What you’re about to watch may be the most incredible thing you’ll see on the Internet this year. It’s teaser footage from the BBC’s Planet Earth II filmed on the Galapagos Islands. But be careful, it may be difficult to watch if you[...]
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UND’s energy center awarded $10 million to research capturing carbon dioxide
UND’s energy center is getting a big influx of federal dollars all with the purpose of improving the environmental sustainability of our coal-fired power plants. The money will be put to work researching ways to capture the carbon by-product of energy from[...]
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Technology & Culture: Leaked Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm
The idea of free speech, what it means, and where we can use it is constantly being redefined in the new world where technological tools are reshaping everything about our culture. And in that light, Motherboard has the story on a leaked[...]
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Blacktail spill haunts Summit Midstream’s latest project
At this time two years ago, the gathering system pipeline operated by Summit Midstream near Blacktail Creek North of Williston was probably leaking. It wouldn’t be discovered until January of 2015 when the resulting spill became the largest in North Dakota history.[...]
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Neuroscientists have successfully removed specific phobias from people’s brains
Are you afraid of heights, or maybe spiders? If so, there may be hope on the horizon, especially for those among us whose fear has negative impacts on their lives. Scientists at Cambridge University have found a way to rewire the brain’s[...]
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For Standing Rock Sioux, new water system may reduce oil leak risk
One of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s initial arguments against the Dakota Access Pipeline was its proximity to the reservations water intake structure, but as of the new year, water for the reservation communities will be pulled from a new location more[...]
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Estevan City Council formally criticizes carbon tax and environmental policy
The City of Estevan’s City Council is going on the record formally with a letter addressed to provincial and party leaders that outlines disappointment in environmental policies including a carbon tax that put the areas coal-fired power stations directly in the crosshairs.[...]
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How to make the perfect mashed potatoes, according to science
Science is the method by which progressional learning takes place. We theorize about the effect of a particular action, test whether it’s true, evaluate the results, and repeat the process. And that scientific method has now been applied to what was previously[...]
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Is MN buffer law broad-stroke overreach or common-sense benefit?
A new law in Minnesota requires permanent vegetation strips to protect lakes and streams from farm field runoff. And reaction to the law? It’s a mixed bag. Some farmers will are embracing it and will be entering lost acreage into CRP programs,[...]
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How Technology Helped Martin Luther Change Christianity
Five hundred years ago — more or less — Martin Luther nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of a church in Germany and born from that act was the Protestant church. It’s doubtful Luther had a grand revolutionary scheme in mind[...]
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Outside Perspective: Residents flood city council in support of Portneuf River Vision Study
Here in Minot, we’re having our own discussion about to do with the Souris River. Should we wall ourselves off from it forever, or should we try and recapture some aspects of it as a natural resource? This article out of Idaho[...]
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ND teacher talks on technology in education at Twitter headquarters
Kayla Delzer, A 3rd-grade teacher in Mapleton, is taking tech integration to new places in teaching, and for her efforts, she was invited to speak at a Digital Citizenship Summit at Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco. Here’s the quote you should remember[...]
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Deaths linked to fentanyl rise as curbing illicit supply proves tough
The last few days in our news feed have had stories of an opioid use on the rise in Canada. And now on this side of the border, MPR is on the story locally. The scariest drug in the new synthetic world[...]
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TV And Videogames Rewire Young Brains, For Better And Worse
Technology is changing us. New evidence suggests that increased screen time at a young age rewires the brain to need more stimulation in order to really get it cranking. Whether this is a good or bad thing, remains unknown to researchers as[...]
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UND Med School Consecutively Noted Among Top Five For Family Practice
The UND Medical School has received accolades for being on of the top five schools for training family physicians. Approximately 17% of UND’s med students specialize in family practice. KX News has more on the story. [...]Read More... from UND Med School[...]
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Surgeon General calls for action to fight drug, alcohol abuse
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. Surgeon General, has issued a first-ever report on substance abuse. Here’s the quote that sums it up, “The most important thing is, we have to change attitudes towards addiction and get people into treatment,” Murthy said in[...]