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A 400-year-old Japanese temple just introduced a robotic priest https://mashable.com/video/japan-robot-priest/
Study finds key gut immune molecule links obesity, the microbiome, and metabolic disorders https://newatlas.com/fat-diet-immune-iga-microbiome-inflammation-obesity/61111/
The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/18/quantum-revolution-is-coming-chinese-scientists-are-forefront/
YouTube x professor https://educacao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,you-tube-x-professor,70002972077
Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total Flop https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a28720252/french-solar-road-failure/
How Flat Earthers Nearly Derailed a Space Photo Book https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/science/nasa-flat-earth.html
Mice and mind blowing maths https://pca.st/405H
Don’t count on having kids if you freeze your eggs https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614077/mothers-journey-egg-freezing-parenthood/
The world’s top deepfake artist is wrestling with the monster he created https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614083/the-worlds-top-deepfake-artist-is-wrestling-with-the-monster-he-created/
The transhumanists who want to live forever https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614078/transhumanists-live-forever/
Arctic sea ice loaded with microplastics https://phys.org/news/2019-08-arctic-sea-ice-microplastics.html
Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit’s Future https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/08/16/751499719/devastating-banana-fungus-arrives-in-colombia-threatening-the-fruits-future
These rare superdeep diamonds exposed Earth’s primordial secrets https://www.slashgear.com/these-rare-superdeep-diamonds-exposed-earths-primordial-secrets-15587400/
Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/16/mathematicians-need-doctor-style-hippocratic-oath-says-academic-hannah-fry
Candida auris: The new superbug on the block bbc.com/news/health-49170866