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Quantum entanglement is such a mainstay of modern physics that it is worth reflecting on how long it took to emerge. What began as a perceptive but vague insight by Albert Einstein languished for decades before becoming a branch of experimental physics and, increasingly, modern technology. Einstein s two most memorable phrases perfectly capture the weirdness of quantum mechanics
Read More »Stressed? 7 steps to instant calm
Haywire life causing your body to go haywire? Experts share simple tips to de-stress
Read More »How To Get The Most Out Of Google’s Share-Happy World
If Google's going to keep tying all their services together, you may as well know how that will work, and how you can benefit from it. In just over a month, Google will change its privacy policies for all its products. Actually, Google is combining 70 different policies into a single set of rules, defining how the company treats all the personal information you provide
Read More »Scientists zap sperm counts with ultrasound: Next male birth control?
Researchers hope ultrasound will be first new birth control method for men in more than 100 years
Read More »In The Rush To Mobile, Don’t Ignore The Power Of The Web
Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second Mobile First, Web Second (continued) .
Read More »World Lacks Enough Food, Fuel as Population Soars
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday. [More]
Read More »Video: Report: Long work hours double depression risk
Medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips discusses a new study that shows long work hours can increase the risk of depression.
Read More »Low-fat, schmo-fat. Only the calories count
People trying to lose weight may swear by specific diet plans calling for strict proportions of fat, carbs and protein, but where the calories come from may not matter as much as simply cutting back on them, according to a study.
Read More »Uniting against Neglected Tropical Diseases
LONDON, United Kingdom Bill Gates, the world’s leading 13 pharmaceutical companies, governments and global organisations have announced unprecedented funding and support to eliminate and control 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTD) by 2020. More than US $785 million will be donated to control or eliminate these infections that affect around 1.4 billion people in 149 endemic countries
Read More »Fast Talk: How This 17-Year-Old’s Breakup Inspired His Startup
Meet Michael Moore-Jones, ambitious entrepreneur, nostalgic ex-boyfriend, teenager. Michael Moore-Jones is a 17-year-old entrepreneur from New Zealand, and already the founder of two websites, They Don’t Teach You This In School and Duo
Read More »Quantum Entanglement-The Movie
In this dramatized film, Scientifc American editors George Musser and John Matson try to fool a colleague into thinking their brains are quantum-entangled.
Read More »Drug Addiction May Make Users More Vulnerable to Stress
Mood disorders such as depression are known to increase drug abuse risk. Yet mounting evidence suggests that substance abuse also makes people more vulnerable to depression and the negative effects of stress, according to Eric J. Nestler, chair of neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Read More »McDonald’s scraps controversial beef process
Celeb chef Jamie Oliver, on crusade against cleansing method, cheers move, but L.A.
Read More »Fear-Resistance: How Worried Should We Be about "Totally Drug-Resistant" Tuberculosis?
A few weeks ago a clinic in Mumbai claimed to have identified a dozen patients with a strain of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to all known treatments.
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