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Activists created a 12.5 million block digital library in 'Minecraft' to bypass censorship laws

Media freedom advocates are meeting people where they are, and apparently, that's "Minecraft." The block-building game, which Microsoft bought in 2014 for $US2.5 billion, has been one of the most popular games worldwide over the last 10 years. As of September, it had a staggering 112 million active players every month, a number that has reported...

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DNA from Stone Age 'chewing gum' tells an incredible story

She lived on an island in the Baltic Sea around 3,700 B.C. She was lactose intolerant and may have suffered from gum disease, and she had recently dined on a meal that included ducks and hazelnuts. Like many ancient European hunter-gatherers, she was likely blue-eyed with dark skin and hair.

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China made an artificial star that's 6 times as hot as the sun, and it could be the future of energy

Nuclear fusion could be the future of energy, replacing fossil fuels with our own artificial stars. China built a fusion reactor that reaches temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius - that's six times as hot as the sun. The reactor is called Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) and sustained nuclear fusion for about 10 second...

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'Sea Nomads' Are First Known Humans Genetically Adapted to Diving

If you hold your breath and plunge your face into a tub of water, your body automatically triggers what's called the diving response. Your heart rate slows, your blood vessels constrict, and your spleen contracts, all reactions that help you save energy when you're low on oxygen.

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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/baja... - Nature [Article]

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The virtual land selling for millions

Why would anyone spend real money to buy land in a city that only exists in virtual reality?

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The Gambler Who Cracked the Horse-Racing Code

Horse racing is something like a religion in Hong Kong, whose citizens bet more than anyone else on Earth. Their cathedral is Happy Valley Racecourse, whose grassy oval track and floodlit stands are ringed at night by one of the sport's grandest views: neon skyscrapers and neat stacks of high-rises, a constellation of illuminated windows, and be...

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How Domino's Pizza Drove a 90x Increase in Stock Value by Acting Like a Tech Startup

Startups can learn some of the most valuable lessons on product and marketing from the growth of the world's biggest pizza chain. The story of Domino's Pizza is a hero's journey. It's a story of reinvention. Domino's had a 180-degree company overhaul and turned critics into superfans by being honest with themselves about their weaknesses.

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Over 80 but as healthy as a 20-year-old

Doing lots of exercise in older age can prevent the immune system from declining and protect people against infections, scientists say. They followed 125 long-distance cyclists, some now in their 80s, and found they had the immune systems of 20-year-olds.

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Anonymous Bitcoin Donor Rains $56 Million on Stunned Nonprofits

News and analysis One day in January, Linda Tannenbaum opened an email that would radically change her small, medical-research charity almost overnight. The note said that her organization would soon receive a gift of $1 million, to use as it saw fit.

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Meet the High Schooler Shaking Up Artificial Intelligence

Since its founding by Elon Musk and others nearly two years ago, nonprofit research lab OpenAI has published dozens of research papers. One posted online Thursday is different: Its lead author is still in high school. The wunderkind is Kevin Frans, a senior currently working on his college applications.

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