Why you should care about data privacy even if you have βnothing to hideβ
https://www.vox.com/recode/22250897/facebook-data-privacy-collection-algorithms-extremism?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en
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Vox
Think you have nothing to hide? Why you should care about data privacy anyway.
Yes, your data is used to sell you shoes. But it also may be used to sell you an ideology.
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Study shows for the first time in a mammal that plastic particles in the mothers lungs pass on directly to the fetusβ heart, brain, lungs, liver and kidney, as well as the maternal tissues. Scientists say this is an urgent issue as plastics that carry chemicals can cause long-term damage
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BioMed Central
Nanopolystyrene translocation and fetal deposition after acute lung exposure during late-stage pregnancy - Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Background Plastic is everywhere. It is used in food packaging, storage containers, electronics, furniture, clothing, and common single-use disposable items. Microplastic and nanoplastic particulates are formed from bulk fragmentation and disintegration ofβ¦
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5G as a wireless power grid: Unknowingly, the architects of 5G have created a wireless power grid capable of powering devices at ranges far exceeding the capabilities of any existing technologies. Researchers propose a solution using Rotman lens that could power IoT devices.
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Nature
5G as a wireless power grid
Scientific Reports - 5G as a wireless power grid
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Altering a mosquitoβs gut genes to make them spread antimalarial genes to the next generation of their species shows promise for curbing malaria, according to a study by researchers from Imperial College London
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Imperial College London
Simple genetic modification aims to stop mosquitoes spreading malaria
MODIFYING METHODS - Altering a mosquitoβs gut genes to make them spread antimalarial genes to the next generation of their species shows promise for curbing malaria.