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How chimpanzees reveal the roots of human behaviour http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20181101-how-chimpanzees-reveal-the-roots-of-human-behaviour

Don’t Want To Fall For Fake News? Don’t Be Lazy https://www.wired.com/story/dont-want-to-fall-for-fake-news-dont-be-lazy/

O conforto da crença https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,o-conforto-da-crenca,70002601351

Vaccines – The importance of the herd and social media https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06pzl37

AI is not “magic dust” for your company, says Google’s Cloud AI boss https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612394/ai-is-not-magic-dust-for-your-company-says-googles-cloud-ai-boss/

These news anchors are professional and efficient. They’re also not human. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/09/these-news-anchors-are-professional-efficient-theyre-also-not-human/

This is fake news! China’s ‘AI news anchor’ isn’t intelligent at all https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06pzl37

The war game that could have ended the world http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181108-the-wargame-that-could-have-ended-the-world

The monster atomic bomb that was too big to use http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170816-the-monster-atomic-bomb-that-was-too-big-to-use

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An ode to Carl Sagan https://medium.com/swlh/an-ode-to-carl-sagan-575f609a4b05

China’s giant transmission grid could be the key to cutting climate emissions https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612390/chinas-giant-transmission-grid-could-be-the-key-to-cutting-climate-emissions/

Tim Berners-Lee Wants a ‘Magna Carta’ to Save The Modern Internet. He’s Way Too Late. https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a24790593/tim-berners-lee-internet-magna-carta/

Replaying the tape of life: Is it possible? https://phys.org/news/2018-11-replaying-tape-life.html

Growing the future: High-tech farmers are using LED lights in ways that seem to border on science fiction https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/lifestyle/led-growing/

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Sorry, this strange space rock was not sent by aliens to save us https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/11/06/sorry-this-strange-space-rock-was-not-sent-by-aliens-save-us/?utm_term=.e4b602ae3fae

Brasil cai para última posição em ranking sobre prestígio do professor https://educacao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,brasil-cai-para-ultima-posicao-em-ranking-sobre-prestigio-do-professor,70002593574

Internet freedom around the world has fallen for the 8th year in a row https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612377/internet-freedom-around-the-world-has-fallen-for-the-8th-year-in-a-row/

Após recusa, Zuckerberg é pressionado a depor em comitê internacional https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,apos-recusa-zuckerberg-e-pressionado-a-depor-em-comite-internacional,70002592532

Bug covered ‘bionic mushroom’ generates clean energy https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46127318

A novel way to advance a better battery design http://news.mit.edu/2018/cadenza-innovation-supercell-battery-1107

The UK’s information watchdog has called out “a disturbing disregard for voters’ personal privacy https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612385/the-uks-information-watchdog-has-called-out-a-disturbing-disregard-for-voters/

A robot scientist will dream up new materials to advance computing and fight pollution https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612388/a-robot-scientist-will-dream-up-new-materials-to-advance-computing-and-fight-pollution/

How Ancient Greek Statues Really Looked: Research Reveals their Bold, Bright Colors and Patterns http://www.openculture.com/2016/09/how-ancient-greek-statues-really-looked.html

Web pioneer wants new ‘contract’ for internet https://phys.org/news/2018-11-web-internet.html

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Using Wi-Fi to “see” behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612375/using-wi-fi-to-see-behind-closed-doors-is-easier-than-anyone-thought/

I Took 9 Different Commercial DNA Tests and Got 6 Different Results https://www.livescience.com/63997-dna-ancestry-test-results-explained.html

Mining For Bitcoin Can Require More Energy Than Actually Mining https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/a24737137/bitcoin-mining-more-energy-traditional-mining/

Why Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Run The World https://interestingengineering.com/why-chinese-artificial-intelligence-will-run-the-world

A life-saving gene drug could hold families hostage with a $4 million price tag https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612383/a-life-saving-gene-drug-could-hold-families-hostage-with-a-4-million-price-tag/

Large hydropower dams ‘not sustainable’ in the developing world https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46098118

The Rhine, a Lifeline of Germany, Is Crippled by Drought https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/world/europe/rhine-drought-water-level.html

More than 60 prescription drugs are getting into river foodchains https://www.newscientist.com/article/2184420-more-than-60-prescription-drugs-are-getting-into-river-foodchains/

Earth has two extra, hidden ‘moons’ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/news-earth-moon-dust-clouds-satellites-planets-space/

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Facebook used to ‘incite offline violence’ in Myanmar, says report https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46105934

What The Boston School Bus Schedule Can Teach Us About Ai https://www.wired.com/story/joi-ito-ai-and-bus-routes/

Physicists measured Earth’s mass using neutrinos for the first time https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physicists-measured-earth-mass-using-neutrinos-first-time

Cientistas fazem primeira tomografia da Terra com neutrinos https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cientistas-fazem-primeira-tomografia-da-terra-com-neutrinos,70002587509

How Bill Gates Aims to Save $233 Billion by Reinventing the Toilet https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-06/bill-gates-aims-to-save-233-billion-by-reinventing-the-toilet

A Sign of Below Average IQ https://www.spring.org.uk/2018/11/sign-below-average-iq.php

Beyond Plastic Bans: Creating Products To Replace It https://www.npr.org/2018/11/04/660299276/beyond-plastic-bans-creating-products-to-replace-it

Fungus: The Plastic of the Future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnMXH5TqqG8&ab_channel=Motherboard

How fungus and sweat could transform Martian exploration http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181031-how-fungus-and-sweat-could-transform-martian-exploration