Global warming or global cooling, overblown media hype or apocalyptic future… whatever your take on the global climate change issue is, you can’t deny the fact that over the past 150 years or so our species has been adding things to the natural[...]
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WATCH: Thought Controlled Prosthetic Arms
This is exciting stuff, and if you’ve got 5 minutes you’ll get a first-hand look at cutting edge technology being applied to improving lives and a very tangible way. [...]Read More... from WATCH: Thought Controlled Prosthetic Arms
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Ice Swimming Club Looking For Crazy People :D Health Benefits Abound
Apologies for the editorialized headline, it was impossible to resist. That said, if there’s one activity North Dakota seems perfectly suited to, it’s this. Plus, anecdotally, there’s evidence to suggest there are some real health benefits. [...]Read More... from Ice Swimming Club[...]
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Twelve Weeks To A Six-Figure Job
They’re called coding boot camps, and they’ll have employable in the software and programming development business in a lot less time than a traditional four-year program. [...]Read More... from Twelve Weeks To A Six-Figure Job
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What? The River That Carved the Grand Canyon Doesn’t Reach the Ocean Anymore?
Chalk it up as one of those interesting and somewhat unbelievable facts, the Colorado river — the one that carved the Grand Canyon — no longer reaches the Sea of Cortez. Well, it didn’t until earlier this year when a pulse of[...]
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Fight Hospital Infections with Copper Bed Rails?
There are a few more reports that will soon be published, but early evidence suggests copper bed rails in hospital rooms has a significant effect on reducing hospital born infections. And though they cost more, the payback period is pretty quick. [...]Read[...]
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WATCH: 3D Printing Lets Disabled Dog Run for the First Time
Seeing is believing, and this is a great example of the changes technology will have on our lives. [...]Read More... from WATCH: 3D Printing Lets Disabled Dog Run for the First Time
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Learn: Why is it Harder to Drive Backwards?
When you can get a beautifully simple physics lesson wrapped in an entertaining, short video that explains a phenomenon we’ve all encountered… we’ll always share it here. [...]Read More... from Learn: Why is it Harder to Drive Backwards?
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Star Trek’s Universal Translator is Now a Real Thing
It’s technology coming from Microsoft and being introduced through Skype. If you follow the link below, you’ll see two videos that show it in action. [...]Read More... from Star Trek’s Universal Translator is Now a Real Thing
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Fargo Hockey Players Sickened by Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide Levels in the Teamsters Arena were high enough to evacuate the building, but no clear cause for the higher levels was determined. We’re publishing as a reminder that carbon monoxide poisoning is something you need to be aware of… [...]Read[...]
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The Science is in… Men are More Likely to Be Idiots
A statistical study of the world’s most idiotic deaths suggests men are more likely to suffer from a sort of fatal idiot syndrome. The science is real, so if you’re a man… you’ve been warned. [...]Read More... from The Science is in…[...]
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Did We Just Get a Clue into the Mystery of the Missing Dark Matter?
In theoretical physics, the border between science and science fiction is often hard to see… which makes it a lot like dark matter, but scientists in Europe think they’ve got a lead on stuff that theoretically makes up 84% of the universe.[...]
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Biologist at Teddy Roosevelt National Park Hopes to Slow Horse Reproduction
The hope is to slow the growth of the Park’s wild horse herd, but the work is experimental and being tested for the first time. [...]Read More... from Biologist at Teddy Roosevelt National Park Hopes to Slow Horse Reproduction
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Local Doctor Speaks to Lions Club on Ebola
An infectious disease doctor at Trinity, Dr. Casmiar Nwaigwe, spoke with Lions Club members on the current status of the Eboloa situation. Though there are currently no cases in the U.S., health care officials remain ready and prepared. [...]Read More... from Local Doctor[...]
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New Hodgkin Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
There were only 23 participants in the trial, but the results are encouraging. For 87% of patients the drug was effective at reducing tumors,and for 17% of the patients it was really effective… meaning the tumor was either completely gone or very nearly so. [...]Read[...]
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FIRST Robotics Gives Kids a Taste of Building & Programming
Minot’s local chapter of the national organization FIRST Robotics is all about math, science, technology, and computer programming, but they’re disguising it as something fun. [...]Read More... from FIRST Robotics Gives Kids a Taste of Building & Programming