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 13, 2020

Starting in the 1970s, the CIA and West German Intelligence used a front company to sell encryption services to unsuspecting geopolitical adversaries; Patches released for Cisco device flaws that expose corporate networks to elevated intrusion risk; Protecting supply chains against disruptions; A new implant that plugs directly into the brain is being developed for blind people; and a Steem post provides a collection of links about the Wuhan coronavirus / COVID-19

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 11, 2020

Background radiation linked to longer life and lower cancer mortality; AI surveillance ramping up to keep tabs on the coronavirus; Surprising diversity revealed by ancient skeletons in Mexico; Satellite photos of Wuhan before and after the coronavirus quarantine; and a Steem essay discussing the security risks of "smart buildings"

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 9, 2020

IEEE Spectrum's weekly selection of awesome robot videos; An argument that science is not complete until a good idea has achieved practical adoption; A Stem cell procedure may reduce or eliminate the need for heart transplants; The economics of bitcoin in light of the upcoming halving that's expected in May; and a Steem essay describing an AI effort to find Wuhan coronavirus treatments

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for February 6, 2020

A new device helps retailers to identify counterfeit Nike and Adidas sneakers; A Hong Kong policy-maker argues for Blockchain and AI to address crises like the Wuhan coronavirus; MIT Tech Review Links on Russian spy-games, jigsaw puzzles on Instagram, and efforts to repair Voyager 2; An argument for advocates to tighten up their rhetoric on climate change; and a Steem post arguing that the intelligence cycle represents a useful learning model, and that the most important modes of collection are human intelligence and geo-spatial intelligence

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Curating the Internet: Science and technology digest for January 28, 2020

A discussion of the critical nature of human performance in complex software systems; Introducing the concept of Robotic Process Automation (RPA); GM revitalizing a factory that was nearly shuttered for use in manufacturing electric and autonomous vehicles; Reengineering viruses to cure bacterial infections; and Steem-based discussions of the Wuhan Coronavirus and a related Prevent/Cure/Treat framework for dealing with health issues

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