Angela Chen
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Programming Pioneer Grace Hopper Explains Nanoseconds With A Piece Of Wire
Video: Who better to explain exactly what a nanosecond is than Grace Hopper, navy admiral and inventor of the first compiler? Hopper is famous for visualising a nanosecond as the length of wire electricity can travel in that space of time. In this video, you can watch her explain the concept herself.
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The Intelligence Spectrum Explained, From Jellyfish To Mozart
Video: Apparently, some elephants are as intelligent as an eight-year-old child. This and other sometimes-depressing, sometimes-inspiring facts are in the latest hilarious Casually Explained video on the spectrum of intelligence.
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Saudi Clerics Renew Fatwa Against Pokemon GO
Some people playing Pokemon GO today are probably too young to remember that Saudi clerics declared a fatwa, or Islamic religious ban, on Pokemon back in 2001. Unluckily for them, the resurgence of the augmented-reality version of the game has clerics renewing the ban to remind everyone that the pious do not wander around seeking…
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Loaded Pokemon GO Accounts Are Selling For Thousands
Everyone rolled their eyes at those people willing to pay to be driven around to catch Pokemon. That was only the beginning. Laziness has reached a new level as people who want to play (but also not really) are paying thousands of dollars to buy Pokemon GO accounts on eBay.