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Space But they might wobble. Earth is kind of overdue to see its magnetic field pull a 180 and reverse on itself. But according to a new study, the magnetic field might be feeling a bit shaky, but… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2jn5s04"

Technology Cool things happen when you control water with a computer. Researchers at MIT have created a system by which droplets on a horizontal device follow a computer’s instructions. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2FyeAaE"

Technology 'Robot Elevators to Serve 85,000' Governed by complex electrical brains, through miles of copper-wire nerves, this fleet of automatic elevators in the Empire State Building is expected to handle an… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2I6H9Br"

Environment Researchers are working on designs to help sop up pollutants. Microbeads have a pretty bad rap. The plastic ones we’re used to hearing about look like tiny specks, but have added up to a lot of pollution in our lakes and oceans. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2rg0SnN"

Health No need to sniffle about it, though. The word allergy originated in 1906. In the intervening century, it’s come to mean a million different things to a million different people. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2w5fqwg"

Technology Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage to talk about Facebook's post-Cambridge Analytica future. Facebook's annual developers' conference gives us a look into the social media network's big plans for the next year. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2rciMbN"

Save 75% on The Crew™ during this week's Midweek Madness*! *Offer ends Friday at 10 AM Pacific Time. via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2w4JYON"

DIY Type faster from home row all the way up that tricky "Q." Boost your productivity by increasing your typing speed, using nothing but your web browser and these (mostly) free apps. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2rcIVY9"

Animals An animal fertility expert takes on a particularly tricky patient. An animal fertility expert takes on the tricky business of endangered-species insemination. "I've always loved to solve problems other people cannot."… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2rbcqsk"

Animals Social norms are wrecking your grief experience. The perfect coffin for a gerbil is a Celestial Seasonings tea box. With the tea bags removed, the white wax-paper bag inside is the ideal size funeral shroud for a tiny… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2jlLi6J"

On May 25th of 2018, the  General Data Protection Regulation  (GDPR) goes into effect. This is a law passed in 2016 by the member states of the European Union that requires compliance with regard to how organizations store and process the personal data of individual residents of the EU. Now maybe you are thinking that this regulation does not apply to your organization because it is not based in the EU. Don’t stop reading just yet. This regulation applies to any organization that offers goods or services to EU residents and/or processes the personal information of EU residents,  regardless of whether the organization is based in the EU or not . And the law does not apply only to the huge multinational companies of the world. It applies to small businesses as well. For example, consider an e-commerce business that sells Tshirts online, and it sells to people in the EU. Or perhaps an email marketing company that sends out periodic emails to EU citizens. Or even a message...

Super Mega Baseball 2 is Now Available on Steam! The critically acclaimed Super Mega Baseball series is back with new visuals, deep team and league customization, and online multiplayer modes. via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2JH3AdB"