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Bees

This is what could happen if bees go extinct and how you can save them

Albert Einstein is often credited with saying: 'If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.' Though there is no evidence the German genius actually said this, the mere existence of the idea has caused many…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Electric Car

The Lightyear One electric car uses solar panels for a boost of energy

The new generation of electric cars is on its way with the Lightyear One, a vehicle capable of using solar energy to charge while on the road. Currently in the prototype phase, the solar panel-covered vehicle is due to hit the streets in 2021. The Lightyear …

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Times Square

People Run For Their Lives in Times Square After Mistaking Motorcycle Backfiring For Gunshots – Yahoo Entertainment

People Run For Their Lives in Times Square After Mistaking Motorcycle Backfiring For Gunshots - Yahoo Entertainment

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Gundam

PyOhio Keynote by Kattni Rembor now available on YouTube #CircuitPython #Adafruit @Adafruit @kattni

Kattni Rembor, part of Adafruit’s CircuitPython team, gave a rousing keynote at the recent PyOhio conference. “Changing Lives through Open Source, Passion and Mentoring” In trying to learn Python, I stumbled into a passion I had never considered. My path be…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Filter Bubble

In Ethiopia, disinformation spreads through Facebook live as political tensions rise

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sits with Minister of Defense Lemma Megersa, November 24, 2017. Photo by Odaw via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0. On July 18, two Ethiopian protest groups clashed in front of the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, DC, in…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Little Italy

How a stalled storm over Baltimore unleashed flooding rain and 70 mph winds Tuesday

A severe thunderstorm parked itself over the Baltimore area early Tuesday evening, unloading up to a half a foot of rain in a punishing two-hour torrent. It was an exceptionally intense and rare deluge with a likelihood of less than half a percent in any give…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Air Pollution

Calcium: Good for bones, good for cultural conservation

When it comes to cultural heritage sites, there are few things historians wouldn't do to preserve them for future generations. In particular, stone buildings and sculptures made of plaster and marble are increasingly at risk of damage from air pollution, acid…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Animal Protection

Nashville Metro Council Passes Resolution In Support Of PAST Act

Nashville Metro Council passes resolution in support of PAST Act to increase protections for Tennessee walking horses Image Credit: The HSUS NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 7, 2019)The Humane Society of the United States applauds Nashville Metro Council members fo…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Recycling

Apple on Right to Repair: We Want Customers to Be Confident Their Products Will Be ‘Repaired Safely and Correctly’

Right to Repair advocates continue to lobby the U.S. government, arguing that large tech companies like Apple are monopolizing repairs of consumer electronics in order to preserve profits, reports Axios. Image: iFixit.com In testimony before the U.S. House …

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

Silk Road

High-tech genocides: From the Jews to the Uyghurs – MinnPost

Community Voices features opinion pieces from a wide variety of authors and perspectives. (Submission Guidelines)The Holocaust was a 1940s high-tech genocide. Nazi leadership mobilized German scientists, doctors, engineers, and business experts to research an…

bubmagAugust 7, 2019

This is what could happen if bees go extinct and how you can save them

The Lightyear One electric car uses solar panels for a boost of energy

People Run For Their Lives in Times Square After Mistaking Motorcycle Backfiring For Gunshots – Yahoo Entertainment

PyOhio Keynote by Kattni Rembor now available on YouTube #CircuitPython #Adafruit @Adafruit @kattni

In Ethiopia, disinformation spreads through Facebook live as political tensions rise

How a stalled storm over Baltimore unleashed flooding rain and 70 mph winds Tuesday

Calcium: Good for bones, good for cultural conservation

Nashville Metro Council Passes Resolution In Support Of PAST Act

Apple on Right to Repair: We Want Customers to Be Confident Their Products Will Be ‘Repaired Safely and Correctly’

High-tech genocides: From the Jews to the Uyghurs – MinnPost

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