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Anti-robot protest breaks out at Austin technology conference
Science fiction writers have been exploring the societal implications of human-like robots from time immemorial. The late, great Isaac Asimov suggested, in his series of robot stories, including “The Caves of Steel,” that the introduction of such machines would cause social unrest from workers...
Electronic capsule prevents gastrointestinal disease
Microbes outnumber the cells in the human gastrointestinal tract by 10 to one. Some of the organisms are essential for good health and some can be deadly. Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, has developed...
Biologists reveal blue-blooded octopus oxygen transport secrets
Several species of Antarctic octopi have blue blood. The blue blood is caused by an excessive amount of the pigment haemocyanin that also allows the animals to receive enough oxygen to live at very cold temperatures.
The researches compared the blood pigment composition of...
Clicsante Appointment for Blood Test: What You Need to Know
Getting a blood test is an important step in monitoring your health, diagnosing medical conditions, and tracking the progress of treatments. With Clicsante, Quebec residents can easily book appointments for blood tests at a convenient location and time. Here's what you need to know...
Baby praying mantises jump and land but do not spin
Most infant insects, adult insects, and many mammals including some humans cannot jump from a platform to another platform and control the spin or rotation of their bodies. Video evidence has been produced that proves baby praying mantises are one of the few insects...
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How-to keep your toddler safe in 3-feet of snow
How to keep your toddler safe in 3-feet of snow may seem fairly easy until you consider the snow is deeper than your child is tall. Playing in the snow may seem irresistible, but if the snow is not solid enough and you set...
Offbeat: Universal features of music around the world —
Is music really a "universal language"? Two articles in the most recent issue of Science support the idea that music all around the globe shares important commonalities, despite many differences. Researchers led by Samuel Mehr at Harvard University have undertaken a large-scale analysis...
Offbeat: The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s —
When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as they advance from 'novice' to 'expert.' The changes are reflected in the wiring of cell circuits and activities of neurons.
Using a two-photon imaging microscope and a wealth of...