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Human emotions mapped for the first time, shows where we feel love, fear, and shame
2013-12-31 14:41:26| Extremetech
Researchers in Finland have compiled the first authoritative atlas of "body maps" that detail where we feel emotions. We can now clearly see that happiness actually makes us feel tingly all over, that sadness is felt in the heart, and that depression is characterized by an all-over numbness. It would seem that idioms such as a chest puffed with pride, or cold feet, are very much seated in physiological reality.
Great global climate change shame
2013-11-24 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Like many who took part in this year's UN climate talks, I leave Warsaw tired. Not as tired as those that spent two weeks talking, drafting, wrangling, redrafting and horse-trading, followed by an almost 40-hour marathon final session. But I do feel tired. I'm tired by the fact that all of that effort, energy and, in the main, goodwill has again resulted in so little progress. Where does it go wrong? Nobody can now dispute that climate change is a threat to human society, to the planet as a whole....
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China to shame worst-polluting cities over & over in push for green action
2013-09-20 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Let the naming and shaming begin. China will start to point the finger at its top ten most air-polluted cities -- each and every month -- in the hopes that national humiliation will push positive environmental action. A parallel list of the nation's ten cities with best air qualities will also be published. Beijing's political -- and very public -- pressure on its most polluted cities comes within a year of the capital reporting its worst air quality levels in recorded history and an Asian...
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Marissa Mayer misses a chance to shame a 'dirty old man'
2013-06-26 17:42:57| CNET News.com
During the Yahoo shareholders meeting Tuesday, someone identifying himself as a "dirty old man" decides to tell CEO Marissa Mayer how attractive she is. [Read more]
Florida rolls out large-scale smart grid, puts rest of country to shame
2013-05-03 22:02:27| Extremetech
Smart grids have been widely discussed for about a decade now, but most of the US is still years away from seeing a real smart grid. However, a successful large-scale rollout of a smart grid in Florida might just be what the rest of the country needs to get motivated. Installing and networking sensors all over the power grid is an expensive proposition, but the increased efficiency and reduced outages make it the obvious next step for modern infrastructure.