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Laser-cooked bacon is a delicious techno-culinary masterpiece By Andrew Tarantola From engadget There’s no wrong way to cook bacon — even if you don’t cook it at all. Kentaro Fukushi, a Mathematical Science professor in Tokyo, Japan recently proved as…
US: In latest deals, Ellison and Musk can’t block counterbids
By David Ruiz, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Two recent Silicon Valley M&A deals—Tesla Motors Inc.’s acquisition of Solar City and Oracle Corp.’s purchase of NetSuite—have shed light on executive voting agreements, which prevent powerful shareholders from swatting down competing bids….
Olympics 2016: Allyson Felix lost a gold medal to Shaunae Miller because of a dive. It’s totally legal
By Alex Abad-Santos From Vox CULTURE American sprinter Allyson Felix would’ve had another Olympic gold medal instead of a silver if Shaunae Miller had stayed on her feet. Miller, a fantastic runner from the Bahamas, beat Felix in the women’s…
After landmark ruling in Belize, Human Rights Groups hope the Caribbean tide is turning towards LGBT equality
From Global Voices Belize City Court House. Photo by Janine Mendes-Franco, used with permission. Following in the wake of Hurricane Earl, a wind of change blew through Belize last week in the form of a widely anticipated oral court decision….
Human brains are structurally the same as non-human primate brains
ByBen Taub From IFL SCIENCE Scientists may have figured out why humans are so much smarter than other primates, after disproving one of the leading theories regarding the evolution of our intelligence. Until now, it had been widely believed that…
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Caribbean, Latin America medal count keeps on climbing in Rio
From NAN News Americas, RIO, Brazil, Tues. Aug. 16, 2016: The Caribbean and Latin America have started to see their medal count continue a steady tick upwards as the countdown begins to the final week of competition at Rio 2016….
Virtual art gallery mimics and defies reality
By Jon Fingas From engadget Artists can showcase outer-worldly work in a realistic space. Digital artists don’t typically have many choices for where they can exhibit their work: they either have to ground their pieces in the real world or…
The president who set the standard for scandals
By Marcus Gilmer From Mashable Editor’s note: This is the twenty-ninth entry in the writer’s year-long project to read one book about each of the U.S. Presidents in the year prior to Election Day 2016. You can also follow Marcus’…
Heterosexual Pride Day
15 awesome ways to celebrate #HeterosexualPrideDay BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable There are LGBTQ pride festivals all across the United States this month, but some heterosexuals want to know: “What about us?” When is their pride fest? How come nobody…
Mars’ veins were created by vanishing ancient lakes
By Jon Fingas From engadget Another sign that Mars once had a lot of water. Scientists just produced stronger evidence that Mars once had water lakes that might have nurtured life. After combing over Curiosity rover data, the researchers determined that…
