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January 20, 2019 Author: Russ Roberts

Welcome to the Sunday edition of “Hawaii Science News”. This Hawaii Island blog focuses 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. Topics cited are from the current issue of “Smithsonian Magazine”.

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