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Trick people into thinking you’re smart with this guide to gravitational waves

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by on October 14, 2018 at 9:36 am
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Scientists working at the LIGO experiment in the US have for the first time detected elusive ripples in the fabric of space and time known as gravitational waves. There is no doubt that the finding is one of the most groundbreaking physics discoveries of the past 100 years. But what are they? To best understand the phenomenon, let’s go back in time a few hundred years. In 1687 when Isaac Newton published his Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, he thought of the gravitational force as an attractive force between two masses – be it the Earth and the Moon or two…

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5 quick tricks to improve your Amazon listing’s ranking on Google

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by on October 14, 2018 at 8:30 am
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It’s over. Amazon won. For now, the massive online retail giant stands atop every other ecommerce platform, leaving everyone else to fight over the scraps left in its shadow. If you’re doing ecommerce, you’re probably selling on Amazon (or you’re in one of the few niches that hasn’t been absorbed into its market-distorting gravitational field). Amazon is the biggest ecommerce platform out there, and if you’re not using it, you’re missing out. But there’s more to Amazon than just trying to own the buy box and rank well on their A9 search engine. Sure, there are developments coming in the…

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An entrepreneur’s guide to Chihuahua, Mexico’s tech scene

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by on October 14, 2018 at 8:30 am
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As the world’s most populous Spanish speaking country, Mexico is well positioned to be a startup power. Since the signing of the NAFTA in 1994, Mexico’s real GDP skyrocketed has risen to $1.3 trillion, placing the country second in Latin America and 15th in the world in terms of GDP. However, historically Mexico’s economy has been more reliant on its manufacturing industry and on its relationship with its northern neighbor, with the United States accounting for as much as 80% of Mexico’s trade in 2000. While startup innovation has traditionally been focused in the country’s capital, Mexico City, as well as…

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How will AI affect my faith and religion in general?

Oct13
by on October 13, 2018 at 4:30 pm
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“I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.” This phrase before is based on a quote from the 1977 film adaptation of H.G. Wells’ short story “Empire of the Ants.” In the revised quote, “robot” replaces “insects,” the idea of the meme being that anything can: llamas, octopi, robo-dogs, you name it. When it comes to AI overlords, the joke hits closer to home. That’s because there’s a real fear that AI will assume godlike qualities, taking over humanity along with our beloved institutions. As a woman of Jewish heritage and faith, I sometimes wonder what the rise of AI…

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