Archive for March, 2014

This Winter Wasn’t Nearly as Cold as You Think, Feds Say

Friday, March 14th, 2014

http://mashable.com/2014/03/14/winter-cold-2014-perspective/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

Ecovative: The new plastic is made from mushrooms | SmartPlanet

Friday, March 14th, 2014

Ecovative: The new #plastic is made from #mushrooms. It uses fungal mycelium & #chitin to bond together wood chips.
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/ecovative-the-new-plastic-is-made-from-mushrooms/5717

Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing – NYTimes.com

Friday, March 14th, 2014

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/techs-favorite-cartoonist-enters-mainstream-publishing/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-nytimesbits&seid=auto&_r=0

PI Day cartoon. When will there be an i-Day!

Friday, March 14th, 2014

Particularly appropriate for the lab!

MT @wxgarrett Happy “Pi Day” (3.14) #PiDay2014
pic.twitter.com/INAV25uvUD Great cartoon for today but will there be a matching “i day” ?

The Algorithm Economy: Inside the Formulas of Facebook and Amazon – Derek Thompson – The Atlantic

Friday, March 14th, 2014

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/the-algorithm-economy-inside-the-formulas-of-facebook-and-amazon/284358/

17 equations that changed the world

Friday, March 14th, 2014

MT @lets_experiment 17 #equations that changed the world
pic.twitter.com/9zIfJPxFFJ Great list but would’ve included S=k*lnW w/ dS>0 in eq#12

Exercise prevents colorectal cancer but vitamins do not: Advice from an M.D.

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

Colorectal #Cancer Awareness! What Does & Doesn’t Prevent Disease: Vitamins– (including D), Screening++, Exercise++
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/03/exercise_prevents_colorectal_cancer_but_vitamins_do_not_advice_from_an_m.html

Great graphic illustrating portfolio diversification!

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

http://m.wealthmanagementinsights.com/UserDocs/Pubs/ck_QMU_What_A_Year_Image_3a.jpg http://m.wealthmanagementinsights.com/aspx/Detail.aspx?pid=471

State of the Art – Your Photos, Off the Shelf at Last – NYTimes.com

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/technology/personaltech/14pogue.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Ecovative: The new plastic is made from mushrooms | SmartPlanet

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/ecovative-the-new-plastic-is-made-from-mushrooms/5717