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The Historyscoper's Science and Technology Watch Blog Apr. 2, 2015

Friday, February 8, 2013

Rat-Size Ancestor Said to Link Man and Beast


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/science/common-ancestor-of-mammals-plucked-from-obscurity.html

'They're out of this world!': Mysterious purple spheres found in the desert spark speculation


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272296/Theyre-world--Mysterious-purple-spheres-desert-spark-speculation.html

The Andromeda Strain, Yes. Jesus, No. Your Tax Dollars at Work. by Gary North


http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1260.html

Boeing New Aircraft Orders Implode From 183 To Just 2 In January


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-08/boeing-new-aircraft-orders-implode-183-just-2-january

NASA Telescopes Discover Strobe-Like Flashes in a Suspected Binary Protostar

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/protostar-flashes.html

Thursday, February 7, 2013

These Cars' Airbags Are For Cyclists


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/these-cars-airbags-are-for-cyclists

Next Up: Binoculars That Can Literally Tell Who You Are


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/next-up-binoculars-that-can-literally-tell-who-you-are

Tonik, dog with human face, up for adoption


http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0206/Tonik-dog-with-human-face-up-for-adoption

40,000 Year Old Fossil Link to Today

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/40000-year-old-fossil-link-to-today.html

Layered Moly Oxide for High Speed Electronics


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/layered-moly-oxide-for-high-speed.html

Bacterial Supplement Energizes Pig Immune System


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/bacterial-supplement-energizes-pig.html

Where evil lurks: Neurologist discovers 'dark patch' inside the brains of killers and rapists

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2273857/Neurologist-discovers-dark-patch-inside-brains-killers-rapists.html

‘Transhumanist Movement’ Is Coming: The Ethical Dilemma Posed by Rapidly Advancing Technology

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/06/transhumanist-movement-is-coming-the-ethical-dilemma-posed-by-rapidly-advancing-technology/

The Brain Retroactively Edits Conscious Experience


http://www.livescience.com/26717-brain-retroactively-edits-consciousness.html

Is there water on Mars? Newly discovered perchlorates, or salts, have opened the possibility of a wet, habitable red planet


http://www.salon.com/2013/02/06/is_there_water_on_mars_partner/

Stefano Mancuso: The roots of plant intelligence


http://www.ted.com/talks/stefano_mancuso_the_roots_of_plant_intelligence.html

Babies Start 'Mind Reading' Earlier Than Thought


http://www.livescience.com/26691-babies-understand-other-peoples-beliefs.html

This Weird Antarctic Building Can Ski On Ice


http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-02/weird-antarctic-research-station-skis-ice

When Will the Rest of Us Get Google Fiber?


http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510176/when-will-the-rest-of-us-get-google-fiber/

3-D Cybertaxonomy: Fascinating Virtual Dissections That Will Freak You Out


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128112-2013-02-06-3-d-cybertaxonomy-fascinating-virtual-dissections-that-will-freak-you.htm

There Could Be A Habitable Planet Just 13 Light Years Away From Earth


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128118-2013-02-06-there-could-be-a-habitable-planet-just-13-light-years.htm

Why Insects Should Be in Your Diet


http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/34172/title/Why-Insects-Should-Be-in-Your-Diet/

Tantalizing Glimpses into a Fragmented Genome

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001470

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Pacific earthquake: Are scientists underestimating 'superquakes'? (+video)


http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0205/Pacific-earthquake-Are-scientists-underestimating-superquakes-video

Earth-buzzing asteroid: Big enough to level a city, it was found by amateurs


http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0205/Earth-buzzing-asteroid-Big-enough-to-level-a-city-it-was-found-by-amateurs

Mary Leakey 100th birthday: A son on her adventuresome parenting


http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/Modern-Parenthood/2013/0206/Mary-Leakey-100th-birthday-A-son-on-her-adventuresome-parenting

How to Use Time Travel to Succeed Now and in the Future


http://bigthink.com/flash-foresight/how-to-use-time-travel-to-succeed-now-and-in-the-future

Super-Earths' Super Atmospheres Put A Question Mark On Habitability


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/super-earths-super-atmospheres-put-a-question-mark-on-habitability

Why Earthquake Prediction Models May Need Reevaluating

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/why-earthquake-prediction-models-may-need-reevaluating

A Guide to Understanding Nothing


http://bigthink.com/think-tank/a-guide-to-understanding-nothing

The Wild in the Wolf


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/the-wild-in-wolf.html

Superconducting at 35 Celsius


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/superconducting-at-35-celsius.html

Study: Earning less than your wife is bad for your libido


http://www.salon.com/2013/02/06/earning_less_than_your_wife_can_be_bad_for_the_ego_partner/

Drone Wars: How To Destroy The Machines That Will Eventually Kill You

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128062-2013-02-06-drone-wars-how-to-destroy-the-machines-that-will-eventually.htm

MAP: The US Government Is Sitting On $128 Trillion Worth Of Minerals


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128070-2013-02-06-map-the-us-government-is-sitting-on-128-trillion-worth.htm

Thanks To Global Warming, Everyone Wants To Mine Greenland's Uranium Deposit

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128075-2013-02-06-thanks-to-global-warming-everyone-wants-to-mine-greenlands-uranium.htm

Microsoft Surface Pro Review: The Weirdest Mainstream Laptop You Can Buy


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128085-2013-02-06-microsoft-surface-pro-review-the-weirdest-mainstream-laptop-you-can.htm

'Intimacy 2.0' Dress Turns Transparent When You Get Sexually Aroused (PHOTOS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/intimacy-20-dress-transparent-sexually-aroused_n_2622920.html

Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128024-2013-02-05-exploding-the-phone-the-untold-story-of-the-teenagers-and.htm

How To Design A Drone-Proof City


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128021-2013-02-05-how-to-design-a-drone-proof-city.htm

The Next Global Smartphone Revolution: Made in Taiwan


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128022-2013-02-05-the-next-global-smartphone-revolution-made-in-taiwan.htm

5 Companies Make A Crazy Amount Of Stuff In Your House [Infographic]


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128017-2013-02-05-5-companies-make-a-crazy-amount-of-stuff-in-your.htm

Researchers Scare The Crap Out Of Patients Who Supposedly Can't Feel Fear


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128018-2013-02-05-researchers-scare-the-crap-out-of-patients-who-supposedly-cant.htm

How to Build a Nanotube Computer


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128001-2013-02-05-how-to-build-a-nanotube-computer.htm

Computer model indicates promising new catalyst for generating hydrogen from water

http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/128002-2013-02-05-computer-model-indicates-promising-new-catalyst-for-generating-hydrogen-from.htm

Study Looks at Particles Used in Food


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/business/nanoparticles-in-food-raise-concern-by-advocacy-group.html

Dell in $24 Billion Deal to Go Private


http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/dell-sets-23-8-billion-deal-to-go-private/

NightPod Images Bring Earth to Light From Space Station


http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/nightpod.html

4 Fast Food Ingredients Way Worse than Horsemeat


http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/02/06/4-fast-food-ingredients-way-worse-than-horsemeat/

‘Invisible’ particles could enhance thermoelectric devices New approach could improve the efficiency of devices that harness power from temperature differences.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/invisible-particles-could-enhance-thermoelectric-devices-0206.html

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Can the FCC Create Public "Super WiFi Networks"?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/02/fcc-public-super-wifi-networks

Can magic mushrooms help cancer patients?

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/04/can_magic_mushrooms_help_cancer_patients_partner/

Why Most Of Us Won't Get Faster Internet Anytime Soon

http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/why-most-of-us-wont-get-faster-internet-anytime-soon

On YouTube, Three Clicks Separate Children's Videos From Adults'


http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/on-youtube-three-clicks-separate-childrens-videos-from-adults

Bland Strawberries Get a Genetic Tweak for Flavor


http://www.technewsdaily.com/16726-flavor-strawberries-genomics.html

Ballerina bird video reveals novel shape-shifting view


http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2013/02/ballerina-bird-video-reveals-two-shape-shifting-views.html

Turn Your Plastic Recyclables Into 3D Printing Spools With Filabot


http://singularityhub.com/2013/02/04/turn-your-plastic-recyclables-into-3d-printing-spools-with-filabot/

3D Printing with Human Embryonic Stem Cells


http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/3d-printing-with-human-embryonic-stem-cells/81247950/

Permafrost Agriculture


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/permafrost-agriculture.html

New Type of Volcanic Eruption


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/new-type-of-volcanic-eruption.html

Superior Lighting Developed


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/superior-lighting-developed.html

Fat thumb: a one-handed alternative to pinch-to-zoom


http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671741/fat-thumb-a-one-handed-alternative-to-pinch-to-zoom#1

Kardashev Civilizations: Star Trek-like world in our future By Dick Pelletier

http://www.positivefuturist.com/archive/475.html

Government and Top University Studies: Fluoride Lowers IQ and Causes Other Health Problems


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/127856-2013-02-03-government-and-top-university-studies-fluoride-lowers-iq-and-causes.htm

Phobos Artificial Claims European Space Agency


http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/News/127932-2013-02-04-phobos-artificial-claims-european-space-agency.htm

Nature's Death Formula


http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.ca/2013/02/natures-death-formula.html