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Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force
Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force
Can Electricity Shock Your Brain Into Learning Faster? It Works for the Air Force
One of the toughest things to teach Air Force pilots who guide unmanned attack drones is how to accurately spot targets in complex radar images. Researchers, however, have found a way to cut that lengthy training time in half. Delivering a mild electrical current to pilots’ brains through EEG electrodes placed on the scalp — a process called transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) — can acc
Study: Laptop Using Wi-Fi May Damage Sperm
Study: Laptop Using Wi-Fi May Damage Sperm
Study: Laptop Using Wi-Fi May Damage Sperm
Oh joy. Another day, another reason to be afraid of technology.  A study in Argentina indicates that a laptop computer hooked up to Wi-Fi MAY have negative effects on a man's sperm, but the experts don't agree on whether this is a genuine cause for alarm.
Desalination of Sea Water — An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come
Desalination of Sea Water — An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come
Desalination of Sea Water — An Old Idea Whose Time Has Come
When you look at a photo of the Earth taken from space, you see how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water. You also see  how much water there is that we can't drink. But what if we could turn the oceans into a supply of drinking water...
How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?
How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?
How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?
You probably already know about existing employee monitoring software that can capture your keystrokes or screenshots or track which websites you visit while on the clock — but a new patent idea from Microsoft would take workplace surveillance one step further with software that can actually analyze human behavior.

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