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Hand gestures while speaking influence how words are heard by others | Bob Yirka
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Jan. 28, 2021 (Phys.org) -- A team of researchers in The Netherlands has found that hand gestures used by people when speaking can influence how their words are ...
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Rare Quadruple-Helix DNA Found In Living Human Cells With Glowing Probes | Hayley Dunning
Quadruple-helix DNA. Credit: Imperial College London Jan. 8, 2021 (Phys.org) -- New probes allow scientists to see four-stranded DNA interacting with molecules inside living human cells, unraveling ...
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World's Fastest Optical Neuromorphic Processor | Swinburne University of Technology
Dr Xingyuan (Mike) Xu with the integrated optical microcomb chip, which forms the core part of the optical neuromorphic processor. Credit: Swinburne University of Technology Jan. 7, 2021 ...
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How the Richest Man in the World Made Us Trust the COVID Vaccine — Mickey Z.
(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World New Trust December 27, 2020 Preface: In August 2020, I wrote an article entitled, “Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe?” It covers a lot of ground and if ...
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Be a Good Neighbor: 5 Reminders About Community — Mickey Z.
Photo: Jon Tyson (Unsplash) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 24, 2020 “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with ...
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Polarization increases with economic decline, becoming cripplingly contagious | Princeton University
CC0 Public Domain Dec. 11, 2020 (Phys.org) -- The rise of populist movements is changing political systems around the world. As support for these "anti-elite" movements intensifies, many are ...
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Sustainability: 3 Global Trends in 2020 — Mickey Z.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 11, 2020 When we look back on 2020, one collective remembrance will be about how everything came to a halt. Well… not everything. Some ...
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Can You Spell W-I-S-E-A-S-S? — Mickey Z.
Screenshot from eBay Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 1, 2020 Outside of hanging out with my friends, I never really liked school. Since I was able to do well without much effort, the situation ...
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Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID within weeks | Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado at Boulder
CC0 Public DomainNov. 20, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks -- even ...
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Philosophical thoughts for the future | David Bradley
The School of Athens (1509-11) Raphael. Location: Stanza della Segnatura (Signature Room), Vatican. CC0 Public Domain Nov. 20, 2020 (Inderscience) -- Science, philosophy, and religion all attempt to ...
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Dr. Margaret McFarland: The Unsung Woman Behind Mister Rogers — Mickey Z.
Photo: The Fred Rogers Company Mickey Z. — World News Trust November 20, 2020 “There is no ‘act’ in Mister Rogers. How he behaves toward children on television is the same as how he behaves toward ...
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