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Our pets: the key to the obesity crisis? http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190109-what-we-can-learn-from-overweight-pets-about-human-obesity

Hack Brief: An Astonishing 773 Million Records Exposed In Monster Breach https://www.wired.com/story/collection-one-breach-email-accounts-passwords/

The 773 Million Record “Collection #1” Data Breach https://www.troyhunt.com/the-773-million-record-collection-1-data-reach/

‘;–have i been pwned? https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Is the “10 Year Challenge” on Facebook a privacy scheme disguised as a meme? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-10-year-challenge-meme-could-it-mine-your-data-facial-recognition/

The diet to save lives, the planet and feed us all? https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46865204

The ultrasound scan you can do yourself https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-46881627/the-ultrasound-scan-you-can-do-yourself

Mysterious Galaxy Measured Exquisitely, And Contains No Dark Matter At All https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/01/16/mysterious-galaxy-measured-exquisitely-and-contains-no-dark-matter-at-all/#4ed52fbb2473

Could Dark Matter Ever Form A Star? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillianscudder/2016/12/22/astroquizzical-dark-matter-star/#7235281221ea

Srinivasa Ramanujan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan

Fortifying the future of cryptography http://news.mit.edu/2019/faculty-vinod-vaikuntanathan-0116

Why screen time studies can’t measure the effect of smartphones on our well-being https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/16/18184587/screen-time-well-being-nature-human-behavior-study-flaws

Ocean warming is making waves stronger—and that’s a problem https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-wave-energy

The pace at which the world’s permafrost soils are warming https://phys.org/news/2019-01-pace-world-permafrost-soils.html

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The technique that taught AI to play Go still can’t teach a car to drive https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612757/the-technique-that-taught-ai-to-play-go-still-cant-teach-a-car-to-drive/

Hollywood’s Portrayals of Science and Scientists Are Ridiculous https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/hollywoods-portrayals-of-science-and-scientists-are-ridiculous/

World’s ‘loneliest’ frog gets a date https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46867424

A ética do doutor algoritmo https://www.dasa.com.br/comite-saude-em-pauta-etica-do-doutor-algoritmo

Pedro Doria no Guia dos Perplexos https://guiadosperplexos.tv/pedro-doria/

minhas 35 perguntas sobre AI: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/30-perguntas-sobre-intelig%C3%AAncia-artificial-rene-de-paula-jr-/

The American Military Sucks at Cybersecurity https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7xy5ky/the-american-military-sucks-at-cybersecurity

Democratizing data science http://news.mit.edu/2019/nonprogrammers-data-science-0115

Russian Startup Wants to Put Ads in Low-Earth Orbit to Ruin The Sky For Everybody https://www.sciencealert.com/a-russian-startup-wants-to-put-advertising-in-low-earth-orbit-because-they-re-capitalist-scum

Physics Is Not In Crisis https://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2019/01/15/physics-is-not-in-crisis/#4646910a174c

Samsung’s new fridge will ping your phone if you leave the door open https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18169342/samsung-family-hub-4-fridge-washer-bixby-ces-2019

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Lime is pulling its scooters in Switzerland after a possible software glitch made people fall off https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612751/lime-is-pulling-its-scooters-in-switzerland-after-a-possible-software-glitch/

Lyft and Uber drivers may need extra insurance coverage https://www.fox9.com/news/lyft-and-uber-drivers-may-need-extra-insurance-coverage

A beleza nos foi roubada pelos gurus da publicidade, diz arquiteto Renzo Piano https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2019/01/a-beleza-nos-foi-roubada-pelos-gurus-da-publicidade-diz-arquiteto-renzo-piano.shtml

The Weaponization Of Artificial Intelligence https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/01/14/the-weaponization-of-artificial-intelligence/#7855deba3686

Start-up Bird backs down in electric scooter legal row https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46864744

Screens Might Be As Bad For Mental Health As … Potatoes https://www.wired.com/story/screens-might-be-as-bad-for-mental-health-as-potatoes/

Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s https://apnews.com/587a3e77fa7a4da8906ab417b7a71338

The former homeless man bringing web access to the Bronx https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46862214

Parents, avert your eyes: screens aren’t as bad for kids as you think https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612755/parents-avert-your-eyes-screens-arent-as-bad-for-kids-as-you-think/

China’s Moon mission sees first seeds sprout https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46873526

Africa by Toto to play on eternal loop ‘down in Africa’ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46861137

Concerns over increase in toxic brine from desalination plants https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46863146

Filled with malware, phishing and scams, does the web need a safety manual? https://www.zdnet.com/article/filled-with-malware-phishing-and-scams-does-the-web-need-a-safety-manual/

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YouTube influencers: Inside the weird world of social media burnout https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46816928/youtube-influencers-inside-the-weird-world-of-social-media-burnout

Nível de felicidade mundial chegou ao seu ponto mais baixo em 2018 https://cultura.estadao.com.br/blogs/direto-da-fonte/nivel-de-felicidade-mundial-chegou-ao-seu-ponto-mais-baixo-em-2018/

In the world’s ‘happiest countries,’ an increasing number of young people don’t feel well at all https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/10/worlds-happiest-countries-an-increasing-number-young-people-dont-feel-well-all/?utm_term=.a3b63d94006d

One day your voice will control all your gadgets, and they will control you https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612750/one-day-your-voice-will-control-all-your-gadgets-and-they-will-control-you/

Her Code Got Humans On The Moon—and Invented Software Itself https://www.wired.com/2015/10/margaret-hamilton-nasa-apollo/

Life, Death and Insulin https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/01/07/feature/insulin-is-a-lifesaving-drug-but-it-has-become-intolerably-expensive-and-the-consequences-can-be-tragic/

How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html

Earth’s magnetic field is shifting, vital map can’t be updated due to shutdown https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/magnetic-field-update-shutdown/

Energy From Fusion In Two Years, CEO Says, Commercialization In Five https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/01/14/private-firm-will-bring-fusion-reactor-to-market-within-five-years-ceo-says/#372f6a481d4a

Hacker who took down entire nation’s internet is jailed https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/12/uk/hacker-liberia-cyber-attack-jailed-gbr-intl/index.html

How a sculptor’s artwork slowly poisoned her https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-46842671/how-a-sculptor-s-artwork-slowly-poisoned-her