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The Horrific Guinea Worm Is on the Run—Just 14 Cases Reported Worldwide Last Year

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On Wednesday, the Carter Center announced that only 14 cases of guinea worm disease were reported worldwide in 2021—the lowest toll yet and a sharp decline from the year before. A debilitating parasitic worm could soon be eradicated as one of humanity’s longtime foes. There are still ongoing challenges impeding… Read more.

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This Guy Is Spending A Full Week In VR, For Science

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To do this, the brave virtual guinea pig is utilizing a variety of VR headsets to fit his various needs. Armed with this knowledge, Wilmot set out to test the physical and mental effects of a week-long VR session throughout which Wilmot will continue to work, relax, and communicate. .

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Health Official in Papua New Guinea Explains How Facebook Spreads Misinformation

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Papua New Guinea’s health minister, Jelta Wong, spoke with an Australian think tank over videochat on Thursday about challenges PNG faces in combatting the covid-19 pandemic. PNG is seeing a resurgence of the disease along with a growing wave of misinformation being spread online about vaccines, and the talk is an… Read more.

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Caterpillar Is Using AR To Connect Workers And Maintenance Support

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As major companies such as Caterpillar serve as AR guinea pigs in a way, other companies will take note of any successes and begin to adopt these practices to make a lot of lives easier. Be sure to check out this long list of other applications of augmented reality as well.

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Cowards Hit Papua New Guinea With Ransomware During Covid-19 Surge

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Papua New Guinea’s government finance office has been hit with a ransomware cyberattack and the hackers are demanding bitcoin, according to Bloomberg News. And while many of the specifics surrounding the attack are still unclear, it’s becoming obvious that hackers won’t just target the wealthiest countries and richest… Read more.

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Hands-on: Mojo Vision’s Smart Contact Lens is Further Along Than You Might Think

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And while the Mojo Vision smart contact lens is still much thicker than your typical contact lens, last week the company demonstrated this prototype can work in an actual human eye, using Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins as the guinea pig. Image courtesy Mojo Vision.

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This Little AI-Powered Robot Pet Is So Cute it Hurts

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I’m not sure if Moflin is supposed to be a robotic hamster, guinea pig, baby bunny, or some alternate take on a Tribble , but goddamn this robo-pet is cute. Read more.

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