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You Choose Who Dies: Sharks or Bees?

Sharks and bees are arguably two of nature’s most valuable species and they’re both having difficulty surviving these days, due in large part to human beings, arguably nature’s least valuable species.  Let’s pretend that you actually feel bad about that AND care enough to do more than shake your head sadly and say, “someone (else)…

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USF to honor esteemed tech innovator

The University of South Florida (USF) is presenting an honorary degree to digital pioneer genius Robert Hirschsquirtz at commencement ceremonies in Tampa later today. “There are a lot of hugely influential individuals out there in the world of technology, but few have had the massive, positive effect on people’s lives that Mr. Hirschsquirtz has,” said…

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Energy harvested from un-reset microwave powers office building

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Truist Place, formerly SunTrust Financial Centre, a skyscraper office building in downtown Tampa, has been completely rewired to draw power from a previously untapped source of alternate energy: the unused time from microwave ovens in company breakrooms. “What happens is somebody will set the microwave for three minutes to heat up some soup or a…

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