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India Opens 15 Million Bank Accounts in Modi’s Inclusion Drivebloomberg.com
Indian banks opened 15 million accounts for the poor as part of a plan envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end poverty. -
Quantum Gravity Expert Says “Philosophical Superficiality” Has Harmed Physics | Cross-Check, Scientific American Blog Networkblogs.scientificamerican.com
As readers of this blog know, late last spring I spoke at a cool conference in England called How the Light Gets In, where I hung ... -
Social sciences suffer from severe publication biasnature.com
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What People Cured of Blindness See - The New Yorkernewyorker.com
Thanks to modern surgery, a question that philosophers have debated for centuries now has an answer. - maplefish.com
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Court denies Apple’s request to ban Samsung devices in the USsammobile.com
Samsung has received a major respite in its legal wars with Apple, as US District Judge Lucy Koh has overturned ... -
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If you can't choose wisely, pick at random – Michael Schulson – Aeonaeon.co
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Keurig competitors crack company's DRM codeconsumeraffairs.com
Last March, when we first reported that Keurig planned to require RFID-limited K-cup pods for its upcoming version 2.0 machines, we rhetorically asked “Wil -
New Study Offers Clues to Swift Arctic Extinctionnytimes.com
A study seems to rule out assimilation as the reason for the sudden disappearance of the Paleo-Eskimo population that thrived alone for more than 4,000 years. -
Traffic Ghost Hunting - Issue 16: Nothingness - Nautilusnautil.us
Few experiences on the road are more perplexing than phantom traffic jams. Most of us have experienced one: The vehicle ahead of you… -
If You Want to See Inequality in the U.S. at Its Worst, Visit an Impound Lottime.com
For millions of Americans a towed car can lead to a crippling spiral of stress, debt, joblessness, illness and, in many cases, incarceration. - rxin.github.io
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Inside Google’s Secret Drone-Delivery Programtheatlantic.com
After two years of development, the Silicon Valley company reveals to The Atlantic that it has substantial research effort into building flying robots than can deliver products across a city in a minute or two. -
I’ve been involved since we first started testing authorship markup and…plus.google.com
I’ve been involved since we first started testing authorship markup and displaying it in search results. We've gotten lots of useful feedback from all… - John Mueller – Google+ -
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SWAT Team Detains Popular Gamer Who Was Live-Streaming ‘Counter-Strike’ | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
An incredible video showing the apparent swatting of a video game player who operates under the moniker 'Kootra' was published today. Swatting is a prank..
