Alabama tornado 2o11
Epic floods, massive wildfires, drought and the deadliest tornado season in 60 years are ravaging the United States. Scientists warn that climate change will bring even more extreme weather than we seen in the last century.
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Live-tweeting supports live tv viewing.
Social media is bringing dramatic changes to nearly every aspect of the TV business. Viewers are using Facebook and Twitter to comment about shows before, during and after they air. Television networks, grappling with the fragmentation of their audience, are experimenting with mobile apps, Twitter promotions and branded social networks in an effort to bring viewers back together. And a variety of other stakeholders are getting in on the social action as well.
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Unstructured information – such as files, email and video – will account for 90% of all data created over the next decade.
1.8 zettabytes (or 1.8 trillion gigabytes) of data will be created in 2011 alone. That is the equivalent to every U.S. citizen writing 3 tweets per minute for 26,976 years. And the number of servers managing the world’s data stores will grow by ten times over the next 10 years.
Continue reading… “IDC study predicts world’s data will grow by 50 times by 2020”
Now even robots can sweat and stink.
Why did Kevin Grennan make a robot that simulates the functions and odors of a human armpit? Certain scents, his research revealed, manipulate human emotional reactions…
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Moisture, heat, food scraps make the dishwasher a perfect breeding grounds for fungi.
Your dishwasher may be considered a time-saving appliance that makes life easier by doing a household chore we all dread.
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Diet soda makes you want to eat more.
According to scientists, drinking diet soft drinks can actually make people fatter.
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Ownership of e-readers is exploding.
E-reader ownership is exploding, according to a survey by Pew Internet Research. Ownership of e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook has grown from 6% to 12% of U.S. adults over the last six months. E-readers are more popular than tablets devices such as the iPad or various Android slates like the Samsung Galaxy Tab which are owned by 8% of U.S. adults.
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TV violence linked to sleep problems in children.
A new study shows that letting young children watch violent TV programs may interfere with sleep. And it doesn’t matter if the violent tv program is animated or live action.
‘Genetic editing’ works by using enzymes to unlock the DNA.
Scientists have edited the genetic code in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for some hereditary diseases. The scientists managed to persuade cells in mice to repair a faulty gene but, instead of recreating the flawed piece, the cells generated a healthy one.
Men and women both have affairs but men are more likely to stray if their fathers had been unfaithful.
You may want to take a close look at your father-in-law if you want to know if your husband will cheat on you.
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Soda is the most consumed beverage in the U.S.
With summer in full swing, Americans will be quenching their thirst with a variety of fizzy, sweet and intoxicating beverages with soda being the number one drink consumed.
Continue reading… “Average consumer in the U.S. drinks 45 gallons of soda a year”
These men are driven by their desire to have uncommitted romantic flings.
Men who drive expensive cars or who flaunt their flashy possessions are driven by their desire to have uncommitted romantic flings according to researchers from Rice University, the University of Texas-San Antonio and the University of Minnesota. Although it may catch a woman’s attention she won’t be marrying him any time soon.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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