We humans are trying to brave a new frontier. Diversity. We are trying to create a world where everyone is happy, everywhere. But someone needs to speak the truth. That is not possible. All humans do not have the same…
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Twitter says it’s working on bringing its “read the article before you retweet it” prompt to all users “soon.” The company began testing the prompt in June, which shows up when people go to retweet a story they haven’t clicked through to actually…
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Do you feel strongly about scientific literacy? Here’s an opportunity to have your voice heard! You don’t have to be a scientist to contribute to this project! Just write up a short piece about why you feel strongly that science…
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At least fifty calves and three human beings are living with no pulse in their bodies, thanks to an artificial pump that replaced their naturally-grown hearts – Human heart replaced by 10,000 RPM artificial pump with no pulse Despite cardiac…
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It’s really cool how everyone suddenly cares about the environment. What’s not so cool is that many of these people do not care to understand the science of what is required to fix the problem. The move towards a more…
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A bit is a one or a zero. One is switch “on”. Zero is switch “Off”. It’s the binary system, the language of computers.
A byte is a group of 8 bits, so it’s some combination of ones and zeros.
Internet speeds are given in bits per second.
So if your ISP provides you a download speed of 60 megabits per second, you’re theoretically receiving 60 million ones and zeros each second, which your computer or phone can read as text, sound or video.