The Tech That Helped Take Down Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev Casey Chan and Brian Barrett, gizmodo.com The second suspect in the brutal Boston Marathon bombings has been apprehended, after five days of uncertainty and fear. And while all credit for Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s capture goes to the men and women of the many, many agencies … Continue reading Tech that helped find Boston marathon bombers
Williams-Sonoma’s ‘Agrarian’ products take pretentious and self-satisfied to new heights By Sarah Miller, grist.org Have you always wanted to live off the land, but you were burdened with an overfull trust fund and too many butlers? Well, say hello to Williams-Sonoma Agrarian, your portal for spending gazillions of dollars on backyard farming. Wit… http://flip.it/Jhvml Related … Continue reading Williams-Sonoma’s ‘Agrarian’ products
(via The New Science of Building Great Teams - Harvard Business Review) Related articles When Hell Froze Over - in The Harvard Business Review (blogs.berkeley.edu) Harvard Business Review reduced to quoting dead eugenicist for argument against Bitcoin (peculium.net) When Hell Froze Over - in the Harvard Business Review (xconomy.com) The Two Most Important Words Managers … Continue reading The New Science of Building Great Teams
Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings John Murrell, allthingsd.com If the local broadband climate is a major factor in deciding where in the U.S. to settle your family or business, TechNet has some guidance to offer. The technology advocacy group surveyed the states to compare indicators on… http://flip.it/fEhqx Related articles Washington state No. 2 … Continue reading Washington, Massachusetts Top TechNet State Broadband Rankings
By Steven Syre, bostonglobe.com We’re living in a new a golden age of biotechnology in Massachusetts. By this I don’t mean the sheer number of start-ups and other young local companies hoping to make their marks. Nor am I highlighting the impressive list of glob… http://flip.it/mReYH The new golden age of biotech in Massachusetts - … Continue reading The new golden age of biotech in Massachusetts – Business
A slew of new ventures is springing up in the Boston and NYC area aiming to fill the need for job based, tech training for working professionals. This includes Intelligent.ly, Boston Startup School, General Assembly, and well known companies such as Skillshare. Catching a new wave of courses - Page 2 - Boston.com. Related articles Startup Watch: … Continue reading Intelligent.ly: New startups aim to meet tech knowledge needs of working professionals
Carson Cistulli - University of Massachusetts - RateMyProfessors.com. This is hilarious. This guy is a Milton grad and has a stimulating style of writing and teaching writing. These are reviews by his students. Related articles University of Massachusetts students nosh on 3,040kg seafood stew The University of Massachusetts Selects Rave … Continue reading Carson Cistulli – University of Massachusetts – RateMyProfessors.com
With the increasing evidence that wild game has a much improved nutritional and health profile than factor farmed foods, there are more events springing up that provide access to curious urbanites in the Pioneer Valley. In Western Mass., hunters’ communal grill - Boston.com. Related articles Chef relishes wild hunt for … Continue reading Conway Sportsman’s Club: Wild game food gatherings
Artisan’s Asylum, Inc. is a non-profit community craft studio located at 10 Tyler Street, in Somerville, Massachusetts. Their mission is to support and promote the teaching, learning and practicing of craft of all varieties. To support that mission, they offer the following: A fully equipped and professionally maintained manufacturing facility, which includes capabilities for precision … Continue reading Artisan’s Asylum: Somerville based DIY paradise
Very nice info graphic and visualization tool which shows (yikes) both the tax rates for each town and also the change in assessed home values. It definitely shows the drop in value that occurred in Central Mass and some other regions where a simple house can now be purchased for under 100k. Town-by-town assessed home … Continue reading Visualizing town-by-town assessed home values and billed property tax amounts in Massachusetts, from 2000 to 2010
Definitely check this place out if you are in Western Mass. Nice use of local farm's foods.... Route 7 Grill – Farm-to-table restaurant in Great Barrington, MA. Related articles Red Lion Inn at the James Beard House (hoteljunkiemag.com) Port Barrington Homes, Condos and Townhomes for Sale in December Announced by the John Herman team (prweb.com) … Continue reading Route 7 Grill: Farm-to-table restaurant in Great Barrington, MA
Freshwater secrets, paddle optional - Boston.com. As an avid lake swimmer, I was excited to find this article which reveals some of the unknown freshwater swimming holes and kettle ponds of the Cape. Related articles Cape Cod: 5-Day Itinerary (flipkey.com) Deals of the Week: Cape Cod Classics (flipkey.com) Bike to the Beach on the Cape … Continue reading Secret swimming holes and kettle ponds of Cape Cod
This guy keeps his house at 63 degrees year round in Boston with insulation and passive heating so has no need for a heating system. Home is where the heat is off - The Boston Globe. Related articles Conducting a Home Energy Audit - Insulation (sprayfoamdirect.com) Home Insulation 101 - How To Conserve Energy And … Continue reading Energy efficiency “hyper milers” saved thousands in heating costs
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Related articles BoomWriter Launches The Technology Heroes Program (prweb.com) Top Engineering Colleges in Massachusetts (college.answers.com) Promethean Announces Alliance with Microsoft to Deliver Interactive and Collaborative Education Tools and Services (prweb.com)
http://www.boston.com So recently I've been taking a look at new forms of work including elance, odesk and of course well known micro-commerce sites like threadless, etsy, and those periodic sales on ebay... What is interesting is how this article shows these are all part of a larger shift in the way we work which encourages … Continue reading The end of the office… and the future of work
via www.northeastern.edu Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, a group of leading Northeastern University network scientists recently found. Distinguished Professor of Physics Albert-László Barabási and his team studied the mobility patterns of anonymous cell-phone users and concluded that, despite the common perception that our actions are random and unpredictable, human mobility follows surprisingly regular patterns. The … Continue reading Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows | Northeastern University News
http://www.boston.com An interesting take on the social science of digital music which uses Locke's perspective on ownership of property to argue that companies will need to consider ways to add context to technologies which become increasingly untouchable. via
The Global Green MBA | Brandeis University International Business School: Business, Economics and Finance for Global Leadership. Related articles Why are some doctors so emotionally distant? Maybe it's the economy. Brandeis Hires New Museum Director: Another Step Towards Making Things Right At The Rose Bard College to Launch Innovative MBA in Sustainability in New York … Continue reading The Global Green MBA | Brandeis University International Business School: Business, Economics and Finance for Global Leadership
The death of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) marks an important milestone in e-health and health-care IT as one of its more vigorous champions is now gone. Since the Kennedy brothers went to my high school and were I feel amongst our strongest leaders as a country I feel a special sense of sorrow with his … Continue reading Senator Kennedy: Advocate for Healthcare IT and Reform
New England Clean Energy Council | Accelerating New England's Clean Energy Economy. Related articles What Does Your Clean Energy Startup Need? Tweet to #startupneeds (bostinno.com) UTC Power Fuel Cell to Serve UConns Depot Campus (utcpower.com) Canada's consul general to New England speaks on commerce at TACC breakfast (tauntongazette.com) Tech-Business Divide - A Call To Arms … Continue reading New England Clean Energy Council | Accelerating New England’s Clean Energy Economy
Department of Conservation and Recreation - It's Your Nature. A good place to swim? It appears so. Very clear water. And not a leach to be seen, contrary to one mountain biker's postings.. Related articles State seeking wildlife artists for parks project (bostonherald.com) USDA awards Mass. $1 million for reforestation (bostonherald.com) New Bridge For Bikers … Continue reading Borderland State Park: Mountain bike, jog, xc ski, and swim with leeches
State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all - The Boston Globe. Great article on the ability of Mass to lead the way in health informatics as the Silicon valley of health IT.
Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Related articles Massachusetts Wins as Biopharma Industry Leader in Job Growth Monday Sector Leaders: Biotechnology, Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining Stocks Marine 'treasure trove' could bring revolution in medicine and industry Editorial: State's gamble on life sciences pays off Biotech or Bio-Yech- Investors Baffled by Biotechnology The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council Selects Social … Continue reading Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
The End of Alone - The Boston Globe. An article in Boston Glove magazine charts the curious trend away from real human interaction towards entirely digitally mediated ones and notes the importance of being un reachable at times which is becoming increasingly difficult Related articles TEDx Boston....enjoy a 'front row' VIP experience, without stepping away … Continue reading The End of Alone: moving from real interaction to online lives
Matchmaking takes a high tech approach - The Boston Globe. High tech meets cross cultural reality: biodata approaches take tradition family based decisions about marriage which account for education, income, genes, background, occupation, and interests and were once decided by families Related articles Traditional Matchmaking Goes On-Line With the First of its Kind Hosted Video … Continue reading Matchmaking takes a high tech approach
Losing heat, seeing blue - The Boston Globe. I must get an infrared thermography done of the house. This article has some good vendors. They charge around 300 bucks which is the same as renting it for a week plus they come with expertise and create an 80 page report of all the … Continue reading Losing heat, seeing blue: get a thermography study of your house
Through website, patients creating own drug studies - The Boston Globe. Related articles Leading Health Website Offers New Approach to Comparative Medicine (prweb.com) Healthy Big Data: Putting Patients In Control (servicesangle.com) Crowd-sourcing a cure for cancer (bbc.co.uk) Would You Want to See Everything Your Doctor Writes About You? (theatlantic.com) The Mass. healthcare market is "ferocious." … Continue reading Through website, patients creating own drug studies
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