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The new startup Narrative Science is slowly replacing many of the stories you read every day by using computational linguistic algorithms to summarize data from online sources on subjects from finance to sports. It is also scaring the pants off of journalists everywhere. Narrative Science . Related articles Could algorithms replace writers? (raventools.com) We’ve sold…
I’ve been an early adopter of services such as Mint to track my spending but I have just never been able to get around to switching my checking account out of the mega banks and into a more web friendly, agile resource. Finally it seems that the Internet is penetrating the previously fortified world of consumer…
Recently a YouTube video explaining the biochemistry of sugar has elevated public awareness of thousands of Americans enough to question heir intake. Much of the research, this speaker notes, points to sugar as a direct toxin, including more recent discoveries on its effect on insulin signaling and cancer. Of course anthropologists have long documented the…
Cities have been the engines of civilization for millennia, serving as places where the arts, commerce, and ideas flourish. But as we are reminded in a recent article, the close social interactions that make a city so productive also proved ideal for tuberculosis, measles, the plague, and many other diseases. In European capitals, circa 1800,…
I really like this guy’s stuff. A self proclaimed “energy anthropologist” this video artist travelled deep into South America to find a primal, invisible forms of energy which he documented. Juan Downey, like all the best avant-gardists going right back to the 19th century, had a utopian streak. He spent seven years traveling back and…
Anthropology has long documented that most traditional medical systems use indigenous plants often with psychoactive, spiritual effects. Recently researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have been studying the effects of psilocybin, a chemical found in some psychedelic mushrooms, that’s credited with inducing transcendental states. Now, they say, they’ve zeroed in on the perfect…
Another link from Jay. Black Coral Capital is a fund investing in the alternative energy / cleantech space. The fund can invest in a wide variety of cleantech arenas, both directly and through funds. Black Coral was formed in late 2008 and is presently building out its presence in North America. Black Coral Capital –…
As with other fields such as medicine, after years of massive costs and sometimes ineffective methods, resulting in catastrophic failures such as 9/11, new leadership at our intelligence agencies such as Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper are adopting digital and social science methods such as crowd sourcing, data science, knowledge management. Social scientists have…
Colleges are limiting access to social media during classes due to concerns about impacts on learning. Tangled in an endless web of distractions – Boston.com. Related articles Viral Marketing in 2013 Hinges on Content Creation, Social Media (prweb.com) Tangled FX for iOS – Unique New Photo Effect – Currently #35 in Photo (themactrack.com) Oh what…
Nice new center that will work to build clean energy ventures. Executive Leadership Center: Leading Clean Energy Ventures. Related articles United States Aims To Win Clean Energy Race (earthtechling.com) The New Sustainable Energy Factbook: A Strong Case for Consistent Policy (thinkprogress.org) Department of Defense: Clean Energy Tied to National Security (climateandsecurity.org) Greenpeace report urges 100%…
Hunch Blog | Blog Archive | Mac vs. PC: A Hunch Rematch. Hilarious. Related articles PC Mag: iMac is Editor’s Choice (appleday.org) Death Ray Manta out now on iOS (vg247.com) How to create a Raven desktop app for Macs and PCs (raventools.com) MAC vs. PC vs. State Of Confusion (techmamas.com) Mac OS is better and…
Today you can still hear some managers, schooled in conventional thinking, claim the importance of “ownership” be it over people, projects or things in their employees and customers. How quaint. Today, with the penetration of the Internet and declining importance of hierarchical “superpowers”, access, one’s ability to collaborate, knowledge sharing and network connection is becoming…
Dan is an interesting guy with a strong web and social networking background. He is a social media scientist and has designed a number of linguistic tools to analyze online behavior. My Bio | Dan Zarrella. Related articles Science Of Twitter 2013 (slideshare.net) 5 Proven Social Media Call-to-Action Tips [Research] (heidicohen.com) Nieman Journalism Lab &…
I’ve been using this device for some months and it is excellent for visualizing your movements including sleep habits. Fitbit. Related articles Check yourself with the new Fitbit One (bestbuymobile.com) Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker (bestbuymobile.com) Staying healthy is finally addicting, thanks to Fitbit! (bestbuymobile.com) Fitbit Ultra Wireless Activity Plus Sleep Tracker Review…
The demand for health IT specialists is now so acute that George Washington University and other schools are offering scholarships for their training programs. This is a workforce development program offering tuition assistance of up to $10,000 by The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of The National Coordinator. The intention of this…
3D printing: The printed world | The Economist. Related articles Inhabitat’s Week in Green: LED wine sellar, a ‘Breathing Bike’ and 3D-printed embryonic stem cells (engadget.com) personalfactory: “For 3D printing we are developing a… (seattle-gadgets.tumblr.com) 3D Gun-Printing Technology is Getting Worryingly Better (gizmodo.com.au) The end of the Oyster Buffet: eventually 3D printing might kill all…
This is a great way to assess places you might want to live by how friendly they are for walking about. Boston, DC, NYC and San Fran are all tops which is encouraging but a little surprising given the crazy drivers I have encountered. Still, this probably refers to the downtown areas which feature older…
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