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Artists stage exhibit of trash found on Mount Everest
• RawStory.comA group of artists is staging an exhibition of sculptures made from tonnes of trash collected on Mount Everest, highlighting the toll that decades of mountaineering have taken on the world’s highest peak.
Oops: Russia bans YouTube over ‘technical mistake’
• RawStory.comWeb-surfing Russians endured a brief scare Wednesday that the authorities had blocked YouTube after the video-sharing website appeared on a list of banned addresses, in what officials later called a “technical mistake”.
Swiss nuclear reactor shuts down due to defect
• RawStory.comA reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant shut down automatically Wednesday due to a defect, the operator said, stressing that the procedure had been completely safe.
Gray Matter: How Not To Deep-Fry A Turkey
• Theodore Gray via PopSci.comDeep-frying a turkey can be a delicious Thanksgiving treat—or a deadly conflagration, as our rather dramatic video shows
An Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor
• Elbert Chu via PopSci.comRemotely operated excavators for mining in the abyss
Today's Turkeys Are Genetically Barren Compared To Their Wild Ancestors
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comWe Americans raised about 254 million turkeys this year, and ran up a $9.1 million turkey trade deficit by importing even more birds from Canada, according to the Census Bureau.
What 'Earth-Shaking' Evidence Did The Mars Rover Curiosity Just Find?
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comDid the Mars rover Curiosity sniff signs of life last week? It’s not clear yet, but scientists have definitely seen something interesting.
Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?
• Seth S. Horowitz via PopSci.comInfrasonic sound can have very unusual non-auditory effects on the body. But does it kill?
Shale Oil Will Boost U.S. Production, But It Won’t Bring Energy Independence
• Kevin Bullis ia TechnologyReview.comThe U.S. will still need more big breakthroughs to eliminate the need for imported oil.
Tablet Makers Pursue Public Schools
• Rachel Metz via TechnologyReview.comHigh schools, grammar schools, and kindergartens are a large and growing market for Apple’s iPad.
Suicide Drones, Mini Blimps and 3D Printers: Inside the New Army Arsenal
• Noah Shachtman via WIRED.comFlying grenades. Mini spy blimps. Robotic bombbusters. Suicide-vest spotters. Battlefield 3D printers. The Army is retooling for a very austere, very remote way of war. And the gear that's required is very different from the hardware that came before
The HP Way, and How It Completely Screwed HP
• Robert Beckhusen via WIRED.comThese days Hewlett Packard can’t do anything right. But, in particular, it really can’t do software.
Watch This Awesome Robot Play Catch Better Than Your Dad
• http://www.popsci.com, By Krislyn PlacideDisney researchers invented a humanoid animatron that plays a lifelike game of catch.
These Beautiful Nano-Rainbows Could Make Better TVs
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherPotential to make better solar cells? Check. Improved televisions down the road? Check. Pretty? Check.
Curiosity Rover’s Secret Historic Breakthrough? Speculation Centers on Organic Molecules
• http://www.wired.com, By Adam MannMuch of the internet is buzzing over upcoming “big news” from NASA’s Curiosity rover, but the space agency’s scientists are keeping quiet about the details.
How Big Data Will Ease Your Commute
• Doug Newcomb via WIRED.comGet into a cab and it’s safe to assume the driver knows the ins, outs, shortcuts and potential traffic tie-ups between you and your destination.
Student Suspended for Refusing to Wear a School-Issued RFID Tracker
• David Kravets via WIRED.comA Texas high school student is being suspended for refusing to wear a student ID card implanted with a radio-frequency identification chip.
Carbon Dioxide Seive Developed
• arcleinnt Jin Shang and research Fellow Gang Li from the Melbourne School of Engineering, have developed a new sieve that allows carbon dioxide molecules to be trapped and stored. "The findings published in the Journal of the American Chem
Mars Rover Scientists Say They're Sitting On A Discovery For The 'History Books'
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Dina SpectorThe scientists in charge of NASA's Curiosity rover are sitting on some exciting, but not-yet-confirmed news, NPR's Joe Palca reports.
Injectable Sponges Can Expand Inside The Body To Deliver Drugs
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA new class of gel-based sponges can be molded to any shape, soak up drugs or stem cells, shrink down and be injected into the body, where they inflate to their original size and leak out their contents.
Investment alliance with $22 trillion in assets pleads for urgent climate action
• Stephen C. Webster via RawStory.comAn alliance of some of the world’s largest investment groups, worth a combined total of $22 trillion in assets, urged world leaders this week to take calls for action on climate change seriously.
Mexico ‘risks corn damage’ if GM maize is planted
• RawStory.comEnvironmentalists are warning that Mexico, the cradle of corn, risks damaging its staple if the government gives US firms the green light to plant genetically-modified maize in huge swaths of land.
Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games
• http://www.ted.com, Daphne BavelierHow do fast-paced video games affect the brain?
Appreciating Science: A New Approach to Science in our World
• http://www.csicop.org, Sharon HillMembers of the public don’t know much about science, and they seem fine to leave science to the scientists. That’s Trouble.
Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So
• http://www.popsci.com, By Rebecca BoyleA Stanford geneticist says humans have so many genetic mutations that we're less intelligent than our ancestors, and it's getting worse. Eugenicists 100 years ago had similar hypotheses.
Bionic Arm Provides Life Quality
• arcleinNigel Ackland, 53, has been fitted with a carbon fiber mechanical hand he can control with muscles in his upper arm to type on a computer keyboard or hold a raw egg without cracking it, The Sun reported. Sensors in the $40,000 prosthesis react to
Nose cell transplant enables paralysed dogs to walk
• http://www.bbc.co.uk, Fergus WalshScientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.
World Bank warns global temp. could rise devastating 4 degrees this century
• RawStory.comThe World Bank warned Sunday that global temperatures could rise by four degrees this century without immediate action, with potentially devastating consequences for coastal cities and the poor.
Intoxicated patients more likely to survive traumatic injuries, study finds
• Eric W. Dolan via RawStory.comIn a somewhat paradoxical finding, being intoxicated on alcohol could help you survive a traumatic injury, according to a study to be published in the December issue of the journal Alcohol.
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