Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Quick notes: Brain scans | Sonic attack...

  • Scientists turning away from brain scans: Brain scan research doesn’t seem to hold up. Researchers demonstrated that imaging scans — without the proper statistical corrections — could detect brain activity in a dead Atlantic salmon. 


  • Pulse Energy Attack: The mysterious head injuries suffered by US diplomatic staff in China and Cuba that had been described as "sonic attacks" are consistent with the use of directed microwave energy, according to a report published by the National Academy of Sciences.


  • Increase internship duration for engineering students: The current internship of four weeks is too short and there is a proposal to increase it to three to six months. This was also suggested by NASSCOM and CII representatives


  • Gitanjali Rao, inventor and scientist: TIME's first ever "Kid of the Year," 15-year-old Gitanjali Rao, created a device to detect lead in drinking water.



  • China wants to weaponize its currency: China wants to break the US dollar's stranglehold on the global financial system and gain greater control over how people spend their money. It's hoping a digital currency could deliver both.


  • The World Is Your Reflection: Find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else.


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