Archive for April, 2016

The Future of Noise Pollution – The Atlantic

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

Future of Noise Pollution
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/04/the-future-will-be-quiet/471489/ Good news to come: targeted sirens, electric cars, stealth planes & noise blocking sensors

Can Handwriting Make You Smarter? – WSJ

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

Can #Handwriting Make You Smarter?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/can-handwriting-make-you-smarter-1459784659 Reviews benefits of taking notes with a pen v keyboard – v taking no notes at all

This Eerie Real-Time Simulation of the Sinking of the Titanic Is Chillingly Detailed

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

Real-Time Simulation of the Sinking of…Titanic
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/04/19/_titanic_sinks_in_real_time_is_chillingly_detailed_video.html Interesting how different this pace is from fast-frame movie action

Bots, the next frontier | The Economist

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

https://www.assi.st/

https://digit.co/about/how-it-works

http://www.economist.com/news/business-and-finance/21696477-market-apps-maturing-now-one-text-based-services-or-chatbots-looks-poised

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Uncanny valley – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

Too Much Magic, Too Little Social Friction: Why Objects Shouldn’t Be Enchanted – Los Angeles Review of Bo oks

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

QT:{{”
The terminal world asserts a cold, blue aesthetic into our world “}}

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/much-magic-little-social-friction-objects-shouldnt-enchanted/

Blade Runner (1982) – IMDb

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

in relation to animism

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/

Neoteny – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny

VA secretary pledges to donate brain to research

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/04/21/va-secretary-bob-mcdonald-pledges-donate-brain-research/83332726/

This Map Shows How Much Money School Districts Spend on Each Student

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

http://lifehacker.com/this-map-shows-how-much-money-school-districts-spend-on-1772577820?utm_content=buffer58393&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer