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Diet Band-Aid (good for those who want to go on...

(http://www.technologyreview.com) - scanned by: Konkrete over 4 years ago
It could be a dieter's best friend or worst nightmare: technology that knows how much a person has just eaten, knows how many calories he has burned off, offers suggestions for improving resolve and success, and never lets him cheat. And it's all ... More>>>
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Delaying aging by inhibiting mitochondrial resp...

(http://ouroboros.wordpress.com) - scanned by: mycophage over 4 years ago
The CLK-1 ("clock") pathway is a major conserved regulator of longevity: in organisms as diverse as mice and worms, mutations in the CLK-1 gene delay development and extend the lifespan. A new study from the Kenyon lab demonstrates that ... More>>>
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Flickr Data Used to Map World's Attention

(http://www.newscientist.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
David Crandall and colleagues at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, analysed the data attached to 35 million photographs uploaded to the Flickr website to create accurate global and city maps and identify popular snapping sites. The enormous... More>>>
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Obama Mentions Artificial Intelligence in Speec...

(http://www.acceleratingfuture.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
As part of his stated commitment to boost national funding in research and development to 3% of US GDP, Obama mentioned both AI and advanced prosthetics as research goals: More>>>
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The Age of Micronations - 7 Predictions by Thom...

(http://www.futuristspeaker.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
There has always been profit to be made and lost in coastal real estate. But these innovations in the creation of land could lead to the creation of real estate that is unattached and unaffiliated with any existing nationstate or indigenous group ... More>>>
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Heads-Up Display Eyewear

(http://www.impactlab.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Several companies are developing prototypes for digital devices that look like stylish eyewear but may one day offer such capabilities to consumers. The glasses are called heads-up displays because the wearer can always look through them and see t... More>>>
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Technology

Computer Program to Take On ‘Jeopardy!’

(http://www.nytimes.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of completing a computer program to compete against human “Jeopardy!” contestants. More>>>
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Education

Unlearning University and College

(http://www.unlearning101.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
I have written about the future of college before. However, after reading this article suggesting that universities will be irrelevant by 2020 my interest has been piqued again. More>>>
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Social_media

Facebook opening up to developers

(http://news.cnet.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Facebook plans to announce at a developer event Monday that it will open up user-contributed information to third-party developers, according to a report Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. The move would allow developers to build applications a... More>>>
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Gadgets

Microsoft Surface - Incredible User Experience,...

(http://i.gizmodo.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
Surface is a triumph of Microsoft usability and design. It's a multitouch table computer. Minority Report! And so on. Setting it up, however? Ominous foreshadowing: It comes with a keyboard and mouse. More>>>
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Obama: Boost US R&D beyond ‘space race’ levels

(http://features.csmonitor.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
President Obama set an ambitious goal Monday to have the US spend more on scientific research and development than it did at the height of the space race in 1964. If he can meet that mark, it would reestablish the United States as an internatio... More>>>
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Culture

Technology Generation Gap at Work is Oh So Wide

(http://www.readwriteweb.com) - scanned by: Alvis Brigis over 4 years ago
The generation gap at work is really wide with vast discrepancies when it comes to what the appropriate use of technology is - a problem that leads to increasing tensions in the workplace. More>>>
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