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Facebook has finally launched its “clear history” button … but it doesn’t delete anything https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615111/facebook-has-finally-launched-its-clear-history-button-but-it-doesnt-delete-anything/#Echobox=1580300233

YouTube’s algorithm seems to be funneling people to alt-right videos https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615114/a-study-of-youtube-comments-shows-how-its-turning-people-onto-the-alt-right/

This Is What We’ll See When Betelgeuse Really Does Go Supernova https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/01/23/this-is-what-well-see-when-betelgeuse-really-does-go-supernova/#7eb1c96e43a2

To Spur Conservation, California Utility Compares Your Energy Use To Your Neighbors https://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2020/01/28/to-spur-conservation-california-utility-compares-your-energy-use-to-your-neighbors/#40d1d5df1360

Lungs ‘magically’ heal damage from smoking https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355

Isaac Asimov’s Guide to the Bible: A Witty, Erudite Atheist’s Guide to the World’s Most Famous Book http://www.openculture.com/2019/03/isaac-asimovs-guide-to-the-bible.html

The Worst Video Game Ever https://pca.st/euvut2s3

United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/united-states-spend-ten-times-more-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-than-education/#6325604b4473

Animal DNA is full of viral invaders and now we’ve caught them at it
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231402-animal-dna-is-full-of-viral-invaders-and-now-weve-caught-them-at-it/#ixzz6CVXjjn00

Why asking an AI to explain itself can make things worse https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615110/why-asking-an-ai-to-explain-itself-can-make-things-worse/

French company to build world’s first factory to produce hydrogen from wind http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/french-company-build-worlds-first-factory-produce-/

2 old satellites will buzz each other over Pittsburgh tonight. Here’s how to see the space junk. https://www.space.com/how-to-see-possible-space-junk-crash-january-2020.html

NASA’s Voyager 2 probe suffers glitch at the edge of the solar system https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-voyager-2-probe-suffers-glitch-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/

Social tipping points are the only hope for the climate https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/1/29/21083250/climate-change-social-tipping-points

This is the highest-resolution photo of the sun ever taken https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615113/these-are-the-highest-resolution-photos-of-the-sun-ever-taken/

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How a vegan diet could affect your intelligence https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200127-how-a-vegan-diet-could-affect-your-intelligence

The man who changed how we think about disruption—and got disrupted himself https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615107/the-man-who-changed-how-we-think-about-disruptionand-got-disrupted-himself/

“A Trillion Trees” is a great idea—that could become a dangerous climate distraction https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615102/tree-planting-is-a-great-idea-that-could-become-a-dangerous-climate-distraction/

Greta Versus the Greedy Grifters https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/opinion/greta-thunberg-mnuchin.html

Parkinson’s disease may affect brain before birth https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/parkinsons-disease-may-affect-brain-before-birth/

We Made the Coronavirus Epidemic https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/opinion/coronavirus-china.html

Polícia de SP passa a usar reconhecimento facial em investigações https://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,policia-de-sp-passa-a-usar-reconhecimento-facial-em-investigacoes,70003175810

London to deploy live facial recognition to find wanted faces in a crowd https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/london-to-deploy-live-facial-recognition-to-find-wanted-faces-in-crowd/

Dozens Of Countries Could Reverse Carbon Emissions Just By Caring For Nature https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/01/26/38-countries-could-reverse-most-or-all-of-their-carbon-emissions-just-by-caring-for-nature/#58f4fcf83e9e

Doomsday Clock nears apocalypse over climate and nuclear fears https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51213185

Antarctica melting: Climate change and the journey to the ‘doomsday glacier’ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51097309

Underwater robot reveals hidden base of Antarctica’s ‘doomsday’ glacier https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/underwater-robot-reveals-hidden-base-antarctica-s-doomsday-glacier

This is how a popular free antivirus program sells your data https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615096/this-is-how-a-popular-free-antivirus-program-sells-your-data/

Use These Antivirus and Anti-Malware Apps Instead of Avast https://lifehacker.com/use-these-antivirus-and-anti-malware-apps-instead-of-av-1841264690

A história do herói polonês que revelou os horrores de Auschwitz https://internacional.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,a-historia-do-heroi-polones-que-revelou-os-horrores-de-auschwitz,70003175164

Matthew Shirts – Carnaval x Coronavirus https://www.facebook.com/mshirts1/posts/10158008950857767

Há um século – A gripe espanhola https://digital.estadao.com.br/@rene_5/csb_RKAUUUB26GWGmdeLUl4pf0JuXuV8iUUJrY1Jtt5INf5Ti1bxFuD9JRLfTzwShvazVd11j99BEGcGzyJ_1FUYmQ

a ignorância racional e outras resistências ao conhecimento – roda e avisa https://rodaeavisa.com/a-ignorancia-racional-e-outras-resistencias-ao-conhecimento/

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Lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash https://phys.org/news/2020-01-lab-trash-valuable-graphene.html

How the world came to run on coffee http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/how-the-world-came-to-run-on-coffee/

A World Without Clouds https://www.quantamagazine.org/cloud-loss-could-add-8-degrees-to-global-warming-20190225/

Paper wasps rapidly evolved ability to identify faces http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2020/01/paper-wasps-rapidly-evolved-ability-identify-faces

‘Profound’ evolution: Wasps learn to recognize faces https://phys.org/news/2020-01-profound-evolution-wasps.html

AI License Plate Readers Are Cheaper—So Drive Carefully https://www.wired.com/story/ai-license-plate-readers-cheaper-drive-carefully/

40 groups have called for a US moratorium on facial recognition technology https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615098/facial-recognition-clearview-ai-epic-privacy-moratorium-surveillance/

Facebook, Google and Twitter scramble to stop misinformation about coronavirus https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/01/27/facebook-google-twitter-scramble-stop-misinformation-about-coronavirus/

Reproducibility crisis in science; Aeolus wind-measuring satellite; electric cars https://pca.st/cccmkh6n

Greed https://pca.st/oi3e8mr5

Ruthless behavior may be genetic https://medicalxpress.com/news/2008-04-ruthless-behavior-genetic.html

China’s coronavirus lockdown — brought to you by authoritarianism https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/01/27/chinas-coronavirus-lockdown-brought-you-by-authoritarianism/

Scientists Say We Need These 6 Things For Us to Meet Our Climate Goals https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-say-these-6-things-have-to-happen-for-us-to-meet-our-climate-goals

Em Israel, mostra traz traços desde Tutancâmon até a era dos emojis https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/artes,em-israel-mostra-traz-tracos-desde-tutancamon-ate-a-era-dos-emojis,70003173939

minhas palestras: http://usina.com/u/palestras

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Brazil’s pick of a creationist to lead its higher education agency rattles scientists https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/brazils-pick-creationist-lead-its-higher-education-agency-rattles-scientists

Novo presidente da Capes defende criacionismo em ‘contraponto à teoria da evolução’ https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/educacao/2020/01/novo-presidente-da-capes-defende-criacionismo-em-contraponto-a-teoria-da-evolucao.shtml

Billionaire Salesforce founder: ‘Capitalism as we know it is dead’ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/davos-2020-salesforce-founder-capitalism-is-dead-181643945.html

You Are Now Remotely Controlled https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/24/opinion/sunday/surveillance-capitalism.html

Amazon workers criticize company’s record on climate change https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazon-workers-criticize-companys-record-on-climate-change-2020-01-26

India Restores Some Internet Access in Kashmir After Long Shutdown https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/26/world/asia/kashmir-internet-shutdown-india.html

O cisne verde https://opiniao.estadao.com.br/noticias/notas-e-informacoes,o-cisne-verde,70003173805

video: a técnica secreta para influenciar pessoas https://youtu.be/dXq6MQlsV54

A ciência que ‘engana para o bem’ chega à gestão pública https://politica.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,a-ciencia-que-engana-para-o-bem-chega-a-gestao-publica,70003172901

Can’t See The River For The Trees https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/trees-water/

Netflix and Chill https://pca.st/l9tymj1a

Instagram rejected model’s rosacea images https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-london-51210037/instagram-rejected-model-s-rosacea-images

Uma pequena revolução https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,uma-pequena-revolucao,70003172157

adendo: os links sobre a Apple x meio-ambiente:

Programas de energia limpa na China: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2015/10/22Apple-Launches-New-Clean-Energy-Programs-in-China-To-Promote-Low-Carbon-Manufacturing-and-Green-Growth/
Fornecedores da empresa usando energia limpa na China: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-13/apple-says-three-suppliers-to-use-solely-renewable-power e https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/04/apple-tops-clean-energy-goal-with-new-supplier-commitments/
Preservação de manguezais na Colômbia: https://www.fastcompany.com/90236715/apple-is-investing-in-a-huge-mangrove-forest-in-colombia
Parques eólicos na China: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/apple-launched-china-clean-energy-fund-invests-in-three-wind-farms/
Restauração de pastagens e florestas na África: https://www.fastcompany.com/90408802/apple-is-paying-to-restore-african-grasslands-to-curb-climate-change-and-save-the-elephants