tagged w/ Technology & science
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An unprecedented event with historical implications, the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race (CHD), will include forty researchers and military/agency witnesses who will testify for thirty hours over five days before former members of the United States Congress. The CHD will attempt to accomplish what the Congress has failed to do for forty-five years – seek out the facts surrounding the most important issue of this or any other time.An unprecedented event with historical implications, the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure... more
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Are Public Health and Environmental Tragedies the New Norm for Oil Spill Cleanups? The report details the devastating long-term effects on human health and the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem stemming from BP and the federal government’s widespread use of the dispersant Corexit, in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.Are Public Health and Environmental Tragedies the New Norm for Oil Spill Cleanups? The... more
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The systematic propaganda of the corporate media – its deep-rooted antipathy towards upholding proper journalistic standards in the public interest – extends to its coverage of human-induced climate change. The Independent recently delivered a masterpiece of headline obfuscation with: ‘World cools on global warming as green fatigue sets in.’The systematic propaganda of the corporate media – its deep-rooted antipathy... more
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New technologies are emerging that could radically reduce our need to sleep – if we can bear to use themNew technologies are emerging that could radically reduce our need to sleep – if... more
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According to PEER, the new guidelines, if enacted, would “allow cleanup many times more lax than anything EPA has ever before accepted.”
Furthermore, PEER, which is in opposition to the changes, has stated that the proposition is a “win for the nuclear industry which seeks what its proponents call a ‘new normal’ for radiation exposure among the U.S population.”According to PEER, the new guidelines, if enacted, would “allow cleanup many... more
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is testing a wide variety of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) sensor platforms, including one that can determine whether individuals are armed or unarmed, for use by first responders and frontline homeland security professionals.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is testing a wide variety of Small Unmanned... more
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Discover Magazine By Mark Anderson|Tuesday, October 23, 2012
"A new theory may explain the notorious cold fusion experiment from two decades ago, reigniting hopes of a clean-energy breakthrough."
Discovery
It’s of great use to wonder
Why our minds wander
In awe of it all
Being forever true
Seeking the new
We are just now discovering
That which has always been
Impatiently awaiting us
Craving our keen attention
Hoping for deeper understanding
Awesome is
The wonder of discovery
And the power
Of awe
gbgoble2009Discover Magazine By Mark Anderson|Tuesday, October 23, 2012
"A new theory may... more
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Physics and heavy metal don’t seem to have a lot in common, but Matt Bierbaum and Jesse Silverberg have found a connection. Both are graduate students at Cornell University. They’re also metal heads who enjoy going to concerts and hurling themselves into mosh pits full of like-minded fans.
About five years ago Silverberg took his girlfriend to her first gig. “Usually I would jump in the mosh pit,” he says. “But this time I wanted her to be safe and have a good time, so we stayed out on the side and watched things from there.”Physics and heavy metal don’t seem to have a lot in common, but Matt Bierbaum... more
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Comet Pan-STARRS dazzled stargazers while streaking across the skies of North America and Europe on Tuesday with a newly released time-lapse video capturing its flight.Comet Pan-STARRS dazzled stargazers while streaking across the skies of North America... more
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Wisdom is both perceiving and understanding reality in effective ways, and then acting both benevolently and beneficently, to both will and manifest the Good. Confident in itself, it can afford to be generous. The latest brain science says paradoxically that wisdom draws more from integrating what we know,Wisdom is both perceiving and understanding reality in effective ways, and then acting... more
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The scenario imagined is where there is a button that humans push if the AI gets an answer right and the AI wants to get a lot of button presses, and eventually it realizes that the best way to get button presses is to kill all the humans and institute a rapid fire button-pressing regime.The scenario imagined is where there is a button that humans push if the AI gets an... more
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A new vaccine for influenza has hit the market, and it is the first ever to contain genetically-modified (GM) proteins derived from insect cellsA new vaccine for influenza has hit the market, and it is the first ever to contain... more
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Swartz’s family and partner released a statement on Tumblr on Saturday night, calling his death “the product of a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach.” They also pointed the finger at MIT, on whose computers the alleged hack took place, back in 2011.Swartz’s family and partner released a statement on Tumblr on Saturday night,... more
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t’s a utopian fantasy- discover a ghost town and rebuild it in line with your ideals-, but in Spain where there are nearly 3000 abandoned villages (most dating back to the Middle Ages), some big dreamers have spent the past 3 decades doing just that.t’s a utopian fantasy- discover a ghost town and rebuild it in line with your... more
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Thousands of species were described for the first time by scientists in 2012. Some of these were ‘cryptic species’ that were identified after genetic analysis distinguished them from closely related species,Thousands of species were described for the first time by scientists in 2012. Some of... more
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Helobdella robusta, a tiny freshwater leech (Ted Nugent) that attacks and kills snails. Photo by Ajna S. Rievra/UC Berkeley.
Leeches, (Ted Nugent) despite the yuck factor, have captured the hearts of two University of California, Berkeley, scientists who are part of a team that this week is publishing the leech’s (Ted Nugent) complete genome sequence.Helobdella robusta, a tiny freshwater leech (Ted Nugent) that attacks and kills... more
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“The ultimate solution is a multiplication of leverage by citizens to the point where it simply cannot be denied”. -Clifford Carnicom“The ultimate solution is a multiplication of leverage by citizens to the point... more
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Asia and India were the only places we could find this information. The US government under Barack Obama is keeping vital health information from the US public.Asia and India were the only places we could find this information. The US government... more
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Fracking for gas not only uses toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking water and groundwater — it also releases substantial quantities of radioactive poison from the ground that will remain hot and deadly for thousands of years.Fracking for gas not only uses toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking water and... more
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The Future of Sex: The Robots are Coming (Pun Intended)-Sex and Simulation Never the twain shall meet.The Future of Sex: The Robots are Coming (Pun Intended)-Sex and Simulation Never the... more
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