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3 days ago
Current Event NelsonUC San Diego Study: E-cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Stay Off Cigarettes
E-cigarette use did not help smokers stay off cigarettes and may increase smokers' chances of relapse, according to a study by University of California San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
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6 days ago
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Canadian city becomes first to heat buildings through Bitcoin mining
North Vancouver announced Thursday it would become the world's first city to be heated almost entirely by bitcoin mining, an innovative way to tackle climate change by creating valuable cryptocurrency coins and usable thermal energy at the same time.
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8 days ago
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A Boeing test pilot has been indicted in connection with the 737 Max
A former Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.
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2 weeks ago
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UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally adding its weight to the global fight against climate change and its devastating consequences.
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3 weeks ago
Expression Nelson
Clubhouse needs creators, but creators need cash
Where are the brand deals?
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3 weeks ago
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Grigory Perelman, the maths genius who said no to $1m
Perelman cracks a century-old conundrum, refuses the reward, and barricades himself in his flat
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3 weeks ago
Basically haha
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3 weeks ago
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is a 'toxic' workplace, some current and ex-workers claim in essay
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin is described as a "toxic" workplace in an essay by 21 current and former employees.
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3 weeks ago
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Why NASA Is About to Cut Contact With Its Mars Explorers
NASA is about to cut communications with its Mars rovers and other robotic explorers on the red planet. But don’t be alarmed — there’s a good reason for the move and normal operations will resume soon. The downtime is necessary as the current orbits of Earth and Mars mean the two planets are on opposite sides of the sun, a situation that occurs once every two years.
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3 weeks ago
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Five Human Species You May Not Know About
We’re so used to the idea of being the only people around that it seems outlandish to think that not so long ago in our evolutionary history, multiple types of humans occupied various landscapes. The environments of the Paleolithic, or Stone Age, were dynamic. Populations moved, interacted, and sometimes even interbred.
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1 month ago
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Critics blast Facebook pledge to curb climate change misinformation
Facebook's latest pledge to curb climate change disinformation on its platform is getting a skeptical reception from activists and industry watchdogs.
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1 month ago
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Physical Signs That Depression Isn't Just a Mental Illness
Depression is a painful experience. While we frequently associate depression with emotional pain such as sadness, sobbing, and hopelessness, research suggests that it can also appear as physical discomfort. While we don't generally associate depression with physical pain, certain cultures do - particularly those where openly discussing mental health is considered taboo.
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1 month ago
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Tesla will make sure you are a good driver before giving you access to Full Self-Driving Beta
Elon Musk said that Tesla will use its telemetry data to make sure customers are “good” drivers before allowing them to access its Full Self-Driving Beta software. This is a tricky situation since those customers already paid for the software. Last week, Tesla started pushing its new Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta v10 software update to its early access fleet.
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1 month ago
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China new energy car output, sales in August rise
China-based makers produced 309,000 new energy vehicles and sold 321,000 units in August 2021, both soaring 180% on year, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The output consisted of 252,000 electric vehicles (EVs) and 56,000 PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles), growing 190% and 140% respectively on year, CAAM said. The sales consisted of 265,000 EVs and 56,000 PHEVs, respectively rising 190% and 170% on year.
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1 month ago
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Facebook gave misinformation about misinformation to researchers
Facebook provided misinformation researchers with flawed and incomplete data about how users interacted with posts and links. The research group Social Science One had used the data for the past two years without knowledge of a serious flaw: according to internal emails and interviews with the researchers conducted by The New York Times, the data only included interactions of approximately half of Facebook’s users in the United States...