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There is a problem with the way we define inequality http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170706-theres-a-problem-with-the-way-we-define-inequality
A cidade-Estado http://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,a-cidade-estado,70001883354
Spurious Correlations http://tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
Hackers Have Been Targeting U.S. Nukes https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608247/hackers-have-been-targeting-us-nukes/
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Google Stakes Its Future on a Piece of Software https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608094/google-stakes-its-future-on-a-piece-of-software/
Hanoi plan to ban motorbikes by 2030 to combat pollution http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40498052
By 2040, More Than Half of All New Cars Could Be Electric https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608231/by-2040-more-than-half-of-all-new-cars-could-be-electric/
France set to ban sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40518293
Paris climate deal: Macron pledges to ‘make planet great again’ http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-40125579/paris-climate-deal-macron-pledges-to-make-planet-great-again
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Scientists are about to change what a kilogram is. That’s massive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/07/05/scientists-are-about-to-change-what-a-kilogram-is-thats-massive/?utm_term=.2e100af41143
Baidu Makes Its Self-Driving-Car Software Available to Everyone https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608229/chinas-plan-to-take-over-all-self-driving-cars/
our Brain Is Vulnerable to Hacking. Companies Are Exploiting That. http://bigthink.com/videos/tristan-harris-your-brain-is-vulnerable-to-hacking-companies-are-exploiting-that
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Ancient Romans made world’s ‘most durable’ concrete. We might use it to stop rising seas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/07/04/ancient-romans-made-worlds-most-durable-concrete-we-might-use-it-to-stop-rising-seas/?utm_term=.0d87ccddc44d
First “Virtual” Unrolling of Ancient Scroll Buried by Vesuvius Reveals Early Text https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608209/first-virtual-unrolling-of-ancient-scroll-buried-by-vesuvius-reveals-early-text/
China is planning on building what it says is the first forest city. https://twitter.com/BBCWorld/status/882527591856525312China is planning on building what it says is the first forest city.
This is what it will look like pic.twitter.com/nzUsVepqqv
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 5, 2017
White Sand Beaches: You’re Sunbathing on Fish Poop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzKQ9BVj5U&ab_channel=SciShow
