The state of California might soon be devastated by a mega-storm that produces precipitation at levels only experienced once every 500 to 1,000 years. Experts have named it the ARkStorm, short for Atmospheric River 1000, to signify that it is a one-in-a-thousand-year mega event. Impact of a mega-storm According to a report by the U.S. ...
Trade talks between the U.S. and China are underway in Washington and the world is waiting with bated breath for an announcement signaling an end to the trade war. Experts from the aviation industry feel that airplanes can factor into the negotiations. Airplanes An important aspect of these talks has been the U.S. demand that ...
The huge scientific progress and economic prosperity of the last century have changed the living habits of human beings drastically. This also means that every generation ends up being different in some way from the previous ones. Here’s a look at how today’s young generation compares with their ancestors. Today’s young generation 1. Higher IQs ...
China has rejected the conclusions of a recent report by the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office that labeled the attempt to negotiate new WTO rules to rein in China’s “mercantile” trade policies as futile. Instead, the USTR stated that it would be better to pursue a unilateral approach to protect American farmers, businesses, and workers ...
For most of the last century, the human brain was considered by psychologists to be unchangeable. However, their position underwent a radical change over the past few decades after conducting several experiments on Buddhist monks. Scanning the brains of these monks, scientists began to realize that the human brain is not “fixed,” but meditation can ...
When a blood clot occurs in the circulatory system, it is known as a thrombus and the person is said to be undergoing thrombosis. Usually, blood clots are a normal bodily response to injuries and help stop bleeding. But sometimes, a part of the blood clot can break off, move into healthy blood vessels, and ...
With Artificial Intelligence technologies becoming pervasive in all aspects of society, it was inevitable that they would be used by law enforcement. In the U.S., predictive policing technologies are becoming a favorite tool of police forces because of their ability to predict a potential crime. But such technologies bring with them a host of problems, ...
North Koreans have to fulfill a crazy communist government quota that no other person in any other country has to — they have to provide 220 pounds of feces every day. The state mandate comes on the back of leader Kim Jong-un’s New Year declaration that he would revive the country’s economy by first focusing ...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a new program that aims to study the brains of insects to create conscious robots. The program comes under the agency’s broader US$2 billion Artificial Intelligence project unveiled last year that plans on creating “third wave” AI. Insect-inspired AI “Nature has forced on these small insects ...
Apple’s share prices have been in a nosedive ever since October last year. At the start of 2019, CEO Tim Cook slashed Q1 revenue expectations by almost US$9 billion due to slow iPhone sales, indicating that the company may be facing hard times ahead. Dismal iPhone sales A big reason for Apple’s lower revenue estimates ...
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