Day: April 26, 2020

USGS releases first complete geologic map of the Moon

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USGS releases first complete geologic map of the Moon
Have you ever wanted to study the Moon’s surface in exacting detail? Now’s your chance. The USGS (with help from NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute) has released the first complete geologic map of the Moon, providing a truly comprehensive look at our nearest cosmic neighbor.
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Israel barred from COVID-19 phone tracking without new legislation

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Israel barred from COVID-19 phone tracking without new legislation
While the phone tracking hasn’t been detailed in earnest, it’s believed to involve anti-terrorism tech from the Shin Bet domestic security agency. The tracking was used to enforce quarantines, flagging infected people who left home. The government isn’t happy with the decision.
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Coursera makes courses available for free to the unemployed

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Coursera makes courses available for free to the unemployed
Coursera is opening access to its online education in a bid to help those newly unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gizmodo notes the service has made 3,800 courses and 400 specializations available for free through government agencies hoping to find jobs for residents.
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Coursera makes courses available for free to the unemployed

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Coursera makes courses available for free to the unemployed
Coursera is opening access to its online education in a bid to help those newly unemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gizmodo notes the service has made 3,800 courses and 400 specializations available for free through government agencies hoping to find jobs for residents.
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More Time Out in Nature is an Unexpected Benefit of the COVID-19 Sheltering Rules

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More Time Out in Nature is an Unexpected Benefit of the COVID-19 Sheltering Rules
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, shattering our familiar realms of work, education and play, many of us in lockdown face a binary choice: We can hunker down at home, or—when we can’t stand it anymore—take a walk outside.
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More Time Out in Nature is an Unexpected Benefit of the COVID-19 Sheltering Rules

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More Time Out in Nature is an Unexpected Benefit of the COVID-19 Sheltering Rules
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, shattering our familiar realms of work, education and play, many of us in lockdown face a binary choice: We can hunker down at home, or—when we can’t stand it anymore—take a walk outside.
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Australia rolls out COVID-19 tracking app with privacy concerns

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Australia rolls out COVID-19 tracking app with privacy concerns
Germany, meanwhile, is going in the opposite direction. The country has ditched its centralized approach to COVID-19 tracking, based on Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT), in favor of a “decentralized architecture” that only stores contact data on devices.
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Samsung is reportedly working on a phone with a pop-up camera

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Samsung is reportedly working on a phone with a pop-up camera
Samsung has tried to do away with visible cameras on its phones in the past, but its next attempt might seem… familiar. Well-known leaker OnLeaks and Pigtou have posted renders of what they say is an upcoming Samsung phone (likely in the Galaxy A series) with a pop-up front facing camera.
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The Theorem That Applies to Everything from Search Algorithms to Epidemiology

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The Theorem That Applies to Everything from Search Algorithms to Epidemiology
On a recent episode of our podcast My Favorite Theorem, my cohost Kevin Knudson and I talked with Carina Curto, a mathematician at Penn State University who specializes on mathematics applied to biology and neuroscience. You can listen to the episode here or at kpknudson.
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The Theorem That Applies to Everything from Search Algorithms to Epidemiology

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The Theorem That Applies to Everything from Search Algorithms to Epidemiology
On a recent episode of our podcast My Favorite Theorem, my cohost Kevin Knudson and I talked with Carina Curto, a mathematician at Penn State University who specializes on mathematics applied to biology and neuroscience. You can listen to the episode here or at kpknudson.
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After Math: We’re dreaming of escape and DJI drones

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After Math: We’re dreaming of escape and DJI drones
As we face down the prospect of a second month in quarantine it’s perfectly understandable that people are feeling cooped up and stressed out with just a touch of cabin fever. But now is not the time to waver so stay home and let this week’s top headlines bring you sweet dreams of escape.
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Storm Surge Maps Will Warn Coastal Residents of Potential Deadly Floods

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Storm Surge Maps Will Warn Coastal Residents of Potential Deadly Floods
The National Hurricane Center is stepping up its warnings about storm surge and will start publishing maps this summer that show where tropical storms are likely to cause flooding along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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