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Bot Vid: Robo Squirrel Working with wild rattlesnakes is not exactly the safest or simplest job in the world. It's harder to study them in a realistic enviroment than friendlier, less fang-y animals...like squirrels
Read More »Disney-Pixar, NASA, Mozilla Partner On Badges To Shape The Future Of Learning
If you're like me, you haven't earned a badge since the Brownies (or Cub Scouts) in second grade. But a growing chorus believes that badges are a very special tool for 21st-century learning. They're everything that a standardized test is not: a modular, personal recognition of a specific accomplishment or skill achieved in, or especially out of, school that can be displayed publicly.
Read More »Filmmakers Band Together To Renew Focus On U.S. War In Afghanistan, Now In Its 10th Year
Friday, October 7th marked the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan , which now surpasses the length of the official U.S. military engagement in the Vietnam War. Despite its longevity, the war has receded from daily headlines in mainstream U.S
Read More »The Top 10 Places People Lose Their Smartphones
"Can you call my phone?" How many times have you been asked this question in the last year? Losing your phone, whether between your couch cushions or (like most Apple employees) at a bar, is a common headache. But finding your phone is another story, one that usually requires a bit of serendipity or the kindheartedness of a good samaritan
Read More »The Big Thirst: The Secret Revolution In U.S. Water Use
Fact: The United States uses more water in a day than it uses oil in a year. In four days, the United States uses more water than the world uses oil in a year.
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