By broadcasting ultrasound waves and analysing the reflections, a computer can detect the chest movements caused by a human heartbeat – and the system could run on a smart speaker Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266373-smart-speakers-could-hear-your-heart-beating-from-across-the-room/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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The myths behind the southern and northern lights
For millennia, humans have viewed the northern and southern lights – aurora borealis and aurora australis – and created myths and folklore to explain the dancing lights they saw in the sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/legends-folklore-myths-northern-southern-lights-auroras…
Is that a UFO?! There’s probably an explanation
Most Unidentified Flying Objects aren’t actually unidentified. Here’s a list of phenomena, either natural or human-made, that people often mistake for UFOs. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/if-its-not-a-ufo-what-is-it…
Reflections of the Ghost Nebula
Do any shapes seem to jump out at you from this interstellar field of stars and dust? Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Dark Sky Reflections
When the lake calmed down, many wonders of the land and sky appeared twice. Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html…
Twitter Adds Ability To Record Audio in Tweets
Twitter said Wednesday that it will add voice messages to tweets — allowing up to 140 seconds of audio. From a report: Twitter is already the go-to platform for breaking news in the U.S. and often around the world. Voice Tweets will add a new dimension to breaking news for the site, as users can record what’s happening around them, or…
Have you seen Venus and Mercury? Photos here
Venus and Mercury – the 2 worlds orbiting closer to our sun than Earth – have been closest this week for all of 2020. Photos from the EarthSky community here. Source: https://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-mercury-venus-conjunction-may-2020…
2020 Coursera Virtual Conference: Reflections and Resources
By the Coursera Conference Team The Coursera Conference is an opportunity for our global community to engage around innovative teaching and learning experiences. This year, after careful consideration for the growing concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19, the Coursera Conference transitioned from a two day, in-person event to a free, fully virtual experience focused on […]
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Minecraft Ray Tracing Launches April 16, and It Is Breathtaking
Microsoft and Nvidia are releasing Minecraft with RTX in beta for everyone April 16. This update adds ray-tracing effects like lighting, reflections, shadows, and more. And this is potentially the next generation for Minecraft visuals. VentureBeat reports: Nvidia and Microsoft developed the game together, and they are finally ready to let everyone see it for themselves. You can get the game…
Moving online: What you can implement now
By Linlin Xia and Alexandra Urban, Teaching & Learning Team, Coursera Online, live sessions provide effective synchronous learning opportunities and create a space to engage with your students while remote. In particular, live events are optimal for: Mastering content that requires students’ active participation in collaborative problem solving Fostering peer-to-peer interaction, especially when distance or […]
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