Going stir crazy? Then train like an astronaut, mimic space
Isolated at home? Then train like an astronaut.
Space Exploration
Mar 20, 2020
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News tagged with messaging
Lab investigates underpinnings of political polarization
Immigration. Abortion. Guns. Name a third-rail conversation topic and chances are Xiaowen Xu is talking about it—and she knows you are, too.
Political science
Feb 14, 2020
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Botswana holds controversial auction of elephant hunting licences
Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, on Friday held its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since scrapping a hunting ban last year.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2020
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Digital evidence falls short, can hurt victims of intimate partner violence
New research from LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication published in the International Journal of Communication shows digital evidence—from tablets, smartphones, computers and other electronic communication methods—can ...
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2019
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Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers
A young Dutch inventor is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas.
Environment
Oct 27, 2019
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Roaming Russian eagles leave scientists broke
Russian scientists tracking migrating eagles were forced to start a crowdfunding campaign after their birds wandered into Iran and foreign text messages from their tracking devices depleted the project's budget.
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2019
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Invite consumers to pop-up, and pop goes the spending—offline and online
To lure customers, online retailer Alibaba often targeted existing customers when marketing resources were limited. Then along came a research project with a novel question: What if you pursued prospective customers, and ...
Economics & Business
Sep 17, 2019
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Text messaging to Whatsapp—early adopters and inertia
Text messaging remains an important means of electronic communication for many people requiring only the simplest connection to the cell phone network. Nevertheless, other more sophisticated tools such as Whatsapp are increasingly ...
Telecom
Jul 10, 2019
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In Sudan, internet users find ways to beat blackout
In a lush garden cafe in Sudan's capital, a group of youngsters sit eyes glued to mobile phone screens, seeking ways to bypass an internet blackout imposed by army rulers.
Telecom
Jun 20, 2019
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Tired of #$%& passwords? Single Sign-on could be savior
The experience we know as password hell could be radically changed for the better within the next year and a half to three years.
Security
Jun 18, 2019
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