This was the idea advocated by a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson at this years SPIEF economic forum. She was speaking at the “Hoax vs. Truth: challenges of the modern information world” session. “We are trying to somehow spur a discussion regarding the creation of a certain global mechanism, an instrument that would counteract the spread … Read more
The popularity and value of dealing in cryptocurrency has been established over the past couple of years, with Bitcoin the most prominent of many new digital moneys. The Russian Central Bank’s Deputy Chairman Olga Skorobogatova spoke at SPIEF 2017 spoke about Russia’s interest in developing their own. “Regulators of all countries agree that it’s time … Read more
In 2017, the idea has come to the fore that there has been a shift towards a knowledge/creative class, and the new method of production is knowledge. Recently, the subject featured large at the 2017 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Cities that have developed lately into strong knowledge economies are considered to have had seeds … Read more
A study has now shown that residents of the Mid-Ohio River Valley had higher than normal levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), based on blood samples collected over a 22-year span (1991-2013). The exposure source was likely drinking water contaminated by industrial discharges upriver. The researchers identified three known industrial sources who discharge PFOA into the … Read more
At least one person has died and it is believed at least 10 others are affected by a new outbreak in the northernmost province of the Congo. It has been 3 years since the West African Epidemic peaked. The epidemic killed over 11,000. Read more
A 25% improvement in the black death rate since 1999 was reported by the CDC this week. They analyzed for age-specific trends among 4 age groups: 18 to 34, 35 to 49, 50 to 64 and 65 and older. Whites, who live 4 years longer than blacks on average, have seen worse death rates since … Read more
It might not be a surprise to anyone who has ever used strong language in a difficult situation as part of their natural strategy for getting through it, but scientists have tested it. They had people repeat swear words and perform physical tasks, like riding exercise bikes and squeezing hand grips. Compared with people who … Read more
Fruit may join the large number of U.S. crops that are harvested by machines. Robotics companies like FFRobotics and Abundant Robotics are working on building machines to harvest delicate fruits. FFRobotics is developing a 4- to 12-armed machine that has three-fingered grips to grab fruit and twist or clip it from a branch — at … Read more
When President Donald Trump mentioned “other worlds” in his speech to a join Congress this week, the space community started buzzing. “American footprints on distant worlds are not too big a dream,” said Trump at the end of his speech. According to PBS NewsHour Science Correspondent Miles O’brian a manned mission could take place in 2019, … Read more
In a few months, the UAE will have flying driverless cars, according to Dubai’s transport authority. They’ve already done test runs for the autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV), made by Chinese firm Ehang. The vehicles are Ehang 184s and can carry one pilot. Top speed: 160kph Flight time: 30 minutes Ascending speed: 8 meters / second … Read more
According to a recent report by Pew Research, young people are more often in favor of big government that provides a lot of social services. Pew’s research found that Americans from 18-50 are around 55% in favor of bigger government. Those over 50 and under 65 are the least in favor of bigger governments, and … Read more
3D technology comes to the rescue after the destruction of several world cultural treasures by the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According to the United Nations, ISIS has destroyed and damaged 200 world heritage sites along with hundreds of statues and artefacts since 2014. ISIS’ plan is simple. It is about erasing … Read more