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Colonial enslavement of Native Americans included those who surrendered, too

Study by Brown University historian finds that Native Americans who surrendered during King Philip’s War were sold into slavery, with long-lasting effects.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —A study by Linford D. Fisher, associate professor of history at Brown University, finds that Native Americans, including noncombatants, who surrendered during King Philip’s War to avoid enslavement were enslaved at nearly the same rate as captured combatants. (more…)

Samsung started as a company selling dry fish and vegetables.

Samsung started as a company selling dry fish and vegetables. pic.twitter.com/ATqZrTgj5L — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 2. Juni 2017

Ausflug in vorgeschichtliche Bergwerke

Urgeschichtliche Bergwerke und Hüttenplätze der Kupfergewinnung im Tiroler Unterinntal sind das Forschungsgebiet von Gert Goldenberg, Markus Staudt und Caroline Grutsch mit ihrem Team vom Institut für Archäologien. Aus dem im Schwazer Dolomit vorkommenden Fahlerz wurde schon früh Kupfer gewonnen. Das vom FWF geförderte D-A-CH-Projekt ist am Forschungszentrum HiMAT angesiedelt. (more…)

Managing menopause

Women use alternative medicine more than doctors know

A review of previous studies about how women manage menopause symptoms has found that they frequently use alternative treatments but often do not inform their doctors about them. (more…)

Serious. Kathy Griffin didn’t make any fun. She must have a hidden message.

The Photo of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a blood-stained decapitated head of President Donald Trump can’t be a fun. She created the scary image together with photographer Tyler Shields. Whatever excuse she makes now, is just for distraction. (more…)

Standard of Care Anti-Clotting Drugs May Be Unnecessary for Most Surgery Patients

As many as three out of four surgery patients could be receiving anti-clotting medications that they do not need, according to a study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of Medicine. (more…)

Bakterien gesucht, Riesenviren gefunden

Entdeckung gigantisch großer Viren löst Rätsel um vierte Domäne des Lebens

Viren sind für gewöhnlich klein – so klein, dass sie weder mit bloßem Auge noch mit Hilfe eines Lichtmikroskops erkennbar sind. MikrobiologInnen um Michael Wagner, Holger Daims und Matthias Horn von der Universität Wien und des U.S.-amerikanischen Joint Genome Institute haben nun gleich vier verschiedene so genannte Riesenviren in einer Probe u.a. aus der Kläranlage Klosterneuburg entdeckt. Die “Klosneuviren” sind hundertfach größer als das Grippevirus, für den Menschen harmlos und beenden möglicherweise eine jahrelange Kontroverse über eine vierte Domäne des Lebens. Die Studie erscheint aktuell in der Zeitschrift “Science”. (more…)

Why artificial intelligence needs the human touch

Forget the scare stories: AI is produced by engineers and its creators have the capability to design it in ways that enhance, rather than hinder, peoples’ lives

“I propose to consider the question, ‘can machines think?’ This should begin with definitions of the meaning of the word ‘machine’ and ‘think’.” (more…)