News Briefs 18-11-2013
Robot proves itself to be to have been self-conscious. Do We Live in the Matrix? Tests could reveal whether we are part of a giant computer simulation — but the question is, do we really want to know?...
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Scientists battle to save orchid at the edge of extinction. Reminds me of the movie, Adaptation (Amazon US & UK). Were people killing giant sloths in South America 30,000 years ago? Bones with...
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Black Friday video mash-up. The good news: nobody died this year. Sexual frustration decreases lifespan. Yep, sucks the will to live right outta ya. If people can take hard drugs and still go on being...
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-15F last Wednesday — now that’s what I call a six-cat night! Mystery of the first stars deepens. The planet that shouldn’t exist. Saturn’s hexagonal storm. ‘Spooky action’ builds a wormhole between...
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You really don’t want H1N1 flu. It’s deep misery for 10 days or longer. (What do you think I’ve been recovering from since New Years?) The CDC says H1N1 is still on a rampage, so, please, get...
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Part of today’s news briefs were inspired by Richard Greene in The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Complete Series (58 hours, 11 DVDs), which has a richly-deserved five-star rating at Amazon US & UK....
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I wonder if Justice Sotomayor’s view of the current situation would change if she could read her own NSA file? Scientists return to Antikythera: Month-long underwater expedition hopes to find the other...
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Whew! Move over, Gobekli Tepe. Indonesia’s ‘Mountain of Enlightenment’ radiocarbon dated to 22,000 BC. Early Earth far less hellish than previously thought. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind review...
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Why-the-world-stays-screwed-up edition. Isolation and hallucinations: Why the mental health of astronauts is one of the biggest hurdles when it comes to successful space missions. The US is holding on...
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Sorta like Larry, Curly and Moe reenlisting… *reads email* Whoa, I’m psychic. But it’s more like Larry, Curly and Moe detained while trying to reenlist. Ah well, K Sera Sera. The ‘igloo’ that could be...
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