March 2012
59 posts
“Science does not purvey absolute truth, science is a mechanism. It’s a way of...”
– Isaac Asimov (via explore-blog)
Information is Beautiful: The Scientific Evidence... →
Massive Health: Are Bananas Really as Bad for You... →
massivehealth:
Bananas may have more nutrients but they fill you up and give you the same sugar crash as a cookie.
Some foods fill you up and others leave you feeling hungry. There’s a science to that: it’s called satiety.
Three easy swaps to help you feel full throughout the day:
Replace breakfast…
Can Big Data Fix a Broken System for Software... →
nosql:
Derrick Harris enumerates a couple of startups and projects that could help classifying patents. My pick would be Watson:
Even IBM’s now-famous Watson question-answering machine could prove beneficial if the USPTO were to leverage its capabilities. The system has actually been suggested as an aid to help judges better interpret statutes against the Constitution, but loaded with patent...
Is The 'Right To Be Forgotten' The 'Biggest Threat... →
theatlantic:
curiositycounts:
Mind-boggling debate around the legal right being used in some countries, dubbed ‘The Right to Be Forgotten’ that allows you to remove embarrassing information or pictures you put on the web — and do it permanently, totally. So the question is, should people be allowed to erase their mistakes from the internet?
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Radiolab is excellent, as always.
10 Hypotheses for Technology Investing →
thehypernet:
Roger’s 10 hypotheses:
“Next” Web Architecture = Hypernet + Hyperweb
Enterprises Adopting Consumer Technology
Index Search is Peaking
Apple’s App Model Has Undermined Economics of HTML4 Web
HTML5 is Game Changer for Publishers
Tablets Are Hugely Disruptive
First Wave of “Social Web” Is Over
Smartphones in US: Apple + 7 Dwarfs
Wireless Infrastructure Is a Competitive Threat...
Roger and Mike's Hypernet Blog: What Is the... →
thehypernet:
by Roger McNamee
In December 2010 I decided to open source my investment strategy, in the form of a slide show and presentation called Ten Hypotheses for Tech Investing. When you open source ideas, you expose them to improvement. I presented the Ten Hypotheses to many smart people,…
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