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Score Runoff Voting: The New Voting Method that Could Save Our Democratic Process

It’s called Score Runoff Voting, and it’s about to take Oregon by storm. SRV is a relatively new concept from the mind of Mark Frohnmayer, political scion and founder of the Equal Vote Coalition,

December 8, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Electoral Reform

New Petition Calls on Party Leaders to Open Primaries in All States

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Earlier this week, I was invited to testify at a public hearing sponsored by NYC Votes, a division of the New York City Campaign Finance Board. The hearing was a platform for voters to express their issues with the arcane electoral system in New York State.

December 9, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Electoral Reform

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered a New Quantum Material

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Researchers may have discovered another extremely rare quantum material containing entangled atoms without a specific structure. If the material is confirmed to house a quantum spin liquid, the implications for quantum computing are quite exciting.

December 8, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Quantum Physics

Reprogramming Stem Cells Could Soon Lead Us to a World Without Paralysis

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Scientists have developed a mechanism to directly reprogram stem cells into motor neurons. The development gives hope to the estimated 6,000 people in the US diagnosed with ALS each year.

December 8, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Stanford University Is Meeting Their Energy Needs With a Massive, 200-Acre Solar Park

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Stanford celebrated the opening of the 155,000-panel array Stanford Solar Generating Station in Kern County, California. The 200-acre park will produce the equivalent of over half of the electrical power used by the Stanford campus.

December 8, 2016
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Renewable Energy

Climate Change: New Research Verifies That Local Extinctions Are Already Occurring

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Researchers looking at range-shift studies of flora and fauna discovered that more than 450 of the 976 plant and animal species studied are experiencing local extinction events. While this is alarming, global efforts like the Paris agreement, increased clean energy usage, and innovations in material sciences can help mitigate the effects of climate change.

December 9, 2016
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Category: Environment

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Score Runoff Voting: The New Voting Method that Could Save Our Democratic Process

New Petition Calls on Party Leaders to Open Primaries in All States

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered a New Quantum Material

Reprogramming Stem Cells Could Soon Lead Us to a World Without Paralysis

Stanford University Is Meeting Their Energy Needs With a Massive, 200-Acre Solar Park

Climate Change: New Research Verifies That Local Extinctions Are Already Occurring

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