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Medieval water power initiated collapse of salmon stocks  
Salmon largely disappeared from our waters due to the construction of water mills, ecologists now conclude. The construction of water mills caused the destruction of the gravel beds in streams, making them unsuitable for salmon to spawn. Whereas it was previously thought that water contamination was the most likely explanation, archival research demonstrates that salmon stocks had already dwindled prior to the invention of the steam engine.  
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Why Some Diversity Thinkers Aren't Buying The Tech Industry's Excuses  

Despite diversity efforts, Facebook and Google keep showing little change in the percentages of black, Latino and female workers. Facebook pins the problem on lack of talent in the education pipeline.

 
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Can Big Data Help Head Off Police Misconduct?  

An officer who has been under stress after responding to cases of domestic abuse or suicide may be at higher risk of a negative interaction with the public, a data scientist says.

 
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Hackers threaten to take Pokémon Go offline August 1 with massive DDoS attack  

Poodlecorp (yes, you read that right) has threatened to take the über popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go offline August 1 through a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the game's already fragile servers. “We take the servers offline because it is popular right now and nobody can stop us,” @xotehpoodle (a member of the Poodlecorp group) said. “We do it because we can, nobody can stop us and we just like to cause chaos. We chose August 1 so we have time to relax and not care about doing anything.” The group plans to take the…

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Netflix announces a second season of ‘Making a Murderer'  

Making a Murderer, the breakout true crime documentary from Netflix, is set to return for a second season. “We are extremely grateful for the tremendous response to, and support of, the series. The viewers' interest and attention has ensured that the story is not over, and we are fully committed to continuing to document events as they unfold” said creators, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos. In case you missed the first, a team of documentary film makers followed Wisconsin resident Steven Avery as he was released from prison after serving 18 years for the murder and sexual assault of another…

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Enjoy top-tier digital security and access with TigerVPN Full: Lifetime Subscription (93% off)  

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Scientists predict academic acheivement from DNA alone  
Scientists have used a new genetic scoring technique to predict academic achievement from DNA alone. This is the strongest prediction from DNA of a behavioral measure to date.  
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This cutting-edge technology lets you control multiple drones with your mind  

While we've previously seen crafty inventors fly drones with the assistance of devices like the Apple Watch or the Nintendo Power Glove, researcher Panagiotis Artemiadis is working on a technology that will take drone control to a whole new level. The scientist that heads the Human-Oriented Robotics and Control Lab at Arizona State University has come up with a way to control multiple drones using simply the power of your mind. To accomplish this, Artemiadis and his team have devised a special skullcap that connects your brain to a computer through 128 electrodes. The device then records electrical brain activity and proceeds to decipher and convert your thoughts to movements that the…

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Lawsuit alleges FBI is intentionally screwing up Freedom of Information Act requests  

A new lawsuit alleges the Federal Bureau of Investigation is willfully avoiding granting access to documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The lawsuit, filed by national security researcher and MIT Ph.D. candidate, Ryan Shapiro alleges the FBI is using an antiquated system that searches in the “universal index” of its legacy Automated Case Support system rather than two modern search applications the FBI has access to — a move he argues leads to “failure by design” and an inability to turn over requested documents due to the system's inability to find them. “When it comes to FOIA, the FBI is simply…

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Stop holding your breath for Spotify on Xbox, it ain't happenin'  

The upcoming summer update for Xbox One is packed with features, such as Cortana support, a merging of the Xbox and Windows store and (finally) background music. The music, however, won't be coming from Spotify — at least not now. Recently asked whether it could soon be coming to Xbox One, a Spotify representative (on Twitter) said “we're focused on our exclusive partnership with PlayStation,” which is a non-committal way of saying “it's not happening.” That's not to say that Sony's exclusivity agreement with Spotify won't end at some point but for now it's not happening. @PalmyGamingHD Hi! Right now we're focused…

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