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Follow up from last week: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/90-year-old-gets-att-300mbps-fiber-a-week-after-complaining-in-wsj-print-ad/ Science I'll meet you at Mars: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8742/follow-nasas-perseverance-rover-in-real-time-on-its-way-to-mars/ How far is that: https://www.engadget.com/farfarout-most-distant-solar-system-object-confirmed-171513730.html Tech...

Science Fish can grow arms now 🤯 - https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/04/americas/zebrafish-fins-limbs-scn/index.html?utm_term=1612523925184f12bdeb9fbe6&utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Friday%2C+February+5%2C+2021&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1612523925185&bt_ee=0KNnpunSPacRTklrzVcVmRVLrsncZ3a9CVQ1U7YyZjsC0GafJ8Bs9m65Tqj9mJMd&bt_ts=1612523925185 Better for spies with velcro shoes: ht...

Science How big is it: https://gizmodo.com/the-atlantic-ocean-is-getting-wider-thanks-to-upwelling-1846142411 Rockets powered by plants: https://www.engadget.com/blushift-aerospace-first-biofuel-rocket-launch-161359224.html Technology How far does your charger reach: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/xiaomi-long-range-wireless-charging/ No GPU for you: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/2225...

Science Dune on Earth: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-say-theyve-found-the-ancient-dens-of-giant-1846099925 Does it also give you x-ray vision?: https://www.engadget.com/synthetic-cornea-helps-a-legally-blind-man-regain-his-sight-101057500.html Technology What will you do without Flash: https://jalopnik.com/when-adobe-stopped-flash-content-from-running-it-also-s-1846109630 It doesn't fold, it rol...

Science Virgin Orbit goes to space: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/virgin-orbit-just-earned-the-orbit-part-of-its-name/ The bigger they are, the harder they fall: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/nasas-space-launch-system-rocket-shuts-down-after-just-67-seconds/ Technology Cardboard boxes are so old school: https://www.engadget.com/livingpackets-the-box-replacement-cardboard-trial-...

Science How fast does the Earth spin: https://gizmodo.com/the-rate-of-earth-s-spin-appears-to-be-accelerating-1846017758 A cure for scarlet fever, blue light: https://gizmodo.com/blue-light-and-essential-oil-compound-treat-antibiotic-1846000676 Technology Your iPhone 12 could kill you: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-that-the-iphone-12-can-deactivate-a-pa-1846036303 Samsung's Handy bot: https...

Science We can rebuild it: https://www.engadget.com/puerto-rico-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope-155454170.html Before we can fly we must land: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/spacex-may-try-to-catch-a-falling-rocket-with-a-launch-tower/ Technology Arm CPU's are the future: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22189450/microsoft-arm-processors-chips-servers-surface-report O-D...

Science Aliens might be right next door: https://www.engadget.com/proxima-centauri-strange-radio-signal-164510331.html Bring on the heat: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-approves-blue-origin-for-future-uncrewed-missions-105530293.html Technology Next breakthrough in storage technology: https://gizmodo.com/a-new-breakthrough-in-tape-storage-could-squeeze-580-tb-1845851499 Stop paying your internet pr...

Science If being in space wasn't creepy enough: https://gizmodo.com/space-station-spiders-found-a-hack-to-build-webs-withou-1845851520 SpaceX flies again, but doesn't land: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/starship-rises-high-performs-a-flawless-flip-but-doesnt-quite-stick-the-landing/ Technology First (and maybe only) winner: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/we-have-a-winner-in-the-w...

Science Ride to space in a balloon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/space-balloon-company-raises-funds-will-conduct-first-test-flight-next-year/ In space you may age faster: https://gizmodo.com/exposure-to-outer-space-may-accelerate-aging-new-evide-1845754948 Technology How many cores do you need: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158264/apple-32-core-processor-arm-mac-macbook-pro How t...

Science How to cut your self free in a frozen net: https://www.livescience.com/frozen-poop-knife.html When will this show up on HGTV: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/mighty-3d-printed-houses/ Technology Can I get a side of MegaPixels please: https://www.engadget.com/fujifilm-gfx100-pixel-shift-210839408.html Is this what it's like in robot jail: https://gizmodo.com/computer-controlled-shac...

Science The James Bond telescope is being decommissioned: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/famed-arecibo-observatory-to-be-decommissioned-in-wake-of-cable-breaks/ Space isn't really all black: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936219170/scientists-discover-outer-space-isnt-pitch-black-after-all Technology Robots, Beets, Bears, Battlestar Galactica: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N2HX2PU...

Science SpaceX sends more men to space: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasas-big-bet-on-spacex-and-commercial-space-pays-off/ Who swiped right for this hookup?: https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-apophis-could-one-day-hit-earth-heres-how-we-1845667626 Technology Convert your Chevy to an EV: https://www.engadget.com/chevy-ecrate-2021-174002305.html Making it real: https://www.engadget.com/cornel...

Science Is it still alive: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasa-calls-voyager-2-and-the-spacecraft-answers-from-interstellar-space/ No more emissions: https://www.engadget.com/google-eliminates-carbon-legacy-161544433.html Technology AI isn't very smart: https://gizmodo.com/ai-camera-mistakenly-tracks-referee-s-bald-head-instead-1845548314 Kill it with fire: https://www.engadget.com/micros...

Science Where did life come from: https://gizmodo.com/meteorite-that-crashed-into-michigan-contains-pristine-1845493603 Time for a swim: https://www.engadget.com/scientists-underground-lakes-mars-092555621.html Technology Meet your new butler: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/1/21496692/toyota-robots-tri-research-institute-home-helping-gantry-ceiling-machine Don't delete your facebook account: htt...

Science We have touchdown: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-successfully-touches-asteroid Super is always better: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/high-pressure-superconductors-reach-room-temperature/ Technology How many pixels do you have? https://www.engadget.com/samsung-stanford-10000-ppi-oled-display-200949600.html Top off your camera with water: https://w...

Science That's a big boom: https://gizmodo.com/beirut-blast-ranks-among-history-s-most-powerful-accide-1845287564 NASA's first crew Dragon launch: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/nasa-delays-launch-of-crew-dragons-crew-1-mission/ Technology Enter a new challenger: https://www.engadget.com/intel-xe-gpu-gamers-130000411.html A faster way to buy stuff from Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/informati...

Science What did you do before breakfast: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/922065766/tennessee-teen-becomes-youngest-person-to-achieve-nuclear-fusion?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science Let's start smashing things: https://www.engadget.com/us-brookhaven-electron-ion-collider-134040524.html Technology Look mom, no batteries: https://gizmodo.com/these-plastic-objects-can-talk-to-computers-without-...

Science It is possible to go back in time to meet yourself: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917556254/paradox-free-time-travel-is-theoretically-possible-researchers-say?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science It came come back to get us: https://gizmodo.com/new-mini-moon-might-actually-be-old-space-junk-coming-b-1845179504 Technology Computers powered by light: https://gizmodo.com/this-new-quantum-...

Science There may be life in our solar system: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/unexpected-chemical-found-in-venus-upper-atmosphere/ NASA will pay you to collect moon rocks: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/nasa-says-it-will-pay-private-companies-to-gather-moon-rocks/ Technology World's largest picture frame: https://www.engadget.com/worlds-first-3200-megapixel-digital-photo-18555382...

Science But who's controlling it: https://www.engadget.com/rocket-lab-secretly-launched-its-own-satellite-that-could-one-day-go-to-the-moon-122013065.html Thunderstorms, more than just a light show: https://gizmodo.com/thunderstorms-linked-to-breathing-trouble-for-older-peo-1844673835 Technology Move over solar power: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/first-modular-nuclear-reactor-design-cer...

Science SpaceX makes history...again: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/nearby-storms-do-not-prevent-spacex-from-launching-its-100th-mission/ Cyberbrains are real: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-unveils-v-2-of-the-neuralink-brainmachine-interface-surgery-bot-231559145.html Technology Flying cars are a thing of the past - https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/29/us/flying-car-successful-test-in-jap...

Science Will we even make it to election day: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21398868/nasa-asteroid-election-day-2018vp1-danger-hit-chance Let's use lasers to destroy space junk: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-spot-space-junk-with-lasers-in-broad-dayligh-1844623499 Technology AI is coming for us all: https://www.engadget.com/alphadogfight-ai-f-16-pilot-025617519.html This will make it happen e...

Science How long since you pooped? https://gizmodo.com/14-000-year-old-poop-found-in-oregon-cave-turns-out-to-1844389785 The real power brick: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/how-to-turn-regular-bricks-into-electricity-storying-supercapacitors/ Technology Did you feel that? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/android-is-now-the-worlds-largest-earthquake-detection-network/ Will these sh...

Science Man returns to the ocean: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/2/21350663/nasa-spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-bob-behnken-doug-hurley-splash-down Breath more, live longer: https://www.popsci.com/story/health/anti-aging-treatment-oxygen/ Technology One device to rule them all: https://www.engadget.com/south-koreans-can-now-store-their-driving-license-on-their-smartphones-094503272.html Google wil...