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• Life’s a Blur — But We Don’t See It That Way

  19-06-2019 23:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  The lines scribbled over this famous Georges Seurat painting come from an experiment that tracked how the human eye jerks around as it takes in the details of the scene. (Credit: R. Wurtz / Daedalus 2015 / Public Domain)The image above, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” was painted in 1884 by French artist Georges Seurat. The black lines crisscrossing it are not the work of a toddler wreaking havoc with a permanent marker, but that of neuroscientist Robert Wurtz
  
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• Himalayan Glaciers Are Losing Ice Twice as Fast Now

  19-06-2019 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Climate change could mean trouble for Himalayan glaciers. New research reports that they're melting twice as fast today as they were at the turn of the century. (Credit: Nik Bruining/Shutterstock)Home to Mount Everest and many more of the world’s tallest peaks, the Himalayas rise up from the Ganges River north to the Tibetan Plateau. This iconic mountain range is also home to thousands of glaciers. These rivers of ice provide valuable fresh water to surrounding regions. But the Himala
  
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• Astronauts Test a Moon Stretcher on the Seafloor

  19-06-2019 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  NEEMO 23 crew members test out a prototype of the LESA device. (Credit: ESA/NASA)This week, astronauts and scientists are venturing under the sea as part of NEEMO-23, the 23rd expedition of the NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations. NEEMO sends specialists to Aquarius, an underwater research station located 3.5 miles off the coast of Key Largo in Florida, and 62 feet under the surface.
  Thanks to the buoyancy of seawater and the sandy seafloor,
  the area around Aquarius is a prett
  
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• More pregnant women in the US are using pot, study finds - CNN

  19-06-2019 22:40 via cnn.com
  More pregnant women in the US are using pot, study finds  CNNThe percentage of pregnant women who reported using marijuana in the past month increased overall from 3.4% in 2002 to 7% in 2017. Pregnant women ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• EA Vice President of Legal Adroitly Renames Lootboxes as 'Surprise Mechanics' - MMORPG.com

  19-06-2019 21:09 via mmorpg.com
  EA Vice President of Legal Adroitly Renames Lootboxes as 'Surprise Mechanics'  MMORPG.comEA tells UK Parliament loot boxes are 'quite ethical'  EngadgetEA: They’re not loot boxes, they’re “surprise mechanics,” and they’re “quite ethical”  PCGamesNEA: Our Loot Boxes Are Actually 'Surprise Mechanics' That Are 'Quite Ethical'  KotakuEA: Loot boxes actually “surprise mechanics” that are “ethical and f
  
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• Schmeelk: What If The Knicks Don't Take RJ Barrett? - WFAN

  19-06-2019 20:37 via wfan.radio.com
  Schmeelk: What If The Knicks Don't Take RJ Barrett?  WFANKevin Durant can make an extra $57M in free agency and still ask for a trade – Windhorst | Get Up  ESPNWindhorst: Kevin Durant Trade After Signing Warriors Contract 'Being Discussed'  Bleacher Report NBADurant or Draymond: Given a choice, who should the Warriors keep?  ClutchPointsKevin Durant sign-and-trade with Warriors ‘being discussed’  YardbarkerView full coverage on
  
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• After his roller-coaster feud with Tati Westbrook, James Charles returns to YouTube

  19-06-2019 20:27 via nbcnews.com
  The beauty YouTuber made a video announcing his return to the platform that made him famous after a gummy vitamin scandal almost ended his career.
  
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• Scientists Issue Warning To Humanity: Climate Change Depends On Microbes

  19-06-2019 20:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  A flooded rice field. Microbes in the soil release methane when rice fields are flooded, adding to greenhouse gas emissions. (Credit: Jet Rockkk/.Shutterstock)The real impact of climate change depends on tiny organisms we can’t even see, argues an international panel of more than 30 microbiologists in a consensus statement published Tuesday.
  Microbes, or microorganisms, are any organism or virus invisible to the naked eye. Numbering in the nonillions (in the U.S., that’s 10,000,000,0
  
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• Julia Serano: The Science of Gender Is Rarely Simple

  19-06-2019 20:02 via nytimes.com
  A biologist and trans woman finds that sexuality and gender are rarely as straightforward
  
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• GOP senator wants to remove a key legal protection for tech giants

  19-06-2019 19:52 via nbcnews.com
  Sen. Josh Hawley's bill would change how big tech platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are offered immunity from liability for users' content.
  
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• Best Buy will repair Apple iPhones and MacBooks at all of its stores

  19-06-2019 18:44 via rss.cnn.com
  Best Buy has succeeded during the online shopping era by beefing up its customer service. Once again, the retailer will lean on its customer service chops by expanding its partnership with Apple to offer repairs on iPhones and MacBooks at all of its stores.
  
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• The Growing Science Behind a Fasting Treatment for Alzheimer's

  19-06-2019 18:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: SewCream/Shutterstock)When it comes to medical diagnoses, Alzheimer’s is a grim one. Those who develop the disease, which causes ever-worsening memory and behavioral problems, don’t have many treatment options. There are a handful of drugs that can ease symptoms, but none of them slow down the disease’s progression or offer a cure. But one approach, outside the realm of drugs and medications, is quickly showing some strong potential for treatment -- fasting.Typically t
  
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• Rude Surgeons May Have Worse Patient Outcomes : Shots - Health News - NPR

  19-06-2019 18:16 via npr.org
  Rude Surgeons May Have Worse Patient Outcomes : Shots - Health News  NPRA new study shows a link between how surgeons act around co-workers and their patients' outcomes. Turns out rudeness and other unprofessional behavior ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• This Robot Fish Has 'Blood' That Doubles As Its Muscles

  19-06-2019 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  The robot fish in its natural environment. (Credit: James Pikul)When it comes to designing better gizmos, efficiency is the name of the game. Why have two separate components to do two separate tasks, if you can have one do both? We have a whole bird-killing metaphor about how great it is to be efficient.
  Well, what’s good for the goose, it turns out, is also good
  for the robot fish.
  A team of engineers at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania have created a soft fish-shaped ro
  
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• NASA's Successor to the Hubble Telescope Inches Closer to Launch

  19-06-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  The James Webb Space Telescope -- minus the telescope -- recently underwent another round of testing. (Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn)The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is NASA’s long-planned – and long-delayed – successor to Hubble. But after a recent spate of testing to mimic the extremes of space, it’s looking like the telescope is still on track for its 2021 launch date.
  The telescope itself, along with its instrumentation, passed many of its final tests last year, before
  
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• Our Gut Microbes Are Pickier Eaters Than We Thought

  19-06-2019 17:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: POLIGOONE/Shutterstock)I don’t know who said “you are what you eat,” but it really doesn’t make sense. I am objectively not made of peanut butter and coffee, though I’m certain that would be my fate if the sentiment were true. That said, the general idea — that what we eat matters — seems to hold more and more weight as studies of our diet pile up. Now, researchers say there's yet another wrinkle to the question of what to eat, one rooted in the
  
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• Libra: Facebook Partners With 27 Companies To Launch Global Cryptocurrency

  19-06-2019 17:15 via technocracy.news
  Facebook is making a massive power grab to dominate the global payments system and expects to have over 100 founding members in the consortium before Libra is launched in 2020. Members already include Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Paypal. It will be hard for any regulatory body to override such powerful financial organization. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook is launching cryptocurrency next year that will allow people to move money from their smartphone into a digital “wallet”.
  The currency
  
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• New York State Lawmakers Set To Mandate Green Economy

  19-06-2019 16:28 via technocracy.news
  Political madness and rampant deception have suckered the entire state of New York into creating its own private version of the AOC’s Green New Deal. It will cost taxpayers trillions in capital costs and increased living expenses. ⁃ TN EditorGov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said yesterday he has reached an agreement with legislative leaders over a bill to slash New York’s greenhouse gas emissions, setting the stage for one of the most significant state climate victories since President Tr
  
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• Stephen Schwarzman gives $188 million to Oxford to research AI ethics

  19-06-2019 16:26 via rss.cnn.com
  Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire founder of investment firm Blackstone, has given the University of Oxford its largest single donation in hundreds of years to help fund research into the ethics of artificial intelligence.
  
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• Amazon is leasing more planes so it can deliver packages on its own

  19-06-2019 16:26 via rss.cnn.com
  Amazon's fleet of cargo jets is getting larger, as it expands plans to deliver more of its packages itself.
  
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• The Interview - NASA chief: 'For the first time, we're going to send women to the Moon' - FRANCE 24

  19-06-2019 16:04 via france24.com
  The Interview - NASA chief: 'For the first time, we're going to send women to the Moon'  FRANCE 24Americans prefer to stop asteroids from hitting Earth over going to the Moon or Mars  Fox NewsWhat became of NASA's extra moon landers for Apollo 18, 19, and 20  Business InsiderAP-NORC poll: Asteroid watch more urgent than Mars trip  The Associated PressApollo 11 flag, flight plan page, roll of film used on the Moon up for auction  Fox NewsView full
  
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• NBA comps for five elements of Zion's extraordinary game - ESPN

  19-06-2019 13:05 via espn.com
  NBA comps for five elements of Zion's extraordinary game  ESPNWith Darius Garland, the N.B.A.’s ‘Three-Player’ Draft Now Has Four Stars  The New York TimesPopeyes is selling a 6-foot-10 box of chicken for $75 to celebrate presumed No. 1 NBA draft pick Zion Williamson  Business InsiderZion Williamson’s jersey has become a hot seller. His high school jersey, that is.  The Washington PostPopeyes creates 6-foot, 10-inch 'Wingspan Box' f
  
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• Fin24.com | Visa, Mastercard, PayPal join Facebook to form crypto effort

  19-06-2019 12:51
  
  If Facebook’s new digital currency goes according to plan, it could one day compete with payment giants Visa, Mastercard and PayPal. But for now, all three are set to work with the social-media company on the venture.
  
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• Fin24.com | WATCH: What is Facebook's new digital currency Libra?

  19-06-2019 08:47
  
  Facebook announced plans to launch a new cryptocurrency. What does this actually mean for the tech giant and what is digital currency?
  
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• Facebook's new cryptocurrency has unexpected critics: Libras

  19-06-2019 06:42 via rss.cnn.com
  No one was angry when Facebook named products Moments, Poke, Slingshot or Portal. But the name Facebook gave its new cryptocurrency has upset some members of a very specific group: people born between September 23 and October 22.
  
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• Wildfires rage near Siberia's "mouth of hell" — a giant depression that's getting bigger due to global warming

  19-06-2019 04:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wildfires blazing in Siberia, as seen by one of the Sentinel 2 satellites on June 11th. (Source: Copernicus Sentinel image data processed by Pierre Markuse)I started writing this post last week after seeing the stunning satellite image above showing a blazing Siberian wildfire.When I returned to finish the post today, I learned from a story in the Siberian Times that wildfires in this part of Russia's Sakha Republic are now threatening a spectacular landscape feature known among locals
  
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• Dishwashers: Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs

  19-06-2019 02:06 via technocracy.news
  At least 500,000 people are employed as dishwashers in America, providing the lowest income workforce a place to survive. The Technocrat mind has no concern for social or human impact of their inventions. ⁃ TN EditorMore than half a million people work as dishwashers in the United States today, according to the most recent data from the Department of Labor. But that’s not nearly enough hands to keep cookware clean in the 660,755 establishments counted by the 2018 NPD Group
  
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• Incredible Rock-Eating Shipworm Is First Of Its Kind

  19-06-2019 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  A section of limestone riddled with burrows bored by a unique rock-eating shipworm. (Credit: Shipway et al 2019, Proc. R. Soc. B 20190434. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.0434)What would a shipworm do if a shipworm didn't eat wood? The humble bivalve has long had outsized influence on both its environment and even the global economy. That's because, until now, every known species consumes wood, sometimes with destructive results.A shipworm species new to science, however, tunnels th
  
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• Honeybees Know What 3 Means (and 2 and 4), Researchers Find

  19-06-2019 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  One honeybee, ah ah ah... (Credit: yod67/Shutterstock)Humans, monkeys, pigeons, fish and honeybees can all grasp the concept of a greater than or less than sign and choose between bigger or smaller quantities. Now, new research from a team led by Martin Giurfa at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France is the first to show that honeybees, like other vertebrates, can also recognize a specific value, not just a relative value. That means they know the number 3, instead of simply recogniz
  
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• U.S. politicians hammer Facebook over Libra digital currency project

  19-06-2019 00:08 via nbcnews.com
  The responses provided a litmus test for the broad political vitriol that now greets almost any news about Facebook.
  
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