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The Physics of the Railgun | Science Blogs | WIREDwired.com
A rail gun uses electromagnetism to fire projectiles. Here's how. -
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Bert Vogelstein’s Liquid Biopsy Blood Test for DNA Could Stop Cancer | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
He watched his brother die from a cancer that no drug could cure. Now one of the world’s most renowned cancer researchers says it’s time for Plan B. - jsc.nasa.gov
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The origin of laughter, smiles and tears – Michael Graziano – Aeonaeon.co
Why do laughter, smiles and tears look so similar? Perhaps because they all evolved from a single root -
Energy Harvesting: A Snapshot in Time | Mindtribemindtribe.com
It is important for Mindtribe to keep up-to-date on the maturity of technologies. For electronics, one field that is seeing a lot of innovation is energy -
Bumped From Your Hotel? WalkSource Aims To Find You A Free Room Fast | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
You're probably familiar with getting bumped from a flight. But have you ever been "walked" from a hotel? Like airlines, hotels book more reservations than.. -
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The American Scholar: Living With Voices - T. M. Luhrmanntheamericanscholar.org
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In the eye of the storm: typhoons in Hong Kong -- history and adaptationmultimedia.scmp.com
A two-part special report on typhoons in Hong Kong: A tumultuous affair and Living with storms, both on the history of typhoons in Hong Kong and the city's adaptation to them -
Mathematical Obfuscation Against Hackers Is Focus of New Cybersecurity Center - IEEE Spectrumspectrum.ieee.org
Researchers hope obfuscation methods will protect software from hackers - bale.io
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The Spillover of Racialization into Evaluations of Bo Obamatoday.yougov.com
As mentioned in a previous Model Politics post, racial attitudes remain a much stronger predictor of attitudes towards Barack Obama than previous presidential candidates. Perhaps even more interesting, a series of findings by social scientist... -
Facebook’s Quest to Build an Artificial Brain Depends on This Guy | Enterprise | WIREDwired.com
It’s good to be Yann LeCun. Mark Zuckerberg recently handpicked the longtime NYU professor to run Facebook’s new artificial intelligence lab. The IEEE Computational Society just gave him its prestigious Neural Network Pioneer Award, in honor of his wor... -
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William Bennett and Robert White: Legal Pot Is a Public Health Menaceonline.wsj.com
In The Wall Street Journal, William J. Bennett and Robert A. White write that public opinion is moving in favor of marijuana, even as medical research raises fresh alarms.