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Help Find the Healdsburg Tektites
KQED Quest - 13 Dec 2012 23:33
Half meteorite, half Earth rock, these geological oddities may be part of a new strewnfield in the northern Bay Area.
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Singularity Hub - 13 Dec 2012 22:08
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The Robotics Revolution Is Happening
Popular Science - 13 Dec 2012 20:25
“We are still at the 'horseless carriage stage of this technology,†Peter Singer says in a new Brookings Institute piece on robotics. Singer, director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative and a senior fello...
Violent beauty at the end of an Alaskan glacier
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 19:50
You can almost hear the crash of ice on water in this stunning image of an ice sheet calving off the Chenega glacier in Alaska
Overeating now bigger global problem than lack of food
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 19:40
The most comprehensive disease report ever produced confirms that, for the first time, there is a larger health problem from people eating too much than too little
In search of the world's oldest cave etching
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 19:00
Strange markings on the walls of a cave in Australia's vast Nullarbor Plain could have been a tactile code for ancient Aboriginal flint miners
North Korea's Satellite Is Tumbling Out Of Control
Popular Science - 13 Dec 2012 19:00
The rogue nation reached space on Monday, but its orbiting 'space vehicle' is now hurtling uncontrolled and poses a threat to other satellites. Here’s something troubling to start your afternoon: North Korea launc...
Patented Book Writing System Lets One Professor Create Hundreds Of Thousands Of Amazon Books And Counting
Singularity Hub - 13 Dec 2012 18:49
Philip M. Parker, Professor of Marketing at INSEAD Business School, has had a side project for over 10 years. He’s created a computer system that can write books about specific subjects in about 20 minutes. The pa...
Higgs boson having an identity crisis
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 18:48
Six months on from its announcement, the mass and decay rates of the particle thought to be the Higgs boson are proving hard to pin down
5 Gifts That Will Blow Your Dog's Mind With Science
Popular Science - 13 Dec 2012 17:00
Give your dog the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education it deserves with these toys.
Laser drills could relight geothermal energy dreams
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 17:00
High-powered lasers that can drill through igneous rocks may make reaching oil and geothermal sources much easier
5 Science Toys For Dogs (And Their Nerdy Owners)
Popular Science - 13 Dec 2012 17:00
Nearly as many dogs live in U.S. homes as kids, and they're smarter than you think (the dogs, that is). Give them the STEM education they deserve with this holiday gift guide. Popular Science teems with nerds who loves d...
Welcome to the personal drone revolution
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 16:25
Sophisticated, affordable drones could soon be so commonplace that they will become our personal servants, says Michael Brooks (full text available to subscribers)
Robots should be cleaning your home
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 16:19
Tech investor Dmitri Grishin explains why the time is right for sleek, versatile robots that will be our everyday helpers rather than factory equipment
World's loneliest bug turns up in Death Valley
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 15:48
A microbe that survives deep below Earth's surface without the sun's energy has reappeared, in California
Robots should be cleaning your home
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 15:35
Tech investor Dmitri Grishin explains why the time is right for sleek, versatile robots that will be our everyday helpers rather than factory equipment
Search for aliens poses game theory dilemma
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 13:36
The complex question of whether to risk contact with ET may be navigable with a new spin on the "prisoner's dilemma"
'Robot ecosystem' in sight as apps get a cash boost
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 11:00
The first company dedicated to investing in consumer robotics stakes $250,000 on robot apps
First results from James Cameron's trip to the abyss
New Scientist - 13 Dec 2012 10:00
It's not Pandora, but the Mariana trench holds life just as strange as that in James Cameron's film Avatar
Why North Korea's Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom
Popular Science - 13 Dec 2012 00:30
North Korea's entrance into the small group of spacefaring nations is certainly significant. But the idea that it is nearing an intercontinental nuclear capability is overblown. Late yesterday, North Korea joined the spa...