Category: Cognitive Systems AI

  • MeCam: a GoPro for non athletes?

    The MeCam: A GoPro for Non-Athletes? core77.com GoPro-captured footage is awesome, allowing us non-extreme-athletes to witness POV footage from amazing perspectives we’d likely never otherwise see. It allows the recording athlete to document a thrilling act that they’ve accomplished, and share … http://flip.it/Xt1kl Related articles Grizzly Bear Eats Dude’s GoPro (unofficialnetworks.com) WATCH: Grizzly Tries to…

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  • Make Salad in a Jar for an Easy Grab-and-Go Lunch That Stays Fresh for Days

    lifehacker.com Here’s an inge­nious way to make sure you eat salad every­day: Make jars of salad on Sun­day night that you can just grab to bring to work. If you layer the ingre­di­ents cor­rect­ly, the salad stays fresh for up to four days. Julia writes on th… Make Salad in a Jar for an Easy…

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  • Mason jar lunches: safe, healthy and mobile

    Pack Multi-Layered Meals in Mason Jars for a Grab-and-Go Lunch You Can Make in Advance Alan Henry, lifehacker.com Finding time to pack a lunch ahead so you can eat well and save a bit of cash can be tricky. Thankfully the solution to making a healthy, tasty lunch that you can grab in the morning…

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  • Choosing the right oils to cook with

    Why You Should Have More than One Oil In Your Kitchen (and How to Choose The Best Ones) Alan Henry, lifehacker.com Anyone can toss some oil into a pan and cook, but if you want to up your cooking game, consider using different oils based on the dish you’re making and how you plan to…

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  • Gadgets for road trips

    Everything You Need to Prepare for a Long Road Trip Yaara Lancet, lifehacker.com I love road trips. Just saying or writing the words sends shivers of excitement down my spine. If you think I’m crazy, it’s probably because you grew up in a country where road trips are taken for granted, and the number of…

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  • Business linguistics: how to choose words which persuade

    The Psychology of Language: Why Are Some Words More Persuasive Than Others? Leo Widrich, lifehacker.com What’s actually going on in the brain when it processes language? And if words affect the mind in different ways, are some more persuasive than others? Buffer cofounder Leo Widrich dives into what the research has to say about this…

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  • Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into weird loners

    sarahpetersmiller1969, grist.org WikimediaAll by myself. I don’t need anyone at all. I know I’ll survive. I know I’ll stay alive.Perch are shy. They like to band together for protection, swimming together in schools the way nerds all share the nerd table in the high-school… Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into weird…

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  • Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into weird loners

    sarahpetersmiller1969, grist.org WikimediaAll by myself. I don’t need anyone at all. I know I’ll survive. I know I’ll stay alive. Perch are shy. They like to band together for protection, swimming together in schools the way nerds all share the nerd table in the high-school… Fish swimming in water contaminated by anti-anxiety drugs turn into…

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  • Hipsturbia: creatives move out of overpriced NYC, Brooklyn and up the Hudson River

    Where will all the hipsters go? ghanscom, grist.org ShutterstockGreat minds think alike. And so it was that this weekend the country’s two most prestigious daily newspapers both brought us stories of how sleepy, prosperous suburbs of their respective cities are developing hip downtowns with all the… Where will all the hipsters go? http://flip.it/VqbKA http://flip.it/zKi9S Related…

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  • Eco mart: Etsy for Eco

    Eco Market is like Etsy for Eco Chris Tackett, treehugger.com Eco Market is bringing together organic and natural product producers in what has been called an “Etsy for Eco” model. http://flip.it/pUD6b Related articles [Etsy Treasury] Etsy team “Let’s support and promote each other” bundle of treasuries (funkyboxstudio.wordpress.com)

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  • We’re addicted to this map of average commute times in the U.S.

      slaskow, grist.org On average, in America, it takes a person 25.4 minutes to get to work. But averages elide so much wonderful, painful information about location and the burden of commuting. Information that this map, put together by WNYC, lets you explore in… http://flip.it/MRPyk We’re addicted to this map of average commute times in…

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  • For the price of the Iraq war we could have built a renewable energy system

    For the price of the Iraq War, the U.S. could have gotten halfway to a renewable power system David Roberts, grist.org Discussions of how to respond to climate change often involve Very Large Numbers — the needed investments to transition to a fully renewable energy system are in the hundreds of billions. The brain sort…

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  • Yikebike electric bikes

    Yikebike EV announces lighter models with 50 percent greater range Mike Hanlon, gizmag.com With big changes likely in the global transport infrastructure, the race is on to create the missing link – the smallest, lightest man-packable form of motorized transport yet known. Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW and Nissan have all shown vehicle… Yikebike EV announces…

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  • Lifesaver jerrycans water filter

    LifeSaver Jerrycan purifies 5 gallons of water for drinking and showering C.C. Weiss, gizmag.com The LIFESAVER Jerrycan is a large water purification jug that could be of great use to everyone from campers to inhabitants of remote villages. The Jerrycan incorporates a built-in filtration system which can purify 18.5 liters (4.9 gallons) of wa… LifeSaver…

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  • Formaldehyde in wrinkle free clothing causes health problems

    Formaldehyde in Wrinkle-Free Clothing May Cause Skin Problems ecouterre.com Pho­tos by Laura Pedrick for the New York Times Wrinkle-resistant clothes are a boon for folks who’d rather never see the busi­ness side of an iron again, but the permanent-press fin­ish we so covet com … RT @inhabitat: The awful truth about “wrinkle-free” clothing http://flip.it/aHAB5 http://flip.it/lG9GS…

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  • Skillshare Takes On the Education Gap

    April Joyner, inc.com Inc. magazine Apr 2, 2013 What if anyone could go take to the Web to learn a job-getting new skill, at $20 a pop? Michael Karn­janaprako­rn believes that edu­ca­tion and learn­ing are two dif­fer­ent things. And when it comes to… Skillshare Takes On the Education Gap http://flip.it/odFq6 http://flip.it/my0Ik Skillshare Takes On the…

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  • The Employment Law You Are Probably Breaking

    Suzanne Lucas, inc.com EVIL HR LADY How you pay your employees is governed by federal law. Violating it is easy, so be careful. Dear Evil HR Lady, If an exempt employ­ee had to go to the doc­tor and missed an hour to three hours of work, can an… The Employment Law You Are Probably Breaking…

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  • Thinking of Starting a Business? Check Out Consumer Health Technology

    April Joyner, inc.com Inc. magazine Apr 8, 2013 New apps and devices are bringing diagnosis and treatment straight to the end consumer. fea­tured com­pa­ny Well­frame brings arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence to heart care. The Afford­able Care Act put a… Thinking of Starting a Business? Check Out Consumer Health Technology http://flip.it/DF2GI http://flip.it/mkzag Thinking of Starting a Business? Check…

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  • Oil eating bacteria fixed the Gulf disaster but might not save you next time

    Oil-Eating Bacteria Fixed The Deepwater Horizon Disaster, But They May Not Help Next Time BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com It turned out the Gulf was filled with bacteria that loved to chow down on exactly what was spilling out of BP’s destroyed oil well. How fortuitous! But hoping that hungry bacteria will help in the next…

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  • Your reputation will be the currency of the future

    Your Reputation Will Be The Currency Of The Future BY MARINA GORBIS, fastcoexist.com In The Nature Of The Future: Dispatches From The Socialstructed World, Marina Gorbis argues that as more and more of our activities are quantified online, your actions could become a new currency. But what happens if good behavior is… Your Reputation Will…

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  • Building a startup still means buying or selling SOMETHING

    Startups | The Easiest Path to Online Riches Is Good Ol’ Buying and Selling Marcus Wohlsen, wired.com While Google and Facebook might be transformative internet technologies that mint their inventors money, your consumer internet startup is more likely to hit that billion-dollar mark if it’s in the business of digital transactions. http://flip.it/6o25v Related articles Google…

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