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smartercities: Saving the earth with sustainable cities [infographic]

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Saving the earth with sustainable cities [infographic]

Indian man single-handedly plants a 1,360-acre forest

Ecosystem building is a deep and complex process, but sometimes it takes less than you might think.

Cheating to Learn: How a UCLA professor gamed a game theory midterm | Which Way L.A.?

This isn’t so much “good news” or “bad news” as a really cool way to show interesting information about economic (im)balance.

Drug May Treat Traumatic Brain Injuries

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A potential treatment for traumatic brain injuries may be tested in retired professional football players, who are the focus of concern over blows to the head.

Neuralstem, Inc., announced today that it is working with the National Football League Alumni Association to study the feasibility of such a test, which would need government approval.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/04/drug-may-treat-traumatic-brain-injuries

LA Times: Officer in shootout with Boston Bombing suspects "LOST ALL BLOOD," survived.

BOSTON — A Boston officer shot and wounded in pursuit of the marathon bombing suspects last week had to be resuscitated after his heart stopped and he lost his entire blood supply, but doctors and relatives on Sunday said he was emerging from sedation and expected to recover.

Modern medicine is amazing.

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