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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
ScienceBlog.com: Researchers find weakness in common computer chip
Researchers find weakness in common computer chip
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Researchers from Binghamton University–State University of New York and the University of California, Riverside have found a weakness in the Haswell central processing unit (CPU) components that makes common computer operating systems vulnerable to malicious attacks. Computer hackers could take control of individual, company and government computers if a weak point in address space layout […] Read the full story
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the guardian: Ethics and genetics: opening the book of life – Science Weekly podcast
Ethics and genetics: opening the book of life – Science Weekly podcast
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When it comes to the ethics of genetic technologies who decides how far we should go in our pursuit for perfection? Read the full story
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Monday, October 24, 2016
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The Washington Post: The awkward thing that happened when scientists asked a computer to tell Asian faces apart
The awkward thing that happened when scientists asked a computer to tell Asian faces apart
The Washington Post
To be Asian in America is to be quizzed, constantly, about your ethnicity. Read the full story
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
1reddrop.com: Microsoft AI Achieves 'Human-level' Accuracy in Speech Recognition - 1redDrop
Microsoft AI Achieves 'Human-level' Accuracy in Speech Recognition - 1redDrop
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CNN: Scientists confirm genetics of schizophrenia
Scientists confirm genetics of schizophrenia
CNN
Using technology to illuminate chromosomes, UCLA scientists confirmed the core mechanics underpinning the genetics of this mental disorder. Read the full story
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Stephen Smith shared a link: Every 25 Seconds: Human Rights Watch and the ACLU Document More Harms from Drug Prohibition | Cato @ Liberty
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Stephen Smith shared a link: Half of US adults are recorded in police facial recognition databases, study says | World news | The Guardian
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Summary of Hamilton, Jay, and Madison: The Federalist - From WikiSummary, free summaries of academic books and articles
The Problem of Factions
Factions--a catch-all term for what we might call "special interests," "political parties," and pressure groups like the Moral Majority--worried Madison. If a faction grew large enough, it could impose its will on an entire nation, resulting in a tyranny of the majority.
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That's what Americans do. That's why America is already great. One way of weakening America and making it less great is if you start betraying those basic American traditions that have been bipartisan and have helped to hold together this democracy now for well over two centuries.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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No Fear Shakespeare: The Tempest: Act 1, Scene 2, Page 10
Was the first man that leaped, cried, "Hell is empty
And all the devils are here."
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No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 6
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Stephen Smith shared a link: A non-probabilistic quantum theory produces unpredictable results
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Review: Best of Enemies | Screens | NUVO News | Indianapolis, IN
Argument is sugar, and we swarm around it like flies.
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Guns & Suicide | Harvard Public Health Magazine | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Far more people kill themselves with a firearm each year than are murdered with one. In 2010 in the U.S., 19,392 people committed suicide with guns, compared with 11,078 who were killed by others.
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Sunday, October 09, 2016
Stephen Smith shared a link: Author explains why Democrats have zero chance of winning the House until 2030 - Vox
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BBC News: Medicine Nobel for cell recycling work
Medicine Nobel for cell recycling work
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Sunday, October 02, 2016
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Stephen Smith shared a link: An Infusion of AI Makes Google Translate More Powerful Than Ever | WIRED
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Deep water. Horizon accident
organizations staffed by smart, seemingly moral people can slowly slide into dangerous and unethical behavior.
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Friday, September 30, 2016
the guardian: In the age of the algorithm, the human gatekeeper is back
In the age of the algorithm, the human gatekeeper is back
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The rise of algorithms has been relentless, but we need human input in our world of technological innovations Read the full story
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Stephen Smith shared a link: The Arctic is being utterly transformed — and we’re just starting to grasp the consequences - The Washington Post
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USA TODAY: Meet America's super polluters
Meet America's super polluters
USA TODAY
Many states have at least one super polluter. In southwest Indiana, there are four. Read the full story
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The Washington Post: Cancer immunotherapy is moving fast. Here’s what you need to know.
Cancer immunotherapy is moving fast. Here's what you need to know.
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While confident that immunotherapy will play an increasing role in cancer treatment, researchers must overcome some obstacles. Read the full story
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Saturday, September 24, 2016
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10 things to know about 'Erin Brockovich' water contaminant
10 things to know about 'Erin Brockovich' water contaminant
http://azc.cc/2cX3zSm
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'Erin Brockovich' Chemical in Drinking Water of More than 200 Million Americans | EWG
California's public health goal is 0.02 parts per billion of chromium-6 in drinking water, yet the state's legal limit is 500 times higher.
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Monday, September 19, 2016
Vox: The Department of Transportation just issued a comprehensive policy on self-driving cars
The Department of Transportation just issued a comprehensive policy on self-driving cars
Vox
Federal policy is aimed at getting autonomous vehicles on the road. Read the full story
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Stephen Smith shared a link: Eureka! Celebrity science buffs choose the books that changed the way they think about life, the universe and everything... | Daily Mail Online
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Saturday, September 17, 2016
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Stephen Smith shared a link: Detailed map shows Milky Way bigger than we thought : Nature News & Comment
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CNN: Exercise can cancel out the booze, says study
Exercise can cancel out the booze, says study
CNN
Drinking is linked to a higher risk of death yet exercising "cancels out" the higher risk of death from cancer and overall risk of death, according to a new study. Read the full story
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Math inequality
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/06/technology/weapons-of-math-destruction/index.html
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