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“A few grams of biological media in a tube will replace a million sq-ft data center”: Interview with Moji Karimi, cofounder of CEMVITA, the scientific startup inspired by nature

Sam Brake Guia2 years ago

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Mother nature is quite arguably one of the greatest architects of all time. Not only in its divine structures such a...

Web

BBC launches standalone iPlayer Radio app, expands video partnership with YouTube

Darren McCarra8 years ago

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The BBC has launched a new standalone iPlayer Radio app for iPhone, iPad and desktop that grants users access to live audio streams of all of the BBC's radio stations, as well as on-demand archive content.

Science

Scientists genetically engineer a cell that can shoot frickin’ laser beams

Piers Dillon Scott10 years ago

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US scientists who were just "really curious" have genetically engineered the world’s first organism that can shoot laser beams.

Technology

Social networking through Earth Hour – did we miss the point?

Piers Dillon Scott10 years ago

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According to Google’s Realtime search results the greatest number of tweets about Earth Hour from Irish users came at exactly 8:30pm, just when the event started in Ireland. It then took another hour before the massive spike of #earthhour tweets subsided.

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

Sam Brake Guia, the host of Brains Byte Back, featured on a handful of podcasts as a guest last year, however, on today’s episode, we share a special interview that is likely to be of interest for listeners of Brains Byte Back. Sam was invited onto the podcast “‎Don’t Worry, We’ll Talk It Out” hosted by Randon Heim And if you’re a longtime listener of Brains Byte Back, you might remember Randon as he was a guest on the episode “Cancel Culture: A digital witch hunt.” In this episode, titled “Social Media and our Psychology” we discuss the effects of social media, political polarization, conspiracy theories, information overload, and ways to form a healthy relationship with technology and social media.