{"id":1799,"date":"2020-01-24T17:18:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T11:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2023-04-22T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T09:41:35","slug":"curated-reading-list-for-cat-technology-industry-science-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.2iim.com\/cat-exam\/blogs\/cat-reading-list\/curated-reading-list-for-cat-technology-industry-science-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Curated Reading list for CAT -Technology\/Industry\/Science | 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This post contains loads of articles categorised under Technology, Industry and Science. These are handpicked articles over the course of years for CAT Aspirants. This is the last of 2 posts. Click on the following link to go to the previous post: LINK here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Article will have blurb, either written by me or an extract from the original post (mostly the latter) followed by the link to reach the article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Article 197<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, \u2018astonishing\u2019 study finds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/43O7lYx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 196<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Algae That Might Save Earth\u2019s Coral Reefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GVAt6A<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 195<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The emotional oracle effect<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MNgk6l<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 194<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Should we automate the CEO?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/bit.ly\/3yYva1I<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 193 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A Mars simulation in an active mine is aiding the quest to uncover life in the distant cosmos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/bit.ly\/3QS4lo8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 192 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The dance of the naked emperors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3CV5N37<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 191<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Glimpses of humanity in an unlikely corner of the internet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WgA4jS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 190<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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https:\/\/bit.ly\/3vmhlZ9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effing the Ineffable: A Writer Takes Psilocybin<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Article 190<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1,200 Scientists and Professionals Declare: \u201cThere is No Climate Emergency\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3WOacML<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 189<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For decades, the country’s tech triumphs have disguised its seized-up digital systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3XbDjdp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 188<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fossils of Australopithecus in a South African cave are one million years older than previously thought. This challenges the consensus that humans first evolved in East Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3WCqf0f<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 187<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why it took us thousands of years to see the colour violet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Gbex7d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 186<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The fusion record was achieved at the National Ignition Facility at California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which ignites fusion fuel with an array of 192 lasers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 185 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Some companies offer tests that rank embryos based on their risk of developing complex diseases such as schizophrenia or heart disease. Are they accurate \u2014 or ethical?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/go.nature.com\/3WwZ5bF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 184<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Research labs are pursuing technology to \u201creprogram\u201d aging bodies back to youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/bit.ly\/3U3Ja33<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 183<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Intensive irrigation and climate change are depleting groundwater reserves in this fast-developing nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3fv8tft<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 182 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Welcome to hell, Elon : You break it, you buy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/3sIuMBd<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Article 181<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Does CBD help with Insomnia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Article 180<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Consuming alcohol can mess with your emotions the next day by causing stress hormones to spike and sleep to be disrupted overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/nyti.ms\/3T2n9kS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 179<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One of the most useful and interesting things I learned in the last year was not so much a specific subject or skill but a meta-skill. I learned how to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yxoKXA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 178 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An effective wealth transfer of $2.8 billion from labor to capital in just three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dt5m6l<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 178  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The high price we pay for social media. This might resonate (or not) with the Millennial\/Gen-Z folks! ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3PUXXuY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 177 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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New data show the climate costs of the eating habits of different countries<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Jf7wCo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 176 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Facebook\u2019s founder is setting a relentless pace as he pushes his company through a tech transformation during a global economic slowdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/nyti.ms\/3bfU44v<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 175<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Questions over how to feed China\u2019s hog herd remain a growing challenge for Beijing and a threat to global food security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3BkxDWM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 174 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Big firms and wealthy individuals are just as prone to making bad decisions as anyone else<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cBKgSP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 173<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A glimpse into the e-commerce giant\u2019s ruthless efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yqpkH0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 172<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A new CRISPR-based map ties every human gene to its function using a tool called Perturb-seq. The work was led by Jonathan Weissman and colleagues at MIT and the Whitehead Institute and is free for other scientists to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3OqzYCR<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 171<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A bacterium found on a remote Pacific island first became the obsession of a Punjabi microbiologist. It then became a wonder drug that gave hope to millions around the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zAlVX8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Article 170<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Oh\u2026 are we still talking about this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GMhpGq<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 169<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Go and replace \u201cwatch\u201d in any YouTube video URL with \u201cwtch\u201d and see what happens. I set out to find why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MfvHkb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 168<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Twitter founder, Block CEO, and Elon Musk buddy is gazing into the future with laser eyes, and he wants you to follow him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mmhPtX<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 167 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The fact that the dead can literally replace living faculty members is a perfect metaphor for what is happening across higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3x34eha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 166<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Last fortnight, Indian upstart Hasura enabled GraphQL hot on the heels of becoming India\u2019s newest DevOps unicorn<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3NojbQk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 165<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An unprecedented heatwave is turning cities into death traps for outdoor workers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yENfTv<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article 164<\/h2>\n\n\n\n