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MIT claims to have found a “language universal” that ties all languages together

A language universal would bring evidence to Chomsky’s controversial theories. Source: MIT claims to have found a “language universal” that ties all languages together

Posted: August 6, 2015 in Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Social

Jamestown Discovery: Graves of Four Founders Unearthed – Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

Archaeologists from the Jamestown Rediscovery Project work at a site where the bodies of four of the founders of English America were discovered. Source: Jamestown >>>

Posted: July 28, 2015 in Social

DNA discovery: Modern Amazonians linked to indigenous Australians

new genetic analysis has found a common ancestor shared by some Amazonians and the indigenous peoples of Australia and New Guinea, suggesting that the first >>>

Posted: July 27, 2015 in Social

First Americans came from Siberia 23,000 years ago | Business Standard News

The original Americans came from Siberia in a single wave no more than 23,000 years ago, at the height of the last Ice Age, a >>>

Posted: July 22, 2015 in Social

How YouTube killed an extension with 300,000 users

Streamus, the Chrome extension that turns YouTube into a serious music service, has been neutered by Google after a long battle between the company and >>>

Posted: July 21, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Operating Systems, Social, Software

Is a gun-firing drone legal under the Second Amendment? — Hopes&Fears — flow “Question”

  Did you see that civilian-grade drone equipped with a semi-automatic handgun that was being fired remotely? We asked the experts if it was legal. >>>

Researchers confirm: The Largest Pyramid in Mexico has been found

Researchers discover immense pyramid in Mexico, larger than Teotihuacan’s Pyramid of the Sun. Researchers in Mexico have discovered a Pyramid that, according to initial measurements, >>>

Posted: July 11, 2015 in Social

Stanford Will Now Be Free To All Students From Families That Earn Less Than $125,000 Per Year

Originally published in Think Progress by Bryce Covert. Last week, Stanford University announced that more accepted students won’t have to pay anything for tuition, which >>>

Posted: July 3, 2015 in Social

The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind | MIT Technology Review

Network scientists have discovered how social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare. Source: The Social-Network Illusion That >>>

Posted: July 1, 2015 in Social

US now has more Spanish speakers than Spain – only Mexico has more

US has 41 million native speakers plus 11 million who are bilingual with highest concentrations in New Mexico, California, Texas and Arizona Source: US now >>>

Posted: June 29, 2015 in Social