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Review: The Even H3 are classy $150 headphones that tune sound to your hearing ability

Aug21
by on August 21, 2018 at 10:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


In the last few years, some headphone makers have taken a novel approach to sound quality: don’t just make the best-sounding headphones possible, make the best-sound for *your* ears. The idea is that everyone hears frequencies at varying intensities, so these products are able to adjust a headphone’s outputs to account for your hearing’s strengths and weaknesses. A startup named Even was among the first to flaunt this ability back in 2016. Its headphones ask you perform a short hearing test to determine your ‘EarPrint’ – a hearing profile unique to you – and modify the sound accordingly. As Even…

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A definitive glossary of blockchain and cryptocurrency terms

Aug21
by on August 21, 2018 at 8:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


It can be hard sometimes to understand exactly what’s going on with blockchain. Words float on without meaning for beginners who struggle to understand the basics. This is a glossary of different blockchain terms designed so you can string together different ideas and concepts and participate more fully in blockchain discussions. Each term comes with a resource to consult where you can learn more. The glossary contains content from Flipside Crypto’s guide on the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. Blockchain Glossary Blockchain: The foundational technology behind the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. It is a virtual, immutable (unchangeable), distributed store of data…

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A definitive glossary of blockchain and cryptocurrency terms

Aug21
by on August 21, 2018 at 8:38 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


It can be hard sometimes to understand exactly what’s going on with blockchain. Words float on without meaning for beginners who struggle to understand the basics. This is a glossary of different blockchain terms designed so you can string together different ideas and concepts and participate more fully in blockchain discussions. Each term comes with a resource to consult where you can learn more. The glossary contains content from Flipside Crypto’s guide on the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. Blockchain Glossary Blockchain: The foundational technology behind the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector. It is a virtual, immutable (unchangeable), distributed store of data…

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Researchers use gut bacteria to turn type A or B blood into universal donors

Aug21
by on August 21, 2018 at 8:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Bacteria found in the human gut could save countless lives by transforming type A or type B blood into type O. At a meeting of the American Chemical Society today, Steve Withers of the University of British Colombia presented new research suggesting enzymes found in gut bacteria could effectively strip antigens from the two most common blood types. If successful, the discovery would essentially make most types of blood accessible to those who need it, regardless of their blood type. For a blood transfusion to work, a lot of things have to go right. It’s an intricate patchwork that requires…

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Researchers use gut bacteria to turn type A or B blood into universal donors

Aug21
by on August 21, 2018 at 8:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Bacteria found in the human gut could save countless lives by transforming type A or type B blood into type O. At a meeting of the American Chemical Society today, Steve Withers of the University of British Colombia presented new research suggesting enzymes found in gut bacteria could effectively strip antigens from the two most common blood types. If successful, the discovery would essentially make most types of blood accessible to those who need it, regardless of their blood type. For a blood transfusion to work, a lot of things have to go right. It’s an intricate patchwork that requires…

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