Posts in the Taking Control of Your Health series thus far: Taking Control of Your Health and Fitness Bloodwork as Your State of the Union Understanding What ‘Real Food’ Is, Part 1 What Are Fats Besides a Bad Word? Understanding Proteins Understanding Carbohydrates Controlling Stress When It Comes to Health & Fitness, Tracking is Knowing The
Read More...Absolutely fascinating (and harrowing) essay by Ross Anderson interviewing Nick Bostrom, the director of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute, about what lies ahead for humanity. Specifically, the role technology could play if things go, well, badly: No rational human community would hand over the reins of its civilisation to an AI. Nor would many build a
Read More...If I had Tyson as my high school physics teacher, I might be a scientist today. I find him fascinating to listen to.
Read More...I wasted so, so much time with this over the weekend. It’s a bunch of videos about math and numbers that frequently careen into popular geek culture. So well done. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Just click on one of the doodles and grab a coffee. Before you know it, you’ll be late for your
Read More...Years ago, a man named Pythagoras discovered some amazing things about proving the congruency of triangles. Obviously there were no good ball games on, so he set out to prove that two triangles were of equal size and shape. Interesting theory, especially since laying them on top of each other might not work. The end
Read More...As a hostage, it was treated pretty well. No blindfold. No tied hands or leg shackles. Not even a dank dark room devoid of furniture. In fact, it sat in its usual place – climate controlled, bright lighting and a caring parent by it’s side. But, it was still a hostage and the ransom was
Read More...Vimeo user Cy Kuckenbaker compressed five hours of airport traffic (in this case, landing planes) into 30 seconds of video. Kuckenbaker shot this over San Diego International Airport on this past Black Friday. It doesn’t even look real: it’s like an opening sequence to a videogame or cartoon. Amazing.
Read More...It’s been a tough week. First off, we’d like to express our thoughts and concerns for our employees, their families and clients who are dealing with Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath. We wish all of you continued safety and as speedy a recovery as is possible. Looking at the damage in New York, I can’t help but
Read More...Ethics – in today’s disjointed, disconnected world, they are still important. The lines between right and wrong have never been black and white, yet they have never been as clouded as they are today. Politics in Washington is polarizing the country. Facebook, Twitter and other social media are turning both controversial statements as well as
Read More...When ‘Convenient’ Comes Crashing Down Cloud computing is great – until it’s not. This past week, there was much ado made about Amazon shutting down a customer’s account based on fraud/DRM-related allegations. Problem is, Linn, the affected customer, did nothing wrong. You can read about the ordeal pretty much everywhere, but the site that kicked
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