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• 'Networked minds' require fundamentally new kind of economics
• Multi-purpose wonder can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even provide energy
• 180,000 deaths worldwide each year may be associated with sugary soft drinks, research suggests

'Networked minds' require fundamentally new kind of economics Posted: 20 Mar 2013 08:51 AM PDT In their computer simulations of human evolution, scientists have discovered the emergence of the "homo socialis" with "other-regarding" preferences. The results explain some intriguing findings in experimental economics and call for a new economic theory of "networked minds". On average, people behave more fairness-oriented and other-regarding than expected. A new theory now explains why.

Multi-purpose wonder can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even provide energy Posted: 20 Mar 2013 06:48 AM PDT A new wonder material can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even provide energy. Science fiction? Hardly, and there's more -- It can also desalinate water, be used as flexible water filtration membranes, help recover energy from desalination waste brine, be made into flexible solar cells and can also double the lifespan of lithium ion batteries. With its superior bacteria-killing capabilities, it can also be used to develop a new type of antibacterial bandage.

180,000 deaths worldwide each year may be associated with sugary soft drinks, research suggests Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:21 PM PDT Sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks may be associated with about 180,000 deaths around the world each year, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

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