The drugs are called ‘senolytics’ and they’ve proven effective at treating symptoms of old age and frailty in mice. If you’re one of those people who wants to live a long healthy life, this article is both exciting and worth reading.
Read & Share sourced from: Science AlertThe idea is to deliver Internet service to remote regions and those affected by natural disasters by flying LTE signal dispersing balloons overhead. The idea is cool both for the mission and the innovative method they’re using to solve the problem. Get the latest on the Google X Labs project in this video from The
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An argument could be made that the war on drugs has not been the U.S. government’s best investment, and that is likely due in part to cultural resistance to the criminalization of a few drugs that no business being lumped into the ‘dangerous’ category… marijuana is the most obvious example, psilocybic mushrooms are another. And
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Do we really need all these huge cell towers? A silicon valley inventor isn’t sure we have to accept them and has developed an alternative method of staying constantly connected.
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Environment Canada released a risk assessment for the Upper Souris Watershed that characterized the basin as ‘high risk’. And if Estevan is high risk, Minot is high risk. Commentary: Everyone that draws water from the river should be aware of this likely-unavoidable threat.
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This article is full of great tidbits about one of our most beloved and longest-running television programs. And clearly, Homer’s genius has been apparent in many more ways than we’ve yet realized.
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Get up to speed on some the big-picture technology trends and how they’ll likely be affecting classrooms both today and in the future.
Read & Share sourced from: Noodle.orgThe technology and computer world is an intimidating place for laypeople, but articles like this one will help you build on your working knowledge.
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News: Google may let the public start using their self-driving cars in small trials as early this year. Commentary: This technology is closer than you realize. Know someone who makes a living as a driver? Tell them they should start game-planning their next career.
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An addition to nations bomber fleet is in the works, and though the secret airplane is not projected to enter service until well into the next decade, this is a Minot story.
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The science behind the refining process is the key to success at one of North Dakota’s newest refineries, and it’s the job of scientists to help the facility meet the high industry standards. Get the details in this informative piece from the Dickinson Press.
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See a kid using a 3D-printed arm in action. Then get excited about the fact that this arm costs about 1% of what current comparable products cost.
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Scientific progress depends on failure. Research needs to fail, to be proven wrong many times before scientists are able to narrow down to the verifiable conclusions and develop an evidence-based hypothesis. More on the process and the rising status of bad results from Wired.
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We all know how perceptive dogs are to emotion, but it turns out their a lot more perceptive than we realize. The reality, if you lie to your dog, they’ll probably pick up on and stop trusting you. Details on the research from Science Alert.
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The world we’re heading towards is a world of automation, and the truck driving industry is no exception. Prototype trucks already exist, and the economics of fleet management will likely incentivize the transition. See what the future looks like in this article from Quartz.
Read & Share sourced from: QuartzIt works like this… there’s this phone number, you text what you want, and then you get what you want. It launched unexpectedly and by demand, and it’s snowballing. Clearly, the Internet is changing things.
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