"[Taiwanese defector] Lin applied to study economics at People’s University in Beijing and was..."

By: vivian on domingo, outubro 15, 2017

“[Taiwanese defector] Lin applied to study economics at People’s University in Beijing and was rejected. His official file, the dang’an, contained every suspicion ever raised about his political history. For Lin, defection would always be a cause for suspicion; in the language of the day, people said he had “origins unclear.” After the rejection, he applied to Peking University. Dong Wenjun, an administrator, worried that Lin might turn out to be a spy, but ultimately decided, as he put it later, that there was “no intelligence to be gathered in the economics department anyway.” Lin was accepted.”

- quoted from Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China, by Evan Osnos

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Ouça o áudio da “arma sônica” afetou diplomatas americanos em Cuba

By: vivian on domingo, outubro 15, 2017

Uma gravação de um som agudo, que os diplomatas dos EUA ouviram em Cuba, foi enviado para o YouTube.

O fenômeno, que visou o pessoal da embaixada em Havana e provocou uma quebra das relações internacionais entre Cuba e os Estados Unidos, foi divulgado pela primeira vez em agosto.

O uso de armas sonoras, visou diretamente os quartos do hotel de diplomatas dos EUA e induziram uma série de sintomas que incluem perda auditiva, tonturas, problemas de equilíbrio, queixas visuais, dor de cabeça, fadiga, problemas cognitivos e dificuldade em dormir .

Uma gravação do áudio real do ruído agudo em que as vítimas foram submetidas foi carregada no YouTube.

Quando reproduzido através de alto-falantes normais no volume normal, o áudio é completamente inofensivo, mas durante os ataques, as vítimas impactadas com sons em um volume extremo.

De acordo com os relatórios, a gravação consiste em cerca de 20 frequências diferentes misturadas.

Enquanto o Departamento de Estado dos EUA não confirma se o clipe é ou não autêntico, isto sugere que o governo cubano saiba mais sobre o mistério do que têm falado.

“Nós acreditamos que o governo cubano poderia ter parado os ataques aos nossos diplomatas”, disse John Kelly, chefe de gabinete da Casa Branca.

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Who Invented The Patent?

By: vivian on domingo, outubro 15, 2017

The Venetians started patents in the 1400s, by requiring inventions to be registered with the government. But the system was quite different. For one thing, the government owned the invention, the inventor owned nothing. The government could grant ownership of new inventions to whomever they wished. This was important when, for example, an improvement on a musket was invented and the government wanted to have an arms manufacturer produce this better musket for their army. And no one else’s army.

You know what changed this system? The United States Constitution. Yup, that’s right. It states that “for a limited time…authors and inventors” will have “exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.”

This was revolutionary! In more ways than one, because now not only did inventors owned their creations, but patents could run out, so that no one could monopolize a particular market forever. Under the old system, where governments monopolized the market, the patent held until someone stole the invention’s designs for their government!

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Visit –> Forensic Psych Chat for a great podcast all...

By: vivian on domingo, outubro 15, 2017

Visit –> Forensic Psych Chat for a great podcast all about forensic psychology.

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On the Origin of Gold

By: vivian on domingo, outubro 15, 2017

Where did the gold in your jewelry originate? No one is completely sure. The relative average abundance in our Solar System appears higher than can be made in the early universe, in stars, and even in typical supernova explosions. Some astronomers have suggested, and many believe, that neutron-rich heavy elements such as gold might be most easily made in rare neutron-rich explosions such as the collision of neutron stars. Pictured here is an artist's illustration depicting two neutron stars spiraling in toward each other, just before they collide. Since neutron star collisions are also suggested as the origin of short duration gamma-ray bursts, it is possible that you already own a souvenir from one of the most powerful explosions in the universe.

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VISIT –> http://ift.tt/2zph8Gc...

By: vivian on domingo, outubro 15, 2017

VISIT –> http://ift.tt/2zph8Gc for a fascinating Q & A with psychologist Gina Perry who has conducted compelling research into Stanley Milgram’s infamous obedience experiments.

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