Free speech is valuable, but only when it leads us toward the truth

The foremost goal of politics, since time immemorial, is to best pursue and realize the common good. Free speech certainly ...

Makers are turning discarded vapes into tiny musical instruments

The Vape Synth is a project from a trio who call themselves Paper Bag Team. Kari Love and David Rios are professors at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Hackers invent new instrument after overriding common digital device: 'We started from a very silly place'

"You see them everywhere." Hackers invent new instrument after overriding common digital device: 'We started from a very silly place' first appeared on The Cool Down.
The Hindu

BDA@50: BDA layouts became less about homes, more an instrument of investment

Catering to the housing needs of all in a burgeoning city like Bengaluru has been one of the core functions of Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and its predecessor City Improvement Trust Board ...
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Watters: The higher you go up in education, the less common sense there is

‘The Five’ co-hosts lament a doctor failing to give a direct answer on male pregnancy during a Senate hearing. Donald Trump announces major change for school cafeterias Greenland's only US military ...
Phys.org

Common: Being wrong. Less common: Admitting it. Acknowledging being wrong can increase trustworthiness in science

Confucius said, "A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake." Science now confirms that Confucius knew what's up. New research from the University of ...
The New York Times

The Pamphlet That Has Roused Americans to Action for 250 Years

Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776 as an argument for independence. Americans across the political spectrum have been citing it ever since. By Joseph Rezek Joseph Rezek is an associate ...
Capital Public Radio

California drivers may be seeing dense fog — but research says it’s becoming less common

If you’ve been driving through the Central Valley recently, you’ve probably encountered the region’s thick, low-lying tule fog. This fog, sometimes called radiation fog, can happen when the ground is ...
Yahoo

Scientists raise alarm after uncovering common problem in Alaskan wolves: 'We thought the instrument was malfunctioning'

Mercury-poisoned wolves in Alaska are providing evidence about how the heavy metal can travel through the atmosphere and show up in the food chain, according to findings published by Mongabay and ...
news.iastate.edu

With fixed-up violin donations, retired professor pays forward a passion for playing

AMES, Iowa – Paul Lasley still remembers how he felt playing the only conspicuously silver-colored metal clarinet in the elementary school band. Lasley’s parents couldn’t afford an instrument when the ...
Nasdaq

USA Rare Earth Secures UK Approval to Acquire Less Common Metals

USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) announced it has secured UK regulatory approval for its US$100 million acquisition of Less Common Metals (LCM), clearing the final hurdle for a potential fourth quarter ...