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The 10 Countries Where Climate Change and Pollution Is Killing the Population Timon Singh, inhabitat.com When you hear about the effects on climate change on global populations, some of the places that might immediately spring to mind might include the low-lying island of Tuvalu or Haiti, which is increasingly bearing the brunt of ever-more powerful……
Nine facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States Ezra Klein, washingtonpost.com When we first collected much of this data, it was after the Aurora, Colo. shootings, and the air was thick with calls to avoid “politicizing” the tragedy. That is code, essentially, for “don’t talk about reforming our gun control laws.”Let’s be……
The Importance Of Reading With Children Zoë Triska, huffingtonpost.com It’s safe to say that I’ve always been a big reader. I can clearly remember the first time I sat and read a full book, when everything just clicked. It was magical. I grew into a full on reading nerd. When I was around seven, I…
Life With Mind-Reading Machines Bianca Bosker, huffingtonpost.com Smile: Your computer is watching.Affectiva, a nearly 2-year-old startup that grew out of MIT’s Media Lab, is teaching machines to understand what you feel.Affectiva has developed a way for computers to recognize human emotions based on facial cues… RT @HuffingtonPost: What happens when machines know what you’re feeling?…
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bbc.co.uk The owner of a monkey that was confiscated by the authorities after it escaped and ran around the car park of a Canadian Ikea wants her pet back. RT @BBCNewsUS: Owner of Toronto’s now famous #IkeaMonkey asks for her pet back http://flip.it/iMjUZ http://flip.it/M8wbE Owner wants ‘Ikea monkey’ back Related articles Ikea monkey’s former owner…
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bbc.co.uk How New York’s new tech firms differ from Silicon Valley rivals RT @BBCNewsUS: Is NYC’s Silicon Alley a credible rival to California’s Silicon Valley? What is bringing start-ups to the big city? http://flip.it/jeKDV http://flip.it/ZhrRt New York start-ups’ own flavour Related articles Dubstarts jobs fair to link up start-ups with job-seekers (siliconrepublic.com) Immigration and America’s…
bbc.co.uk Will the row over usage rights have long-term damage? RT @BBCWorld: #Instagram RIP? Can Facebook’s photo-sharing site bounce back? http://flip.it/rwqmi http://flip.it/F7r79 Can Instagram bounce back after row? Related articles Free follower on instagram (slideshare.net) Was Instagram a waste of Facebook’s money? (smartbrief.com) Ten FAQ’s About Instagram (3060writingfordigitalmedia.wordpress.com) On Instagram, Chechnya’s president criticizes America’s handling…
Study Finds A Third Of NYC’s Seafood Is Mislabeled, Posing Health Risks Mary Beth Quirk, consumerist.com (J Dailey)It isn’t just Los Angeles that is having a problem with mislabeled fish — a new study that tested seafood on menus, at grocery stores and in fancy specialty shops in New York City says plenty of the…
Here’s How To Opt Out Of Instagram’s New Arbitration Clause Chris Morran, consumerist.com Instagram’s new TOS takes away your right to a class-action lawsuit, unless you opt out now.Among the other controversial changes to Instagram’s Terms of Service is a spanking new forced-arbitration clause that, as things do, effectively takes awa… RT @consumerist: Here’s How…
Cass R. Sunstein, bloomberg.com Behavioral economists study human errors. People don’t always make the best choices for themselves, so there’s good reason to doubt whether they will always make the best choices for others. RT @BloombergNews: Don’t end up getting someone a useless gadget: Holiday shopping tips from a behavioral economist | http://flip.it/aqLw8 http://flip.it/uXoyK Holiday…
businessweek.com Concierge doctors don’t take insurance, but do make house calls. Once an option only for the rich, they may change health care for everyone RT @BW: Is concierge medicine the future of healthcare? | http://flip.it/0htzp #longreads http://flip.it/fHvQI The Cash-Only Doctors Club Related articles Paul Hsieh on Concierge Medicine (healthcarebs.com) Dear Congress: Listen to…
Simon Johnson, bloomberg.com Numerous articles and commentaries from inside and outside of academia are raising the alarm that American public higher education faces an unprecedented financial crisis. For years, state legislatures have been disinvest… RT @BloombergNews: Jeb Bush & Randy Best: Online classes mean no dorm, gym or debt | http://flip.it/YsCYp (via @BloombergView) http://flip.it/cbBuR Online…
businessweek.com In his most wide-ranging interview since succeeding Steve Jobs, Tim Cook talks about how the company now works, the view that he’s “robotic,” and the return of Apple manufacturing to the U.S. http://flip.it/MNo7N Tim Cook’s Freshman Year: The Apple CEO Speaks Related articles Apple ‘Less Arrogant’ Under Tim Cook, Says France Telecom CEO (mashable.com)
lifehack.org So, you were looking for a great alternative to Apple’s Mail.app on OS X and iOS and stumbled upon Sparrow. It was fast, handled mail in a comfortable and familiar Gmail fashion, and was full featured. It was all good until you heard th… http://flip.it/WU03e Goodbye Sparrow: 8 Alternatives to Sparrow for Email Related…
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Recession Left Baby Bust as U.S. Births Lowest Since 1920 By Frank Bass -, bloomberg.com Getty Images The U.S. birth rate fell to a record low last year, driven by a decline in the number of babies born to immigrant women, who have led the growth in the nation’s population for at least two decades.…
Teens Dying From Sunbed Tanning Curb $5 Billion Industry By Jason Gale -, bloomberg.com Teenage girls trading the risk of deadly melanoma for a year-round tan have helped spur a global backlash against the sunbed industry. Health officials from Brasilia to Sydney are banning tanning salons amid evidence that they cause… RT @BloombergNews: Teens dying…
Kravis Backs N.Y. Startups Using Apps to Cut Health Costs By Ryan Faughnder -, bloomberg.com When his uncle was hospitalized with Alzheimer’s disease, Russ Graney struggled to find him a home- health aide. The patient stayed in the hospital for three extra days while the search dragged on, raising costs for the family. Graney ……
After a Disaster, Japan Looks for Alternatives to the Office bloomberg.com Courtesy Sococo Think your boss is stubborn about letting you work from home? Try going to Japan. Telecommuting is simply not built into the business culture there. Just 12 percent of Internet-connected Japanese office workers woul… RT @BloombergTech: After a disaster, Japan looks for…
How Online Marketer Peered Into People’s Health Histories bloomberg.com Photograph by Getty Images There are few things as creepy in online marketing as digging into someone’s health history, without their knowledge, to advertise to them. Yet that’s precisely what New York-based Epic Marketplace is… RT @BloombergNews: How an online marketer peered into people’s health histories…
Sony Loses Science Talent as Student Resumes Go to Dairies: Tech By Mariko Yasu & Shunichi Ozasa -, bloomberg.com Japan’s science students are eschewing traditional high-powered employers such as Sony Corp. (6758) and Panasonic Corp. (6752) to help make ice cream and yogurt. They are applying to dairies. That says quite a bit about the…
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