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Just finished reading "Dancing at the edge" an exploration of competencies for the 21st century. An excellent and academic

Just finished reading "Dancing at the edge" an exploration of competencies for the 21st century. An excellent and academic review of the topic giving hope that "future persons" will indeed be more resilient. Instead of simply listing competencies they describe examples from the extensive range of interviews...
Source: internationalfuturesforum.com

Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the

Colombia doctor reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly: The first case of birth defect microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus has appeared in Colombia, a doctor said on Friday, although the national health institute said it had no information on the case and could not confirm it....
Source: reuters.com

WHO Looking at Genetically Modified, Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika Spread: "The World Health Organization is evaluating

WHO Looking at Genetically Modified, Sterile Mosquitoes to Control Zika Spread: "The World Health Organization is evaluating some newer techniques for mosquito control, given the rapid spread of the Zika virus. One possible method to reduce the populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit...
Source: jwatch.org

Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is

Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is already passé. There is almost always a disconnect between research innovation and the popular imagination. By the time a new concept or approach achieves widespread acceptance, its...
Source: timothyharfield.com

Cheap Plasmonic Interferometer Could Enable Prickless Glucose Monitor: Turns out plasmonic internferometers don't need a

Cheap Plasmonic Interferometer Could Enable Prickless Glucose Monitor: Turns out plasmonic internferometers don't need a coherent light source to take measurements
Source: ieee.org

"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses'

"In its ongoing effort to make MOOCs more and more like traditional education, Coursera has launched 'mentor-guided courses' for the cost of $US 248." I like Stephen Downes and the way he pokes fun at the big MOOC companies. Their aim though is simply to try and monetize their courses. The mentor...
Source: downes.ca

A 19-Year-Old Made A Free Robot Lawyer That Has Appealed $3M In Parking Tickets - Slashdot

A 19-Year-Old Made A Free Robot Lawyer That Has Appealed $3M In Parking Tickets - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time - Slashdot

Global Wind Power Capacity Tops Nuclear Energy For First Time - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

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

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

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