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Glasses For The Poor

Glasses For The Poor

A physics professor from Oxford has create an adjustable form of corrective eyewear designed to help the world’s poor. The glasses are designed to be one size fits all, with the owner able to adjust the strength without the help of a trained optometrist. Inside the device’s tough plastic lenses are two clear circular sacs [...]

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Yet another reason to play more computer games

Yet another reason to play more computer games

Wired has more good news for game junkies – Video games teach you the scientific method. Constance Steinkuehler, who may have the world’s most geek lustworthy job ever, game academic at the University of Wisconsin, just released a paper in the Journal of Science Education and Technology titled “Scientific Habits of Mind in Virtual Worlds”. [...]

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