Tag Archives: Population

Facebook created a super-detailed population density map

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Facebook's quest to get the world online is paying some unexpected dividends. Its Connectivity Lab is using image recognition technology to create population density maps that are much more accurate (to within 10m) than previous data sets -- where...

Women Did Not Always Live Longer Than Men

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Summary for the busy GeekMen die younger. We all know this. A new study revealed that this has not always been that way.  The significant differences in life expectancies between women and men...

Worldwide Displacement Hits Record High 59.5 Million People Last Year

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On Thursday the UNCHR released its data which showed nearly 60 million people around the world were forced to flee and migrate from their homes. The data shows the displacement rate near the end of...

Ikea Foundation’s Better Shelter has partnered with UNHCR for safer refugee housing

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As part of humanitarian aid, Ikea is teaming up with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide 10,000 Better Shelter housing units for refugees and displaced people.UNHCR...

Jessica Biel is in her Third Month of Pregnancy

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Let’s put all those curious minds at ease. Justin Timberlake’s wife is currently preggers. Yes, you heard that right! Jessica Biel is in her first trimester. A close friend of the star broke the news...

Kristen Bell Says Second Pregnancy is a Walk in the Park

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Kristen Bell and her husband Dax Shepard are expecting their second child. The 34 year old actress who stars in the Frozen star said that her second pregnancy is like a walk in the park. The star...

World’s Oldest Man: Alexander Imich is 111 Years Old

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While the oldest living woman in the world is an inhabitant of Japan, the oldest man happens to be Alexander Imich who hails from New York City. He is 111 years old. And he has been declared to be...

Jenna Wolfe Helps New Mother Regain Pre-Pregnancy Figure

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Jenna Wolfe helps a new mother to regain her post-pregnancy figure. Today producer, Patrice Poltzer became pregnant and everybody complimented her on her healthy glow. Then her womb started to show...