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California blue whales, once nearly extinct, are back at historic levelsvox.com
A new study finds that California blue whales are nearly back to pre-whaling levels. -
Citizen Hackers Tinker With Medical Devicesonline.wsj.com
Tech-savvy patients and family members are working with glucose monitors for diabetics and other medical devices to make them more useful. -
Why the Facebook Experiment is Lousy Social Scienceischool.berkeley.edu
Facebook is grappling with its impact on our social and emotional lives — and that’s a good thing. But it has to get the research right. Why Facebook did the experiment, and how to make it better. -
Science Graphic of the Week: An Algorithm That Decodes the Surface of the Earth | WIREDwired.com
A study published last week in the Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing describes an algorithm that can classify land cover types with minimal nudging from humans. -
Did the Vikings Get a Bum Rap?news.nationalgeographic.com
A Yale historian wants us to rethink the terrible tales about the Norse. -
A Virginia hacker catches the attention of federal law enforcementwashingtonpost.com
Are authorities looking to prosecute 22-year-old self-described hacker Muneeb Akhter or offer him a job? -
Watch Videos on Google, Flipkart, Wikipedia while Reading | Wibeletswibe.com
Wibe integrates YouTube videos on Google, Flipkart, Amazon and Wikipedia thus increasing the Interest Quotient of its Content. So LetsWibe to have a better knowledge enriched Wikipedia. -
The Logistics of Scientific Growth in the 21st Centurycaseybergman.wordpress.com
Over the last few months, I've noticed a growing number of reports about declining opportunities and increasing pressure for early stage academic researchers (Ph.D. students, post-docs and junior f... - foia.cia.gov
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The Mysterious Children With Green Skin - KnowledgeNutsknowledgenuts.com
In the 12th century, two children were reportedly found in Suffolk, England with green skin. The two, a boy and girl, could not inform their rescuers about the place they came from or even tell their names because they did not speak any known language.... -
Progress Report: Continued Product Focusyahoo.tumblr.com
By Jay Rossiter, SVP, Cloud Platform Group At Yahoo, focus is an important part of accomplishing our mission: to make the world’s daily habits more entertaining and inspiring. To achieve this focus, we have sunset more than 60 products and services ove... -
How the Man Who Wired Facebook Helped Build the NFL Stadium of the Future | WIREDwired.com
Dan Williams was the first network engineer at Facebook. As the company's online empire expanded from 10 million users to an unprecedented 750 million, he oversaw the creation of the vast computer network that juggled all the photos, videos, messages, ... -
Tech Time Warp of the Week: This Tech Giant Saw the Future. Then Google Put It Out of Business | WIREDwired.com
Before Uber and Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter, Google and Yahoo, DEC saw the future of the internet. -
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How does SQLite work? Part 1: pages! - Julia Evansjvns.ca
This evening the fantastic Kamal and I sat down to learn a little more about databases than we did before. I wanted to hack on SQLite, because I’ve … -
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At CIA Starbucks, even the baristas are covertwashingtonpost.com
At a Starbucks deep inside the CIA's Langley, Va., compound, even the baristas are covert. -
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