Smithsonian Magazine: Smart News, 16 Jan 2019

January 16, 2019 Author: Russ Roberts

Welcome to another edition of “Hawaii Science Digest”–a Hawaii Island blog focusing on science, technology, medicine, health, the environment, cyber security, and artificial intelligence (AI). Views expressed in this science news summary are those of the reporters and correspondents. Topic sited in this post come from the current issue of “Smithsonian Magazine.”

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