Articles filed under Washington Post
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The science of cute: Why photos of baby animals make us happySep 04, 2016 7:00 am - It has a chubby little body, a big head and floppy little limbs. It giggles and squeals. But unlike a human baby, it is also bright yellow and makes a springing noise wh...
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Surgeons hope to do the world's first head transplant - and a head has been offeredSep 03, 2016 7:30 am - Could the world's first head transplant be in the offing? Here's the cast of characters: Valery Spiridonov, 31: Russian tech geek who runs an educational software compan...
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More parents believe vaccines are 'unnecessary'Sep 03, 2016 7:30 am - The contrast between parents' attitudes about vaccines today and a decade ago is striking. A survey published recently by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that m...
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How to never spill your coffee, according to scienceSep 03, 2016 7:30 am - I'm one of those people who is perpetually, somehow, covered in coffee. After about 30 seconds in my cup, my coffee inevitably comes out of it, turning the whole thing i...
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3 apps to rev up your high-intensity interval trainingSep 03, 2016 7:21 am - The workout du jour is high-intensity interval training, and this is one format that might be here to stay. It requires only a few minutes of (really) hard work to cover...
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Japan's private sector readies moon probeSep 03, 2016 7:20 am - TOKYO - A model of an unmanned moon probe has been unveiled in Tokyo, with the actual vehicle scheduled to compete in an international race to explore the lunar surface....
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App reviews: Bushido Bear, Google DuoSep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Bushido Bear Generally speaking, games where players fight off enemies are pretty simple - you find the enemies, you take them on and you emerge victorious. (Or not...
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What Pokemon Go says about the life span of fadsSep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Pokemon Go - the augmented reality game that took the classic Japanese franchise into a new age - took the world by storm last month. But just last week, there was alrea...
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Analysis: Hyperloop's legal battles just got even strangerSep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Silicon Valley has had its share of squabbles among start-up founders - just look at Facebook and Twitter. But few are stranger than the legal battle taking place at Hyp...
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Who would win the coding Olympics? Probably not the U.S.Sep 03, 2016 7:15 am - The United States took home the most number of medals at this year's Summer Olympics in Rio. But what if coding was one of the competitive events? A new HackerRank study...