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The Kilogram Is Dead. Long Live the Kilogram

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @08:05PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/science/kilogram-physics-measurement.html

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California's Gold Nugget Museum Lost to Camp Fire Flames

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @06:45PM
from the atlasobscura.com dept.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/californias-gold-nugget-museum-lost-to-camp-fire-flames

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How Indonesia's Chicken Church Went from Dream to Reality

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @04:28PM
from the atlasobscura.com dept.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/indonesia-chicken-church-origin-story

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The mid-range Google Pixel appears in pictures–complete with headphone jack

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @03:35PM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1413465

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Likely New House Science Chair Seeks to Move Away from “Suspicion” of Science

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @01:15PM
from the scientificamerican.com dept.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/likely-new-house-science-chair-seeks-to-move-away-from-suspicion-of-science/

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HP Elitebook x360 1030 review: Small tweaks made to a stylish work 2-in-1

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @12:15PM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1409947

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Tech is coming for the weed industry

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @09:45AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/16/18097860/weed-technology-blockchain-health-automation-robots-mjbizcon

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We Need to Change the Trajectory of Mental Health Research

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @07:00AM
from the blogs.scientificamerican.com dept.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/we-need-to-change-the-trajectory-of-mental-health-research/

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Real Estate Technology: Try, Try Again

Posted by chablent on Friday November 16, 2018 @05:38AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/16/realestate/real-estate-technology-try-try-again.html

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A Look Inside the Tactics of Definers, Facebook’s Attack Dog

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:05PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/technology/facebook-definers-opposition-research.html

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Tell Us About Your Unusual Collection

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:27PM
from the atlasobscura.com dept.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tell-us-about-your-unusual-collections

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Robots Finally Learning to Clean the Bathroom

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @05:10PM
from the spectrum.ieee.org dept.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/robots-finally-learning-to-clean-the-bathroom

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Firefox Monitor Now Shows Warnings on Sites with Data Breaches

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @03:14PM
from the bleepingcomputer.com dept.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/firefox-monitor-now-shows-warnings-on-sites-with-data-breaches/

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Why Noviosense's In-Eye Glucose Monitor Might Work Better Than Google's

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @01:10PM
from the spectrum.ieee.org dept.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/why-noviosenses-ineye-glucose-monitor-might-work-better-than-googles

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A spike in underage vaping prompts FDA to restrict flavored e-cigarette products

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @12:10PM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/15/18096316/electronic-cigarette-flavor-ban-vaping-fda-pods-juul-myblu

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Scientists Spot Giant Crater Hidden Under Greenland's Ice

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @10:02AM
from the scientificamerican.com dept.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-spot-giant-crater-hidden-under-greenlands-ice/

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Reprogrammed Stem Cells Implanted into Patient with Parkinson's Disease

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @09:00AM
from the scientificamerican.com dept.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/reprogrammed-stem-cells-implanted-into-patient-with-parkinsons-disease/

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Why Don't We Forget How to Ride a Bike?

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:45AM
from the scientificamerican.com dept.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-dont-we-forget-how-to-ride-a-bike/

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What to Know About Getting a Flu Shot This Year, No Matter Who’s Paying

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @05:05AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/your-money/flu-shot-options.html

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Bewilderment is the antidote to scientific reductionism

Posted by chablent on Thursday November 15, 2018 @03:37AM
from the nautil.us dept.

http://nautil.us/issue/66/clockwork/we-are-all-bewildered-machines

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White Paper: How to optimize measurement and transactional speed of your DAQ

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @10:08PM
from the spectrum.ieee.org dept.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/whitepaper/how-to-optimize-measurement-and-transactional-speed-of-your-daq

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Facebook at War: 6 Key Takeaways from the Times’s Investigation

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:05PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/facebook-crisis-mark-zuckerberg-sheryl-sandberg.html

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What Does It Take to Breed a New Honeybee?

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @06:57PM
from the atlasobscura.com dept.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/honey-bee-breeding

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Trilobites: Ice Age Asteroid Crater Discovered Beneath Greenland Glacier

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @05:06PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/science/greenland-ice-crater.html

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iPhone X, Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi6 Fall at Pwn2Own Tokyo

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @03:34PM
from the bleepingcomputer.com dept.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iphone-x-galaxy-s9-xiaomi-mi6-fall-at-pwn2own-tokyo/

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How humans are transforming the hurricanes of the future

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @02:06PM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18095236/hurricane-climate-change-harvey-maria-irma-katrina-flooding-rainfall

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The Biggest Story of the Century Needs More Coverage

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @12:21PM
from the blogs.scientificamerican.com dept.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-biggest-story-of-the-century-needs-more-coverage/

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Tech Fix: What’s Hot (and What’s Not) This Black Friday

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @10:38AM
from the nytimes.com dept.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/personaltech/black-friday-deals.html

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Microsoft Patches Windows Zero-Day Exploited in Cyber Attacks

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:08AM
from the bleepingcomputer.com dept.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-patches-windows-zero-day-exploited-in-cyber-attacks/

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Ford teaming up with Walmart and Instacart on robot deliveries

Posted by chablent on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @06:52AM
from the theverge.com dept.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18087898/ford-walmart-instacart-self-driving-grocery-delivery-miami

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