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Pela 1ª vez na América Latina, cientistas testam terapia que usa células do paciente contra câncer https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,pela-1-vez-na-america-latina-terapia-usa-celulas-do-paciente-para-tratar-cancer,70003045387

Hong Kong protesters get pro bono cybersecurity help from Silicon Valley https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614520/hong-kong-protesters-get-pro-bono-cybersecurity-help-from-silicon-valley/#Echobox=1570645058

This girl’s dramatic story shows hyper-personalized medicine is possible—and costly https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614522/this-girls-dramatic-story-shows-hyper-personalized-medicine-is-possibleand-costly/

The biggest threat of deepfakes isn’t the deepfakes themselves https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614526/the-biggest-threat-of-deepfakes-isnt-the-deepfakes-themselves/

Germany’s synagogue shooting was live-streamed on Twitch—but almost no one saw it https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614529/germanys-synagogue-shooting-was-live-streamed-on-twitch-but-almost-no-one-saw-it/

Why it’s time to start talking about blockchain ethics https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614531/why-its-time-to-start-talking-about-blockchain-ethics/

Why remote war is bad war https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614488/why-remote-war-is-bad-war/

A Virus in Koala DNA Shows Evolution in Action https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/science/koala-retrovirus-evolution.html

Japan ninja student gets top marks for writing essay in invisible ink https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49996166

Why baboons may provide clues about human gut microbiome https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326614.php

Germany shooting: 2,200 people watched on Twitch https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49998284

Apple removes police-tracking app used in Hong Kong protests from its app store https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/10/apple-removes-police-tracking-app-used-in-hong-kong-protests-from-its-app-store.html

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How interchangeable parts revolutionised the way things are made https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49499444

Nobel chemistry prize: Lithium-ion battery scientists honoured https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49962133

A Hard Lesson in Silicon Valley: Profits Matter https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/08/technology/silicon-valley-startup-profit.html

Three STDs reach all-time highs in the US, new CDC report says https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/08/health/std-cases-rising-us-study/index.html

China’s surveillance tech is spreading globally, raising concerns about Beijing’s influence https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/08/china-is-exporting-surveillance-tech-like-facial-recognition-globally.html

California’s shutting off power to prevent fires. Here are some better options. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614498/californias-shutting-off-power-to-prevent-fires-here-are-some-better-options/

Amazon’s new Kindle for Kids is probably not as good for kids as real books https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614502/amazons-new-kindle-for-kids-is-probably-not-as-good-for-kids-as-real-books/

The Universe As We Know It Shouldn’t Exist | The Matter-Antimatter Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS4MaZKdfE0

Nietzsche’s Eternal Return https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/14/nietzsches-eternal-return

The Arena for Accountable Predictions – Long Bets http://longbets.org/

String Theory Does Not Win a Nobel, and I Win a Bet https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/string-theory-does-not-win-a-nobel-and-i-win-a-bet/

Sea ‘Boiling’ With Methane Discovered In Siberia: ‘No One Has Ever Recorded Anything Like This Before’ https://www.newsweek.com/methane-boiling-sea-discovered-siberia-1463766

Everyone’s AirPods will die. We’ve got the trick to replacing them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/10/08/everyones-airpods-will-die-weve-got-trick-replacing-them/

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WeWork Is Lesson in How Not to Run a Startup https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/wework-is-lesson-in-how-not-to-run-a-startup-1.7949970

After WeWork IPO Debacle, SoftBank Founder Is ‘Embarrassed’ by His Investing Record https://fortune.com/2019/10/07/masayoshi-son-softbank-wework-uber/

But is it science? https://aeon.co/essays/post-empirical-science-is-an-oxymoron-and-it-is-dangerous

The peculiar bathroom habits of Westerners http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20191004-the-peculiar-bathroom-habits-of-westerners

Airbnb Wants to Send You to Antarctica. Don’t Fall for It https://www.wired.com/story/airbnb-wants-to-send-you-to-antarctica-dont-fall-for-it/

The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

Most Deepfakes Are Porn, and They’re Multiplying Fast https://www.wired.com/story/most-deepfakes-porn-multiplying-fast/

Anniversary of the Periodic Table https://pca.st/j67uhm5t

Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/health/nobel-prize-medicine.html

Solar power can boost your home’s value — especially in these 10 states https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/05/solar-power-can-boost-a-homes-value-in-these-10-states-the-most.html

Solar and wind make coal unprofitable in Japan https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/10/07/solar-and-wind-make-coal-unprofitable-in-japan/

Mark Zuckerberg admits he has too much money https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2019/10/mark-zuckerberg-admits-he-has-too-much-money.html

Must science be testable? https://aeon.co/essays/the-string-theory-wars-show-us-how-science-needs-philosophy

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“i Don’t Give A Shit About The Industry I’m Disrupting”: How Silicon Valley Hacked Our Minds And Lost Its Conscience https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/10/new-establishment-how-silicon-valley-lost-its-conscience

China’s Breeding Giant Pigs That Are as Heavy as Polar Bears https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-06/china-is-breeding-giant-pigs-the-size-of-polar-bears

Pigs were spotted using tools for the first time, a new study says https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/06/us/pigs-use-tools-study-scn-trnd/index.html

Why You Can’t Really Consent to Facebook’s Facial Recognition https://onezero.medium.com/why-you-cant-really-consent-to-facebook-s-facial-recognition-6bb94ea1dc8f

This is how you kick facial recognition out of your town https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614477/facial-recognition-law-enforcement-surveillance-private-industry-regulation-ban-backlash/

Details of 92 Million Brazilians Auctioned on Underground Forums https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/details-of-92-million-brazilians-auctioned-on-underground-forums/

What is the fascination with the Illuminati conspiracy? https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/what-is-the-fascination-with-the-illuminati-conspi/p07q0jd2?playlist=conspiracies-and-controversies

Why is this country one of the happiest places on Earth? https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p07pr9sw/why-is-this-country-one-of-the-happiest-places-on-earth-

Notre-Dame: How an underwater forest in Ghana could help rebuild a Paris icon https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48964785

What life might be like in alien oceans http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190926-what-life-might-be-like-in-the-alien-oceans

Cars Are Death Machines.
Self-Driving Tech Won’t Change That. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/10/04/opinion/self-driving-cars-safety.html

An Open Source License That Requires Users to Do No Harm https://www.wired.com/story/open-source-license-requires-users-do-no-harm/

New York City Wants to Put a Climate Change ‘Laboratory’ on Governors Island https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/06/climate/governors-island-climate-change-new-york.html

AI Is Now Analyzing Candidates’ Facial Expressions During Video Job Interviews https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/ai-is-now-analyzing-candidates-facial-expressions-during-video-job-interviews.html

Ethical O.S. http://ethicalos.org