Worldwide Surveillance and Filtering
This is a Q&A with Rafal Rohozinski, founder of
OpenNet Initiative. They, apparently, study internet censorship practices, and attempt to quantify their benefit/detriment. At least, I think that's what they do; the language in this interview, and on the ONI website, is very convoluted.
Harvard's Robotic Bees Generate High-Tech Buzz
Yes, robotic bees...
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The RoboBee scientists will create robotic bees that fly autonomously and coordinate activities amongst themselves and the hive, much like real bees. They anticipate the devices will open up a wide range of discoveries and practical innovations, advancing fields ranging from entomology and developmental biology to amorphous computing and electrical engineering, the researchers stated.
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NASA says 200-yard long Asteroid will miss Earth
Damn, and here I was, hoping to be around to usher in the new ice age. Oh well, maybe next time...
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The Apophis asteroid is approximately the size of two-and-a-half football fields and updated computational techniques and newly available data indicate the probability of an Earth encounter on April 13, 2036, for Apophis has dropped from one-in-45,000 to about four-in-a million, NASA stated.
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