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Controversial research outlines physics behind how forests may bring rain
2013-01-30 18:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: It took over two-and-a-half-years for the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics to finally accept a paper outlining a new meteorological hypothesis in which condensation, not temperature, drives winds. If proven correct, the hypothesis could have massive ramifications on global policy-not to mention meteorology-as essentially the hypothesis means that the world's forest play a major role in driving precipitation from the coast into a continent's interior. The theory, known as the biotic pump,...
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How particle physics could make recommendation engines smarter
2013-01-19 15:30:22| Extremetech
When shopping on Amazon or browsing Netflix, you might find yourself laughing at the occasional absurdity and incorrectness of the services' shopping or viewing recommendations. However, some researchers at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have found a way to use particle physics to help recommendation engines recommend things you'd actually enjoy.
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Hundreds Uses Basic Physics to Grow Puzzling Circles of Delight
2013-01-07 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
It's not so often that I notice a newly released game or app rocket to a high-profile position in the Apple App Store, but Hundreds, a puzzle game, seemingly debuted in the App Store as an Editor's Choice for the iPad version. Supposedly, the game is designed for people ages 2 to 222, so I figured it ought to work for a guy whose fingers are slow and mind only incrementally faster.
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