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Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent

Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers: Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media,...
Source: eurekalert.org

The battle for high-quality VR: "It's time to acknowledge that your audience does not need to see your every stumble on

The battle for high-quality VR: "It's time to acknowledge that your audience does not need to see your every stumble on the way to virtual reality greatness."
Source: niemanlab.org

Meet Microsoft's new chatbot, Zo: Now with (hopefully) 100% less Nazism - ExtremeTech: Microsoft is throwing its hack back

Meet Microsoft's new chatbot, Zo: Now with (hopefully) 100% less Nazism - ExtremeTech: Microsoft is throwing its hack back into the AI chatbot ring, this time with a new AI, dubbed Zo. Hopefully this one won't turn into a Nazi spambot within 24 hours of launch.
Source: extremetech.com

The Great A.I. Awakening. Excellent (and lengthy) article in the NY Times on Google's recent work on AI. "Apparently Google

The Great A.I. Awakening. Excellent (and lengthy) article in the NY Times on Google's recent work on AI. "Apparently Google Translate, the company’s popular machine-translation service, had suddenly and almost immeasurably improved."
Source: nytimes.com

U.S. Life Expectancy Declines, Albeit Slightly, for First Time in 2 Decades: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair,

U.S. Life Expectancy Declines, Albeit Slightly, for First Time in 2 Decades: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Life expectancy at birth decreased from 78.9 years in 2014 to 78.8 years in 2015 — the first … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Baby dinosaur tail found preserved in amber, complete with feathers - ExtremeTech: Still have a hard time accepting dinosaurs

Baby dinosaur tail found preserved in amber, complete with feathers - ExtremeTech: Still have a hard time accepting dinosaurs had feathers? Here are some preserved in amber.
Source: extremetech.com

Study: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states: More white deaths than births were reported in 17 US states,

Study: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states: More white deaths than births were reported in 17 US states, more than in any time in history, compared to only four in 2004. More than 121 million people -- roughly 38 percent of the total US population -- reside in the 17 states with white...
Source: eurekalert.org

What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos (EdSurge News): In 2014, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes graced the covers of Forbes,

What Edtech Can Learn from Theranos (EdSurge News): In 2014, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes graced the covers of Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazines. The next year, Holmes was named one of Time's Most Influential People and the Stanford drop-out had raised more than $600M in private capital. When I...
Source: edsurge.com

Mobile web browsing overtakes desktop for the first time: Smartphones and tablets become king as the share of desktop web

Mobile web browsing overtakes desktop for the first time: Smartphones and tablets become king as the share of desktop web browsing traffic shrinks to 48.7%, according to data
Source: theguardian.com

In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue:   It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration

In Celebration of Open Data | PLOS Biologue:   It’s not every day I get to write something that is just fun. In celebration of OpenCon, and to recognise all of the fantastic articles that we’ve published at PLOS with a focus on Data Sharing across all of the PLOS journals, we’re really excited...
Source: plos.org

Man snaps gnome 15,000 times to improve road safety - BBC News: A garden gnome is being used in a one-man photographic campaign

Man snaps gnome 15,000 times to improve road safety - BBC News: A garden gnome is being used in a one-man photographic campaign to improve road drainage.
Source: bbc.co.uk

E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.

blog post image E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk

We’ve Reached Peak Infographic, and We’re No Smarter for It: It’s time to acknowledge the shortcomings of infographics

We’ve Reached Peak Infographic, and We’re No Smarter for It: It’s time to acknowledge the shortcomings of infographics as much as we celebrate their upsides.
Source: hbr.org

Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital

Time to move: Get up, Get Dressed, Keep moving: Dr Amit Arora is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent and an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Keele University. Many years ago I was su…
Source: wordpress.com

Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality by time of admission: retrospective study of admissions to hospital

Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality by time of admission: retrospective study of admissions to hospital following emergency department attendance in England: Background Studies finding higher mortality rates for patients admitted to hospital at weekends rely on routine administrative...
Source: bmj.com

proftony : I will do Calculus, Algebra and Geometry for $5 on www.fiverr.com: For only $5, proftony will do Calculus, Algebra

proftony : I will do Calculus, Algebra and Geometry for $5 on www.fiverr.com: For only $5, proftony will do Calculus, Algebra and Geometry. | Calculus, Algebra and Geometry are my favorite spot.I will work with unwavering dedication to deliver timely and exquisite work. | On Fiverr.com
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The Prince by Machiavelli. Been meaning to read this for some time. It seemed more of a recap of history of Italy in the

The Prince by Machiavelli. Been meaning to read this for some time. It seemed more of a recap of history of Italy in the early 16th century and a lengthy job application pamphlet. Basically, "I know what's been going on and how complex everything is so give me a job". It was rewarding though that some...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Timeless Tips for 'Simple Sabotage' — Central Intelligence Agency. This is a great collection of sabotage techniques

Timeless Tips for 'Simple Sabotage' — Central Intelligence Agency. This is a great collection of sabotage techniques which, when you read them, feel exactly like those most annoying things colleagues do in organisations. Maybe they are just trying to wreck things? Learn to recognise when your work...
Source: cia.gov

IBM big data used for rapid diagnosis of rare leukemia case in Japan | The Japan Times: In a possible first in Japan, doctors

IBM big data used for rapid diagnosis of rare leukemia case in Japan | The Japan Times: In a possible first in Japan, doctors have used artificial intelligence to diagnose a rare type of leukemia and identify life-saving therapy far faster tha
Source: japantimes.co.jp

A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline - NYTimes.com

A Medical Mystery of the Best Kind: Major Diseases Are in Decline - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com