Amazing Tech
Reconfigured Tesla coil aligns, electrifies materials from a distance phys.org v
The system works by remotely oscillating positive and negative charges in each nanotube, causing them to chain together into long wires. Cherukuri's specially designed Tesla coil even generates a tractor beam-like effect as nanotube wires are pulled toward the coil over long distances.
AI Morality
Microsoft's latest AI experiment is refusing to look at photos of Adolf Hitler businessinsider
After its last AI chatbot turned into a genocide-advocating, misogynistic, holocaust-denying racist, the company's latest project — a bot that tells you what's in photos — refuses to even look at photos of Adolf Hitler.
War
This is why the Navy didn't shoot down Russian jets navytimes v
"You don’t get to kill people just because they’re being annoying," said Hoffman, who commanded frigate DeWert and cruiser Hue City. Cruisers are the fleet's foremost air defense platform and are tasked with guarding flattops from incoming threats.
North Korea
North Korea prepares one or two intermediate-range missiles: Yonhap reuters
North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on the east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
Philippines
U.S., Philippines Conduct Joint Patrols In South China Sea npr.org
Carter said the patrols and increased military support are intended to "tamp down tensions," according to the AP.
Gazmi, meanwhile, said the U.S. presence "will deter uncalled-for actions by the Chinese."
See also China isn't going to be happy about this handshake between Ash Carter and the Philippine president and US to rotate more aircraft, troops through Philippines
Islam
Saudi Arabia's religious police ordered to be 'gentle' bbc
Officers will continue to help enforce strict segregation of the sexes, an absolute prohibition of the sale and consumption of alcohol, a ban on women driving and many other social restrictions.
But the new law stipulates that their mission has been amended to "carrying out the duty of promoting virtue and preventing vice in a gentle and humane way, after the model set in this regard by the Prophet [Muhammad] and his rightful successors".
Middle East
Kuwaiti Columnist Calls On Muslim Nations To Recognize Israel jewishbusinessnews
The article also called on Muslim countries to stop referring to Israel as the “Zionist entity” or the “Israeli occupation.”
Israel
US accuses Israel of using 'excessive force' against Palestinians rt
The report went on to state that the biggest human rights violations in Israel were terror attacks against civilians, as well as “institutional and societal discrimination” against Arabs, Israelis of Ethiopian extraction, women, non-Orthodox Jews, and migrants.
Also see US accuses Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians
Is Obama planning his revenge on Netanyahu? jpost
How likely is it that the US will bring forward a proposal to the UN Security Council? It depends who you ask.
Pope
How Pope Francis Became A Foreign Policy Player npr.org
That 2013 trip, and the message that Pope Francis carried with him, was one of the first signs of a more assertive and less predictable Vatican stance on the global stage. Throughout the Cold War, the Vatican remained firmly in the Western camp. With Pope Francis, the first pope from the Global South, the Holy See showed his willingness to offer an unflinching critique of the West and its foreign policy failures.
The pope, who described himself as coming "from the other end of the earth," has embraced the bully pulpit of the papacy and has emerged as a daring, independent broker on the global stage.
Space
NASA Captures Stunning Photo of a Sonic Shockwave news.discovery
Using the brilliant light of the overhead sun as a backdrop, NASA researchers have developed a patent-pending method called Background-Oriented Schlieren using Celestial Objects (BOSCO) to make atmospheric distortions from supersonic shockwaves visible.
Medical
Mice with genetic defect for human stuttering offer new insight into speech disorder medicalxpress
The researchers created mice with a mutation in a gene associated with stuttering in humans, and found that they vocalized in an abnormal pattern reminiscent of human stuttering. The animal model of stuttering can help scientists understand the molecular and neurological basis of the disorder, and potentially develop treatments.
Brain
Neuroscience research into dyslexia leads to 'brainprints' nsf.gov
By analyzing brain activity response to visual and thought stimuli, Laszlo said "We can identify the individual with 100 percent accuracy. When Zhanpeng first came to me with the idea, I honestly didn't think it would work. It's amazing."
Global Governance
Antimicrobial resistance a 'greater threat than cancer by 2050' theguardian w!
The British chancellor will tell a panel of experts at an IMF meeting in Washington that 10 million people a year could die across the world by 2050 – more than the number of people lost to cancer every year – without radical action.
The chancellor will say: “My message here at the IMF meeting in Washington is that we need the world’s governments and industry leaders to work together in radical new ways."
Climate Change
NASA smacks down climate change doubters in Facebook discussion washingtonpost w!
When doubters began polluting a thread started by Bill Nye “The Science Guy” about his rejected attempt to place a bet about global warming, the Facebook account “NASA Climate Change” decided to pounce.
Bible
Ohio congressman objects to Bible removal at military base ledger-enquirer
The Bible was removed last week after the Military Religious Freedom Foundation complained, base spokeswoman Marie Vanover said in an email.
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