Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for March 7, 2020

Harvard Working Paper suggests that occupational licensing reduces competition and fails to improve consumer satisfaction; More on the health-care robot that automates needle insertion for blood draws and fluid delivery; Glassware in Japan dates to Persian dynasty between years 226 and 551; Study in Finland finds that pet dogs are surprisingly anxious and stressed; and a Steem photo-essay with original nature-photography from Bangladesh

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for March 3, 2020

Dogs' noses can sense the ambient warmth of their prey from a meter and a half away; "Fake news" didn't have much impact on the 2016 election; An attempt at estimating numbers of unreported cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19); Xerox offers $24 per share to buy HP. HP says no thank you.; and a Steem "citizen science" photo-essay with bird photography and siting counts

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 10, 2020

Trials to reduce aging-related diseases move from mice to dogs; A TED talk describing the use of African bees to keep people and elephants from coming into conflict; The first US trial using CRISPR gene editing to treat cancer finds that the technique is safe; An argument that a quick retraction of an Open Access preprint shows science working as it should; and a Steem essay reports that music with a fast, strong, steady beat is best at enhancing exercise>br>

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for January 29, 2020

SpaceX stock offerings incentivize employees; More about the automated dog training system; An argument that the risk from the Three Mile Island accident was exaggerated, and led to overreactions from regulators and society; An argument that surveillance is comprised of identification, correlation, and discrimination, and people who focus on facial recognition are missing the bigger picture. ; and a Steem essay describing the Tachyon Protocol for improved Internet privacy and performance

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for January 13, 2020

Artificial intelligence brings improvement to cancer surgeries; The average American body temperature has been dropping since the 1860s; Researchers find the preservation mechanism for Britain's oldest brain; Cancer research in dogs is producing knowledge for dogs and humans; and a Steem post with a video of a shooting star flying through the Northern Lights

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