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Nigeria’s Polio Victims & Their Daily Lives | Edge of Humanity Magazine

Posted on August 26, 2020 by agogo22

Polio victims Naja Atu Yusif (L) and Adamu Yusif (R), in the courtyard of their primary school in Kano. While Naja can limp, Adamu can’t walk and has to use a tricycle to move around. Kano, Nigeria Writer, Videographer and … Continue reading →

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Flat Lens a Thousand Times Thinner Than a Human Hair Offers a Wide Field of View for Smartphone Cameras

Posted on August 26, 2020 by agogo22

The lens can be used to produce high-resolution images with a wide field of view. It can serve as a camera lens in smartphones and can be used in other devices that depend on sensors (high resolution wide angle selfie … Continue reading →

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9 Subatomic Stories: The crazy world of quantum foam

Posted on August 26, 2020 by agogo22

One of the most bizarre predictions of modern physics is that at the quantum level, subatomic particles are constantly flickering in and out of existence. In episode 9 of subatomic stories, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains the key idea and … Continue reading →

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Intertemporal Communication

Posted on August 25, 2020 by agogo22

There’s a plausible chance that we may be alone in the galaxy right now. But the odds that the galaxy has never, and will never, host other civilizations is far less likely. Today we explore the possibility of communicating through … Continue reading →

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How caffeine changed the world – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on August 23, 2020 by agogo22

It is the world’s most-used drug, one many of us simply refuse to live without, opting for addiction over the loss of that first, or second, or in some cases third cup that gets us through the day. And now its … Continue reading →

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6 Handwashing Mistakes That Help Coronavirus Spread

Posted on August 23, 2020 by agogo22

As the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreads, you must take measures to protect yourself. . Avoid these 6 handwashing errors to prevent spreading the virus. .

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When Women Crowdfunded Radium For Marie Curie

Posted on August 22, 2020 by agogo22

The element was hard to get and extremely expensive but essential for Curie’s cancer research Curie, who lived in France for much of her life, had done an interview with an American reporter named Marie Meloney the year before. In … Continue reading →

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Uncertain times | Aeon

Posted on August 22, 2020 by agogo22

The pandemic is an unprecedented opportunity – seeing human society as a complex system opens a better future for us all   Jessica Flack  is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico and director of the Collective … Continue reading →

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Horse eyeballs and bone hammers: surprising lives of the Neanderthals

Posted on August 21, 2020 by agogo22

Josie Glausiusz Rebecca Wragg Sykes’s book paints a vivid portrait of our adaptable ancient relatives. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art Rebecca Wragg SykesBloomsbury Sigma (2020) A quarter of the way through Kindred, I was longing to meet a … Continue reading →

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What Do ‘Natural’ and ‘Artificial’ Flavors Really Mean?

Posted on August 21, 2020 by agogo22

What does it actually mean when your snack cake has “naturally flavored” on the package?

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