rise'

  14-12-2017 16:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dr Albert Parker and Dr Clifford Ollier, researchers at the University of Western Australia, are questioning measurements made by the Permanent Service of Mean Sea Level (PSMSL).
  
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• The Mirai botnet wreaked havoc on the internet in late 2016. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mir…

  14-12-2017 16:45 via twitter.com
  The Mirai botnet wreaked havoc on the internet in late 2016. #infosec siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/mir…
  
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• Free NHS app helps cut patient waiting times

  14-12-2017 16:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NHSquicker has been launched by the Health and Care IMPACT Network, a collaboration between the NHS across Devon and Cornwall and academics from the University of Exeter.
  
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• NatWest bank spat prompts web security changes

  14-12-2017 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The bank told a security expert "sorry you feel this way" when a potential vulnerability was found.
  
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• .@Accenture is expanding its creative capabilities across the whole of Europe, having aquired @Rothco siliconrepublic.com/companies/roth…

  14-12-2017 16:15 via twitter.com
  .@Accenture is expanding its creative capabilities across the whole of Europe, having aquired @Rothco siliconrepublic.com/companies/roth…
  
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• UN report warns of the mounting volume of electronic waste siliconrepublic.com/innovation/un-…

  14-12-2017 15:55 via twitter.com
  UN report warns of the mounting volume of electronic waste siliconrepublic.com/innovation/un-…
  
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• 'Magical' Geminid meteor shower captured by photographers

  14-12-2017 15:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The shower produces shooting stars that are easy to spot from all over the world. It happens when the Earth crosses paths with a trail of rocky debris left behind by an asteroid known as 3200 Phaethon.
  
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• Deaf astronomers around the world are jubilant with the publication of a multingual dictionary for astronomical ter… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-12-2017 15:45 via twitter.com
  Deaf astronomers around the world are jubilant with the publication of a multingual dictionary for astronomical ter… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Scientists suggest that self-control is a limited resource

  14-12-2017 15:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Texas A&M University claim attempting to resist temptation early in the day means we're far more likely to lack self-control at night - an effect known as 'ego-depletion'.
  
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• WATCH: Fun and humour is important at Zendesk siliconrepublic.com/video/fun-work…

  14-12-2017 15:30 via twitter.com
  WATCH: Fun and humour is important at Zendesk siliconrepublic.com/video/fun-work…
  
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• How to watch Nasa's Kepler announcement today

  14-12-2017 15:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nasa, based in Washington, DC, is holding a teleconference today at 1:00pm ET (6:00pm GMT) to reveal a new discovery made by its planet-hunting Kepler telescope.
  
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• Young workers' #jobs could be wiped out by automation according to @PwC's latest report. siliconrepublic.com/careers/automa…

  14-12-2017 15:25 via twitter.com
  Young workers' #jobs could be wiped out by automation according to @PwC's latest report. siliconrepublic.com/careers/automa…
  
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• Religious men who watch porn more accepting towards women

  14-12-2017 15:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from Mount Royal University and the University of Western Ontario in Canada looked at the effect of watching porn on how men see women (stock image).
  
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