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Worldview Web Roundup

The Worldview Web Roundup is a periodic post of links to the news, commentary, and information I am reading right now. If you want to read more of the kinds of things found in this post check out Dennis L Hitzeman’s News Reading List. Do you have news or information you think needs to be rounded up? Email me at dlhweb1 at hitzeman dot com. Continue reading

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Science and Technology Brief

The Science and Technology Brief is a biweekly glance at interesting science and technology news and profiles on science and technology that is or will affect us all. For Tuesday: ‘The Amazing Mars Rovers’, ‘The Future of Fusion’, and ‘Which Came First: Presumptive Science or Fanatical Devotion to an Idea’? Continue reading

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Science and Technology Brief

20060420 And You Thought the Middle Ages Were Over Fox News      Move over Bird Flu, the plagues of the Middle Ages aren’t quite done yet. That’s right, someone in Los Angeles has been diagnosed with Bubonic Plague. Hysterics aside, … Continue reading

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Science and Tech Brief: The Magic of Flying Bees

20060411 Fox News      Scientists have recently discovered that some species of bees use their legs to generate additional lift in order to fly faster and farther than they otherwise would be able to. This discovery comes after scientists only … Continue reading

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Science and Tech Brief: Unmanned Edition

20060404 Planes Without Pilots CNN      I am a big fan of the automation that technologies like UAVs present. With unmanned aircraft, or vehicles in general for that matter, we can shed unwanted and unnecessary tasks to technology, leaving us … Continue reading

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