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- The Computer as a Communication Device (1968) [pdf] http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/archive/news/images/file/20_20_03_licklider-taylor-1.pdf 2 comments
- One-Atom-Thin Silicon Transistors Hold Promise for Super-Fast Computing http://www.utexas.edu/news/2015/02/03/silicon-silicene-transistors/ 2 comments
- Adm. McRaven Urges Graduates to Find Courage to Change the World http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/05/16/admiral-mcraven-commencement-speech/ 117 comments
- Chemists Work to Desalt the Ocean for Drinking Water, One Nanoliter at a Time http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/06/27/chemists-work-to-desalt-the-ocean-for-drinking-water-one-nanoliter-at-a-time/ 60 comments
- UT-Austin completely evacuated because of bomb threat http://www.utexas.edu 19 comments
- Haitian Creole, a Romance language? http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/general/ie-lg/Italic.html 18 comments linguistics
- Black Hole 3 billion light years away is choking on a star that it's trying to swallow. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2015/01/27/black-hole-swallowed-star/ 5 comments space
- X-post from TIL: Ibuprofen can fix hurt feelings in women... http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/07/31/ibuprofen-relieves-female-hurt-feelings/ 9 comments army
- For Women, Job Authority Adds to Depression Symptoms http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/11/20/job-authority-women-depression/ 13 comments science
- Compared with Apes, People's gut bacteria lack diversity, study finds https://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/11/04/human-gut-microbes-apes/ 4 comments science
- Florida lizards evolve rapidly, within 15 years and 20 generations: Scientists working on islands in Florida have documented the rapid evolution of a native lizard species — in as little as 15 years — as a result of pressure from an invading lizard species, introduced from Cuba http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/10/23/anole-lizards-evolution-florida/ 11 comments science
- As Ebola Kills Some, It May Be Quietly Immunizing Others http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/10/14/ebola-immunization/ 40 comments science
- Synthetic Molecule Makes Cancer Self-Destruct: Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other institutions have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by ferrying sodium and chloride ions into the cancer cells. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/08/11/synthetic-molecule-cancer-treatment/ 6 comments science
- Ibuprofen Relieves Women’s Hurt Feelings, Not Men’s: new research suggests that ibuprofen has contrasting effects on men and women: Men who take the drug report harsher feelings of rejection, and women report feeling better. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/07/31/ibuprofen-relieves-female-hurt-feelings/ 26 comments science
- Diet Affects Men’s and Women’s Gut Microbes Differently: The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a study by scientists published this week in the journal Nature Communications. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/07/29/diet-affects-microbes-differently-by-gender/ 13 comments science
- Walking on All Fours Is Not Backward Evolution, Study Shows: Contradicting earlier claims, “The Family That Walks on All Fours," have simply adapted to their inability to walk upright and do not represent an example of backward evolution, according to new research http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/07/16/quadrupedal-humans-shapiro-study/ 18 comments science
- Crazy ants dominate fire ants by neutralizing their venom: The fire ant venom is two to three times as toxic as DDT. When a crazy ant is smeared with the venom, the crazy ant secretes formic acid from a gland at the tip of its abdomen, transfers it to its mouth and then smears it on its body http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/02/13/invasive-ants-natural-sciences/ 3 comments science
- Brain scans show we take risks because we can’t stop ourselves: A new study correlating brain activity with decision making suggests that people engage in risky behavior, probably not because their brains’ desire systems are too active, but because their self-control systems are not active enough http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/02/04/brain-scans-risk-taking/ 4 comments science
- To hear without being heard - First nonreciprocal acoustic circulator created: Scientists prove that the fundamental symmetry with which acoustic waves travel through air between two points in space (“if you can hear, you can also be heard”) can be broken by a compact and simple device. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2014/01/30/nonreciprocal-acoustic-circulator/ 3 comments science
- Parents accidentally confuse their children’s names when the names sound alike: Most name substitutions occurred when name-bearers had same gender. Similarity in appearance increased the frequency of confusion. Younger siblings were called by a sibling’s or pet’s name more often than a first-born http://www.utexas.edu/cola/public-affairs/news/7371 4 comments science
- Subsurface ocean on Europa may have deep currents and circulation patterns with heat and energy transfers capable of sustaining biological life http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/12/03/europa-discovery-habitats/ 4 comments science
- Researchers at the University of Texas discover the farthest known and oldest galaxy. http://www.utexas.edu/know/2013/10/23/astronomers-discover-farthest-known-galaxy/ 15 comments science
- A recently published study strongly suggests men succumb to sexual temptations more than women — for example, cheating on a partner — because they experience strong sexual impulses, not because they have weak self-control. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/09/18/study-cheating-frequency/ 69 comments science
- Computers will someday soon automatically provide short video digests of a day in your life, your family vacation or an eight-hour police patrol: “The amount of what we call ‘egocentric’ video, which is video that is shot from the perspective of a person who is moving around, is about to explode” http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/09/12/machine-learning-wearable-cameras-stories/ 9 comments compsci
- Computers will someday soon automatically provide short video digests of a day in your life, your family vacation or an eight-hour police patrol: “The amount of what we call ‘egocentric’ video, which is video that is shot from the perspective of a person who is moving around, is about to explode” http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/09/12/machine-learning-wearable-cameras-stories/ 17 comments technology
- Proto-Semitic Resources Needed http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/iedocctr/ie-ling/root-structures.html 6 comments linguistics
- Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin develop an "ultra thin" invisibility cloak http://www.utexas.edu/news/2013/03/26/researchers-create-an-ultrathin-invisibility-cloak/ 3 comments technology
- An artificially intelligent virtual gamer created by computer scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has won the BotPrize by convincing a panel of judges that it was more human-like than half the humans it competed against. http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/09/26/artificially-intelligent-game-bots-pass-the-turing-test-on-turing%E2%80%99s-centenary/ 28 comments cogsci
- Reliance on supernatural explanations for major life events, such as death and illness, often increases rather than declines with age, according to a new psychology study http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/08/30/merge-supernatural-scientific-beliefs-unknown-reasoning/ 7 comments science
- About The First Inhabitants of Lappland (North Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia) http://www.utexas.edu/courses/sami/dieda/hist/fellman.htm 4 comments europe
- Looking for the best graduate programs in documentary/descriptive linguistics http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/linguistics/graduate_programs/concentrations/documentary/Introduction.php 3 comments linguistics
- LIN 312 • Invented Languages: Klingon and Beyond http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/linguistics/courses/8745 6 comments linguistics
- Would You Die for The Group? http://www.utexas.edu/opa/blogs/research/2010/07/26/would-you-give-it-up-for-the-group/ 12 comments cogsci
- Harry Ransom Center's Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection Now Accessible Online http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/05/19/hrc_medieval_manuscripts/ 3 comments books
- Ignoring your pain causes harmful side effects... http://www.utexas.edu/features/2009/09/28/pain/ 12 comments science
- Scientists Discover Concealed Glaciers On Mars at Mid-Latitudes http://www.utexas.edu/news/2008/11/20/mars_glaciers/ 2 comments science
- Obese Girls Less Likely To Attend College http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2007/07/sociology23.html 2 comments science
- Anatomy of an All-Nighter http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/lrnres/handouts/1460.html 2 comments reddit.com
- Fire ant-attacking fly spreading rapidly in Texas http://www.utexas.edu/opa/news/2006/09/biology27.html 4 comments reddit.com
- The Human Code (Optimizing Supercomputers) http://www.utexas.edu/features/2006/goto/ 8 comments reddit.com
Linking pages
- Disciplinary spanking increases childhood defiance and mental health issues - Redorbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/ 6047 comments
- Dinosaurs may not have roared after all, new study suggests - Redorbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113414987/dinosaurs-vocalization-071216/ 478 comments
- Professor Watchlist Is Seen as Threat to Academic Freedom - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/28/us/professor-watchlist-is-seen-as-threat-to-academic-freedom.html 331 comments
- Dams could 'permanently damage Amazon' - BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40277745 170 comments
- Large Body Of Water Found On Jupiter's Moon Europa - Redorbit http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112424192/large-body-of-water-found-on-jupiters-moon-europa/ 137 comments
- A Taste of Brazil: How Guaraná Soda Became a National Icon - Not Even Past https://notevenpast.org/a-taste-of-brazil-how-guarana-soda-became-a-national-icon/ 89 comments
- The American "Empire" Reconsidered - Not Even Past https://notevenpast.org/the-american-empire-reconsidered/ 50 comments
- Slavery in Early Austin: The Stringer’s Hotel and Urban Slavery - Not Even Past https://notevenpast.org/slavery-in-early-austin-the-stringers-hotel-and-urban-slavery/ 47 comments
- Remembering the Iran-Iraq War - Not Even Past https://notevenpast.org/remembering-the-iran-iraq-war/ 32 comments
- “You have died of dysentery” - History According to Video Games - Not Even Past https://notevenpast.org/you-have-died-dysentery-history-according-video-games/ 27 comments
- New Ultra-Fast Charging Tech Could Lead to a New Age in Energy https://futurism.com/new-ultra-fast-charging-tech-could-lead-to-a-new-age-in-energy/ 22 comments
- Programs In Cognitive Sciences - Cognitive Science Society https://cognitivesciencesociety.org/programs-in-cognitive-sciences/ 16 comments
- Scientists 3-D Print Tiny Cages That Imprison Bacteria | WIRED http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/tiny-bacteria-cages/ 12 comments
- Magical Realism on Drugs: Colombian History in Netflix's Narcos - Not Even Past https://notevenpast.org/magical-realism-on-drugs-colombia-in-netflixs-narcos/ 10 comments
- Questions Arise Over DNA in Death Row Case | The Texas Tribune http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/jan/28/dead-man-balking/?repost= 10 comments
- Questions Arise Over DNA in Death Row Case | The Texas Tribune http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/jan/28/dead-man-balking/ 7 comments
- Nobel chemistry prize: Lithium-ion battery scientists honoured - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49962133 7 comments
- interblah.net - Reducing risk when running a conference http://interblah.net/reducing-risk-when-running-a-conference 6 comments
- Fast-Food Consumption Linked to Lower Test Score Gains in 8th Graders http://news.osu.edu/news/2014/12/22/fast-food-consumption-linked-to-lower-test-score-gains-in-8th-graders/ 6 comments
- American University Erupts Over Date Rape - ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/health/mindmoodnews/date-rape-firestorm-erupts-american-university-student-newspaper/story?id=10254150 5 comments