Death is no longer the fusty business it once was: from swipeable bar codes on headstones to designer urns, webcam-based ceremonies and virtual memorials, funerals have shot into the 21st century.
Internet
Oct 31, 2012
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NASA is inviting members of the public to submit their names and a personal message online for a DVD to be carried aboard a spacecraft that will study the Martian upper atmosphere.
Space Exploration
May 2, 2013
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Researchers from The University of Manchester and University of Navarra have examined the value of politically connected firm directors to the Chinese elite, in terms of getting preferential access to resources.
Economics & Business
Apr 21, 2022
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Whether the call to action is to support an important cause, save a life, or offer monetary support, new research shows it's the personal connection of giving that makes the giver feel more generous. This giving of oneself, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2016
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Russian foreign policy-making is often guided by elites, intermediaries, private companies, and organized crime groups rather than the national interest, a new study shows.
Economics & Business
Aug 15, 2022
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Newly fitted with tracking bands, four peregrine falcon chicks named Pickles, Muhammad, Egbert and Swooper have a nest in one of the best seats—make that perches—at Michigan State University's football stadium.
Ecology
May 24, 2023
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Amid a pandemic when limitations on disinfecting wipes, toilet paper and drugs brought attention—and disruption—to supply chains, new research involving Washington University in St. Louis delivers something of an answer ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2020
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Google on Tuesday said that it has bought Songza, a free online streaming music service that recommends tunes based on what people might be in the mood to hear.
Internet
Jul 1, 2014
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(Phys.org)—When it comes to buying decisions, it's more about who you know than what you know for some people, according to a Colorado State University researcher, whose work may have a significant impact on how marketers ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2013
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Odds are, you know someone who has been ghosted. And according to a new study from the University of Georgia, it can be a haunting experience.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2023
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