2014年12月8日 星期一

2014-12-09 Canada English Science


National Post
   
How will the world end? From 'demonic' AI to nuclear war — seven scenarios ...   
National Post
Humanity may have already created its own nemesis, Professor Stephen Hawking warned last week. The Cambridge University physicist claimed that new developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) mean that within a few decades, computers ...

Eddie Redmayne: 'To play Hawking I had to train my body like a dancer'   The Guardian
Artificial intelligence: Hawking's fears stir debate   The Nation
Eddie Redmayne explodes into Oscar contention with 'The Theory of Everything'   gulfnews.com

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My Champlain Valley FOX44 & ABC22
   
Time to count owls and turkeys   
Waterloo Record
Starting before dusk and counting until they lose the light, experienced birders and committed volunteers alike get ready to spot the region's birds with this year's Christmas Bird Count. The international citizen science initiative began as a hunt over a century ...

Salem Audubon's Christmas Bird Count is Dec. 20   Statesman Journal
It's for the birds – Count is coming up   Blue Mountain Eagle
Get binoculars, feeders ready for Christmas Bird Count   YorkRegion.com
NorthumberlandView.ca   
Annapolis County Spectator   
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BDlive
   
Obama has promised to cut US emissions 17% by 2020. Is that still possible?   
Vox
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the United Nations Climate Summit on September 23, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton/Getty Images. Don't miss stories. Follow Vox! Get Vox in your inbox! By signing up, you agree to our terms. President ...

Here's How Much Carbon The US-China Climate Deal Will Actually Save   Businessinsider India
China Defies Obama In Global Warming Talks   Daily Caller
China rejects proposal to set limits on Carbon Emissions   French Tribune
Canada Free Press   
Troy Media   
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Digital Journal
   
Study says toxic venom proteins 'born' from non-toxic genes   
Digital Journal
Arlington - Snakes and some lizard's venom are a cocktail of toxins, usually consisting of tens to hundreds of different proteins, and scientists have always defined an animal as venomous based on finding the toxic gene families in their oral cavities.
Team proposes new model for snake venom evolution   Phys.Org
UT Arlington team proposes new model for snake venom evolution   Science Codex

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Universe Today
   
City boy who helped land a spacecraft on a comet   
Hindustan Times
A Gorai school will celebrate one of its own, Dr Chaitanya Giri, the only Indian scientist to be associated with the Rosetta Mission, which landed robotic spacecraft Philae Lander on a comet last month. Advertisement. Swami Vivekanand International School, ...

Philae finds organic matter on comet   Digital Journal
UFO enthusiast finds large alien 'monastery' on Comet 67P? (Video)   Examiner.com
From Missouri To The Stars: Paul Friz Works On Rosetta Project   St. Louis Public Radio
Beta Wired   
Chinatopix   
Tech Times   
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Radio Australia
   
#RenameHagupit: Greenpeace campaigns to name typhoon after big polluters   
Radio Australia
Environmental activist organisation Greenpeace is campaigning to rename Typhoon Hagupit after one of the world's 10 big polluters, with 'Typhoon Chevron' leading a Twitter poll. Greenpeace says climate change, caused largely by big polluters, will further ...

As Lima talks progress, Greenpeace presents message beside historic Nazca ...   The Vancouver Observer
Philippines Typhoons Highlight Need to Fight Climate Change: Greenpeace   Sputnik International
The Complex Task at Climate Change Conference Lima   Capital Wired
The Daily Star   
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BBC News
   
Australia worst performer on climate change - report   
BBC News
Australia was the worst performing industrial country in terms of climate change in 2014, a new report has said. The report by two non-government organisations said the poor ranking was due in part to policy changes made by the current coalition government ...

Australia ranked worst-performing developed nation on climate performance   Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand rated 'poor' in climate change report, ranked just above China   TVNZ
Australia the worst performing country in the world for fighting climate change   Daily Mail
SBS   
Junkee   
Fusion   
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Gizmodo UK
   
This slow-motion video of a rain drop hitting a sandy surface is hypnotic   
The Weather Network
Monday, December 8, 2014, 7:41 PM - A video by researchers from the University of Minnesota looks like it could be from another world, but really, the subject matter couldn't be more commonplace. Researchers conducted dropped a rain drop on a sandy ...

Raindrop Falling On Sand Looks Just Like A Tiny Asteroid   Huffington Post

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
China develops new rocket for manned moon mission   
Telegraph.co.uk
China is developing a huge rocket that will be used for its first manned mission to the moon, state media said Monday, underscoring Beijing's increasingly ambitious space programme. The first launch of the Long March-9 will take place around 2028, said the ...

China Readies Rocket for Manned Mission to Moon   MINA
China reaches for the stars   Hong Kong Standard
China developing super heavy launch vehicle for manned moon mission   Business Standard

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CTCN, Indonesia Side Event Showcases Regional Climate Change Networks   
IISD Reporting Services
limacop20 4 December 2014: The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) and Indonesia's National Council on Climate Change (DNPI) hosted a side event at the Lima Climate Change Conference showcasing the value of climate change ...

Urban poor face climate change impacts   Jakarta Post
Experts: Better Policy, Finance Needed To Balance Forests And Farming   Huffington Post

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