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Current Event doodlegirlMeteor from Mars Shows Planetary Genesis, 4 Billion Years Ago
A Martian meteor found in northwestern Africa that is more than 4 billion years ago came from Mars, and bears the traces of the tumultuous creation of the red planet. The chemical dating and analysis was performed by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and is published in the journal Science Advances.
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2 days ago
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Training compassion ‘muscle’ may boost brain’s resilience to others’ suffering
It can be distressing to witness the pain of family, friends or even strangers going through a hard time. But what if, just like strengthening a muscle or learning a new hobby, we could train ourselves to be more compassionate and calm in the face of others’ suffering? That is the question behind research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a new study suggests that as little as two weeks of compassion meditation training — intentionally cultivating positive wishes to understand ...
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3 days ago
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TimeFlip is a time-tracking gadget simple enough that I might actually use it
If you’re like me, and I’m going to assume you are for the purposes of this post, you like the idea of time tracking, but generally it’s a bit too fiddly or complicated. TimeFlip is a super-simple gadget that lets you easily track how much time you spend on different activities just by flipping it around. It’s a dodecahedron with a tiny accelerometer inside that can tell which way it’s sitting. All you do to operate it is flip it around so the side corresponding to what you’re doing ...
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5 days ago
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Bach at the Burger King
AT THE CORNER of 8th and Market in San Francisco, by a shuttered subway escalator outside a Burger King, an unusual soundtrack plays. A beige speaker, mounted atop a tall window, blasts Baroque harpsichord at deafening volumes. The music never stops. Night and day, Bach, Mozart, and Vivaldi rain down from Burger King rooftops onto empty streets. Empty streets, however, are the target audience for this concert. The playlist has been selected to repel sidewalk listeners — specifically...
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6 days ago
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Jake Gyllenhaal In Mysterio Talks For ‘Spider-Man’ Sequel
I can confirm that Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play the villainous Mysterio in Sony Pictures’ sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. Talks are underway right now for Gyllenhaal to join the long line of Spidey villains.
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6 days ago
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A dog that transformed a 104-year-old's life
Milt Lessner has "always had dogs" throughout his life - and he's 104 years old, he tells writer Jen Reeder. So are dogs the secret to longevity? "I'd like to think so," he says. "I enjoy the familiarity with them, and the pleasantness, and the bonding - especially the bonding."
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7 days ago
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Brazil charges 11 people with attempting to establish Isis cell
Brazilian federal prosecutors have charged 11 people with planning to establish an Islamic State cell in Brazil and trying to recruit jihadists to send to Syria, according to a court filing. Police tracked the alleged Isis militants through their social media messages after Spain’s Guardia Civil provided telephone numbers found on a Brazilian arrested in Spain for belonging to a jihadist group there.
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11 days ago
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Florida man tests world's first fully mind-controlled artificial arm
Johnny Metheny sits at an electric piano in his Port Richey home self-teaching himself the song Amazing Grace. Johnny’s never played before, but he’s determined to master the song. He plays through fairly well with his right hand. "That side I got down pretty good,” said Metheny. Then he raises his left hand to the keyboard, the hand he’s only known for a few short months, and that he never thought he’d be raising. The world’s first fully mind controlled artificial arm.
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12 days ago
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'Lost in Space' Reboot Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
Netflix is returning to space. The streaming giant has handed out a second-season renewal for its updated reboot of Lost in Space. The renewal for the drama from Legendary Television comes a month after the family friendly series launched on Netflix. A reimagining of the classic 1960s sci-fi drama, Netflix's Lost in Space is set 30 years in the future when colonization in space is a reality and the Robinson family is among those tested and selected to make a new life for themselves in a bet...
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13 days ago
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Motorola's Foldable Device Patent Approved
Chinese smartphone maker Motorola's patent for a foldable device, which includes a rectangular screen that can be folded like a phone or unfolded to work like a tablet, has been approved by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The phone patent shows a flexible display that wraps around a hinge along with a cover that can protect the display or prop the phone up like a tent.
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2 weeks ago
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Texas woman who ran over cheating husband released from prison
A Texas woman who killed her cheating husband by repeatedly running him over with her car has been released from prison. Clara Harris served 15 years for the murder, which made headlines worldwide and was featured in a made-for-television movie. The 60-year-old walked out of prison on Friday.
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2 weeks ago
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Education Department Unwinds Unit Investigating Fraud at For-Profits
Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees. The unwinding of the team has effectively killed investigations into possibly fraudulent activities at several large for-profit colleges where top hires of Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, had previously worked.
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2 weeks ago
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Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft update warranty policies in response to FTC warning
Both Sony and Nintendo have updated their warranty policies, in response to a warning issued by the FTC last month that gave the companies 30 days to comply. Per the warning, Sony and Nintendo (along with Microsoft, Hyundai, HTC, and ASUS) violated a law against warranties that imply a customer must purchase a particular service or article.
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2 weeks ago
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Report: Tesla battery reignited days after fiery crash in Mountain View
Six days after a fiery crash on Highway 101 involving a Tesla Model X took the life of a 38-year-old San Mateo man, the car’s high-voltage lithium-ion battery re-ignited while sitting in a tow yard, according to the Mountain View Fire Department. The revelation was included in a safety memo written last month by Mountain View Fire Chief Juan Diaz, and first reported Wednesday by KTVU2.
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2 weeks ago
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Hubble captures first image of surviving companion to a supernova
Though the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 28th year in space earlier this week, the orbiting observatory is apparently far from finished. According to a new study published March 28 in the Astrophysical Journal, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have taken the first-ever photograph of a surviving companion to a supernova.
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2 weeks ago
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Men wrongfully imprisoned for 7 and 17 years respectfully seek compensation
The fairness of the criminal courts process goes on trial this week when two men who spent a total of 24 years wrongfully imprisoned seek compensation for their ordeals. Sam Hallam, who served seven years for murder, and Victor Nealon, who spent 17 years in jail for attempted rape, were both freed after the court of appeal ruled they should not have been convicted. Neither, however, has ever received any apology or recompense.
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3 weeks ago
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U.S. Muslims more accepting of homosexuality than white evangelicals
A recent survey by the Pew Research Center found a sizable shift in the views of American Muslims when it comes to homosexuality and found them to be more accepting of it than white evangelicals. In a survey conducted between January and May, 52 percent of U.S. Muslims said homosexuality should be accepted by society — an increase of 25 percentage since 2007. Comparatively, only 34 percent of white evangelical Protestants said they believed homosexuality should be accepted, the smallest percen...
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3 weeks ago
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Iran warns US will suffer 'historic remorse' if it abandons nuclear deal
Iran has warned the US it will suffer "historic remorse" if it pulls out of a nuclear agreement with Tehran. Donald Trump has threatened to abandon the agreement when it comes up for renewal on 12 May and has demanded European allies "fix the flaws" or he will bring back sanctions against Iran. But in a speech broadcast live on state television, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Washington and world powers would regret such a move "like never before".
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3 weeks ago
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Scientists downsize bold plan to make human genome from scratch
A bold plan to synthesize an entire human genome has been scaled back, aiming at a more technically attainable near-term goal. Instead of synthesizing all of the human genome’s 3 billion DNA base pairs, the project will now attempt to recode the genome to produce cells immune to viral infection. Organizers of Genome Project–Write (GP-write), a global public–private partnership that includes around 200 scientists, announced the priority shift at a meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, on 1 May.
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3 weeks ago
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I think some of my friends already do this lol. It's crazy how serious some people are on social media.
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