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Great Barrier Reef suffered worst bleaching on record in 2016, report finds - BBC News: This year saw the worst-ever destruction

Great Barrier Reef suffered worst bleaching on record in 2016, report finds - BBC News: This year saw the worst-ever destruction of coral on the Great Barrier Reef, a new study finds.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Environmental-impact tax on food? People healthier, planet benefits: Healthier, less environmentally damaging foods could

Environmental-impact tax on food? People healthier, planet benefits: Healthier, less environmentally damaging foods could be made more affordable.
Source: arstechnica.com

Kenyan Startup Uses the Sun to Turn Human Waste into Cooking Fuel: A Kenyan startup scales up its processing of human waste

Kenyan Startup Uses the Sun to Turn Human Waste into Cooking Fuel: A Kenyan startup scales up its processing of human waste with a new continuous flow system creating a new fuel stream for cooking
Source: ieee.org

Here’s another startup trying to make it easier for publishers to engage with readers: Antenna allows readers to react

Here’s another startup trying to make it easier for publishers to engage with readers: Antenna allows readers to react to stories with pre-set emotions, and the company is expanding into e-commerce.
Source: niemanlab.org

Analytics Literacy is a Major Limiter of Ed Tech Growth -: By Michael FeldsteinMore Posts (1089) Whatever else you think

Analytics Literacy is a Major Limiter of Ed Tech Growth -: By Michael FeldsteinMore Posts (1089) Whatever else you think of the election, it has been the mother of all teachable moments for many of us. It has raised questions about what we thought we knew about our democracy, our neighbors, … Continue...
Source: mfeldstein.com


Source: thelifeyoucansave.org

Conservationists herald bag tax impact on beach rubbish - BBC News: Charging for plastic bags has seen a 40% drop in the

Conservationists herald bag tax impact on beach rubbish - BBC News: Charging for plastic bags has seen a 40% drop in the number found on beaches, say conservationists.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Australian woman gets pregnant twice in 10 days - BBC News: An Australian woman gives birth to twins conceived 10 days apart

Australian woman gets pregnant twice in 10 days - BBC News: An Australian woman gives birth to twins conceived 10 days apart after having hormone treatment.
Source: bbc.co.uk

3D Printed Model Brains Being Studied for Neuro Surgeries |: Stratasys, a manufacturing technology company based in Valencia,

3D Printed Model Brains Being Studied for Neuro Surgeries |: Stratasys, a manufacturing technology company based in Valencia, California, is touting the use of 3D printed brains it helped to create as a tool for plan
Source: medgadget.com

Seven-day GP opening had 'no impact' on emergency admissions or out of hours - Hospital Dr

Seven-day GP opening had 'no impact' on emergency admissions or out of hours - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Wearable terahertz scanning device for inspection of medical equipment and the human body | Tokyo Tech News | Tokyo Institute

Wearable terahertz scanning device for inspection of medical equipment and the human body | Tokyo Tech News | Tokyo Institute of Technology
Source: titech.ac.jp

Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome | Cochrane

Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Homeopathic Syrup for the Treatment of Pediatric Colds: Randomized Controlled Nonsense is Still Nonsense. "Jacobs and Taylor

Homeopathic Syrup for the Treatment of Pediatric Colds: Randomized Controlled Nonsense is Still Nonsense. "Jacobs and Taylor describe the results of this study as “provocative.” I disagree. After admitting their complete failure to find any benefit in the primary outcome being measured, or in any...
Source: sciencebasedmedicine.org

A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school

A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school seniors nationwide, Murrah High School senior Desmond Jones, 17, is preparing to go to college next fall. Jones is interested in attending the University of Southern Mississippi...
Source: hechingerreport.org

Looking at the Bankbot Landscape: A few days ago, Keith Armstrong did a nice writeup about the proliferation of chatbots

Looking at the Bankbot Landscape: A few days ago, Keith Armstrong did a nice writeup about the proliferation of chatbots in money and banking.
Source: chatbotsmagazine.com

Python is the Growing Platform for Applied Machine Learning - Machine Learning Mastery: You should pick the right tool for

Python is the Growing Platform for Applied Machine Learning - Machine Learning Mastery: You should pick the right tool for the job. The specific predictive modeling problem that you are working on should dictate the specific programming language, libraries and even machine learning algorithms to use....
Source: machinelearningmastery.com

World wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' - BBC News: Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, according

World wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' - BBC News: Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, according to a biodiversity report.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Patients and staff shut out of NHS transformation plans, says thinktank: King’s Fund says local health leaders have been

Patients and staff shut out of NHS transformation plans, says thinktank: King’s Fund says local health leaders have been told not to reveal plans until they are finalised and have been approved
Source: theguardian.com

Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform -- Campus Technology: The new Competency-Based Learning Platform

Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform -- Campus Technology: The new Competency-Based Learning Platform from Learning Objects supports flipped, fully online, blended and face-to-face instruction.
Source: campustechnology.com

SARA: the Socially Aware Robot Assistant.

In this era of fears that Artificial Intelligence will destroy humanity, SARA is a Socially-Aware Robot Assistant, developed in Carnegie Mellon University’s ArticuLab. SARA interacts with people in a whole new way, personalizing the interaction and improving task performance by relying on information...
Source: cmu.edu