It’s time we stopped dismissing women’s health problems: Controversy about cervical smear tests is just the latest in a series concerning women’s health. It’s time to talk about inequality in the doctor’s surgery
Source: newscientist.com
The Strange Art of Writing App Release Notes: What makes a great release note, according to the authors
Source: ieee.org
When In-Person Conversation Is Better Than Texting: MIT professor Sherry Turkle discusses the relationship between talking in real life and cultivating empathy.
Source: theatlantic.com
The Promise of Online Learning: A Q&A with Salman Khan : The groundbreaking founder of the Khan Academy talks about using technology to supercharge traditional learning.
Source: shrm.org
Acid attacks have been happening in the UK for 200 years, so why are we only talking about them now?: Around eight years ago, when researching the screenplay for my short film “Shrouded”, I spoke to women who were victims of acid attacks, but had chosen to wear the Niqab to cover their scarred faces. The...
Source: independent.co.uk
In FutureLearn's MOOCs, Conversation Powers Learning at Massive Scale: Personalized learning has to get social. Students learn better through conversation. Nice overview of FutureLearn's approach to MOOCs by Professor Mike Sharples highlighting the potential of personalization of learning through conversation....
Source: ieee.org
Phrase of the day: Quantum Cryptography. IEEE says Quantum Cryptography System Breaks Daylight Distance Record: New 53-kilometer record for quantum cryptography through the air could enable a 24/7 space-based quantum Internet.
Source: ieee.org
Japan Takes Lead in Legitimizing Digital Currencies: New fintech regulations give cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin an aura of respectability--and the market is responding
Source: ieee.org
IBM Expanding Cloud Quantum Computer Tenfold: The goal: a 50-qubit commercial universal quantum computer within five years
Source: ieee.org
'7lbs in 7 days' retreat at Juicy Oasis Feb 20-27th 2016. Blog about the retreat. Just returned from a week at Juicy Oasis in Portugal - a health and spa retreat based on a juicing diet run by Jason Vale. It was a lovely sunny escape from the February cold and rain in the UK. The main features were...
Source: google.com
Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People
Source: idlewords.com
What AI Experts Say Smart Machines Will Do to Human Jobs: Academics and industry experts discuss how AI will affect the workforce and how we can prepare
Source: ieee.org
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
Haptic Taco Helps You Navigate By Feel: This small handheld cube grows and shrinks to tell you where to go
Source: ieee.org
In Privacy Versus Security, End-to-End Encryption Is Definitely Winning: Viber and WhatsApp have switched it on to protect 1.7 billion users worldwide
Source: ieee.org
Could Satellite Messaging Startup Higher Ground Bring Down the 911 System?: New SatPaq device that turns smartphones into satphones has communication giants worried
Source: ieee.org
Good read. Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. A powerful book on animal rights written 40 years ago (updated 20 years ago and re-issued recently with an introduction by Yuval Hariri) and having stood the test of time and debate. It is called 'the bible' of the animal rights movement and rightly so ......
Source: amazon.co.uk
Flow, the secret to happiness: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."
Source: ted.com
Andrew Herxheimer obituary: Pharmacologist who helped patients talk to each other about their illnesses
Source: theguardian.com
Machines Just Got Better at Lip Reading: New speech recognition technology can distinguish sounds that look the same on lips, making lip reading easier for machines
Source: ieee.org