If you’ve been following the recent surge of violence between Israel and Palestine, you may have seen that the Twitter account of Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom was hacked by a hacktivism group loosely associated with Anonymous. They generally ran amuck on his account, apparently got his phone number, and will possibly be releasing…
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The Technology Singularity is closer that you think and it is clear that humanity is ill equipped to handle the ethical and philosophical questions we will face. This video highlights several issues that will surround digitizing and uploading consciousness. A huge question still remains unanswered, what is consciousness? Where does it reside and how do…
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The fruits of the Pollia condensata plant are tiny, hard, and inedible. The size and taste of these berries are not particularly unique, but its brilliant color is the most iridescent and vivid of any living flora or fauna in our natural world. This remarkable tropical berry lacks the sweet, tasty flesh many fruit-bearing flora depend on…
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Personal water filtration devices may be the solution to help at-risk populations receive fresh drinking water. However, these devices may also be valuable in urban areas during disasters that cause clean filtered water to become scarce such as flooding or earthquakes.
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