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Facial recognition and AI will invade public privacy — but it can be done ethically Self-driving Vehicles

Facial recognition and AI will invade public privacy — but it can be done ethically

We live in an age where we have unprecedented access to almost any information we need. With the emergence of new technology like artificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition, big data, and more, the human experience is being changed forever. Almost anything you need is just a tap away; but this access…
bubmag
March 25, 2020
Apples that Are too Ugly to Eat Monsanto

Apples that Are too Ugly to Eat

When apples are subjected to mechanical damage, such as slicing, the apple flesh changes its original color and becomes brownish. Some consumers perceive this as a problem. But fear not—scientists have created nonbrowning Arctic® apples, which are genetically modified in order to solve this “problem.” As the marketing people who…
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March 25, 2020
The Margin: President Trump says he’s ‘so happy I can barely speak’ after Mitt Romney tests negative for coronavirus Impeachment

The Margin: President Trump says he’s ‘so happy I can barely speak’ after Mitt Romney tests negative for coronavirus

The Margin Published: March 25, 2020 at 5:06 p.m. ET Mitt Romney tests negative for coronavirus Getty Images Utah Senator Mitt Romney announced last Sunday that he would self-quarantine after fellow Senator Rand Paul announced he had tested positive for COVID-19 President Trump’s response: “Gee, that’s too bad.” To everybody…
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March 25, 2020
Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How. Air Pollution

Coronavirus Has Slashed Global Air Pollution. This Interactive Map Shows How.

The covid-19 pandemic has changed the world, grinding to a halt increasingly large geographic areas and portions of the economy in an effort to slow the virus’ spread.The impacts have been profound on the ground, but government-mandated lockdowns have also remade the atmosphere. Satellite data from China, the first epicenter…
bubmag
March 25, 2020
Burying or burning garbage boosts airborne bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes Antibiotics

Burying or burning garbage boosts airborne bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes

Credit: American Chemical Society Municipal solid waste is trash—such as plastic, food scraps and lawn clippings—that goes into garbage bins and doesn't get recycled. Most of this waste is buried in landfills or is incinerated. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have shown that when disposed of…
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March 25, 2020
Dispatches from a Pandemic: Letter from locked down Italy: the Cuban, Russian and Chinese efforts to assist Lombardy Silk Road

Dispatches from a Pandemic: Letter from locked down Italy: the Cuban, Russian and Chinese efforts to assist Lombardy

The Chinese arrived first. A China Eastern Airbus A-350 from Shanghai touched down at Rome’s semideserted international airport. It was March 12.Nine veterans of the “Battle of Wuhan” — specialists who had fought on the initial front line of the coronavirus epidemic — led the contingent. Sent by Chinese President…
bubmag
March 25, 2020