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How poverty changes your mind-set – ScienceBlog.com
The proportion of the global population living on less than $1.90 per person per day has fallen—from 18 percent in 2008 to 11 percent in 2013, according to the World Bank. In the United States, however, the poverty rate has … Continue reading
Merged microscope offers unprecedented look at biological processes in living cells – ScienceBlog.com
Scientists at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have combined two different microscope technologies to create sharper images of rapidly moving processes inside a cell. NIBIB is part of the National Institutes of Health. In a paper … Continue reading
Why predicting the future is about to become cheaper: A.I. and economics | Ajay Agrawal
Big Think Published on 4 May 2018 When most of us look at A.I. we see magical capabilities. When economists look at A.I. they see something very different. Economist Ajay Agrawal explains: “What economists bring to the conversation is that … Continue reading
Splash and Burn: An Artist-Led Initiative Raising Awareness About the Negative Effects of Palm Oil Production in South Asia – Colossal
Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of palm oil, the harvesting of which has been shown to have extremely adverse effects on wildlife and natural resources, including deforestation, fires, and the displacement of people and animals. Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic (previously) witnessed … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, creatives, Culture, Environment, infrastructure, Street Art
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Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers
Was 2017 really the “worst year ever,” as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we’re doing better now in every one of them … Continue reading
Observing Chinese Starbucks patrons reveals what their ancestors farmed, study finds – ScienceBlog.com
Anew study analysing behaviour patterns of people across China suggests that the traditional interdependent rice-farming culture of southern China has resulted in today’s residents—even city dwellers far removed from farming—being more interdependent and less controlling over their environment compared to … Continue reading
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Tagged Analysis, comparison, Culture, history, human migration, science
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We May Never Truly Fathom Other Cultures
Our discrete cultural universes are not easily bridged.Inca Princess – La Gran Ñusta Mama Occollo (early 1800s) / Denver Art Museum If they’re honest and humble enough, people who study societies that existed in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans … Continue reading
No Age Limit to Achieving Your Dreams – Great Big Story
From Great Big Story: “In this reel, we meet five individuals proving there are no limits when following your dreams. We visit Nottingham’s Football club where we have a cuppa with an 88-year-old tea boy, travel to Nepal to attend … Continue reading
A new class of antibiotics to combat drug resistance – ScienceBlog.com
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Nosopharm, a biotechnology company based in Lyon, France, are part of an international team reporting on the discovery of a new class of antibiotics. The antibiotic, first identified by Nosopharm, is … Continue reading
Apple engineer killed in Tesla car operating in driverless mode
Electric car company Tesla has confirmed that a recent fatal crash involving one of its vehicles occurred while the car was in autopilot mode. Source: Apple engineer killed in Tesla car operating in driverless mode
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