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science

12 Study Hacks That Will Help You Retain Information

July 24, 2017 historyscoper

https://medium.com/@cindymillet8/12-study-hacks-that-will-help-you-retain-information-8004f70c444c

Nanomaterial charges everyday batteries in seconds

July 24, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/24/nanomaterial-charges-everyday-batteries-in-seconds/

See the Structural Skeleton of Zaha Hadid Architects’ New Airport Terminal in Beijing

July 24, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.archdaily.com/875562/see-the-structural-skeleton-of-zaha-hadid-architects-new-airport-terminal-in-beijing

Official Launch of the Ocean Phoenix Project

July 22, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/official-launch-ocean-phoenix-project-christophe-j-poizat

Is it possible to design a “NUCLEAR BULLET” that can be fired from a gun or cannon?

July 22, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/possible-design-nuclear-bullet-can-fired-from-gun-cannon-pj-wilcox

science

How to freeze the decline of Earth’s endangered species

July 21, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/07/20/how-to-freeze-the-decline-of-earths-endangered-species/23039649/

Elon Musk Says He Has Approval to Build NY-DC Hyperloop

July 20, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Elon-Musk-Says-He-Has-Approval-to-Build-NY-DC-Hyperloop-435629673.html

science

Art can be a powerful medicine against dementia

July 20, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/16/dementia-art-and-song-powerful-medicine-nicci-gerrard

space

NASA’s New Horizons Team catches glimpse of primitive solar system object

July 20, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2017/07/20/nasas-new-horizons-team-catches-glimpse-primitive-solar-system-object/

space

The Coming War for Cyberspace and other books to read

July 17, 2017 historyscoper

http://graphics.wsj.com/image-grid/Books-July-15

space

Space debris removal startup Astroscale raises $25 million

July 17, 2017 historyscoper

http://spacenews.com/space-debris-removal-startup-astroscale-raises-25-million/

space

TWO YEARS AGO TODAY: IT WAS A CLEAR DAY ON PLUTO WHEN NEW HORIZONS FLEW BY

July 17, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.universetoday.com/136120/two-years-ago-today-clear-day-pluto-new-horizons-flew/

Elon Musk Lays Out Worst-Case Scenario for AI Threat

July 17, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-warns-nations-governors-of-looming-ai-threat-calls-for-regulations-1500154345

Ready, Aim, Blast! NASA Engineer Creates World’s Largest Super Soaker

July 17, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.livescience.com/59794-engineer-makes-worlds-largest-super-soaker.html

Swarms at War: Chinese Advances in Swarm Intelligence

July 17, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/swarms-war-chinese-advances-swarm-intelligence-pj-wilcox

science

Ravens can plan for future as well as 4-year-old children can

July 16, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140668-ravens-can-plan-for-future-as-well-as-4-year-old-children-can/

science, technology

A Giant-Sized History of Biotechnology

July 15, 2017 historyscoper

https://briandcolwell.com/2017/06/a-giant-sized-history-of-biotechnology/.html

science, technology

Lifesaving scientific tools made of paper (video)

July 15, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.ted.com/talks/manu_prakash_lifesaving_scientific_tools_made_of_paper

space

NASA releases new maps of Pluto, Charon

July 15, 2017 historyscoper

http://zeenews.india.com/space/nasa-releases-new-maps-of-pluto-charon-2024037.html

space

NASA Admits It Can’t Afford To Land Humans On Mars

July 14, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-admits-it-cant-afford-land-humans-mars-2565827

How your brain constructs reality (video)

July 13, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.ted.com/playlists/384/how_your_brain_constructs_real

High cholesterol ‘does not cause heart disease’ new research finds, so treating with statins a ‘waste of time’

July 13, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/06/12/high-cholesterol-does-not-cause-heart-disease-new-research-finds/

Scientists Transmit Thoughts from one Brain to Another

July 12, 2017 historyscoper

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scientists-transmit-thoughts-brain/story?id=25319813

space

Let Us See Jupiter Through Your Eyes

July 12, 2017 historyscoper

https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/162843169374/let-us-see-jupiter-through-your-eyes

space, technology

First Object Teleported from Earth to Orbit

July 12, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608252/first-object-teleported-from-earth-to-orbit/

climate

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.

July 10, 2017 historyscoper

https://repubhub.icopyright.net/freePost.act?tag=3.19244%3Ficx_id%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsci.com%2Falbedo-climate-change%3Fdom%3Dicopyrightsrc%3Dsyn&utm_campaign=ENVIRONMENT&utm_content=57231116

science

How plants grow like human brains

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170706143153.htm

The hidden signs that can reveal a fake photo

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170629-the-hidden-signs-that-can-reveal-if-a-photo-is-fake

Something extraordinary is happening in the world, and not many people have noticed

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

http://thepowerofideas.ideapod.com/something-extraordinary-happening-world-not-many-people-noticed/

Learning With Music Can Change Brain Structure

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

http://neurosciencenews.com/music-learning-brain-structure-7037/

From Mozart to Botzart: when machines write our music

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

https://phys.org/news/2017-07-mozard-botzard-machines-music.html

Silicon Valley has a new vision for the pizzeria. It involves lots of robots

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-zume-pizza-automation-20170706-story.html

High-tech beanie could allow humans to achieve telepathy within a DECADE, expert claims

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4675924/Telepathy-possible-decade-expert-claims.html

DIESEL DEATH NOTE France to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

July 9, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/3960139/france-to-end-the-sale-of-petrol-and-diesel-cars-by-2040/

space

Soyuz set to launch 72 smallsats

July 8, 2017 historyscoper

http://spacenews.com/soyuz-set-to-launch-72-smallsats/

space

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft’s next target already revealing surprises

July 8, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2017/07/06/nasas-new-horizons-spacecrafts-next-target-already-revealing-surprises/

space

NASA Pluto Probe’s Next Target May Actually Be ‘Swarm’ of Objects

July 8, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.space.com/37415-new-horizons-second-flyby-target-surprises.html

climate, science

Growing plants in vinegar could help them survive drought

July 8, 2017 historyscoper

https://repubhub.icopyright.net/freePost.act?tag=3.19244%3Ficx_id%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.popsci.com%2Fgrowing-plants-in-vinegar-drought-resistant%3Fdom%3Dicopyrightsrc%3Dsyn&utm_campaign=ENVIRONMENT&utm_content=57223314

space

Milky Way’s fastest stars could be runaways from another galaxy

July 5, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/243561/

space

KFC launched a chicken sandwich to the edge of space in unique ad campaign

July 4, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.mlive.com/news/us-world/index.ssf/2017/06/kfc_launched_a_chicken_sandwic.html

Is IBM Watson A ‘Joke’?

July 3, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbloomberg/2017/07/02/is-ibm-watson-a-joke/

space

World’s largest warship docks at Haifa

July 2, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.timesofisrael.com/worlds-largest-warship-docks-in-israels-haifa-port/

space

President Trump Reestablishes the National Space Council on This Week @NASA – June 30, 2017 (video)

July 2, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=motIlXvNEao

medicine, technology

This cutting-edge bandage could make flu shots a thing of the past

June 30, 2017 historyscoper

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-flu-shot-patch-20170628-htmlstory.html

science

Is the Brain Augmentation Hype Justified? Here’s an Expert’s Take

June 30, 2017 historyscoper

https://singularityhub.com/2017/06/27/is-the-brain-augmentation-hype-justified-heres-an-experts-take/

science

Tree Rings Help Scientists Pinpoint Date Of Volcanic Eruption In Iceland

June 30, 2017 historyscoper

http://principia-scientific.org/tree-rings-help-scientists-pinpoint-date-of-volcanic-eruption-in-iceland/

space

Senate follows House lead in criticizing NASA budget cuts

June 30, 2017 historyscoper

http://spacenews.com/senate-follows-house-lead-in-criticizing-nasa-budget-cuts/?utm_content=buffer07321

space

It’s International Asteroid Day!

June 30, 2017 historyscoper

https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/162434935084/its-international-asteroid-day

Cyberwarfare Is On by Rachel Ehrenfeld

June 29, 2017 historyscoper

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101941066390&ca=b3f4e75f-461c-4432-986c-d7bd6f4ba0f1

space

Small Nations Are Boldly Staking Claims In The Unfolding Space Economy Space mining startups and satellite companies find financial incentives, stable governments, and streamlined regulations in places like the UAE and Luxembourg.

June 28, 2017 historyscoper

https://www.fastcompany.com/40419407/small-nations-are-boldly-staking-claims-in-the-unfolding-space-economy

Eclectic links to articles for super-generalists.