Bernie Sanders has claimed that an oil company “understands more about climate change” than Donald Trump, after ExxonMobil urged the government not to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord. In a letter to the government, a senior official from the US’s largest oil company, said the accord signed in 2015 was “an effective framework for addressing the risks of climate change”. “It is prudent that the United States remain a party to the...
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-bernie-sanders-climate-change-a7657036.html?source=Snapzu
Friday, 31 March 2017
1,000-Year-Old Toy Viking Boat Unearthed in Norway
A wooden toy discovered during an excavation of an Iron Age site in central Norway hints that 1,000 years ago, a child may have imagined ferocious Viking battles by playing with a carved replica of a ship. Found buried in a dry well at a small farm in the town of Ørland on the coastal tundra, the boat is whittled in a style resembling Viking vessels, with an uplifted prow and a hole in the center that likely held a mast for a sail.
Read more: http://www.livescience.com/58456-1000-year-old-toy-viking-boat.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.livescience.com/58456-1000-year-old-toy-viking-boat.html?source=Snapzu
Researchers identify genes that give cannabis its flavour
UBC scientists have scanned the genome of cannabis plants to find the genes responsible for giving various strains their lemony, skunky or earthy flavours, an important step for the budding legal cannabis industry. “The goal is to develop well-defined and highly-reproducible cannabis varieties. This is similar to the wine industry, which depends on defined varieties such as chardonnay or merlot for high value products,” said Jörg Bohlmann, a professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories...
Read more: http://news.ubc.ca/2017/03/29/researchers-identify-genes-that-give-cannabis-its-flavour/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://news.ubc.ca/2017/03/29/researchers-identify-genes-that-give-cannabis-its-flavour/?source=Snapzu
Coal Mining Jobs Trump Would Bring Back No Longer Exist
The jobs the president alluded to — hardy miners in mazelike tunnels with picks and shovels — have become vestiges of the past.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/business/coal-jobs-trump-appalachia.html?_r=1?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/business/coal-jobs-trump-appalachia.html?_r=1?source=Snapzu
New Drug Appears To Eliminate Type 2 Diabetes For First Time
Type 2 diabetes, although influenced by a person’s genes, is largely thought to be brought about by a poor diet and being overweight for prolonged periods of time, particularly at an old age. The pancreas is either unable to produce enough insulin, or the body’s cells simply don’t react to insulin, which leads to dangerously high blood sugar levels. This is known as insulin resistance, and at present, there is no medical way to treat this. A new drug forged by a team at the University of California, however, might prove to be a veritable game-changer.
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/drug-appears-eliminate-type-2-diabetes-first-time/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/drug-appears-eliminate-type-2-diabetes-first-time/?source=Snapzu
Distraction, On Street And Sidewalk, Helps Cause Record Pedestrian Deaths
It's the oldest and most basic form of transportation — walking — and more people are doing more of it to get fit or stay healthy. But there's new evidence today that even walking across the street is getting more dangerous. A report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association shows that the number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent last year, to nearly 6,000. That's the biggest single-year increase in pedestrian fatalities ever, and the highest number in more than two decades.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/522085503/2016-saw-a-record-increase-in-pedestrian-deaths?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/522085503/2016-saw-a-record-increase-in-pedestrian-deaths?source=Snapzu
Scientists Who Want To Study Climate Engineering Shun Trump
President Trump issued a sweeping executive order on Tuesday that will begin to undo a slew of government efforts to fight global warming. Among those worrying and watching to see how the executive order plays out are scientists who actually are in favor of exploring bold interventions to artificially cool the climate. Just a year ago, some hoped that the U. S. government would start funding such research and take a leadership role.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521780927/scientists-who-want-to-study-climate-engineering-shun-trump?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521780927/scientists-who-want-to-study-climate-engineering-shun-trump?source=Snapzu
President Trump’s company pursues second Washington hotel
Amid criticism over ethics of Trump International Hotel, executives tour smaller properties with eye on bringing new Scion brand to D.C.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trumps-company-pursues-second-washington-hotel/2017/03/29/dfd6ee8e-0f42-11e7-9d5a-a83e627dc120_story.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trumps-company-pursues-second-washington-hotel/2017/03/29/dfd6ee8e-0f42-11e7-9d5a-a83e627dc120_story.html?source=Snapzu
The White House is playing whack-a-mole with Russia investigations
The House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Trump associates’ ties to Russia is looking more compromised every day. Yochi Dreazen has a great rundown of the bizarre recent behavior of the committee’s chair, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), who sure seems like he’s bending over backward to protect the White House by canceling hearings and making odd, anonymously sourced claims. But if Nunes and the Trump administration truly are trying to scuttle the House Intelligence investigation, they’re playing whack-a-mole.
Read more: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/29/15105650/trump-russia-investigations-devin-nunes?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/29/15105650/trump-russia-investigations-devin-nunes?source=Snapzu
Who’s Afraid of Howard Zinn? Arkansas Republicans.
In 2000, a group of radical leftist students called the Campus Democracy Collective arranged to have Howard Zinn speak at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where I saw him speak for the first time, along with a couple hundred other students. Seventeen years later, Arkansas state legislator Kim Hendren (Republican) has recently introduced a bill to the Committee on Education barring any “public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school” from including...
Read more: https://www.socialistalternative.org/2017/03/29/afraid-howard-zinn-arkansas-republicans/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.socialistalternative.org/2017/03/29/afraid-howard-zinn-arkansas-republicans/?source=Snapzu
Critical thinking suppressed in brains of people who believe in religion
The opposition between religious beliefs and scientific evidence can be explained by difference in brain structures and cognitive activity. Scientists have found critical thinking is suppressed in the brains of people who believe in the supernatural. Published in PLOS One, their study examines how the parts of the brain responsible for empathy and analytical reasoning are linked to faith and spiritual thinking.
Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/critical-thinking-suppressed-brains-people-who-believe-supernatural-1551233?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/critical-thinking-suppressed-brains-people-who-believe-supernatural-1551233?source=Snapzu
We’re gonna need Pythagoras’ help to compare screen sizes in 2017
Android Central‘s Alex Dobie made this point to me in the buildup to Samsung’s Galaxy S8 launch yesterday: a 5.8-inch phone with the S8’s elongated 18.5:9 aspect ratio doesn’t have the same size screen as a 5.8-inch phone with the traditional 16:9. The two might share the same diagonal measurement, but in terms of area, the S8’s screen would be smaller. That’s because the change in aspect ratio breaks the linear scale by which we’ve compared almost all smartphones to date.
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/3/30/15120824/screen-aspect-ratio-mathematics-galaxy-s8-lg-g6?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/3/30/15120824/screen-aspect-ratio-mathematics-galaxy-s8-lg-g6?source=Snapzu
Trump plays the villain in trailer for 'An Inconvenient Truth' sequel
"Climate changes. Truth does not." That's the tagline for An Inconvenient Sequel, the follow-up to Al Gore's 2007 documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary — which debuted at Sundance Film Festival — released its first trailer on Tuesday, and it couldn't be more timely. President Trump plays a prominent role in the trailer, which dropped on the same day that the president signed an executive order aimed at rolling back the Obama Administration's climate policies.
Read more: http://mashable.com/2017/03/28/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-trailer/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://mashable.com/2017/03/28/an-inconvenient-sequel-truth-to-power-trailer/?source=Snapzu
Nearly extinct tigers found breeding in Thai jungle
Hopes rise for critically endangered big cats, with only 221 Indochinese tigers thought to remain in Thailand and Myanmar
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/29/nearly-extinct-tigers-found-breeding-in-thai-jungle?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/29/nearly-extinct-tigers-found-breeding-in-thai-jungle?source=Snapzu
Hulu’s ‘The Mindy Project’ to End After Six Seasons
“The Mindy Project” will return to Hulu for one final season, Variety has confirmed. Season 6, the show’s last, will premiere on the streaming service in September. The Mindy Kaling-created series, produced by Universal TV in association with 3 Arts Entertainment, bowed on Fox in 2012, part of a freshman class that included “Ben and Kate.” It ran on the network for three seasons before being canceled by Fox and picked up by Hulu in 2015. The series was recently sold into syndication on VH1 and Freeform.
Read more: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/the-mindy-project-end-six-seasons-hulu-1202018541/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/the-mindy-project-end-six-seasons-hulu-1202018541/?source=Snapzu
Bob Dylan finally agrees to accept Nobel Prize for Literature
Bob Dylan will finally accept his Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm this weekend, the academy has announced. The American singer was awarded the prize in October but failed to travel to pick up the award, or deliver the lecture that is required to receive the 8m kroner ($900,000;£727,000) prize. The academy said it would meet Dylan, 75, in private in the Swedish capital, where he is giving two concerts.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39429032?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39429032?source=Snapzu
Anarchist Cookbook author William Powell dies aged 66
Man behind manual for violent rebellion, used in a number of high-profile killings, had long repented publishing and turned to charitable work...
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/30/anarchist-cookbook-author-william-powell-dies-aged-66?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/mar/30/anarchist-cookbook-author-william-powell-dies-aged-66?source=Snapzu
Thursday, 30 March 2017
Trump's Treasury Secretary Says Increased Automation Is "Not Even on Our Radar"
During his campaign, now-President Donald Trump promised voters he would bring American jobs back from overseas. Now that he is in office, his administration has made job creation a central focus of its efforts. But what if those jobs overseas can’t come back to the United States because companies no longer need to hire humans to complete the tasks? How is the Trump administration gearing up to tackle the rise of automation?
Read more: https://futurism.com/trumps-treasury-secretary-says-increased-automation-is-not-even-on-our-radar/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://futurism.com/trumps-treasury-secretary-says-increased-automation-is-not-even-on-our-radar/?source=Snapzu
SpaceX makes aerospace history with successful landing of a used rocket
After more than two years of landing its rockets after launch, SpaceX finally sent one of its used Falcon 9s back into space. The rocket took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this evening.
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/30/15117096/spacex-launch-reusable-rocket-success-falcon-9-landing?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/30/15117096/spacex-launch-reusable-rocket-success-falcon-9-landing?source=Snapzu
Here Are The Jobs NASA Can't Fill Because of Trump's Stupid Hiring Freeze
One of President Trump’s first actions after taking office was to institute a federal hiring freeze, leaving thousands of jobs vacant across the US government. Many of these jobs are in agencies that Trump supposedly values, like NASA. But when you look at the job vacancies that NASA is forbidden from filling, we see Trump’s “values” are a crock of shit.
Read more: http://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-jobs-nasa-cant-fill-because-of-trumps-stup-1793789120?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-jobs-nasa-cant-fill-because-of-trumps-stup-1793789120?source=Snapzu
Ex-Cyclone Debbie: Australia Floods Force more Evacuations
Ex-Cyclone Debbie brings widespread flash flooding to Queensland's most populous region.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39439807?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39439807?source=Snapzu
Interior secretary: Trump’s border wall may be built in Mexico because “we won’t cede” the Rio Grande
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke suggests that the Trump administration may not even build the border wall in U.S.
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/03/29/interior-secretary-trumps-border-wall-may-be-built-in-mexico-because-we-wont-cede-the-rio-grande/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2017/03/29/interior-secretary-trumps-border-wall-may-be-built-in-mexico-because-we-wont-cede-the-rio-grande/?source=Snapzu
Trading One Bad Map for Another?
Boston Public Schools just dumped the Mercator Projection, to much fanfare. But cartographers aren’t impressed.
Read more: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mercator-peters-boston-map?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mercator-peters-boston-map?source=Snapzu
Maine is poised to make it a lot harder for police to steal your stuff
Maine is poised to make it a lot harder for police to seize your property without charging you with a crime, as lawmakers introduced a bill this month to reform the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. With civil asset forfeiture, police can seize cash, vehicles and even homes, provided only that the property is suspected of being used in a crime. Often, no charges or convictions are required. Senator Eric Brakey, along...
Read more: http://rare.us/rare-politics/issues/government-run-amok/maine-is-poised-to-make-it-a-lot-harder-for-police-to-steal-your-stuff/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://rare.us/rare-politics/issues/government-run-amok/maine-is-poised-to-make-it-a-lot-harder-for-police-to-steal-your-stuff/?source=Snapzu
Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev commits to 100 percent renewable energy
Brewing powerhouse Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) has committed to secure all of its purchased electricity from renewable sources by 2025. In an announcement on Tuesday, the business said that its commitment would help to "shift 6 terawatt-hours of electricity annually to renewable sources in the markets where AB InBev operates." It added that its decision to go big on renewable energy would cut its operational carbon footprint by 30 percent, equivalent to taking almost 500,000 cars off the road.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/29/beer-giant-anheuser-busch-inbev-commits-to-100-percent-renewable-energy.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/29/beer-giant-anheuser-busch-inbev-commits-to-100-percent-renewable-energy.html?source=Snapzu
Amazon's checkout-free physical shop 'can't cope with more than 20 people'
Amazon’s cashier-less grocery shop, dubbed Amazon Go by the company, is going through some teething problems, according to the Wall Street Journal. Specifically, the new shop can’t handle tracking more than about 20 people at the same time, and freaks out “if an item has been moved from its specific spot on the shelf” the paper writes, citing un-named sources.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/29/amazon-go-checkout-free-physical-shop-delayed-camera-sensor-people?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/29/amazon-go-checkout-free-physical-shop-delayed-camera-sensor-people?source=Snapzu
Crew chief Dave Rogers takes indefinite personal leave from Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew chief Dave Rogers will take indefinite personal leave from Joe Gibbs Racing. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series rookie Daniel Suarez now will be paired with Scott Graves.
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2017/03/29/crew-chief-dave-rogers-takes-indefinite-personal-leave-joe-gibbs-racing/99799720/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2017/03/29/crew-chief-dave-rogers-takes-indefinite-personal-leave-joe-gibbs-racing/99799720/?source=Snapzu
How to Hide Your Browsing History From Your Snooping ISP
Congress has moved to dismantle some Obama-era rules that would have protected the online privacy of everyday Americans. This sucks. The deregulation means it will be easier for huge telecom companies to track and sell their customers’ browsing history. This sucks! But not all is lost.
Read more: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-hide-your-browsing-history-from-your-snooping-is-1793687193?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://gizmodo.com/how-to-hide-your-browsing-history-from-your-snooping-is-1793687193?source=Snapzu
Energy Department climate office bans use of phrase ‘climate change’
The Office of International Climate and Clean Energy is the only office at DOE with the words "climate" in its name, and it may be endangered as Trump looks to reorganize government agencies.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/energy-department-climate-change-phrases-banned-236655?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/energy-department-climate-change-phrases-banned-236655?source=Snapzu
Huge nuclear cost overruns push Toshiba's Westinghouse into bankruptcy
Westinghouse Electric Co, a unit of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, hit by billions of dollars of cost overruns at four nuclear reactors under construction in the U.S. Southeast.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-board-idUSKBN17006K?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-board-idUSKBN17006K?source=Snapzu
Sewage clue to silent polio scourge
Despite mass vaccination, polio is making a comeback. Sewage could become a critical early warning system.
Read more: https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/sewage-clue-to-silent-polio-scourge?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/sewage-clue-to-silent-polio-scourge?source=Snapzu
Dolphins saved from purse seiner fishing net off Tauranga coast
A Tauranga fishing boat skipper who was forced to release an estimated 30 tonnes of jack mackerel to save six dolphins caught in his net is being praised for his actions by fishing company Sanford Ltd - and by a boatload of recreational fishers who saw the drama unfold. "They tried their hardest to get them out of their net without losing their catch, because they had a huge amount of fish in there," said recreational fisher Paul Bowyer.
Read more: http://i.stuff.co.nz/national/90979228/dolphins-saved-from-purse-seiner-fishing-net-off-tauranga-coast?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://i.stuff.co.nz/national/90979228/dolphins-saved-from-purse-seiner-fishing-net-off-tauranga-coast?source=Snapzu
Life in the fast lane: Oregon Senate OKs $110 fine for slowpoke lane hogs
Going slow in the fast lane? Move over - or face a possible ticket. That's the upshot of legislation passed 19-10 by the Oregon Senate on Tuesday. “People who hog the left lane lead to road rage and frustration, tailgating and passing on the right,” said Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland. “All of these are unsafe behaviors. Several states across the nation are taking this approach to make their highways safer. It will improve traffic safety and help end an annoying behavior on the roadway.”
Read more: http://kval.com/news/local/life-in-the-fast-lane-oregon-senate-oks-110-fine-for-slowpoke-lane-hogs?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://kval.com/news/local/life-in-the-fast-lane-oregon-senate-oks-110-fine-for-slowpoke-lane-hogs?source=Snapzu
Chair of House Science Committee Says the Journal 'Science' Is Not Objective
Chairman Lamar Smith dismissed commentary presented during testimony on climate change because it came from the journal Science — one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific publications in existence.
Read more: http://www.snopes.com/2017/03/29/smith-journal-science-not-objective?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.snopes.com/2017/03/29/smith-journal-science-not-objective?source=Snapzu
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person
Jeff Bezos has leapt past Amancio Ortega and Warren Buffett to become the world’s second-richest person.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-29/bezos-rises-to-become-world-s-second-richest-with-amazon-surge?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-29/bezos-rises-to-become-world-s-second-richest-with-amazon-surge?source=Snapzu
Iran Sentenced to Death a 21-Year-Old Man for ‘Insulting Islam’ on Instant Messaging App
Sina Dehghan, a 21-year-old man, was sentenced in Iran to death over criticizing Islam. He was arrested by security forces on October 21, 2015, at a military barracks in Tehran. Dehghan was charged under article 262 of Iran’s Islamic Penal Code for ‘insulting the prophet’ of Islam; a criminal charge which is punishable by death. Dehghan was convicted at the Penal Court of the city of Arak over critical comments he had made against Islam and the Quran on the LINE instant messaging application.
Read more: http://jimmywalesfoundation.org/iran-sentenced-to-death-a-21-year-old-man-for-insulting-islam-on-instant-messaging-app/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://jimmywalesfoundation.org/iran-sentenced-to-death-a-21-year-old-man-for-insulting-islam-on-instant-messaging-app/?source=Snapzu
Five of David Letterman’s Best Late Night Donald Trump Takedowns
Each time Donald Trump appeared on a late night show during his presidential campaign he often left unscathed. Stephen Colbert made a wholehearted attempt to corner Trump during a one-on-one interview in 2015, but the (alleged) billionaire dodged the host’s inquiry for an apology and surprisingly aced a pop quiz that asked if he could accurately remember his own quotes. A year later, the lone Republican candidate’s appearance on The Tonight Show caused then-ratings juggernaut Jimmy Fallon to endure massive backlash for a hair tussling incident that still seems to linger in viewers’ minds.
Read more: http://splitsider.com/2017/03/five-of-david-lettermans-best-late-night-donald-trump-takedowns/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://splitsider.com/2017/03/five-of-david-lettermans-best-late-night-donald-trump-takedowns/?source=Snapzu
Adolescent girl uses 'crazy strength' to lift burning car off father
Іt sоunds like а sсеnе strаіght out of а mоvіе. А уоung wоmаn lіfts а truсk to rеsсuе her fаthеr, then sаvеs the rеst of her fаmіlу from а rаgіng fіrе. Вut that sсеnаrіо is all too rеаl for 19-уеаr-оld Сhаrlоttе Неffеlmіrе, whose hеrоіс асtіоns sаvеd her fаmіlу from an unthіnkаblе trаgеdу. Dауs after Тhаnksgіvіng, her fаthеr, Еrіс Неffеlmіrе, was wоrkіng on his GМС truсk when the truсk fеll, gаsоlіnе sріllеd and а fіrе was іgnіtеd, all in an іnstаnt.
Read more: http://regulartimes.com/adolescent-girl-uses-crazy-strength-to-lift-consuming-car-off-father/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://regulartimes.com/adolescent-girl-uses-crazy-strength-to-lift-consuming-car-off-father/?source=Snapzu
Asia's High Tech Bathrooms: Facial Recognition, Smart Stalls, And More
It seems everything is receiving a technology upgrade nowadays, and public restrooms might be the next target. Whether it’s to fight toilet paper thieves or show which stalls are occupied, the next time you go pee there may be technology watching over you. Authorities in China are adding facial recognition toilet paper dispensers in some public restrooms to stop visitors from stealing entire rolls of toilet paper.
Read more: http://www.vocativ.com/415297/facial-recognition-in-the-toilet/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.vocativ.com/415297/facial-recognition-in-the-toilet/?source=Snapzu
Artificial Intelligence Tech Will Arrive in Three Waves
I’ve done a lot of writing and research recently about the bright future of AI: that it’ll be able to analyze human emotions, understand social nuances, conduct medical treatments and diagnoses that overshadow the best human physicians, and in general make many human workers redundant and unnecessary. I still stand behind all of these forecasts, but they are meant for the long term – twenty or thirty years into the future.
Read more: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence-tech-will-arrive-in-three-waves/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence-tech-will-arrive-in-three-waves/?source=Snapzu
New discovery: Intact tomb uncovered in Aswan
The Spanish Archaeological Mission in Qubbet El-Hawa, west Aswan, has discovered an intact structure where the brother of one of the most important governors of the 12th Dynasty, Sarenput II, was buried. Mahmoud Afifi, head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Department, described the discovery as “important” not only for the richness of the burial chamber, but also in shedding light on individuals close to those in power.
Read more: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/261435/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-discovery-Intact-tomb-uncovered-in-Aswan.aspx?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/261435/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/New-discovery-Intact-tomb-uncovered-in-Aswan.aspx?source=Snapzu
Solar power-related jobs in U.S. grew 25% in 2016
New data from the Solar Jobs Census 2016 shows that employment in the solar-power industry increased by a historic 25% nationwide from 2015 to 2016, for a total of 260,077 workers. The industry added 51,218 new jobs in 2016, a growth rate about 17 times faster than that of the overall U.S. economy, which grew by 1.45%. One out of every 50 new jobs added in the U.S. was created by the solar industry, representing 2% percent of all new jobs. Growth occurred in 44 of the 50 states. And in 21 states, solar jobs grew by 50% or more, according to The Solar Foundation.
Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3185217/sustainable-it/solar-power-related-jobs-in-us-grew-25-in-2016.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3185217/sustainable-it/solar-power-related-jobs-in-us-grew-25-in-2016.html?source=Snapzu
TSA’s two-minute pat-down of a boy at the airport was ‘horrifying,’ his mother says
A Transportation Security Administration official is drawing heavy criticism after a video that shows him patting down a boy at DFW Airport went viral on social media over the weekend. Jennifer Williamson, the boy’s mother, posted the video to Facebook on Sunday morning, writing that she was “livid” at the TSA agent.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article141179493.html?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article141179493.html?source=Snapzu
White House calls for domestic cuts to finance Mexico border wall
President Donald Trump is proposing immediate budget cuts of $18 billion from programs like medical research, infrastructure and community grants so U.S. taxpayers, not Mexico, can cover the down payment on the border wall. The White House documents were submitted to Congress amid negotiations over a catchall spending bill that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of next month. The package would wrap up $1.1 trillion in unfinished spending bills and address the Trump administration's request for an immediate $30 billion in additional Pentagon spending.
Read more: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/white-house-calls-for-domestic-cuts-to-finance-mexico-border-wall/article34452143/?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-politics/white-house-calls-for-domestic-cuts-to-finance-mexico-border-wall/article34452143/?source=Snapzu
New population of rare tigers found in eastern Thailand
A new breeding population of the critically endangered Indochinese tiger has been found in a national park in eastern Thailand, conservationists say. Camera traps discovered a small population with at least six cubs in the jungle. Poaching and the loss of habitat has reduced the global population of the sub-species to under 250. Conservationists said the success was due to the stepping-up of anti-poaching efforts in Thailand.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39423053?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39423053?source=Snapzu
Supermassive black holes give birth to stars, astronomers discover
A team of astrophysicists has discovered that supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies aren't just destroyers of stars, but can also be their creators. Stellar black holes form from the collapse of a large star. They can have a mass of 20 times that of of our sun or higher, and they consume anything that gets too close, including a star.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/supermassive-black-hole-birth-stars-1.4042363?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/supermassive-black-hole-birth-stars-1.4042363?source=Snapzu
'It's devastating': Documentary reveals 'streams' of water pollution from jean industry
Those jeans you pull on before running out to the corner store were produced by one of the most toxic industries on the planet, according to a new documentary that explores how clothing manufacturers are poisoning the world's water supply. The documentary "RiverBlue" highlights the environmental and human damage caused by the fashion industry, which uses highly toxic chemicals to produce 80 billion garments worldwide each year, while using 3.2 per cent of the world's fresh water.
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/it-s-devastating-documentary-reveals-streams-of-water-pollution-from-jean-industry-1.3343791?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/it-s-devastating-documentary-reveals-streams-of-water-pollution-from-jean-industry-1.3343791?source=Snapzu
Donald Trump declares 'new age of American energy' as he destroys Obama's climate change legacy
US President Donald Trump set out to obliterate his predecessor Barack Obama's legacy on climate change as part of a bid to unleash America's energy potential. Mr Trump last night signed a sweeping executive order slashing measures from the Obama era, a move that was welcomed by the oil and coal industries as a bold step to end regulations that were "choking" the economy. Environmentalists condemned the move, accusing Mr Trump of wanting to "travel back to when smokestacks damaged our health" and said they would take his administration to court.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/28/donald-trump-declares-new-age-american-energy-destroys-obamas/?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/28/donald-trump-declares-new-age-american-energy-destroys-obamas/?source=Snapzu
Scottish Parliament backs referendum call
Nicola Sturgeon's call for a second referendum on independence for Scotland has been formally backed by the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted by 69 to 59 in favour of seeking permission for a referendum before the UK leaves the EU. Ms Sturgeon says the move is needed to allow Scotland to decide what path to follow in the wake of the Brexit vote. But the UK government has already said it will block a referendum until after the Brexit process has been completed.
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39422747?source=Snapzu
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39422747?source=Snapzu
Coca-Cola calls in police after human waste is found in cans
Coca-Cola has called in police to investigate how human waste turned up in a consignment of its drink cans at one of the company’s factories in Northern Ireland. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed on Tuesday it had opened an inquiry into how faeces ended up in the cans at the Helllenic Bottling Company factory in Lisburn, Co Antrim. Coca-Cola suspended night-time processing last week at the plant when machines became clogged.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/28/coca-cola-police-human-waste-drinks-cans?source=Snapzu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/28/coca-cola-police-human-waste-drinks-cans?source=Snapzu
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