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Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War?

February 15 marks the day, 17 years ago, when global demonstrations against the pending Iraq invasion were so massive that the New York Times called world public opinion “the second superpower.” But the U.S. ignored it and invaded Iraq anyway. So what has become of the momentous hopes of that…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Air Pollution

Telling Numbers: Fossil fuel air pollution cost— $8 bn/day, 4.5 mn deaths/year

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: February 14, 2020 8:21:54 am Globally, air pollution is estimated to cause 4.5 million premature deaths each year (File Photo)A new Greenpeace report has estimated the global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels at around $2.9 trillion per year, or…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Big Data

Big Data Leads To Massive Time Saving Digital Resources

Big data is changing the way we live in countless ways. We usually talk about the massive technological advances that AI and other big data technologies have brought to large companies. However, developments in data technology have also led to some important improvements for everyday consumers.One of the biggest benefits…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Virtual Reality

Half-Life: Alyx Gets A March 23 Release Date

Valve has announced a release date for Half-Life: Alyx, the VR spin-off and long-awaited return of the Half-Life franchise. The game, exclusive to compatible VR headsets, will be released on March 23, 2020.Developer Valve announced the release date with a tweet linking to the Steam page, which is still offering…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Electric Car

Why Tesla Stock Jumped Thursday

The Street approves of the electric-car maker's well-timed stock offering. What happened Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) jumped on Thursday, rising 5% as of 2:05 p.m. EST, putting shares over $800. The stock's gain follows news this morning that the automaker decided to raise capital despite previously asserting it wouldn't make…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Little Red Riding Hood

Picture books

WORLD’s Picture Book of the Year is Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler (Nancy Paulsen Books, ages 5-8), a hope-filled, true story of a family that survives and prospers despite tragedy. Adults will appreciate the enormity of the challenges the mother faces. Children will appreciate the simple story and…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

NOAA

January 2020 was the hottest in modern recorded history, NOAA says

There has never been a warmer January in 141 years of climate records.February 13, 2020, 7:26 PM6 min read Last month has been named the hottest January in 141 years of recorded climate history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The global land and ocean surface temperature in…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Global Warming

Ancient people tried to stop rising seas with spears or fiery boulders

Humans 13 February 2020 By Alice Klein The Carnac stones on the northwest coast of FranceHemis/AlamyThe last time humans came up against rising seas due to major global warming, they tried to protect themselves by putting up physical barriers and possibly appealing to divine powers to hold back the water.…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Huawei

Alleged Huawei spy was caught disguised as ‘Weihua’ employee

Or should we say Weihua?? Image: Paco Freire / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images By Karissa Bell2020-02-13 19:34:06 UTC If you're going to steal trade secrets for your employer, you might want to do a little more to hide your identity than simply rearrange the letters of your…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Panda

I spy with my digital eye… a tiger’s breathing, a lion’s pulse

A pilot study undertaken by researchers from the University of South Australia at Adelaide Zoo, has developed a new way to undertake basic health checks of exotic wildlife using a digital camera, saving them the stress of an anaesthetic. Filming animals using a high-resolution digital camera installed on a tripod…

bubmagFebruary 13, 2020

Can the World’s Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War?

Telling Numbers: Fossil fuel air pollution cost— $8 bn/day, 4.5 mn deaths/year

Big Data Leads To Massive Time Saving Digital Resources

Half-Life: Alyx Gets A March 23 Release Date

Why Tesla Stock Jumped Thursday

Picture books

January 2020 was the hottest in modern recorded history, NOAA says

Ancient people tried to stop rising seas with spears or fiery boulders

Alleged Huawei spy was caught disguised as ‘Weihua’ employee

I spy with my digital eye… a tiger’s breathing, a lion’s pulse

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