The Quantum Internet Has Arrived (and It Hasn't)
Networks that harness entanglement and teleportation could enable leaps in security, computing and science
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Source: Scientific American - February 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Davide Castelvecchi Nature magazine Tags: Tech Computing The Sciences Source Type: research
"Sonic Weapon Attacks" on U.S. Embassy Don't Add Up--for Anyone
Cuban scientists and a new American report both shoot down a list of bizarre theories
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Source: Scientific American - February 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: R. Douglas Fields Tags: Mind Behavior & Society Cognition The Sciences Policy Ethics Source Type: research
Thinking Outside the Quantum Box
How the mind can make sense of quantum physics in more ways than one
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Source: Scientific American - February 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Bernardo Kastrup Tags: Mind Physics Source Type: research
World's Heaviest Bony Fish Was Misidentified
The bump-head sunfish, and not the ocean sunfish, is the world’s largest bony fish
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Source: Scientific American - February 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Doug Main Tags: Advances The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
Seabird Feathers Reveal Less Resilient Ocean
By analyzing 130 years of seabird feathers, researchers determined that food webs are losing complexity in the Pacific—meaning less resilient ecosystems. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Source: Scientific American - February 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Christopher Intagliata Tags: Sustainability Climate Conservation Environment The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
Seabird Feathers Reveal Less-Resilient Ocean
By analyzing 130 years of seabird feathers, researchers determined that food webs are losing complexity in the Pacific—meaning less-resilient ecosystems. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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Source: Scientific American - February 16, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Christopher Intagliata Tags: Sustainability Climate Conservation Environment The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
Can Security Measures Really Stop School Shootings?
Researchers argue that an educational approach would work better than“target hardening”
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Source: Scientific American - February 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Bryan Warnick Benjamin A. Johnson Sam Rocha The Conversation US Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Extreme Weather Will Occur More Frequently Worldwide
And if countries do not meet the Paris climate agreement goals, the risks will be even greater
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Source: Scientific American - February 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Chelsea Harvey ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Natural Disasters Weather Source Type: research
Could Dogs Help Save the Mongolian Steppe?
An American entrepreneur is working to convert Mongolian herders into conservationists by reintroducing the region's traditional livestock protection dog
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Source: Scientific American - February 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Jason Overdorf Tags: Features Sustainability Conservation Environment Source Type: research
The Secret behind One of the Greatest Success Stories in All of History
In Steven Pinker’s new book, Enlightenment Now, he argues that we live in the best of times—and must remain devoted to reason and humanism if that is to continue
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Source: Scientific American - February 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Gareth Cook Tags: Mind Behavior & Society The Sciences Source Type: research
The Anthropology of Social Media
We often hear broad claims about the impact of Facebook and Twitter on our lives—but that impact can be very radically depending on what sort of community you live in
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Source: Scientific American - February 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Daniel Miller Tags: Behavior & Society Tech Source Type: research
Better Beef
Can a remade cattle industry save the Amazon rainforest?
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Source: Scientific American - February 15, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Christina Selby bioGraphic Tags: Sustainability Conservation Environment Source Type: research
How Universities Are Tackling Society's Grand Challenges
A new report documents the ways nearly 20 institutions of higher learning are rallying research communities to take action
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Michelle Popowitz Cristin Dorgelo Tags: Behavior & Society Sustainability Source Type: research
Trump's Science Advisor, Age 31, Has a Political Science Degree
Because Trump has not nominated someone to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios is the de facto leader
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Scott Waldman ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
A Compendium of AI-Composed Pop Songs
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Source: Scientific American - February 14, 2018 Category: Science Authors: David Pogue Tags: Web Exclusives Tech Computing The Sciences Arts & Culture Source Type: research
