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Simulation of what the surface of the star Betelgeuse might look like to the human eye
Time span: 7.5 years
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This Week in Google 309 - TWiT (Snapzu gets a video review!)
The episode is long but has some great discussions about tech (mostly Google), but what stood out was that they also included a nice (somewhat lengthy) review of Snapzu starting at the 1:42 mark. Good to see Snapzu getting some love out there.
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Hubble view of Spiral Galaxy M 106
This image combines Hubble observations of M 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning colour image. M 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light-years away.
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Death toll in Indonesian military plane crash rises to 74
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian air force transport plane carrying military personnel and their families plowed into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city of Medan shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, killing more than 70.
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The Beautiful Hand-Painted Stones of Elspeth McLean
Elspeth McLean is a talented painter from Australia’s western suburbia.
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Radio Communications Dashboard | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
Rember yesterdays wifi thread ? press play on the image and watch the effects of the CME's hit
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OpenRA: Open Source Command & Conquer
Open Source reimplementation of Westwood Studios' 2D Command and Conquer games - June 2015 release
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Even 3-year-olds have a sense of justice
Researchers find advanced moral reasoning in young children
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The Stanford Prison Experiment - Official Trailer
The trailer plays like a psychological thriller, but so far it looks true to the record. Prof. Zimbardo–having just earned tenure at Stanford (and played in the film by Billy Crudup)–chose 24 healthy student subjects and randomly assigned them either the role of guard or of prisoner.
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Sunrise over Llanganuco Valley
"Taken from around 5100m (16,732 ft.) on Yanapaccha, Cordillera Blanca Peru, August 2013." - Eric Hodges
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Frenzy of Exultations
by Władysław Podkowiński (1893)
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“I wish this had never happened to me”: Jonas Salk cured polio, only to be shunned by science
Jealous peers mocked him. His polio vaccine saved countless lives, but never won Nobel. Science is so high school
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The Milky Way over Chile
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Reddit bans five subforums over harassment concerns
Five subreddits – including r/fatpeoplehate and r/hamplanethatred – removed from social news site as site chiefs say: ‘We’re banning behavior, not ideas’
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Do Creativity And Schizophrenia Share A Small Genetic Link? Maybe
The notion goes back to the ancients — that minds given to flights of fancy are on the healthy side of a spectrum that includes what we today call psychosis. An Icelandic gene study offers new clues.
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If the World Began Again, Would Life as We Know It Exist?
Experiments in evolution are exploring what would happen if we rewound the tape of life. (2014)
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Plants Know When They Are Being Eaten
(and Freak Out)
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When 100 people lift a bus
The story of how about 100 strangers lifted a double-decker bus to free a unicyclist trapped underneath.
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For the first time, scientists have created a lab-grown limb
Mind-controlled robotic limbs for amputees are growing more sophisticated all the time -- but a challenger has appeared. Human limb transplant surgery using the patient's own biological material could one day be an actuality.The proof of concept, published this week in the journal Biomaterials, is the limb of a rat, grown in a lab by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, with functioning vascular (veins) and muscle tissue.
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Steam Is Now Offering Refunds
Steam is finally getting a proper refund system. Starting today, users of Valve’s PC platform will be able to get a full refund on any game for any reason, provided it’s been less than 14 days since purchase and they’ve spent less than two hours playing.
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Italian church by the mountainside
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Robotics: Ethics of artificial intelligence
Four leading researchers share their concerns and solutions for reducing societal risks from intelligent machines.
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How to Make Perfect Sushi Rice
Preparing the sushi rice might look complicated and pedantic at first, but as you go along with it you might notice that it's just like making ordinary rice, only with rice vinegar added to it, and a bit of Japanese methodology.
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Brain implant that decodes intention will let us probe free will
Designed to give paralysed people more independence, the implant also lets us see if brain activity can show a person's decisions – before they realise they've made any
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Release 5.1.1 - Snapzu usability update focuses on social aspects
Today we are happy to introduce a number of design updates which enable us to further promote the amazing social aspects of our community. We decided to take a quick step back and correct a few glaring issues that some of our members were experiencing, before we further focus on upcoming functionality. This post will outline all changes in list format along with a few more upcoming tweaks we have planned over the next month or so.
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Learning to Chill
What would intelligent life look like in the frigid, final era of the Universe?
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Pilgrimage to the Mountains
Photographer Timothy Allen climbs high into the Peruvian Andes for Qoyllur Rit'i - the Snow Star Festival.
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A Great Injustice
Exploring American Incarceration
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Why Your Immune System Doesn't Eat You Alive
Contrary to conventional wisdom, T cells that cause autoimmune disease actually abound in the body but are held in check
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The first first-person shooter
How a group of college students made gaming history at the dawn of personal computing and computer networks.