A group of smartypants scientists don’t like the C-word either and decided to try something new to help. They’re working “together” instead of competing against each other in order to get quicker results. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ0aksbiiXw?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Here’s the kind of impact the research can have. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYmcCG1hqlE?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/dont-like-the-c-word-heres-the-best-response-you-could-hope-for
Category: Science & Technology
Economy, Entertainment & Culture, Politics, Science & Technology
An Eloquent Nerd Goes Up Against A Corporate Suit To Debate An Unsexy Issue That's Really A Big Deal
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The Nerd? Hank Green. The Suit? Hank Green. The topic? Net neutrality. WAIT! Don’t roll your eyes and click away. You don’t even want to know about one of the most important things ever? I’m begging you to hit play and learn some stuff. Please? It’s only freedom of information that’s at stake. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc2aso6W7jQ?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315]…
Gender, Science & Technology
The Future Of America Relies On Women Doing This
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I’m just a geek girl standing in front of a computer lab asking where all the other geek girls are. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vPPmhQNS6I?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/the-future-of-america-relies-on-women-doing-this
Health, Science & Technology
OMG! Best Use Of A Billboard I Have Ever Seen.
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Entertainment & Culture, Science & Technology
Why Is This Artist Telling You To Throw Away Your Phone? And So Beautifully?
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I’m a computer and smartphone fiend. But sometimes we’ve gotta put those chips down and go outside for a bit. Interact with people, ya know? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkRoEfqxt-Q?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=853&h=480] Read more: http://upworthy.com/why-is-this-artist-telling-you-to-throw-away-your-phone-and-so-beautifully
Community, Health, Science & Technology
This Totally Revolutionary Product Is Definitely Going To Change How You See Vegetables
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I love it: “Carrot is designed with you in mind. It’s a seamless experience, meticulously crafted, from beginning to end.” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exth3f2tIM?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] After seeing the ridiculousness that is this ad, it’s worth thinking about what makes this style so appealing when it’s applied to an iPhone. Even though this is meant squarely as a critique…
Economy, Science & Technology, Workonomics
Corporate America, Consider Yourself Schooled. You're Welcome.
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In this novel approach, jobs are actually brought back from China, and everybody works together to build a better company here in the United States — and makes a good living at the same time. Win-win-win, right? //www.youtube.com/embed/Be7LP-u5jo8?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white Read more: http://upworthy.com/corporate-america-consider-yourself-schooled-youre-welcome
Environment, Science & Technology
Military Drones Are Lame. Marine Drones Are HOT.
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Community, Science & Technology
If A Company E-Mails You Your Password When You Say You Forgot It? Run.
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Look, we all have to stay on top of this password thing by using ones that aren’t guessable and changing them from time to time to stay safe. That said, you don’t have to worry about most big-name websites, including Facebook and Google, giving anyone your password. Why? Because they don’t know it. Really. They…
Entertainment & Culture, Science & Technology
The Technology Of 'Star Trek': Beaming Soon To A Reality Near You
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We already have personal “communicators” and “PADD” devices, but those aren’t the only “Star Trek” technologies scientists and engineers are currently working on. In case you were wondering why investing in science and technology is so important … well, who wouldn’t want a cloaking device? Or a replicator? Or, you know, the ability to get…
Economy, Entertainment & Culture, Politics, Science & Technology
John Oliver Goes Off On An Epic, Fact-Checked, Mic-Dropping Rant For 13 Minutes That You Need To See
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This topic is so boring, I’m not even going to tell you what it’s about. John Oliver’s epically informative and hilarious analysis will have to do the talking. It’s REEAALLY important. Please watch. You’ll laugh and learn why the boring is actually quite imperative to us. I’m begging you to stick around to at least…
Politics, Science & Technology
How America Holds Nutella To A Higher Standard Than Its Politicians
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Economy, Science & Technology
Everything I Hoped Wasn't True Is True. The Deal Is Sealed, And Now We Have To Change It.
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If you hear some friends say communication companies deserve to charge customers whatever they want whenever they want, please share this with them. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PES_mn3Q5_Q?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/everything-i-hoped-wasnt-true-is-true-the-deal-is-sealed-and-now-we-have-to-change-it
Environment, Science & Technology
Here There Be Monsters (Updated For The 21st Century)
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Everyone loves whales, right? The people who take big commercial ships across the ocean do not want to kill whales. And yet they do, by the hundreds. It’s just hard to see the whales until they’re getting sliced up by the massive propellers. A new app combines GPS, crowdsourcing, and traffic control to guide ship…
Politics, Science & Technology
Our Privacy Is Being Sold Like Cheap Goods, And Who's Involved Might Come As A Surprise
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Science & Technology
Have You Heard The Message Carl Sagan Sent To Mars For Future Explorers To Find?
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You haven’t? That’s because you haven’t explored Mars yet. Yes, that’s right. I said yet. WARNING: If you’re a Star Trek/sci-fi fan like myself, have tissues handy; the prospect of interplanetary travel becoming a reality might make you a little teary. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syVD6blTXN8?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=776&h=582]Carl Sagan recorded this message a few months before he died in 1996.…
Economy, Environment, Science & Technology
Drink It, Eat It, Wear It, Just Don't Grow It — It's Illegal! (And It Shouldn't Be.)
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Community, Diversity, Science & Technology
How Carl Sagan Used His NASA Connections To Get A Picture Of The Earth From 3.7 Billion Miles Away
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Hey, NASA? Yeah, it’s Carl. Hey, can you do me a quick favor? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9TIeuBF9Ss?rel=0&wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white] Read more: http://upworthy.com/how-carl-sagan-used-his-nasa-connections-to-get-a-picture-of-the-earth-from-37-billion-miles-away
Health, Science & Technology
Big Male Genital Discovery. I Mean The Discovery Is Big. And It's About Male Genitals.
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Science & Technology
I Couldn't Look Away From This Visually Stunning Depiction Of Nikola Tesla's Work
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Edison Schmedison. If you think he was the grand master of inventions in the 20th century, you are in for a treat. https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/marco_tempest_the_electric_rise_and_fall_of_nikola_tesla.html Read more: http://upworthy.com/i-couldnt-look-away-from-this-visually-stunning-depiction-of-nikola-teslas-work