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Aug 08
A US federal appeals court has given the green light for warrantless wiretapping. That means federal government can now spy on communications between America citizens without any warrants—and without fear of being sued, either. More »
Aug 07
Facebook is trialling online gambling for the first time, by allowing a gaming app on its platform to offer users the chance to play with real money. More »
Aug 03
Everyone moans about their cell carrier. According to a brand new Pew survey on that very topic, 77 percent of us are dissatisfied with with download speeds; 72 percent gripe about dropped calls; and 69 percent are annoyed at the amount of text message spam we receive. But what annoys you most about your cell carrier? [Pew] More »
Jul 20
It might shock you to hear that nobody has ever developed a complete computational model of a living cell. That’s because, despite their diminutive size, their internal processes are extremely complex—but now a team of Stanford engineers has succeeded where others have failed. More »
Jul 18
Scientists Use Skin To Replace Brain Cells Destroyed By Parkinson’s [Science]
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Parkinson’s is a horrible degenerative disorder of the central nervous system which is sadly incurable. But now a team of scientists from Johns Hopkins has been able to grow the brain cells which are usually destroyed by the disease from skin stem cells—and they’re confident it will help them develop new treatments. More »
Jul 16
It’s always funny—if a little gross—when you see a friend launch a spot of spittle across the room as they chat on the phone. But new research suggests that frequent cell phone users actually slobber more, making those discharges all the more common. More »
Jul 10
Jul 03
Cheap, Plastic-Filled Furniture Makes It Easier for Fire to Destroy Our Homes [Plastic]
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Today, more and more furniture is made using plastic-based materials, which burns drastically faster than the interior decor of yore, sucking all the oxygen out of a room at a faster clip, and making it harder to evacuate people. It’s a serious problem that’s making firefighters completely reconsider how they put fires out. More »
Jul 03
Scientist Creates Pizza Healthy Enough to Eat 3 Times a Day, Every Day [Food]
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Pizza is so good that most of us would be happy to eat it breakfast, lunch and dinner, if it weren’t for the fact that it was more than a little unhealthy. But now a scientist has created what he claims is the first nutritionally balanced pizza—and it’s OK to eat it three times a day, ever day. More »
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