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Nov 16, 2018

Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend: How to watch

Posted by in category: space

The best time to see the meteor showers will be between midnight and dawn on both mornings, wherever you are in the world. If you live in an urban area, you may want to drive to a place that isn’t littered with city lights that will obstruct your view.

Find an open area with a wide view of the sky, and don’t forget to bundle up. If you want to photograph the Leonid meteor shower, NASA suggests using a camera with manual focus on a tripod with a shutter release cable or built-in timer, fitted with a wide-angle lens.

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Nov 16, 2018

Fasting Molecule Delays Vascular Aging

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

A molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction has anti-aging effects on the vascular system, which could reduce the occurrence and severity of human diseases related to blood vessels, such as cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

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Nov 16, 2018

Tesla cuts prices on solar power systems as it looks to entice customers

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

Efforts are underway to drive down cost of using renewable energy.

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Nov 16, 2018

Electric unicycle: Fun toys or serious commuter personal electric vehicles?

Posted by in category: transportation

You’ve probably heard a lot about electric bicycles and electric scooters by now. These small personal electric vehicles (PEVs) are often touted as last mile vehicles that can help commuters travel short distances between home or work to other mass transit hubs, or as complete commuting alternatives in cities.

But one PEV you might not have heard about yet are electric unicycles. These odd-looking little EVs consist of just a single wheel that a rider straddles. They self balance like a Segway or hoverboard, but are much more narrow and nimble. Though they look like a toy, electric unicycles might be a more serious transportation alternative than many people think. Read on to learn why.

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Nov 16, 2018

The Amazing Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Genomics and Gene Editing

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, robotics/AI

It is predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will transform many aspects of our life including healthcare and genomics. AI and machine learning have helped us to understand the genome of organisms and will potentially change the way we treat disease, determine effective drugs and edit genes.

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Nov 16, 2018

Lab-Grown Mini Kidneys ‘Go Rouge,’ Sprout Brain and Muscle Cells

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Kidney organoids — miniature organs grown in the lab — recently went “rogue,” producing brain cells and muscle cells alongside the expected kidney cells.

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Nov 16, 2018

These DNA Startups Want to Put All of You on the Blockchain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, bitcoin, genetics

Two different marketplaces for genetic data, Nebula and EncrypGen, recently launched with the promise of better protections for their users.

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Nov 16, 2018

You can’t characterize human nature if studies overlook 85 percent of people on Earth

Posted by in category: futurism

Ninety percent of psychology studies come from countries representing less than 15 percent of the world’s population. Researchers are realizing that universalizing those findings might not make sense.

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Nov 16, 2018

When the Fork Forks: What You Need to Know as Bitcoin Cash Goes to War

Posted by in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin seems largely a ‘psychological’ currency whose value oscillates mostly in response to changes in folk’s opinions rather than shifts in some real underlying store of value, imo https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/when-fork-forks-what-yo…-goes-war/ https://paper.li/e-1437691924


Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed.

As a quick reminder, what is Bitcoin Cash again?

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Nov 16, 2018

What a massive database of retracted papers reveals about science publishing’s ‘death penalty’

Posted by in categories: law, science

Still, the data trove has enabled Science, working with Retraction Watch, to gain unusual insight into one of scientific publishing’s most consequential but shrouded practices. Our analysis of about 10,500 retracted journal articles shows the number of retractions has continued to grow, but it also challenges some worrying perceptions that continue today. The rise of retractions seems to reflect not so much an epidemic of fraud as a community trying to police itself.


Better editorial oversight, not more flawed papers, might explain a flood of retractions.

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