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Elon Musk uses this ancient critical-thinking strategy to outsmart everybody else

Before he was a world-changing entrepreneur, Elon Musk was on track to become a physicist — even starting an applied physics Ph.D. at Stanford University. But while he dropped out of the program after only a few days, the field left an impression on the billionaire-to-be. Perhaps most crucially, it trained him in “first principles […] …

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Here’s How Fast Different Animals Are Disappearing From Earth

From red pandas to golden-striped salamanders, Earth’s wildlife is in trouble. Many scientists believe our planet is in the early stages of a mass extinction, an event defined by a loss of 75% of species on Earth. It will be the sixth one to occur in the planet’s 4.5 billion year history — and the …

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The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now

Good morning! It’s the last day of the year. Before you break open the champagne tonight, here’s what you need to know for Wednesday.  1. Divers will search for wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 on Wednesday after finding debris and several floating bodies off the coast of Borneo.  2. Scientists believe they have traced the source of the …

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The Science Behind Hangovers Is Still Terrible

New Year’s Eve is a drinking holiday. Which means that New Year’s day is inevitably spent nursing a hangover. Everyone has their own hacks for relieving the symptoms of a hangover (black coffee, Sprite, exercise, and so on), but the fact is there’s still no single hangover cure that’s proven to work. Even in 2014. …

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A Hacker Says He Can Recreate Fingerprints From Photographs

A speaker at a yearly hacking conference in Germany has claimed the ability to recreate someone’s fingerprints using just photographs of their fingers, as reported by the BBC. This capability would highlight the compromised nature of replacing passwords with fingerprints, which is already seen by experts as far from fully secure. In his talk at …

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This New LED Light Lasts 40 Years

The world of illumination is about to change thanks to Jake Dyson who has developed a light that never goes out. Well, nearly. It lasts for 40 years and it’s going to be released in May 2015, The Guardian reports.  Dyson is the son of Sir James, inventor of the famous bagless vacuum cleaner, among other …

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