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(http://electronics.howstuffwork...)
- scanned by: Accel Rose
over 3 years ago
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Levy, a British researcher who recently earned a Ph.D. from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, believes that by 2050, robots and humans will be able to marry legally in the United States. He predicts that Massachusetts will lead the ...
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2050, robot, robotics, robots
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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital shed light on the neural basis of memory defects in Down syndrome and suggest a new strategy for treating the defects with medication.
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cognitivedysfunction, downsyndrome, mice, cure, treatment
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(http://www.newsweek.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 3 years ago
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It's been a mainstay of sex ed for more than a decade. Now, as the Obama administration cuts off federal funding, the movement scrambles for money.
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abstinence, obama, funding, sexeducation
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(http://dsc.discovery.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Ronald Arkin, a professor of computer science at Georgia Tech, is in the first stages of developing an "ethical governor," a package of software and hardware that tells robots when and what to fire. His book on the subject, "Governi...
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robot, robots, killerrobots, military, militaryrobots, battlefieldbots, battlebots
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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: FutureFly
over 4 years ago
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Someone I haven’t seen in decades just posted a snapshot of me on Facebook: there I am at 16, dressed in an unfortunate cowl-neck sweater, my hair cut to resemble a Semitic cotton ball. William Faulkner, I suspect, would love it — Facebook, after ...
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facebook, retroquant, photo, photos
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: VenessaMiemis
over 4 years ago
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It's part of human nature to label, classify, and quantify the world around us. We feel empowered when we're able to create structure and meaning out of our surroundings. Maps have been used for thousands of years to that end; enabling us to plot ...
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socialmedia, socialchange, change, mobile, maps, visualization
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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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China's stance on U.S. treasuries increases the likelihood that a drop in the dollar may be forthcoming, especially if the U.S. begins printing more money.
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usdollar, dollar, currency, china, unitedstates
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(http://www.raphkoster.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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As reported by many sites, Linden Lab is going to move all adult content to its own continent.
Access to the new continent will be gated by real world age verification — credit card, ID, that sort of thing. The challenge, of course, is rating t...
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virtualworlds, secondlife, sl, philiprosedale, rosedale
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(http://www.newscientist.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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TWO great challenges of the 21st century - green energy and wildlife conservation - could have a symbiotic solution.
Michael McGuigan of the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, has suggested that combining solar power plants with...
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solar, security, preserve, species
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(http://www.nytimes.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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President Obama called for sweeping changes in American education on Tuesday, urging states to lift limits on charter schools and improve the quality of early childhood education while also signaling that he intends to make good on his campaign pr...
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(http://www.cnn.com)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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The world is facing an increasing risk of "irreversible" climate shifts because worst-case scenarios warned of two years ago are being realized, an international panel of scientists has warned.
Drought, flooding, storms and mass extinct...
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climate, globalwarming, climatechange
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(http://www.eurekalert.org)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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With obesity reaching epidemic levels, researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are studying a potentially long-term treatment that involves injecting a gene directly into one of the critical feeding and weight control centers of th...
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obesity, genetherapy, health, wellness, brain, neurological
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