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Astronomical overload: How will we study new data on universe?

Astronomical overload: How will we study new data on universe?

The amount of data we have on the universe is doubling every year with new telescopes and better detection. Many astronomers are now worried that we are accumulating more data than we can examine.

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How tweens behave online

How tweens behave online

With the rise of social media, it's harder than ever to keep an eye on a kid's activities online. There are now sites that work to help parents stay involved with their tweens' online lives by creating kid-tested, mother-approved social media outlets.

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Facebook updates data use policy to give more info

Facebook is updating its data use policy in an attempt to give people more clarity on how the company uses information they share.

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The new cyber frontlines

NPR reporter Tom Gjelten joins The Daily Circuit Thursday to talk about a new series airing this week on the new cyber frontlines.

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BBC: The first 1,000 days

Dr Mark Porter asks whether adult health is determined by our environment and nutrition in the first thousand days of life.

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Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth

Excuse me: Gassy dinosaurs helped warm Earth

Potty humor just got prehistoric. A new study suggests that dinosaurs may have helped keep an already overheated world warmer with their flatulence and burps 200 million years ago.

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US, China to cooperate more on cyber threat

Asserting that cyberattacks against the U.S. don't come only from China, the U.S. and Chinese defense ministers said they agreed Monday to work together on cyber issues to avoid miscalculations that could lead to future crises.

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Self-driving cars set for test drive in Nevada

Nevada drivers could soon be sharing the road with vehicles that don't need them.

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Implications of Facebook IPO for social media

Implications of Facebook IPO for social media

Facebook hits the road Monday to drive support for its IPO set to debut this month. Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens joins us to discuss Facebook and other tech industry news.

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Can 'brain training' make you smarter?

Can 'brain training' make you smarter?

Is it possible to make yourself smarter? Proponents of "brain training" say that people can improve their short-term memory that in turn improves fluid intelligence.

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