You Can’t Tell A Hero by its Size: It’s Just a Teeny Little Super Magnetic Robot
We at DFC are suckers for small robots that do cool things, but that we could still totally overwhelm if they suddenly gained sentience and […]
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Cars vs. Bikes: A 21st Century Solution?
As a rural driver, I have to deal with lots of unusual obstacles on country roads: from turtles to turkeys,
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Blue Crush: The Colour of Surfing the Net
In an advertorial on their blog, creative asset and design marketplace Envato brings up an excellent point about something I
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Naked Mole Rats: Hairless, Painless… Ageless?
New in fascinating nature updates! Everyone’s favourite adorable wrinkly horror, the naked mole rat, has been found by scientists out of lifespan
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Flowering Plants’ Tiny Genome Equals Evolutionary Success
It’s been so long since I’ve seen a flower out in the wild; I’m having a hard time believing they’ll
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The Hidden Bias in Cartoon Villainy
My two grandsons are still in the visual-entertainment-for-distraction phase (hello there, animated Wheels on the Bus or Paw Patrol for the forty-seventh time). But,
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Drone and Human Unite to Save Australians — The Future in Action!
“At least it’s summer in Australia,” I thought this morning while staring out my window at my frost-covered yard, wearing two sweaters,
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Robot Revulsion as Developmental Milestone: The Uncanny Valley at Work
Does Sophia the robot inspire revulsion in you? You know, Sophia: the humanoid robot developed by Hanson Laboratories and activated in 2015,
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The Wonderful World of What’s Living on your Bath Towel
With certain personal items, it’s quite obvious when it’s appropriate to swap them out and wash them. Socks? Every day,
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What do Blimps and the Great Pyramid Have in Common?
Back in November, muon tomography of the Great Pyramid at Giza revealed a previously undiscovered large void, deep within the last standing Wonder