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Why this geneticist says we should stop human evolution

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 3:57 pm
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Measles cases in the US have hit a 25-year high, with 78 new infections in the past week alone. In a sign of the times, a cruise ship with hundreds of Scientologists on board was quarantined in St Lucia after one passenger was diagnosed with the disease. It’s the sort of news you can expect when parents stop vaccinating their children, which many did from the 1990s onwards for fear that scientists were foisting remedies on them that were more dangerous than the diseases themselves. As society has become ever more convenient, hygienic and wrapped in cling film, many hark…

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Here’s how we can change the Earth’s orbit to escape the expanding sun

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 3:17 pm
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In the Chinese science fiction film The Wandering Earth, recently released on Netflix, humanity attempts to change the Earth’s orbit using enormous thrusters in order to escape the expanding sun – and prevent a collision with Jupiter. The scenario may one day come true. In five billion years, the sun will run out of fuel and expand, most likely engulfing the Earth. A more immediate threat is a global warming apocalypse. Moving the Earth to a wider orbit could be a solution – and it is possible in theory. But how could we go about it and what are the…

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Facebook tweaks News Feed to favor close friends and ‘worthwhile’ content

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 1:28 pm
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Facebook’s biggest money-spinner is its News Feed, and the company has announced yet another key change to the algorithm. In a fresh announcement, the social network said that it’s leveraging new signals such as user surveys to prioritize posts from close friends and content you might find worthwhile. The shift marks Facebook’s continued evolution from a public platform to a more closed-off, personal space. By focusing on meaningful interactions between people, the social media company seeks to distance from a string of issues – polarization, fake news, hate speech and extremist content – that have eroded public’s trust in it over the…

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PixelMe’s $40 growth plan is a must-have for your company’s marketing toolbox

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 1:00 pm
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If you’re trying to drive an effective digital marketing campaign for your company or brand, that’s not an audience you dismissing casually. You can do digital advertising the right way with a lifetime subscription to a PixelMe Pro Plan, which is on sale right now at over 90 percent off, just $39 from TNW Deals.

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South African voters fear mobile political campaigns will steal their personal info

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 12:35 pm
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Mobile technology will arguably go down in history as the most successful innovation of our lifetime. Mobile devices, especially phones, are ubiquitous in large parts of the world. On the African continent, the rates of mobile phone ownership and access are rising exponentially. Many organisations have recognized the opportunities this presents. Political parties are no exception. The 2008 election in the United States is widely regarded as a tipping point for the use of mobile devices in political campaigning. Since then it’s become common for politicians all over the world to canvas for support and engage with the electorate using…

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