Motivated Reasoning Olympics

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Scientists make a lifelike robotic fish using multipurpose ‘blood’ by https://engt.co/2RptszL

“There’s no question that robots have come a long way since their cold, clunky, cumbersome inception. Nowadays they’re smart, agile and responsive — but they’re still missing the tactile, multipurpose elements that make living creatures flexible and autonomous. Until now.”

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Bird Miner: This Cryptominer Malware Emulates Linux To Attack Macs by http://bit.ly/2WWfyq7

“One of the biggest disadvantages of using pirated software is the increased risk of letting your computer get infected with malware. Cybercriminals often bundle the cracked versions of paid software on piracy websites with adware and cryptominer to earn free cash.”

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Stack

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Google open-sources cryptographic tool to keep data sets private by http://bit.ly/2IrVtDO

“Poorly secured databases are a top privacy and security concern — and Google now wants to plug that leak.”

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MIT’s ‘Fiat Cryptography’ System Automates the Process of Securing Almost Anything by http://bit.ly/2L2IP04

“The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT designed a system to run complex mathematical algorithms to secure online communication. “Fiat Cryptography,” as the code is called, currently secures about 90 percent of Google Chrome communications.”

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Millennials

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Glacier

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Chernobyl

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Literary Opinions

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