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Concussions may be associated with worse brain function at later age: study
Experiencing three or more traumatic brain injuries was linked with lower cognitive function later in life.
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2 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Mercedes-Benz says it has achieved Level 3 automation, which requires less driver input, surpassing the self-driving capabilities of Tesla and other m...
Mercedes-Benz will introduce its "Drive Pilot" system to the US market in Nevada and plans to expand to California.
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4 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Sociopathy as a Lifestyle Brand
The New York Times reported recently on a man named Hiroyuki Nishimura, who has become a “famous voice for disenchanted young Japanese.” Nishimura has “amassed millions of followers on social media” and was voted the top pick for prime minister among Japanese high school students. Nishimura owns 4chan, one of the most unpleasant sites on the internet, a toxic place that nourishes the delusions of mass shooters.
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5 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Chemical weapons watchdog blames Syria’s air force for deadly 2018 chlorine attack
An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog established there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people. A report published Friday by a team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons offered the latest confirmation that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons during his country’s grinding civil war.
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6 days agoCurrent Event dianep
A major Alphabet investor said the company should cut even more jobs and address 'excessive' pay in the wake of mass layoffs
TCI boss Christopher Hohn called the decision to cut 12,000 jobs a "step in the right direction," but said management still needed to "go further."
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7 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Egyptians offered loans to buy books as inflation soars
Egyptians are used to paying for costly items such as cars or washing machines in instalments, but rocketing inflation means they can now buy books this way. "A book has become a luxury item here in Egypt. It's not a basic commodity like food and people are saving on luxuries," says Mohammed El-Baaly of Sefsafa Publishing House.
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7 days agoExpression dianep
The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries
Electric vehicles are selling fast. But unless people change how they get around, the demand for battery materials threatens its own environmental disaster.
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7 days agoCurrent Event dianep
NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket by 2027
The agency wants the technology for use in crewed missions to Mars.
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7 days agoCurrent Event dianep
Dave Chappelle Confronts Anti-Trans Backlash, Says Protesters Threw Eggs at His Fans
Dave Chappelle released the second episode of his “The Midnight Miracle” podcast with co-hosts Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey and confronted the backlash that has surrounded him for years
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
We will never be able to live on another planet. Here’s why
This futuristic dream-like scenario is being sold to us as a real scientific possibility, with billionaires planning to move humanity to Mars in the near future. For decades, children have grown up with the daring movie adventures of intergalactic explorers and the untold habitable worlds they find. Many of the highest-grossing films are set on fictional planets, with paid advisors keeping the science ‘realistic’. At the same time, narratives of humans trying to survive on a post-apocalyptic...
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2 weeks agoAnalysis dianep
This forgotten technology could solve the world’s palm oil problem
Found in everything from chips to toothpaste, our addiction to the oil is destroying rainforests. But oily microbes may finally offer a sustainable alternative.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
Canadian publisher pulls Catholic textbooks after LGBT criticism
Textbook publisher Pearson Canada has dropped the Ontario Catholic education curriculum “Fully Alive” from its offerings after LGBT advocates claimed the Catholic content is “homophobic.” The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario sponsors Fully Alive, calling it a “family life education program.” It accounts for about 20% of the religious education program in Ontario Catholic schools and is taught about once a week, the Toronto bishops’ website said. The series was first publishe...
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2 weeks agoAnalysis dianep
We’re All Sucking in Airborne Microplastics, so What Can You Do About It?
Researchers have uncovered that people are likely exposed to thousands of airborne microplastics a year, primarily while indoors.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
Apple is reportedly making an all-in-one cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chip
Apple might be moving away from Broadcom.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event dianep
NYC Bans Students and Teachers from Using ChatGPT
The machine learning chatbot is inaccessible on school networks and devices, due to "concerns about negative impacts on student learning," a spokesperson said.
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1 month agoExpression dianep
How Claude Shannon Invented the Future
Today’s information age is only possible thanks to the groundbreaking work of a lone genius.
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1 month agoCurrent Event dianep
The LastPass disclosure of leaked password vaults is being torn apart by security experts
“LastPass’s claim of ‘zero knowledge’ is a bald-faced lie.”