Belinda Smith writes:
‘…[T]here are a few basic things we can do, said Hany Farid, a computer scientist and digital forensics expert at Dartmouth University in the US. …’
Source: ABC News
Daily Archives: 11 Feb 18
Extremely endangered frog has online dating profile created by scientists in effort to save species
Josh Gabbatiss writes:
‘Romeo, “the world’s loneliest frog”, has had an online dating profile set up by scientists in an effort to save his species from extinction.
The lovesick amphibian is the only known Sehuencas water frog in the world, and he has been calling for a mate ever since researchers collected him from the wild a decade ago.
Now they have launched him into the world of online dating in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the rejuvenation of his species. …’
Source: The Independent UK
Bizarre laws that could land you in hot water overseas
‘The world is filled with unusual rules that you might not even realise you’re breaking. Here are some of the most bizarre and dangerous examples. …’
Source: The New Zealand Herald
More Religious Leaders Challenge Taboo Surrounding Suicide
No excuse for silence?
‘In the United States alone, someone dies by suicide once every 13 minutes. For the longest time, there was a cloak of secrecy about the details of a death by suicide, but talking about suicide may be the best hope for stopping it, according to researchers.
Until recently, many religious leaders were not well-prepared to talk about suicide with their congregants. Now some clergy have become an important part of suicide prevention….’
Via NPR
CERN may have just found a hypothetical quasiparticle
A hint of a guess of a supposition:
‘It’s been a long time since it was first proposed, but now scientists appear to have finally found evidence of a weird quantum object called an “odderon“. “We’ve been looking for this since the 1970s,” says Christophe Royon of the University of Kansas (UK)….’
Via Big Think
