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We have finished the second month of our recurring weekly segments!

#MachineMonday #WednesdayWonders #ScienceSunday

Below is a recap of April’s posts, enjoy!


April 3rd

Great news for commercial spaceflight!
Yesterday (April 2nd) Blue Origin successfully launched into suborbital space and landed their New Shepard rocket and capsule for the third time in five months.
‪#‎ScienceSunday‬

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Launches and Lands Private Rocket for Third Time


April 4th

Hope you are having a great ‪#‎MachineMonday‬!
This week’s key to success: Innovation.


April 6th

You don’t have to be an Engineer to improve a life with technology. Even the simplest machines, employed with care, can make the greatest difference.
‪#‎WednesdayWonders‬


April 10th

What is the relationship between art, science and creativity?
Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the nature of creativity with musician, author and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne.
‪#‎ScienceSunday‬

StarTalk Radio: The Science of Creativity, with David Byrne


April 11th

Hope you are having a great ‪#‎MachineMonday‬!
This week’s key to success: Determination.


April 13th

A Science themed album? From They Might Be Giants?
‪#‎WednesdayWonders‬


April 17th

‪#‎ScienceSunday‬
What has IBM’s cognitive computing platform “Watson” been up to recently? Besides starring in its own ad campaign highlighting how the supercomputer uses data to solve business problems, moonlighting as a concierge at Hilton Hotels (via Pepper robots), and dancing while singing Taylor Swift (via the Watson Nao robot); Watson has been working with the American Cancer Society to fight cancer!

IBM Watson teams up with American Cancer Society to pit cognitive computing against cancer


April 18th

Hope you are having a great ‪#‎MachineMonday‬!
This week’s key to success: Perseverance.

Automatic Crib Rocker Test


April 20th

‪#‎WednesdayWonders‬
“It’s all possible because of technology that intercepts and decodes electrical signals from the brain before they reach [the] damaged spine.”

Technology Helps A Paralyzed Man Transform Thought Into Movement


April 24th

Drones walking dogs, cats playing Fruit Ninja, and your pets on Skype; Here comes the future!
‪#‎ScienceSunday‬

Not So Far-Fetched: How Cats And Dogs Can Use Gadgets You Already Own


April 25th

Hope you are having a great ‪#‎MachineMonday‬!
This week’s key to success: Maslow.

OstrichCopter


April 27th

Science and Technology are created by more than just equations and math, they are born out of a culture that values knowledge.
‪#‎WednesdayWonders‬

The Librarian Who Saved Timbuktu’s Cultural Treasures From al Qaeda


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