Five sparky ideas from a revolutionary talkfest

Source: The Punch

If the weekend of provocative public talks TEDxSydney accepted your application to be part of their 800-strong audience, then like me, you would have had the privilege of spending your Saturday sitting in a dark room list ...
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52 Super Series : Quantum Racing and Audi Azzurra Sailing Team equal leaders

Source: BYM News

Two race wins in a diminishing, complicated sea breeze elevate Quantum Racing to top the overall leaderboard at the Trofeo Vela Conde del Godo, the first regatta of the 52 Super Series. But the Audi MedCup Circ ...
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Computer model pinpoints prime materials for efficient carbon capture

Source: Nanowerk Nanotechnology Spotlight

(Nanowerk News) When power plants begin capturing their carbon emissions to reduce greenhouse gases and to most in the electric power industry, it's a question of when, not if it will be an expensive undertaking. Current technolog ...
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Nobel laureate joins anti-vaccination crowd at Autism One

Source: Forbes

If you’re reading this from anywhere but Chicago, you just missed the Autism One conference, which ends today. This conference, run by Jenny McCarthy and Generation Rescue, purports to tell parents “the truth” about autism. The conference is a verit ...
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AP Purposely Confuses Readers About Warren's False Cherokee Heritage

Source: Big Journalism

"I'm proud of my heritage," Warren told the Associated Press, whose stories get picked up by all national and regional outlets and is thus instrumental in setting the narrative. When the wire service asked her "how she knew it included Native ...
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Market will continue to reward bottom-up play

Source: MyDigitalFC.com | Financial Chronicle

There is a high risk that the situation in Europe will deteriorate further, and this may spell trouble for equity markets the world over, says M Venugopal, co-head of equities at L ...
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Mailbag: God and the Universe, Part 2

Source: About.com: Agnosticism / Atheism

From : "Sean" Subject : nice web sites I do believe in God, but am embarrassed by a lot of religious "thinking". If pressed, I would say that I do believe in God, but couldn't prove it. It's a gut feeling. The origins of such "gut feelings" ...
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Review: How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

Source: Wired

In his first book Chad Orzel put quantum mechanics into terms even a German Shepherd mix (or English major) could understand by means of a dialectic with his pet Queen Emmy, whose interests run from chasing rabbits to virtual particles. Although t ...
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Over the Hedge: Life's most important lessons are taught by children

Source: Montgomery Media

I was talking with Flourtown neighbor, Laura Santangelo, last week about the number of banks in Flourtown, and she pointed out that there were five cleaning establishments in short proximity. That means, of course, that Flourtown is filled wi ...
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