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Nov 18, 2018

VW Confirms Tie With Ford: Electric Cars Part Of the Package?

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

The rumors about the VW and Ford electric car partnership are still alive as Volkswagen’s CEO “identified other potential cooperation” outside of just commercial vehicles.

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Nov 18, 2018

Scientists Want to Search for Life Deep Below the Earth’s Surface

Posted by in category: futurism

A team of researchers from Japan’s Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology’s want to drill into the Earth’s mantle in the 2020s.

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Nov 18, 2018

If You’re Always Cold, You’ll Need This Heated Jacket ASAP

Posted by in category: futurism

We all have one friend who NEEDS this jacket.

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Nov 18, 2018

Dinosaur fossil could be the world’s first-ever bird species

Posted by in category: futurism

Often referred to as ‘the missing link’ between dinosaurs and birds, the winged and feathered Archaeopteryx now has a newly described relative that’s more bird than dinosaur.

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Nov 18, 2018

Hidden in a distant galaxy cluster collision are wisps of gas resembling the starship Enterprise from Star Trek

Posted by in category: space

Take a closer look: https://go.nasa.gov/2qUG7hy

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Nov 18, 2018

Surgery for Sleep Apnea

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

There are many types of surgery for sleep apnea. Your doctor might recommend one of them if other treatments, such as oxygen therapy or a CPAP machine, aren’t working for you. We’ll go over the different surgical options, including how they’re done, which ones are most effective, and their risks.

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Nov 18, 2018

Robotic Russian Cargo Ship Delivers Tons of Supplies to Space Station

Posted by in categories: robotics/AI, space, transportation

An uncrewed Russian cargo ship linked up with the International Space Station Sunday (Nov. 18) to deliver nearly 3 tons of supplies for the orbiting lab.

The resupply ship, called Progress 71, docked at the space station at 2:28 p.m. EST (1928 GMT) as both spacecraft sailed 252 miles (405 kilometers) over Algeria. Progress 71 launched into orbit Friday (Nov. 16) from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

“A textbook journey for the Progress,” NASA spokesperson Rob Navias said during live commentary. [The Space Station’s Robotic Cargo Ship Fleet in Pictures].

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Nov 18, 2018

HISTORY Photo

Posted by in category: biotech/medical

In 1922 scientists went to a hospital ward with diabetic children, most of them comatose and dying from diabetic keto-acidosis (DKA). This is known as one of medicine’s most incredible moments. Imagine a room full of parents sitting at the bedside waiting for the inevitable death of their child.

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Nov 18, 2018

Nebtrion: Dawn of a Cyborg Religion

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cyborgs, sex

What are the values of religion in the 21st century? As we continue accelerating towards a new scientific and technological era, it shouldn’t be a surprise to find an increasing number of people adhering to secular values and skeptical critical thinking. But then religion persists. Interestingly, while newer religions are emerging, they’re subsequently accommodating this new era into their philosophical belief structure.


In this cyborg religion, being against science and technology is a sin! Then again, so is having sex and doing drugs. Bummer!

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Nov 18, 2018

Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought

Posted by in categories: internet, mobile phones

With nothing but a smartphone and some clever computation, researchers can exploit ambient signals to track individuals in their own homes.

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