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Texas Tech Media Expert Admits Bias in Election Coverage

Oct 19, 2016

iHeartMedia, Inc. - If you listen to Donald Trump and members of his campaign, you hear a lot of talk about media bias. And in fact, there has been a disparity. Recent research shows that Trump got seven times more coverage about the Access Hollywood audio and women coming forward to claim he sexually assaulted them than Hillary Clinton’s email scandal got over the last week.

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Controlling the power of wind with TI MCUs

Oct 13, 2016

ti.com - Did you know that wind turbines not only produce power, they produce wakes? Similar to the ripples you would see in a body of water, wind turbine wakes are invisible ripples, waves, and other disturbances in the atmosphere downstream that can damage turbines and decrease efficiency.

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Analysis of Fossilized Antarctic Bird's ‘Voice Box' Suggests Dinosaurs Couldn't Sing

Oct 12, 2016

Blackbird - The oldest-known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil that is related to ducks and geese and lived during the age of the dinosaurs, more than 66 million years ago.

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KCBD Investigates: What bacteria is lurking on the lid of your soda can?

Oct 7, 2016

KCBD - Soda cans, iced coffee, flavored water, you can buy a variety of drinks that conveniently come in cans. We know what those cans are carrying on the inside, but what is lurking on the lid?

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