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4 years ago+17 17 0Irish citizens win case to force government action on climate change
A group of citizens have just won a landmark case against the Irish government for failing to take adequate action on climate change. Climate Case Ireland was started by Friends of the Irish Environment and is the first case in Ireland to hold the go ...
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4 years ago+22 22 0Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of Universe
Astrophysicists on Monday published the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars. The efforts of hundreds of scientists from around 30 institutions worl ...
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4 years ago+15 15 0Facebook and Sony ramp up output of gaming devices
Facebook and Sony are preparing to increase output of upcoming gaming devices by as much as 50%, showing how big tech companies are profiting from consumers' thirst for home entertainment during the global coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei Asian ...
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4 years ago+27 27 0Creating an Artificial Energy Source To Power Muscles
Marrying biology and engineering permits the design or redesign of biological molecules and complex systems that do not exist naturally in the world – the applications of which are unprecedented.
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4 years ago+25 25 0 x 1Can Reading Make You Happier?
Several years ago, I was given as a gift a remote session with a bibliotherapist at the London headquarters of the School of Life, which offers innovative courses to help people deal with the daily emotional challenges of existence. I have to admit t ...
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4 years ago+19 19 0Earth’s nearest supergiant is cooling down at the end of its life
In late 2019 the red supergiant closest to Earth, Betelgeuse, began to rapidly fade in brightness. Initially thought to be a sign that the star was about to go supernova or that it experienced a dust storm, scientists have now found that it was cause ...
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4 years ago+18 18 0How technology literally changes our brains
In 1964, the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan published his opus Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. In it he writes, “In the long run, a medium’s content matters less than the medium itself in influencing how we think and act.” Or, put ...
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4 years ago+13 13 0Apple honors eight developers with annual Apple Design Awards
Apple today named eight app and game developers receiving an Apple Design Award, each one selected for being thoughtful and creative. Apple Design Award winners bring distinctive new ideas to life and demonstrate deep mastery of Apple technology. The ...
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4 years ago+2 2 0Thousands of EVE Online players go to war in celebration of this terminally ill player's birthday
On Tuesday evening, over 2,000 EVE Online players gathered to celebrate Chappy78 Chapman's 42nd birthday by gathering into two massive armadas and blasting each other to smithereens. Representatives from every major player alliance in EVE showed ...
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Expression
4 years ago+10 10 0What’s Facebook’s Deal With Donald Trump?
Mark Zuckerberg has forged an uneasy alliance with the Trump administration. He may have gotten too close.
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4 years ago+2 2 0Officers join in peaceful protest demonstrations in downtown Phoenix
A small number of protesters were outside of the Phoenix Police Headquarters around 5 p.m., hours before the curfew at 8 p.m.
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4 years ago+16 16 0FBI warned of white supremacists in law enforcement 10 years ago. Has anything changed?
In 2006, the FBI warned that white supremacists infiltrating local and state law enforcement posed a threat to national security. Some are asking, what's been done to curb the trend in the decade since?
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Expression
4 years ago+26 26 0 x 1How the Restaurant Industry Viciously Exploits Its Workers
The new documentary “Waging Change” explores how the restaurant world takes cruel advantage of its employees.
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Expression
4 years ago+19 19 0Sonic the Hedgehog Was Almost Sonic the Rabbit
Read an excerpt from Cook & Becker’s new art book documenting the development of the iconic mascot.
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Expression
4 years ago+13 13 0Gargoyles was nearly the center of a vast Disney Cinematic Universe
Plus: How OJ Simpson helped kill the show, and much more
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Analysis
4 years ago+20 20 0The hidden links between mental disorders
Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could help.
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4 years ago+16 16 0Exclusive: Biden allies told to attack Trump's stimulus as 'cronyism'
Allies of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are being told to sharpen attacks on President Donald Trump’s stimulus efforts as thinly veiled “cronyism,” according to a memo being sent to Democratic officeholders and supporters on F ...
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4 years ago+22 22 0World's fastest camera captures 70 trillion frames per second
The best phone cameras can record slow motion with under 1,000 frames per second. Commercial rigs generally shoot with several thousand. But that all absolutely pales in comparison to the new record holder for the world’s fastest camera, boasting a m ...
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4 years ago+19 19 0FCC ordered to provide IP addresses tied to fake net neutrality comments
The FCC will have to hand over IP addresses connected to fake net neutrality comments despite claims of privacy violations.
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How-to
4 years ago+17 17 0How to Dial Back Your Screen Time and Survive Social Media in Quarantine
A Q+A with Cal Newport on why the quality of your quarantine may come down to how you use your technology.