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David Fathi: Wolfgang

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Animals in Science

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“No one appears to be looking at speaker. A (speaker) is not looking at anyone. B inhales cigarette smoke. C manipulates something with hands. D faces toward center of table. These observations represent some point in a stream of behavior, but for our purposes this is an arbitrary beginning—a baseline or zero point from which we shall observe changes.” B is Gregory Bateson, C is Margaret Mead, and D is Ray L. Birdwhistell. From Margaret Mead and Paul Byers, The Small Conference: An Innovation in Communication (1968).

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Seth Barry Watter: The Measurers Measured

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6.12.18 WHAT DOES LIGHTNIGN LOOK LIKE

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Do You Know What Lightning Really Looks Like?

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1993

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5.25.18 NASA PHOTOG CAMERA MELT

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NASA photographer caught the perfect launch shot. Then his camera melted.

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5.21.18 first image from TESS satellite

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Stunning First Image Sent Back By NASA’s Planet-Hunter Satellite

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4.30.18 FOOD CHAIN CAPTURED IN 1 IN A TRILLION SHOT

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Photographer Captures Food Chain in ‘One in a Trillion Shot’

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4.24.18 augment reality lets doctors see under skin

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Augmented-Reality Allows Medical Images To Be Projected On Patients’ Skin

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4.17.18 recognizing faces in the dark, thermal imaging

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Army Develops Face Recognition Technology That Works In The Dark

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4.3.18 SOFI THE ROBOTIC FISH

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Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health of the Oceans

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4.6.18 SELF POWERED IMAGE SENSER

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Self-Powered Image Sensor Could Watch You Forever

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3.22.18 WEARABLE BRAIN SCANNER 1

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A Brain-Scanning Helmet Can Record Neural Activity As Wearers Move Around

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3.19.18 only woman in a photo of 38 men scientists...

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The Only Woman In A Photo Of 38 Scientists, And Now She’s Been Identified

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