Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday. - Steve Jobs
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‘PS4.5’ report: 4K output, will play nice with older console via /r/gadgets http://ift.tt/1ShEVJW
The time to fight sexual harassment in virtual reality is now
Virtual reality has become a wholly immersive, physical, full-body experience. Avatars of our bodies, not just our online personas, can gesture, talk and roam around in vivid, hyperrealistic worlds. And as virtual reality gets more physical, so does the harassment. In VR, the boys run the playground.
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Disney scanner identifies gadgets by their electromagnetic field via /r/gadgets http://ift.tt/1UBETS8
Scientists at University of California Berkeley’s Biomimetic Millisystems Lab have built these two VelociRoACHs — or bug-like millirobots and taught them some impressive skills. Who knew such small robots could be so creepy?
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10 Instances Where The Simpsons Accurately Predicted Future Inventions
Google and FCA will build autonomous minivans together via /r/gadgets http://ift.tt/1T0wEwE
Anticipating the arrival of friends and family, making eye contact, holding a child’s hand — these are the experiences and memories that give someone the resilience they need to make it in prison. A visit can alleviate the suffering that comes cold confinement and the brutality of unpredictable violence that erupts between inmates.
Over 600 prisons in 46 states have some sort of video visitation system, and every year, more of those facilities do away with in-person visitation. This isn’t just a financial burden on inmates and their families — but a contribution to the endless criminal justice system cycle.
Watch an opera singer in a high-res MRI
Filming opera singers in an MRI provides a surprisingly fascinating depth of information about how singing happens.
VIDEO: Breakthrough tech lets single antenna WiFi system get double the speeds at half the size
It’s like a light-up tattoo…almost.
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Is the Apple car real? What we know about the company’s plans for a Tesla competitor
Though Apple hasn’t made any official announcements about plans for its own car, Electrek reported that the tech giant has hired former Tesla Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Chris Porritt, to join forces for a “special project. Apple continues to leave little more than a trail of breadcrumbs for Apple geeks.
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Harvard-made robot can teach kids how to code via /r/gadgets http://ift.tt/1WClMHX
Doctors warn climate change will have “devastating effect” on human health
A new policy paper from the American College of Physicians claims climate change causes higher rates of respiratory problems and heat-related illnesses, malnutrition, more waterborne disease and unstable food and water availability. This is far from the first time that organizations have called for stricter regulations regarding how we treat the environment.
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10 year basic income program coming to Kenya - 6,000 Kenyans will receive money from non-profit
Here’s the correct way to use hand sanitizer, according to science
Scientists have figured out the most effective technique to cleaning your hands with hand sanitizer by having 120 participants test out two methods with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer: a three-step system by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and a six-step system by the World Health Organization. Here’s which method was more effective.
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Watch a robotic snake swim eerily like the real thing via /r/gadgets http://ift.tt/1Sp62VD
Scientists successfully grow mouse embryos in space - Important step for human space colonization
Can science determine when you’ll lose your virginity?
According to a new study published in Nature Genetics, the age at which we first have sexual intercourse also comes down, in part, to our genetics. Researchers identified 38 regions of the human genome associated with how old we are when we have sex for the first time. Here’s why it matters.
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Hypatia: Journey Through the World’s First Virtual Reality City
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math: STEM
Today is College Signing Day and we’re working with the White House to celebrate all graduating seniors and inspire more young people to Reach Higher and enroll in higher education.
Additionally, choosing a degree within a STEM (Science, Math, Engineering and Technology) field enables the United States to remain the global economic and technological leader. We feel that it’s our duty to help inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and astronauts.
It’s important that each and every student feels empowered and equipped with the knowledge to solve tough problems, evaluate evidence and analyze information. These are all skills students can learn through studying a subjects in STEM.
College is one of the stepping stones to many careers, including becoming an astronaut! Here are a few of our astronauts on their college graduation day, along with their astronaut portrait.
Astronaut Victor Glover
Undergraduate: California Polytechnic State University Graduate: Air University and Naval Postgraduate School Astronaut Class: 2013
Astronaut Reid Wiseman
Undergraduate: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate: Johns hopkins University Astronaut Class: 2009
Astronaut Thomas Marshburn
Undergraduate: Davidson College Graduate: University of Virginia, Wake Forest University and University of Texas medical Branch Astronaut Class: 2004
Astronaut Karen Nyberg
Undergraduate: University of North Dakota Graduate: University of Texas at Austin Astronaut Class: 2000
Astronaut Bob Behnken
Undergraduate: Washington University Graduate: California Institute of Technology Astronaut Class: 2000
Astronaut Peggy Whitson
Undergraduate: Iowa Wesleyan College Graduate: Rice University Astronaut Class: 1996
Astronaut Joseph Acaba
Undergraduate: University of California Graduate: University of Arizona Astronaut Class: 2004
Astronaut Rex Walheim
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley Graduate: University of Houston Astronaut Class: 1996
Whether you want to be an astronaut, an engineer or the administrator of NASA, a college education opens a universe of possibilities:
Administrator Charles Bolden
Here, Administrator Bolden wears the jersey of Keenan Reynolds, a scholar athlete who graduates from the Naval Academy this year. His jersey is on its way to the college football hall of fame. Bolden holds a drawing of himself as a midshipman in the Navy.
Deputy Administrator Dava Newman
Deputy Administrator Dava Newman sports her college shirt, along with Lisa Guerra, Technical Assistant to the Associate Administrator. Both women studied aerospace engineering at Notre Dame.
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What if our money celebrated science instead of politicians? This awesome art by @travispurrington imagines just that. 💵🔭📈
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The first flagship Ubuntu phone is now available to buy via /r/gadgets http://ift.tt/1UfZ2gl
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ACRONYM FITS by ΛCRHIVERS sur Instagram : ACGSNIPER Fit by @nikelab Artwork by @yoshimitszu Nikelab ACG
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Got my Exo on. Let’s go get a refueling upgrade.
Galaxy Space Print Bodysuit Romper Hoodie with by CoquetryClothing
Initial Reactions from First Time Gear VR Buyers
Prototype tech by Umbra 3D allows rendering of massive data sets in realtime. Tests show a Google Earth model of Boston running on Gear VR at max frame rate.