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Toy Fair 2019: Nerf Fortnite, Barbie turns 60 and more - CNET
CNET - 16 Feb 2019 02:55
Here are all the best toys we saw.
Google reportedly scored tax breaks using secret shell companies - CNET
CNET - 16 Feb 2019 04:07
The news comes a day after Amazon said it was canceling plans for a New York hub.
It's Time to go Back to the Moon, According to This Astronaut
SPACE.com - 16 Feb 2019 13:24
In a conversation with Space.com, former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino shared that he thinks it's about time that humans step foot on the lunar surface again.
Website uses AI to create infinite fake faces
Engadget - 16 Feb 2019 05:52
You might already know that AI can put real faces in implausible scenarios, but it's now clear that it can create faces that otherwise wouldn't exist. Developer Phillip Wang has created a website, ThisPersonDoesNotExist,...
AI autotune makes your terrible karaoke singing more tolerable
New Scientist - 16 Feb 2019 10:00
Autotune can often sound robotic because it shifts off notes into perfect pitch, a new version listens to the notes you've already sung and uses them to help fill in the gaps
We Hate Long Goodbyes, But Opportunity has Earned One
Universe Today - 16 Feb 2019 00:59
NASA’s Opportunity rover has reached the end of its life. Initially designed to last 90 days, and to travel only 1000 meters (1100 yards), the rover spent almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars. During that time...
Theranos HBO documentary trailer drops, and wow
Mashable - 16 Feb 2019 00:56Data Breach Bonanza: Dating Apps, Equifax, Mass Credential Dumps
Threatpost - 16 Feb 2019 00:30
Data-exposure "lowlights" for the week ending Feb. 15, 2019.
Underground volcanoes could explain possible liquid water on Mars
Digital Trends - 16 Feb 2019 00:24
Last year scientists discovered there could be liquid water on Mars. Now a research team argues that for there to be liquid water, there must be an underground source of heat -- and they believe underground volcanoes cou...
Immersive Virtual Reality Therapy Shows Lasting Effect in Phobia Treatments For Children with ASD
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2019 22:42
Researchers report children on the autism spectrum who experience specific phobias may benefit from immersive virtual reality therapy. The study reports immersive VR helped almost 45% of children with ASD remain free fro...
Brain Connections That Disadvantage Night Owls Revealed
Neuroscience News - 16 Feb 2019 21:59
A new MRI study reveals those who get to sleep and wake up late have lower resting brain connectivity in regions associated with the maintenance of consciousness. Researchers report the reduced brain connectivity is link...
Drinking contexts associated with early onset of alcohol intoxication among adolescents
Science Daily - 16 Feb 2019 16:45
New research has begun to identify the circumstances by examining relationships between early age of first intoxication (less than 15 years), drinking in different contexts such as one's own home, at friends' homes, or o...
PET/CT imaging agent shows promise for better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism
Science Daily - 16 Feb 2019 16:45
Researchers report that a new nuclear medicine tracer may allow better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). Acute VTE is a disease that includes deep-vein thrombosis and its complication, pulmonary embolism, ...
HoloLens 2: Everything you need to know
Digital Trends - 16 Feb 2019 16:00
The HoloLens 2 is ripe for an announcement. Here's what Microsoft has revealed so far, what's likely in store for the next generation HoloLens, and everything that we know about this mixed reality headset. The post HoloL...
Space Photos of the Week: The Trail of Opportunity and More
Wired - 16 Feb 2019 15:00
As hard as it is to say goodbye to our favorite little rover, the mission had a hell of a run on Mars.
Rarely Glimpsed Scaly Pangolins Caught Hugging Trees in the Dark
Live Science - 16 Feb 2019 14:53Why Men Who Can Do 40 Pushups May Have Better Heart Health
Live Science - 16 Feb 2019 14:52Scientists discover more accurate way to calculate the Universe's matter
Slash Gear - 16 Feb 2019 14:42
When it comes to understanding exactly how much matter makes up our universe, scientists have long had to overestimate the total based on what they’ve found with existing calculations. This is because, for decades, it�...
Even years later, Twitter doesn't delete your direct messages
The Loop - 16 Feb 2019 14:00
Brings to mind the old cliche of "Don't write down anything you don't want your mother to read."∞ Read this on The Loop
Amazing Photos of Comet 2018/Y1 Iwamoto!
SPACE.com - 16 Feb 2019 13:26
When the bright-green Comet 2018/Y1 Iwamoto swung by the sun in February 2019, astrophotographers took advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime chance to photograph the comet with their telescopes. See some of the most specta...
Drinking contexts associated with early onset of alcohol intoxication among adolescents
EurekAlert! - 16 Feb 2019 07:00
(Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation) New research by scientists at the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation has begun to identify these circumstances by examining rel...
Diabetes mellitus and stable ischemic heart disease
EurekAlert! - 16 Feb 2019 07:00
(Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications) In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications, Cody Schwartz and David Winchester from the Malcom Randall VAMC, Gainesville, Fla., USA consider diabetes...