2015年5月12日 星期二

2015-05-13 U.K. Science


Western Daily Press
   
Handshakes still seal a big deal: scientists   
Western Daily Press
Shaking hands before negotiations results in a better deal for both parties, even when one is represented by a robot, West academics have found. The act of shaking hands at the start of a conversation has already been shown to create better co-operation ...

My robot avatar NAO shakes hands and improves business negotiations   Market Business News
Shaking hands makes for better deals seven if it's NAO the robot   Daily Mail
Handshakes so effective at building trust during business negotiations that they ...   The Independent
Tech Times   
BizTek Mojo   
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CNET
   
Just as Stephen Hawking warned? Here comes 'the world's angriest robot'   
CNET
Technically Incorrect: A New Zealand-based company says it's building a very, very angry robot to help companies deal with angry customers. by Chris Matyszczyk · @ChrisMatyszczyk; May 12, 2015 2:32 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. googleplus.
Researchers to create machine to work out what triggers customer's tantrums   Daily Mail
Artificial intelligence experts are building the world's angriest robot. Should you ...   Telegraph.co.uk

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Daily Mail
   
Researchers find Mysterious Bronze age stone circle on Dartmoor   
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The ruined structure is the first circle to be found on the moor in 100 years. According to the researchers, it could be older than Stonehenge. The circle sits on Sittaford Tor in Devon and is thought to have formed part of a 'sacred arc' of stone circles around ...

Dartmoor's Bronze Age stone circle could be older than Stonehenge   Daily Mail
Stone circle found on Dartmoor could be 'as old as Stonehenge'   Telegraph.co.uk
Highest stone circle in southern England found on Dartmoor   The Guardian
mirror.co.uk   
Plymouth Herald   
Market Business News   
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The Independent
   
British species facing their 'biggest threat in a generation', say leading nature ...   
The Independent
British species and landscapes are facing their “biggest threat in a generation”, according to 100 leading nature groups which represent eight million people across the UK. The Joint Links coalition, made up of organisations such as the WWF and the National ...

Voluntary organisations voice concerns over EU environmental law review   Techie News
RSPB and Wildlife Trusts warn 'biggest threat to nature in a generation' looming ...   Cambridge News
Threat warning over European birds and habitats review   BBC News
The Guardian   
Western Daily Press   
Bird Watch   
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BizTek Mojo
   
Scientists Baffled On How Asteroid Killed Off Ammonites   
BizTek Mojo
Recent developments in a new study show that the asteroid impact that killed off dinosaurs is also to blame for the extinction of ammonites and other marine molluscs millions of years ago in Earth's oceans. These shellfish-like creatures swam freely in ancient ...

Dino-Killing Asteroid Also Wiped Out Mollusks?   Nature World News
Asteroid impact that turned oceans acidic possibly led to extinction of Ammonites   NH Voice
Did the Cretaceous asteroid wipe out mollusks, too?   Futurity: Research News
Science World Report   
BreakingNews.ie   
The Times (subscription)   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
Soon robot-pets will replace real ones, professor says   
Stuff.co.nz
The original of everyone's robot dog fantasises? Doctor Who's two best travelling companions, K-9 and Sarah-Jane Smith, played by the late Elisabeth Sladen. Cats and dogs could be replaced with the robotic kind in households worldwide by 2025, ...

How much is that doggy...with the robotic tail?   CNBC
In Dense Cities, Robot Pets May Find Popularity   Ecorazzi
Robopets to replace your loving dog soon   Gizbot
Daily Mail   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Market Business News   
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Cambridge News
   
Seal filmed frolicking in the river at St Ives   
Cambridge News
A seal has been filmed gambolling in the River Great Ouse at St Ives – 40 miles away from it home in the sea. The seal was captured on video by Nathaniel Gore who said the animal did not seen to take any notice of him or of passing boats. Seals are regular ...

A seal sunbathing beside a river 40 miles from the sea (Nathaniel Gore/PA)   Belfast Telegraph

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The Guardian
   
Inge Lehmann celebrated in Google doodle   
The Guardian
Inge Lehmann Google doodle Google doodle marking the day on which Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann was born in 1888. Photograph: Google. Guardian staff. Tuesday 12 May 2015 20.05 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 12 May 2015 20.09 EDT.
Inge Lehmann: Google Doodle celebrates 127th birthday of pioneering ...   mirror.co.uk
Pioneering Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann celebrated with a Google Doodle   International Business Times UK
Google marks Inge Lehmann's 127th birthday with earth ball doodle, recipe   GMA News
The Independent   
Heavy.com   
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SlashGear
   
Mummies with no bones: only as evil as you think   
SlashGear
A group of scientists at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital have scanned around 800 mummies of animals from ancient Egypt. Of these 800 mummies, the team found that approximately 1/3rd did not contain full animal bodies. No bones, that is to say ...

Ancient Egypt animal mummy industry scandal as it's revealed a third are EMPTY   Daily Mail
Unraveling ancient Egypt's animal mummy mystery   Washington Post
Manchester scientists find many animal mummies filled with mud and feathers ...   Telegraph.co.uk
The Independent   
BBC News   
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The Independent
   
Baboons are aping humans in their social interactions, study finds   
The Independent
Baboons prefer to hang out with counterparts of a similar age, rank and even personality type, according to a new study indicating that their social preferences may hold their troops back from sharing information. A team of researchers from the University of ...

Monkeys hang out with friends with similar personalities just like humans   Daily Mail
Baboons Are A Lot Like People When It Comes To Who They LIke To Hang ...   Tech Times
Baboons prefer to spend time with others of the same age, status and even ...   Phys.Org

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