Category: Cold science
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Virtual eyeballs. Wrong science.
The lenses of the new "wearable eyes," called AgencyGlass, display a pair of virtual eyeballs that can move back and forth, up and down. They help the wearer maintain proper eye contact with others by using an external camera to detect faces and a gyroscope and accelerometer to sense motion. They also blink, and glance…
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Babies. Health screening. Stupidity.
WILL my baby be healthy? It's a question that concerns every prospective parent. Now a service that creates digital embryos by virtually mixing two people's DNA will give a clearer glimpse of their possible child's health, and perhaps much more – before it has been conceived. The Matchright technology will be available in two US…
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Killing for science. Killing for fun. What's the difference?
Japan has to stop capturing and killing whales under its whaling program in the Antarctic, called JARPA II, the International Court of Justice has said. In a judgement issued in The Hague in the Netherlands today, the U.N. court has ordered Japan to revoke existing permits to catch whales for scientific purposes and to stop…
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Does medicine actually help? [Cure rates and Philosophy analysis of mainstream and alternative medicine]
What would you think about a new pill that treats Hepatitis C ? (1) What would you think about a new pill that treats Hepatitis C and costs $1,000? What would you think about a new pill that SAYS it treats Hepatitis C and costs $1,000 ? What would you think of you gave $1,000…
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