Author: timbatchelder
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The Bollinger B1 is an all-electric truck designed in upstate NY with 360 horsepower and up to 200 miles of range
Built for — and in — the great outdoors Source: The Bollinger B1 is an all-electric truck with 360 horsepower and up to 200 miles of range – The Verge
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Launch of the Biopark Mauritius | CIDP
On April 2nd 2015 the first hub of biotechnologies in the Indian Ocean was launched, offering a dedicated space for research and development comprising a synergy of laboratories with complementary expertise. CIDP is one of the founding members of this private-public partnership fostering innovative companies. Source: Launch of the Biopark Mauritius | CIDP
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Storytellers are the future of the US economy
If you consider yourself a storyteller, your future looks bright. Source: Storytellers are the future of the US economy — Quartz
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$200 solar self-sufficiency — without your landlord noticing.
Building a solar micro-grid in my bedroom with parts from Amazon Source: $200 solar self-sufficiency — without your landlord noticing.
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No, We Don’t Need Another Green Revolution – NewCo Shift
“The global population is skyrocketing, the climate is changing, and diets are shifting. So how do you tackle the problem of feeding 9… Source: No, We Don’t Need Another Green Revolution – NewCo Shift
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Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle
Cancer survivor Xeni Jardin says that while she was touched by the outpouring of support for Senator John McCain after his diagnosis of brain cancer, hearing cancer once again described as form of combat continued to bother her. Source: Why cancer is not a war, fight, or battle (opinion) – CNN.com
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Microsoft’s Project Premonition partners with Johns Hopkins U to zero in on Zika mosquitoes
Source: How Microsoft’s Project Premonition uses robotic traps to zero in on Zika mosquitoes – BRHPC.org
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McMansion Hell revives its hilarious blog
Zillow has backed off from suing McMansion Hell, a blog that highlights architectural atrocities committed by tasteless homeowners on their own houses Source: McMansion Hell revives its hilarious blog after ending legal spat with Zillow
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Moving from STEM to STEAM: why tech CEOs hire humanities majors
One Y Combinator–incubated startup founder makes the case for “STEAM” over “STEM.” Source: Why This Tech CEO Keeps Hiring Humanities Majors
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Fossil capitalism, heat death and the real impacts of climate change
Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our future. Source: When Will Climate Change Make the Earth Too Hot For Humans?
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How the Black Death Reversed Human Environmental Destruction
From 1347 to 1351, a nightmare disease ravaged Europe, afflicting victims with putrid black boils, fevers, vomiting, and in short order, death. Daily life ground to a halt as the Black Death spread along medieval trade routes, claiming an estimated 20 million lives with ruthless efficiency. Now, a team of researchers is asserting that the…
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Does Silicon Valley Have Any Obligations to Democracy?
A Stanford professor argues that a profit imperative is in tension with the needs of a democratic society. Source: Does Silicon Valley Have Any Obligations to Democracy? – The Atlantic
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Sherry Turkle’s Rules for Using Your Phone
The kitchen, the bedroom, and other places should be off-limits to devices, says psychologist Source: Sherry Turkle’s Rules for Using Your Phone – The Atlantic
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Exclusive: Elevated CO2 Levels Directly Affect Human Cognition, New Harvard Study Shows
In a landmark public health finding, a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds that carbon dioxide (CO2) has a direct and negative impact on human cognition and decision-making… Source: Exclusive: Elevated CO2 Levels Directly Affect Human Cognition, New Harvard Study Shows
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Collective computing: appplying cognitive systems found in nature
An evolutionary biologist studies how flocks of birds, slime molds, networks of neurons, and other biological collectives jointly process information. Source: Jessica Flack and the Countless Computers Embedded in Nature – The Atlantic
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Macro Photographer Creates Amazing Organic Video FX Inspired by the Big Bang
There isn’t a great deal of macro cinematography and after drinking in this video, you might wonder “Why not?” German photographer and filmmaker Roman De Giuli creates beautiful and complex scenes using simple ingredients on areas sometimes smaller than the surface of a coin. Source: Macro Photographer Creates Amazing Organic Video FX Inspired by the…
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Telcos Singled Out for Prioritizing Government Requests for Data Over Privacy
The EFF’s annual Who Has Your Back report singles out giant telecommunications providers for their prioritization of government requests for data over privacy. Source: Telcos Singled Out for Prioritizing Government Requests for Data Over Privacy | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
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Who Has Your Back? Government Data Requests 2017 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Source: Who Has Your Back? Government Data Requests 2017 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Data-Mining 100 Million Instagram Photos Allows Future Anthropologists to Study Global Clothing Patterns
The millions of photos uploaded to social media are a massive untapped resource for studying humanity. But machine learning is beginning to tap this mother lode. Source: Data-Mining 100 Million Instagram Photos Reveals Global Clothing Patterns – MIT Technology Review
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Google’s Dandelion startup wants to make geothermal energy more affordable for homeowners
Source: Google’s Dandelion startup wants to make geothermal energy more affordable for homeowners | News | Archinect
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Greenpeace and iFixit present product repair guide — Goodelectronics
E-waste is a growing problem and electronic companies are contributing to it because it is getting increasingly complex to repair mobile devices. Together with iFixit, Greenpeace ranked 40 different smartphones, tablets and laptops based on the ability to repair. Source: Greenpeace and iFixit present product repair guide — Goodelectronics
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Repair Is the New Green | iFixit
We partnered with Greenpeace to disassemble and rate 44 recent devices from 17 different manufacturers for repairability. Did your device come out on top? Source: Repair Is the New Green | iFixit
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The Return and Resurgence of Steganography
It’s basically hiding bad things in good things. Source: What Is Steganography? | WIRED
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Ethnobotanically based Metformin, from Galega officinalis, Promises to Extend Life for a Nickel a Pill
The more researchers learn about metformin, the more it seems like a medieval wonder drug that could extend lifespans in the 21st century. Source: Forget the Blood of Teens. Metformin Promises to Extend Life for a Nickel a Pill. | WIRED
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Deodorants increase body odor due to loss of microbiome, new probiotics restore
We tested 6 brands, risking pit stains and smelliness, so you don’t have to. Source: Do probiotic deodorants really work? | Popular Science
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Tick saliva blocks inflammatory chemokines
Oxford scientists are excited by the prospect of making a drug from a bug. Source: Tick saliva ‘gold mine’ blocks killer heart condition – BBC News
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Regular exposure to tick bite saliva In human evolution may have reduced inflammation and heart disease
They do have their uses after all. Source: Proteins found in tick spit could save you from heart disease – ScienceAlert
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