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• If these AI bots can master the world of StarCraft, they might be able to master the world of humans

  24-09-2017 21:30 via cbc.ca
  Right now, 35 artificially intelligent bots are battling enemy alien squadrons in the Koprulu Sector in the Milky Way. A MUN researcher says it's the most complex and life-like battle AI has tackled so far.
  
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• 'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach

  24-09-2017 19:00 via cbc.ca
  Ben Baker was walking his dog along Oak Bay's Rattenbury Beach at low tide when he stumbled on the shimmering, purple fish.
  
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• The winners of 2017's Insight Astronomy Photographer award

  24-09-2017 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Judges has to choose between 3,800 entries from all over the world.
  
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• The problem with Star Trek aliens: Bob McDonald

  24-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  If we ever discover alien life, it's a good bet they'll look far stranger than we've imagined.
  
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• 'I'm sorry to hear that': Why training Siri to be a therapist won't be easy

  24-09-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  Apple plans to make Siri, its digital assistant, better at responding to people's mental-health issues. Experts say the ambitious plan faces some big challenges.
  
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• How killer flies have the fastest vision of any animal

  24-09-2017 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Some flies see six times faster than us, catching prey in mid-air in less than a second.
  
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• Study finds 75 percent of depressed cancer center patients were previously undiagnosed

  24-09-2017 06:00
  (American Society for Radiation Oncology) A new study of patients at an urban cancer center points to a potentially serious problem that may limit the impact of clinical cancer care -- undiagnosed depression.
  
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• Studies support reduced risk potential of the Vype ePen e-cigarette

  24-09-2017 06:00
  (R&D at British American Tobacco) Tests on Vype ePen, a commercially available e-cigarette, reveal the relatively simple nature of Vype ePen vapor compared to cigarette smoke, that it has little or no impact on human cells in certain lab-based tests and that it effectively delivers nicotine to the userThe results of one test are important, but the combined results of all these tests build a picture of a product with the potential to be substantially reduced-risk compared to cigarettes.
  
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• Sexual harassment by colleagues may be associated with more severe depression

  24-09-2017 06:00
  (BioMed Central) Employees who experience sexual harassment by supervisors, colleagues or subordinates in the workplace may develop more severe symptoms of depression than employees who experience harassment by clients or customers, according to a study involving 7,603 employees from across 1,041 organizations in Denmark. The research is published in the open-access journal BMC Public Health.
  
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• New mathematical model will explain the correlation between migration and living standards

  24-09-2017 06:00
  (RUDN University) The scientist from the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Centre National de la Recherche Scientific and the University of Leicester has shown how the wealth of a country relates to its migration rates. A new mathematical model has laid the basis for future research in this field. The study was published in the Nonlinear Analysis journal.
  
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• NASA infrared data targets Maria's strongest side

  24-09-2017 06:00
  (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Infrared light provides valuable temperature data to forecasters and cloud top temperatures give clues about highest, coldest, strongest storms within a hurricane. NASA's Aqua satellite provided that data and showed strongest storms were in Hurricane Maria's southwestern quadrant.
  
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• How aerial thermal imagery is revolutionizing archaeology

  24-09-2017 06:00
  (Dartmouth College) A Dartmouth-led study has demonstrated how the latest aerial thermal imagery is transforming archaeology due to advancements in technology. Today's thermal cameras, commercial drones and photogrammetric software has introduced a new realm of possibilities for collecting site data--field survey data across a much larger area can now be obtainedin much less time. The findings in Advances in Archaeological Practice serve as a manual on how to use aerial thermography.
  
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• 'I fell from the top of the jungle to save an eagle'

  24-09-2017 01:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Alexander Blanco's conservation work is helping to save the world's most powerful eagle.
  
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