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Saturday, 13 July 2019
Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More.

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2jJ3RoY
Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Sbq0cy
Two Magical Places That Sent Apollo 11 to the Moon and Back

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2xJCWgp
Friday, 12 July 2019
Rising Tundra Temperatures Lead to Changes in Microbial Communities
Soil microbes need to be represented in climate models, researchers say
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298857&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is a Research News item.
The Week in Tech: Big Brother May Be Watching, but for How Long?

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JuAKQk
Neglected After Apollo, the Moon Comes Back Around

By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2xM2HMR
Your Apollo 11-Inspired Guide to Eclipses, Supermoons and More Lunar Events

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2xHjZdZ
FOX NEWS: Tropical Storm Barry begins to thrash Louisiana coast, evacuations ordered
Tropical Storm Barry begins to thrash Louisiana coast, evacuations ordered

Wind and rain started to lash Louisiana’s Gulf Coast early Friday as residents prepare for what’s expected to be the area’s first hurricane of the season.
via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2Y1zw7s
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Physics of laser frequency combs sheds light on nature’s problem-solving skills
Insight into laser frequency combs improves understanding of natural phenomena and promises advances in technology
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298856&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is a Research News item.
Why Did This Extinct Bird Have Such a Weird, Long Toe?

By BECKY FERREIRA from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2LfG1xr
Amazon to Retrain a Third of U.S. Workers as Automation Advances

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xO5c17
Should Neil Armstrong’s Bootprints Be on the Moon Forever?

By NADIA DRAKE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2JHPiei
UNODC-supported event brings together 70 practitioners from over 24 countries to discuss drug trends and challenges in Europe
11 July 2019 - The Thirteenth Meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA), Europe concluded last Friday in Lisbon, Portugal, after four days of rich discussions among practitioners on regional challenges and trends.
Published July 11, 2019 at 11:07PM
Read more at unodc.org
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
A Skull Bone Discovered in Greece May Alter the Story of Human Prehistory

By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2YLyTMp
How a Longtime Tech Editor Keeps His Tech Use Simple

By JIM KERSTETTER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NIapCt
Collecting Your Thoughts Is Good. Organizing Them Is Even Better.

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2G6jD5c
How Was the Moon Made? We Won’t Know Until We Go Back

By REBECCA BOYLE from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2LKtUrt
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene
Findings establish a potential new platform for future quantum computers
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298837&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is a Research News item.
Unlocking the genetic secrets of the ice worm
Birds may be responsible for intermingling of ice worm species
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298838&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is a Research News item.
Mysterious Majorana quasiparticle is now closer to being controlled for quantum computing
Researchers detect a robust Majorana quasiparticle and show how it can be turned on and off
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298839&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is a Research News item.
Reliving the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Pictures

By THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Science https://ift.tt/32hYDCj
To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing

By EMILY S. RUEB from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2XxVn25
Monday, 8 July 2019
Sarah Parcak Thinks We Need to Learn From the Fall of Egypt’s Old Kingdom

By JOSHUA SOKOL from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2XuEMRz
Employee Activism Is Alive in Tech. It Stops Short of Organizing Unions.

By KATE CONGER and NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S3KJi9
Sunday, 7 July 2019
Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, says new UNODC study
8 July 2019 - Some 464,000 people across the world were killed in homicides in 2017, surpassing by far the 89,000 killed in armed conflicts in the same period, according to the Global Study on Homicide 2019 published today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Published July 08, 2019 at 06:11PM
Read more at unodc.org
An Online Preschool Closes a Gap but Exposes Another

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2XqIXxA