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Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon

Ars Technica

That fluorescence could shed light on how life can thrive in extreme environments, including that of Jupiter's moon, Europa. Its rock and mineral formations also boast a unique chemistry that fluoresces when exposed to black light, according to talks presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego.

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Touchdowns and Trends: College Football Through Data Visualization

Tableau

As a former student equipment manager at Iowa State University (#CyclONEnation), college football became an integral part of my life and shaped my interests and passion around collegiate athletics. My journey into the world of data visualization has led me to embrace a unique passion: college football.

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The most innovative companies in education in 2025

Fast Company Tech

The company has inked deals to bring its product to school districts in Louisiana, where Amira is now used by 100,000 students across 25 school districts, as well as Mississippi and Iowa. Early studies have already captured its impact in other states: In Utah, students who used Amira for just 30 minutes a week saw the equivalent of 1.5

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Touchdowns and Trends: College Football Through Data Visualization

Tableau

As a former student equipment manager at Iowa State University (#CyclONEnation), college football became an integral part of my life and shaped my interests and passion around collegiate athletics. My journey into the world of data visualization has led me to embrace a unique passion: college football.

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Waymo pulls back the curtain on 6.1 million miles of self-driving car data in Phoenix

The Verge

The report is the deepest dive yet into the real-life operations of the world’s leading autonomous vehicle company, which recently began offering rides in its fully driverless vehicles to the general public. Eighteen of these events occurred in real life, while 29 were in simulation. Airbags were deployed in all eight incidents.

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, April 17-23

Tech Soup

EcoCommons launched this week in Second Life. Conferencing Virtually : The Iowa Small Libraries Online Conference. From the TechSoup Community: TeleGreen Your Work Campaign (Week One). Article: Go Green with Virtual Meetings and Web Conferencing. Ten Tips to TeleGreen Your Work. TechSoup Blog.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » O-Bama, O-Bama, O-Bama

See3

A Black guy wins the Iowa caucus. Whether he goes on to win the nomination and becomes president or not, the fact that Barack Obama won in Iowa, a 95% white state, says something about the ability of Americans, especially younger Americans, to put race aside. That is so 21rst Century. according to CNN. That is an amazing number.

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