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Tag: science-technology
Community, Health, Science & Technology
Don't Like The C-Word? Here's The Best Response You Could Hope For.
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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
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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The lack of clean water is one of the leading causes of life-threatening conditions like diarrhea. I am completely digging the fact that these engineers tapped into a water source that was always there. Read more: http://upworthy.com/omg-best-use-of-a-billboard-i-have-ever-seen
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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While military drones have been used to aimlessly kill people for years, the technology behind them can be used for good. If a Roomba can clean a room, why not get a robot to clean the ocean? We’ve mucked up our environment pretty damn badly. Time we figure out a way to clean it up.…
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…
ZazzMe
5 times Leonardo DiCaprio’s viral documentary gave me real feelings.
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s new documentary, “Before the Flood,” has been on YouTube for just a few days, but it already has millions of views. The documentary is a moving, uncompromising look at climate change, produced by both DiCaprio and National Geographic. In the documentary, DiCaprio, who’s been an outspoken supporter of climate action, gives us a…
ZazzMe
What happens to solar power when it isn’t sunny? A simple question with an amazing answer.
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“How does solar energy work when there’s no sun?” has been a question for pretty much about as long as solar energy has been a thing. Of course people wouldn’t want solar panels on their houses if installing them meant that, come sunset, the movie they were watching suddenly shut off, forcing them to read…
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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Wanna see some lying politicians get their comeuppance? Of course you do. http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:416874 Read more: http://upworthy.com/how-america-holds-nutella-to-a-higher-standard-than-its-politicians
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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By now, a lot of us have learned that the NSA has access to a lot of information about us. But it seems the Internet privacy issue is an even larger problem than most people know. In fact, some of you might be shocked to know who else is involved. [vimeo 88901647 w=500 h=281] Read…
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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OK, OK. You can’t smoke hemp — well, you can but you’ll just get a headache. But you can build a house with it, make beautiful clothes with it, and improve your health too. It’s a crazy-useful plant that’s good for the environment. George Washington farmed it, but we don’t grow it in the U.S.…