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  • Conjuring Images of a Bionic Future

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    And the last one in the series, from NYTimes Dick Loizeaux recently found himself meandering through a noisy New York nightclub. This was unusual; Mr. Loizeaux, a 65-year-old former pastor, began suffering hearing loss nearly a decade ago, and nightclubs are not really his scene. “They’re the absolute worst place to hear anybody talk,” he…

  • Better Hearing Through Bluetooth

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    Stuart Isett for The New York TimesLarry Faust, 61, uses a Bluetooth-based personalized sound amplification device. These are interesting, from the NYTimes Like many men of his generation, Larry Faust, 61, of Seattle, went to a lot of rock concerts in his youth. And like many men of his generation, his hearing isn’t what it…

  • Book: Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators

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    Design, Make, Play: Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators is a resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers and program developers that illuminates creative, cutting edge ways to inspire and motivate young people about science and technology learning.  The book is aligned with the National Research Council’s new Framework for Science Education, which includes an explicit…

  • 15 Tech Companies That Will Define 2014

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    15 Tech Companies That Will Define 2014 from The Motley Fool

  • The Physics of Santa

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    And this children of all ages, is why Insurance companies are …. (insert your own punchline here). The contemplation of such a world, without wonder and magic, is beyond belief. As the original Infographic is rife with writing errors and missing digits in numbers after commas, it isn’t worth believing.