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Scott Kelly
19 photos from NASA astronaut Scott Kelly show Earth's 'Infinite Wonder'
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Mars Rover
Glitchy NASA Mars Curiosity rover gets back to science
CNET - by Amanda Kooser
Things are looking a little rosier for NASA on the red planet. The Mars Curiosity rover encountered a problem in mid-September that prevented it from properly sending stored data back to Earth. This put
Murals
Lost murals by Italian Futurist rediscovered in Rome
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The boldly coloured murals, which cover around 80 square metres of walls and ceiling, once decorated the Bal Tic Tac, the nightclub opened by Balla …
Branding
Role of brands is to help navigate the ambiguities in the world says Mars
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“Many of the brands (we know) have been around for 100s of years, when you start trusting them, they become artefacts that you connect with….Clearly, …
Business Technology
Can Matt Hancock be the minister that finally gets NHS technology right?
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A large and toxic cloud has hung over NHS IT since the failure of the £12bn National Programme that saw billions wasted on systems that barely …
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Semi-trailer
Watch two spacecraft launch to one of the most mysterious planets
CNET - by Eric Mack
An international mission with a funny name is set to blast off from South America on Friday night, bound for a little-explored spot in the inner solar system. BepiColombo is a seven-year, dual spacecraft
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University of Arizona
Hypnotic Mars crater looks like a reptile's eyeball
CNET - by Amanda Kooser
Here's looking at you. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a view of a crater on Mars that looks like it's staring back. The HiRise camera team at the University of Arizona in Tucson posted two
Plug-in Hybrid EVs
BMW sets up end-to-end battery recycling in Europe
greencarreports.com - Eric C. Evarts
Teaming with a new Norwegian battery supplier and a Belgian recycling company, BMW is aiming to build a fully sustainable future battery supply chain. …
Forests
Planting trees with greater purpose: The time is now
denverpost.com - Dan Lambe
With all the global issues we face today — including poor air and water quality, climate risk, deforestation, poverty, and hunger — individuals and …
WIRED
Ray Kurzweil
Watch Neon Future Sessions | Ray Kurzweil & Steve Aoki Talk Technology, the Future & Humanity | WIRED Video | CNE
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Ray Kurzweil & Steve Aoki Talk Technology, the Future & Humanity Steve Aoki talks with famed futurist Ray Kurzweil about how technology will shape our …
New Mexico
Unraveling the past: PBS' 'Native America' explores ancient people's culture, connections
abqjournal.com - By Adrian Gomez | Journal Arts Editor
Gary Glassman didn’t know what to expect when he started working on the series “Native America.” After a three-year journey, the four-part series is …
Economics
Mastering the New Economics of Digital: the Fight You Have to Win | Strategy & Corporate Finance
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The large mismatch between incumbents’ existing business models and their digital future, as well as the quickly changing business environment, …
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Scott Kelly
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly’s space photos put your Insta feed to shame
CNET - by Claire Reilly
Admit it. When you travel, half of your Instagram photos are just to make your friends jealous. But imagine you were going travelling for a year and your destination was the International Space Station.
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Asteroids
Truck-size asteroid makes fourth-closest pass by Earth on record
CNET - by Eric Mack
An asteroid roughly the size of a pickup truck came within 10,000 miles of our heads Friday morning and then continued on its way without incident. Only three observed asteroids have come closer to our
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Worms
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Quantum Computing
IBM just proved quantum computers can do things impossible for classical ones
TNW - Tristan Greene
A team of researchers from IBM, the University of Waterloo, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) today published the results of an experiment proving a quantum computer can do things a classical
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Environmentalism
Insect collapse study ‘one of the most disturbing articles I have ever read,’ expert warns
ThinkProgress - Joe Romm
Just 3.6°F warming has wiped out up to 98% of rainforest insects. A disturbing new study finds that global warming helped drive as much as a 60-fold …
Cannabis
This Robotic Farming System Could Be the Answer to Labor Shortages
smithsonianmag.com - Nathan Hurst
Brandon Alexander grew up on farms, acres and acres of wheat and other broad acre crops in Texas and Oklahoma. So, it’s not entirely surprising that …
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Hubble Space Telescope
Hyperion is an ancient cosmic beast formed 2.3B years after Big Bang
CNET - by Zoey Chong
Astronomers have discovered a massive proto-supercluster of galaxies -- bigger than even one million billion Suns. Scientists have called the ancient colossal structure Hyperion, the European Southern
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Chengdu
A Chinese city plans to replace street lights with its own moon
CNET - by Eric Mack
A Chinese city is tired of relying on electricity and the regular old moon to provide lights around town at night. So the city of Chengdu hopes instead to launch a better and brighter artificial moon could
Asia
How modern cities could suffer the same fate as ancient Angkor
asiancorrespondent.com - 4 min read
A SERIES of floods that hit the ancient city of Angkor would have overwhelmed and destroyed its vast water network, according to a new study that …
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Advanced Manufacturing
The unheralded success of flyover states
Curbed - Patrick Sisson
New report highlights a diverse, dynamic Middle America economy In the heat of election season, conversations about the U.S. “heartland” often revolve around red and blue: How will voters from the region—itself
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Good Food Is Good Business
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Opportunities Driving the Future of Affordable Nutrition This report, “Good Food Is Good Business,” was developed by the Institute for the Future …
Al Gore
Al Gore to follow in Obama’s footsteps as keynote speaker of climate change conference
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By Lisa Riley Published: 18 October, 2018 Al Gore, former US Vice-President and nobel laureate, has been named as the keynote speaker of Climate Change …
Costa Rica
Sustainability, Ecology, Evolution and Business Transformation said "Present" in Costa Rica
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This 26th, 27th, and 28th of September, the First Latin American Congress of Sustainability, Ecology, Evolution, Business Transformation was held in …
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Shetland
Shetland church closures: Names of kirks revealed
BBC News - By Daniel Bennett
The Church of Scotland has revealed the 20 Shetland kirks it will close. They include churches on some of the most remote outer islands such as Fair Isle, Foula and Out Skerries. The church, which has
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Geophysics
Hear the ghostly hums of Antarctica’s biggest ice shelf
CNET - by Zoey Chong
If you're still hunting for a soundtrack for your Halloween party, what about this ghostly tune by the Ross Ice Shelf? Antarctica's largest ice shelf "sings" when winds blow across its snow dunes, causing
Shetland
Church of Scotland reveals names of 20 Shetland kirks earmarked to close
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The plans have come into force in response to a growing national deficit, a shortage of numbers and reducing congregation numbers. It means that 11 …
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Bill Gates
Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy, EU establish $114 million clean energy investment fund
CNET - by Abrar Al-Heeti
The European Commission and Bill Gates-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures launched a $114.57 million (100 million euro) clean energy investment fund on Wednesday. Called Breakthrough Energy Europe, the fund
Russia
Competing in the Digital Age: Policy Implications for the Russian Federation
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Testimonials Bruno Lanvin Executive Director for Global Indices INSEAD The World Bank’s Russia Digital Economy Report "Competing in the Digital Age: …