Illustration of the neuronal beacon for guiding axon growth direction (credit: B. Black et al./Optics Letters) University of Texas Arlington scientistsSee it on Scoop.it, via Knowmads, Infocology of the future
Salamander (credit: Scott Camazine/Wikimedia Commons) Salamanders’ immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could alsoSee it on Scoop.it, via Knowmads, Infocology of the future
The evolutionary causes of the Internet's inescapable charisma-So here you are, once again, on the Internet. (Hello, there. Welcome back, friend.) Here you are, another Norm within the Cheers that is the World Wide Web, hanging out in the place where everybody (or, more likely, nobody) knows your name.But why are you really here? I mean, why are you rea […]
Marcus du Sautoy: A physicist has formulated a mathematical theory that purports to explain why the universe works the way it does – and it feels like 'the answer'-Two years ago, a mathematician and physicist whom I've known for more than 20 years arranged to meet me in a bar in New York. What he was about to show me, he explained, were ideas […]
Something really interesting happens in the curation process, because stories don’t have intrinsic value. An unshared story is basically like rubbish, lying around without any value. Stories gain their meaning and value by sharing, but it’s not as simple as that. The curator imparts her own value, status and trust, upon the story.Curators represent a new typ […]
As far as I can tell, the practice of photographing one’s food — whether in restaurants or at family gatherings — is generally deplored. The New York Times Style section, in its dual role as avatar and caricature of urban mores, reported in January that restaurants in Manhattan were banning it. (‘It’s a disaster in terms of momentum, settling into the meal,’ […]
In 1962, former CIA Director John McCone used his own insight to take a second look at American U-2 spy plane images indicating the Soviet Union was installing surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles (SAMs) in Cuba.-“Aha!” moments hit us all. Although they can range from new ways to tie a shoelace to ideas for the latest smart phone, acting upon such “insight […]
We believe quantum computing may help solve some of the most challenging computer science problems, particularly in machine learning. Machine learning is all about building better models of the world to make more accurate predictions. If we want to cure diseases, we need better models of how they develop. If we want to create effective environmental policies […]
(Phys.org) —In the wake of the sobering news that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in at least three million years, an important advance in the race to develop carbon-neutral renewable energy sources has been achieved.See it on Scoop.it, via Knowmads, Infocology of the future
(Phys.org) —SheerWind Inc. of Chaska, Minnesota is claiming in a press release that its newly developed funnel-based wind turbine system is capable of producing 600 percent more power than conventional wind turbines.See it on Scoop.it, via Knowmads, Infocology of the future