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Ditching Electoral College Means California Could Control All Election Outcomes

In the days and weeks following the 2016 presidential election, many voters were outraged by headlines that showed Clinton’s popular vote lead expand from 1 million to over 2.3 million.

December 6, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Electoral Reform

Jill Stein’s Election Recount Effort Has Raised $7 Million and Changed Nothing

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Since she announced the recount effort two weeks ago, Stein has raised over $7 million toward funding the legal fees and logistical costs associated with these ambitious recounts.

December 6, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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2016 US Elections

Light Harvesting “Quantum Photocells” Herald A New Age in Solar Energy

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By combining the fields of quantum physics and biology, researchers have developed more efficient solar cells inspired by photosynthesis. With current solar cells wasting about 80 percent of the energy absorbed, it will be interesting to see what future innovative approaches will allow in the pursuit toward universal clean energy.

December 5, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Renewable Energy

Illegal Logging Is Depleting the Amazon Rainforest 29% Faster Than Last Year

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From August 2015 to June 2016, 7,989 square kilometers (3,085 square miles) of the Amazon Rainforest have been destroyed, a 29 percent increase from last year. Deforestation threatens more than half of the total tree biodiversity in the forest, and harms the approximately 180 indigenous groups that live in and off the Amazon.

December 5, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Deforestation

The Future Of Agriculture Is Here

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Project Flora Robotica studies the symbiotic relationships between robots and plants.

December 5, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Type: Video

A New Aging Discovery Could Allow Humans to Extend Their Lifespan

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By observing the transparent cells of roundworms, researchers have uncovered a link between lifespan and the natural cellular process of RNA splicing. This research could lead to new breakthroughs in anti-aging treatments that would allow humans to indefinitely keep ourselves healthy, stalling death for as long as possible.