Category: Cognitive Systems AI

  • Night reading on ipad to protect melatonin production

    (via How to Enable Night-Reading Theme in any iPad or iPhone App) Related articles iPhone App Leads Wellesley Police To Suspect In Car Break-Ins (boston.cbslocal.com) His name wasn’t Earl: but he returned my lost iPhone with some iPad Karma (daniweb.com)

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  • Eyewear for computer users

    (via ‘High-Performance Eyewear’? Guess Again. – NYTimes.com) Related articles If Pigs Could Fly (eyewearetcblog.wordpress.com)

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  • End computer induced blue light insomnia

    (via No More Blue Light Induced iPad Insomnia) Related articles Depression Induced Insomnia? (mylifeinbitsandpieces.wordpress.com) Welcome – More posts about insomnia coming soon! (insomniacolorado.com) Do You Dream Of Dreaming…If Only You Could Get To Sleep? (happyholistichealth.wordpress.com) Dozens of Casualties in String of Attacks Across Iraq – New York Times (nytimes.com) Dick Cheney defends NSA surveillance programs…

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  • Achieving inbox zero with Mailstrom

    How I Went From 1,000 Emails to Inbox Zero (and Stayed There) with Mailstrom Adam Dachis, lifehacker.com Inbox zero: it’s the impossible dream that gets further and further away as you let your emails pile up, but you don’t have to get stuck with the clutter. Thanks to an awesome webapp called Mailstrom, I finally…

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  • Visualizing food lifespan

    Put an End to Spoiled, Wasted Food with This Handy Chart Alan Henry, lifehacker.com The costs of wasted food go far beyond the money you may have wasted buying something and letting it spoil. We’ve talked about ways to stop wasting food before, but if all you really need to know is “How long will…

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  • TerraCycle Renovates Its New Jersey Offices With Quirky Upcycled Designs TerraCycle Office

      inhabitat.com We here at Inhab­i­tat have long been huge fans of Ter­ra­Cy­cle’s fun and fresh upcy­cled prod­ucts and events through­out New York. Now their recent, home­made office ren­o­va­tions solid­i­fy their … TerraCycle Renovates Its New Jersey Offices With Quirky Upcycled Designs TerraCycle Office Related articles Cash For Purses Partners With TerraCycle to Repurpose Designer……

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  • North Face launches garment recycling program

    The North Face Launches “Clothes the Loop” Garment-Recycling Program ecouterre.com RECOMMENDED FOR YOU: Recy­cle Your Marks & Spencer Cloth­ing at Oxfam, Get £5 Off Pur­chase The North Face Launches “Clothes the Loop” Garment-Recycling Program by Jas­min Malik Chua, 02/21/13 The North F … RT @inhabitat: The North Face wants to reward you for recycling your…

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  • Welsh Couple Transforms Old Vans into Rustic Campers with Wood Interiors

            Mark Boyer, inhabitat.com Read the rest of Welsh Couple Transforms Old Vans into Rustic Campers with Wood Interiors Mark Boyer RT @inhabitat: Check out this old van that’s been transformed into a gorgeous camper with a wooden interior! http://flip.it/tUEyP http://flip.it/RE2UY Welsh Couple Transforms Old Vans into Rustic Campers with Wood Interiors…

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  • NYC prepping shipping container homes for disaster relief

    NYC is Preparing Shipping Container Homes for Future Hurricanes and Disasters Haywood Udume, inhabitat.com After the destruc­tion caused by Hur­ri­cane Sandy, New York City is get­ting prepped for the future with a plan to build dis­as­ter shel­ters out of ship­ping con­tain­ers. Rather than makeshift dwel … RT @inhabitat: NYC is Preparing Shipping Container Homes for…

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  • 3d printed cars on the way

    The 3D-Printed Urbee 2 Hybrid Car is Light, Strong, and Nearing Production Morgana Matus, inhabitat.com Nothing says “Welcome to the Future” like a 3D-printed runabout vehicle with a hybrid engine, three wheels, speeds of up to 110 mph, and capacity to carry up to 1,200 lbs. The Urbee 2 is the result of Jim Kor’s…

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  • Cultural causes of school shootings

    (via In school shootings, patterns and warning signs – CNN.com) Related articles Warning signs in school shootings (eleonoreblog.wordpress.com) School Shootings (sufiasha.wordpress.com)

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  • Esophageal bracelet for chronic acid reflux

    Bracelet-Like Device Could Alleviate Chronic Acid Reflux, Says Study Bridgette Meinhold, ecouterre.com Up until last year, treatment for chronic acid reflux involved acid-suppressing drugs, but a new device fitted around a patient’s esophagus is showing promising results to provide relief. A recent study through the Mayo Clinic shows that nearly al… RT @inhabitat: A tiny…

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  • Top conferences for entrepreneurs

    Top North American Conferences for Entrepreneurs clarity.fm When was the last time you ven­tured out of your start­up cave or expand­ed beyond the five city blocks you fre­quent? I get it, you’re a her­mit at times, and you need to be, how­ev­er there is a who … RT @Inc: Top North American Conferences for Entrepreneurs,…

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  • Why You Need to Stop Being So Nice

    Jessica Stillman, inc.com START IT UP For some entrepreneurs, prioritizing yourself can be one of the biggest challenges. Here’s how to learn to say no and set boundaries. Help­ing oth­ers, shar­ing, being kind: These are the sorts of val­ues that have been instilled i… RT @Inc: Why you need to stop being so nice: http://flip.it/K3dL7…

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  • The most innovative social media companies

    The Most Innovative Social Media Companies 2013 By: FAST COMPANY STAFF, fastcompany.com In an increasingly social world, if you’re not evolving, you’re not winning. These companies impress us with their social media savvy. 1_Ten­cent For build­ing a suite of com­mu­ni­ca­tions apps that 300 mil­lion Chi­nese are talk­ing through.… RT @30SecMBA: 10 #fcmostinnovative social businesses you…

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  • Swarm social science eliminates time wasting office meetings

    Ditch Time-Wasting Meetings By Turning Your Office Into An Ant Colony BY MICHAEL J. COREN, fastcoexist.com Scientists have started applying lessons from how ants operate to the corporate world. The result: fewer meetings, more time working, and tasks completed much more quickly. Ants may free us from that scourge of mod­ern soci­ety: the meet­ing (an……

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  • Visualizing the languages of NYC

    Infographic: The Languages Of New York, Mapped By Tweets By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com Who speaks which languages in New York? One team looked at 8.5 million tweets to map it out. It looks like every block of NYC has been wrapped in Christ­mas lights, but in real­i­ty, you’re look­ing at the nine most promi­nent­ly tweet­ed……

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  • America’s Visual IQ: Both Amazing And Embarrassing

    By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A new Pew survey tests our visual recall of current events. Twitter logo? Check. Chinese flag? What’s that, bro?! You’ve prob­a­bly heard how (depress­ing­ly) lit­tle Amer­i­cans tend to know about his­to­ry. But what about their visu­al recall …   America’s Visual IQ: Both Amazing And Embarrassing | Co.Design: business + innovation…

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  • The Secret Sauce Behind Netflix’s Hit, “House Of Cards”: Big Data

    By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com By analyzing its subscribers’ preferences, Netflix can be sure its original content will find an audience. But is that a good thing? House of Cards, Net­flix’s first foray into orig­i­nal pro­gram­ming, is cur­rent­ly the most-watched sho… The Secret Sauce Behind Netflix’s Hit, “House Of Cards”: Big Data | Co.Design: business +…

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  • Bridge design residencies

    “Bridge” Design Residencies Will Offer Plum Jobs At Path, Pinterest, And Airbnb By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com A new program by the Designer Fund will pair great designers with great startups. It raises the question: Why’s this marriage so hard in the first place? Path, Drop­box, Pin­ter­est, Airbnb. They’re some of the most high-profile star­tups in…

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  • Your email address and your brand

    What Your Email Says About Your Brand By Jonathan Rick, fastcompany.com Do you cringe when you see a Hotmail address? Laugh at terrible email signatures? It’s time to take a closer look at email as a branding opportunity; here are some of the best and the worst. It’s some­thing you take for grant­ed, some­thing… RT…

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  • Secret lives of animals captured by motion sensitive digicams

    Secret Lives of Wild Animals Captured by 1 Million Camera-Trap Images Brandon Keim, wired.com Thanks to motion-triggered digital camera traps, scientists have a powerful tool for studying reclusive animals in remote, inaccessible areas — and also for generating animated .gifs of gorillas scratching their stomachs. Brandon Keim Secret Lives of Wild Animals Captured by 1…

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  • Our Dated Immigration Policies Could Torpedo the Tech Economy

    Wired Opinion, wired.com Whereas the success of yesterday?s Fortune 500 companies — like U.S. Steel and Amoco — once depended on resources, today?s Fortune 500 companies — like Google and eBay — depend on access to talent. Wired Opinion Our Dated Immigration Policies Could Torpedo the Tech Economy | Wired Opinion | Wired.com http://flip.it/SMrXJ http://flip.it/RGIu7…

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