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Jul 13 2020
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The difficulty of predicting what the technology of the future will be like

By Sergio Parra portal-3

ENIAC, an acronym for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, was one of the first general-purpose computers. It was gigantic.

So, after its appearance, many writers...

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Jul 13 2020
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The South Pole is warming three times faster than the rest of the Earth

By Sergio Parra portal-3

Over the past 30 years, due to warmer tropical ocean temperatures, the South Pole has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet.

To reach this conclusion, researchers in New Zealand, Great…

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Jul 12 2020
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See how these robotic birds that look like swallows from a German company fly

By Sergio Parra portal-3

German robotics company Festo has released a video of an incredibly realistic fleet of robot birds gliding through the air.

Festo has been an innovator of miniaturized robotic devices for years. They have made…

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Jul 12 2020
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Why are TV sitcom parents so inept?

By Sergio Parra portal-3

The representation of fathers in comedy productions usually focuses on jokes that involved the father of the family, leaving him in a bad light. Something that has been growing compared to its counterparts in the past.

The parents of ho…

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Jul 11 2020
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Adults with obesity are more likely to develop the flu

By Sergio Parra portal-3

Influenza virus A subtype H1N1, better known as human A H1N1, is a species of influenza virus type A, belonging to the Orthomyxoviridae family. H1N1 has mutated into various subtypes that include…

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Jul 10 2020
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An exceptionally rapid form of regeneration is discovered in injured neurons

By Sergio Parra portal-3

Biologists at the University of Bayreuth have discovered an exceptionally rapid form of regeneration in injured neurons and its function in the central nervous system of zebrafish. Scientists have published their findings…

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Jul 10 2020
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New study suggests that money does buy happiness (partly)

By Sergio Parra portal-3

According to a new study conducted by researchers at San Diego State University, and published in the journal Emotion, there is a correlation between happiness and major indicators of socioeconomic status, including…

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Jul 10 2020
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Using air conditioning inside your shirt would be cheaper than putting it in a room

By Sergio Parra portal-3

A portable personal air conditioner? That's what the Reon Pocket claims to be, which is about the size of a smartphone and looks like an Apple Magic Mouse, it can cool your body by up to 5°C on sweltering days.

Furthermore, you…

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Jul 10 2020
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Three reasons why cancel culture is ineffective (and three that prove it is counterproductive)

By Sergio Parra portal-3

As we pointed out the other day, cancel culture has even reached academics, like Steven Pinker, and 150 intellectuals have already signed a letter to have the right to disagree about hegemonic opinions without fear of being...

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Jul 09 2020
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This new biomaterial could protect astronauts from radiation on future space missions

By Sergio Parra portal-3

A new form of melanin enriched with selenium, called selenomelanin, has been developed by researchers at Northwestern University in the United States.

This new biomaterial could be a shield for human tissue…

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