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.
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It 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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Take our word for it, ‘Giant’ means it’s really, really big. And it was recently on the move thanks to more than 700 tires. KX News has the story and video.
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The technology is more or less ready, the questions about how and when to use it — they have yet to be answered. Get your facial identification technology primer from Quartz.
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Here’s some less-common mathematical analysis on the world’s oil dependency. The reality we have to face if we stay on the same energy path — even with an unlimited amount oil, at some point the future our demand will exceed supply.
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YouTube will release a new app designed for kids on Monday, the Google-owned video service has confirmed to The Verge. The app — called YouTube Kids — will reportedly offer original episodes of TV shows aimed at youngsters, in addition to videos from child-centric channels on YouTube.
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