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Donald Clark Plan B: The LMS is dead, long live the LMS! (10 pros & 10 cons)

Donald Clark Plan B: The LMS is dead, long live the LMS! (10 pros & 10 cons)
Source: blogspot.co.uk

Shor's algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions - physicsworld.com: Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up

Shor's algorithm is implemented using five trapped ions - physicsworld.com: Quantum-computing scheme could be scaled-up to perform practical calculations
Source: physicsworld.com

Hopkins Study Finds Popular Blood Pressure App Wildly Inaccurate - Slashdot

Hopkins Study Finds Popular Blood Pressure App Wildly Inaccurate - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Monkey Controls Wheelchair Using Pure Thoughts |: (A) The mobile robotic wheelchair, which seats a monkey, was moved from

Monkey Controls Wheelchair Using Pure Thoughts |: (A) The mobile robotic wheelchair, which seats a monkey, was moved from one of the three starting locations (dashed circles) to a grape dispenser. The wire
Source: medgadget.com

Briefly Noted: Mice Show How High-Fat Diet Could Cause Intestinal Tumors: By the Editors A study in mice shows a possible

Briefly Noted: Mice Show How High-Fat Diet Could Cause Intestinal Tumors: By the Editors A study in mice shows a possible mechanism for the known link between obesity and colon … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Coenzyme Q10 for High Blood Pressure | Cochrane

Coenzyme Q10 for High Blood Pressure | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org

Business Card with a Built-in Electrocardiograph |: The developers of MobilECG, an upcoming open source electrocardiography

Business Card with a Built-in Electrocardiograph |: The developers of MobilECG, an upcoming open source electrocardiography system, are gearing up with pretty cool business cards any cardiologist would be je
Source: medgadget.com

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require

Beyond investing: Making global health a reality for all | PLOS Biologue: A grand convergence in global health will require strategic investments in R&D and an aggressive scale-up of health-care delivery systems to ensure health tools reach those who need them most.
Source: plos.org

A Possible Game-Changer for Open Educational Resources?: Amazon is reportedly poised to get into the open educational resources

A Possible Game-Changer for Open Educational Resources?: Amazon is reportedly poised to get into the open educational resources game. This could be huge, and not just for the most obvious reasons.
Source: sspnet.org

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble: Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses. David L. Chandler | MIT News Office.
Source: mit.edu

Concerns grow among scientists over new ‘anti-lobbying’ rules | Chemistry World

Concerns grow among scientists over new ‘anti-lobbying’ rules | Chemistry World
Source: rsc.org

You've been storing your food all wrong — here's how to keep fruits, veggies, meat and dairy fresh for longer

You've been storing your food all wrong — here's how to keep fruits, veggies, meat and dairy fresh for longer
Source: businessinsider.com

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes: Synopsis of the 2016 American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes James J. Chamberlain. Andrew S. Rhinehart. Charles F. Shaefer. Annie Neuman. Annals of Internal Medicine.
Source: annals.org

When Doctors Should Say 'I Don't Know': The quest for firm answers is not what medicine is all about.

When Doctors Should Say 'I Don't Know': The quest for firm answers is not what medicine is all about.
Source: theatlantic.com

The Religious Roots of Shaming-as-Rehab Programs: The harsh tactics of some unregulated addiction-therapy groups have parallels

The Religious Roots of Shaming-as-Rehab Programs: The harsh tactics of some unregulated addiction-therapy groups have parallels in monastic tradition.
Source: theatlantic.com

Primary prevention and risk factor reduction in coronary heart disease mortality among working aged men and women in eastern

Primary prevention and risk factor reduction in coronary heart disease mortality among working aged men and women in eastern Finland over 40 years: population based observational study Pekka Jousilahti. Tiina Laatikainen. Markku Peltonen. Katja Borodulin. Satu Männistö. Antti Jula. Veikko Salomaa....
Source: bmj.com

What Instagrams Look Like in Food Deserts: Social-media photos can be a rich source of information about the diets of people

What Instagrams Look Like in Food Deserts: Social-media photos can be a rich source of information about the diets of people who don’t have access to grocery stores.
Source: theatlantic.com

Evolution seems to have occurred a million times faster than natural selection alone could explain. Could nature be using

Evolution seems to have occurred a million times faster than natural selection alone could explain. Could nature be using some hidden process? Just read Probably Approximately Correct by Leslie Valiant (a computational theorist). It explores a special class of algorithms which he calls 'ecorthims' that...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Donald Clark Plan B: 10 powerful results from Adaptive (AI) learning trial at ASU

Donald Clark Plan B: 10 powerful results from Adaptive (AI) learning trial at ASU
Source: blogspot.co.uk

Google DeepMind Applies AI To Healthcare With NHS Partnership - Slashdot

Google DeepMind Applies AI To Healthcare With NHS Partnership - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org