News tagged with gatherings
Browser wars flare in mobile space
The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet.
May 27, 2012 |
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Google+ rolls out 'Hangouts On Air' worldwide
Google began letting members of its social network worldwide broadcast "hangouts" live to Internet titan's growing online community.
May 08, 2012 |
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Picking the brains of strangers helps make sense of online information
People who have already sifted through online information to make sense of a subject can help strangers facing similar tasks without ever directly communicating with them, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft ...
May 07, 2012 |
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Facebook fans get to play out celebrity fantasies
A trio of console videogame stars joined the online social play revolution with a free-to-play title that lets folks at Facebook virtually live out celebrity fantasies.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Interview: Budding Google social network sets itself apart
Like the strong-willed youth it is, Google's budding social network is confidently going its own way.
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Smithsonian plans festival to welcome Discovery
(AP) -- The Smithsonian Institution plans a four-day festival with NASA to welcome space shuttle Discovery into its collection in April.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 29, 2012 |
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TED titans see through eyes of young innovators
Titans of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and finance gazed through the eyes of young innovators as the renowned TED conference formally got under way on Tuesday.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 29, 2012 |
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Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy
There are critics and readers who say American historian Richard White should not have made fun of rich people in his new book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Data to be a defining tech trend in 2012
The start of this year was marked by a tech industry obsession with where to put growing mountains of information gathered online and by sensors increasingly woven into modern lifestyles.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 24, 2011 |
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Elite conference series to land in Baghdad
TED, a decades-old conference series that aims to bring together experts in a variety of fields, will open its inaugural Baghdad gathering in 10 days, organisers said on Wednesday.
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Ancient cooking pots reveal gradual transition to agriculture
Humans may have undergone a gradual rather than an abrupt transition from fishing, hunting and gathering to farming, according to a new study of ancient pottery.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 24, 2011 |
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New technique uses genomes to examine human migrations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have developed new statistical methods based on the complete genome sequences of people alive today to shed light on events at the dawn of human history.
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Shopping differences between sexes show evolution at work (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The last-minute holiday dash is on: Men tend to rush in for their prized item, pay, and leave. Women study the fabrics, color, texture and price.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Hi-tech helps reduce health threat at mass gatherings
Canadian Dr. Kamran Khan looks at a digitised 3-D map of the world at the time of the World Cup last June showing the origins and number of air passengers flying into South Africa that month.
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Canadian researchers study mass gatherings and risks of infectious disease threats
As the world watches the Vancouver Olympics, researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Children's Hospital Boston have teamed up to monitor and assess potential infectious disease threats to Vancouver during the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2010 |
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