Archive for January, 2018

Kuwait to require DNA testing of all tourists – Wild About Travel

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

http://wildabouttravel.boardingarea.com/2016/05/12265/

Look at how much weight you’re going to gain – The Washington Post

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/29/the-age-when-you-gain-the-most-weight/?utm_term=.427ac90fb6bd

DMV: Real ID Overview

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=4078&q=477742

PRIMARY document list
* US Passport or Passport Card

SECONDARY document list
* Connecticut issued non-driver identification card, driver license or learner permit

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
* W-2 form (issued within 5 years)

CONNECTICUT RESIDENCY:
* Bill from a bank or mortgage company, utility company, credit card company, doctor or hospital
[CREDIT CARD]
* Bank statement or bank transaction receipt showing the bank’s name and mailing address
[BANK]

Beware: Your Home Security Cam Is Watching You – Scientific American

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/beware-your-home-security-cam-is-watching-you/

‘Billions’ Recap Reality Index: “Ball In Hand” (Season 2 Finale, Episode 12) | Decider

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

https://decider.com/2017/05/08/billions-recap-reality-index-ball-in-hand-season-2-episode-12/

Imaging Without Lenses | American Scientist

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/imaging-without-lenses

How bike-sharing conquered the world

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

QT:{{”
“Health benefits are harder to quantify, especially in smoggy cities like Beijing. Mobike has found that its bikes are used more or less as much when the air is really bad as when it is not, suggesting that the good done by exercise may be undone by heavy breathing in toxic air. But in less-polluted cities the gains from exercise are larger than the risks from road accidents or air pollution, according to a study of Barcelona in the British Medical Journal.
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How #bikesharing conquered the world
https://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21732701-two-wheeled-journey-anarchist-provocation-high-stakes-capitalism-how Using tech to overcome the problem of theft. Getting health benefits from exercise to counterbalancing breathing polluted air. Reducing congestion a bit.

What to expect in 2018: science in the new year

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

What to expect in ’18: science in the new year
https://www.Nature.com/articles/d41586-018-00009-5 Insights from cancer & ancient #genomes. Cures from #CRISPR. Progress in
#OpenAccess. Also, lots on outer space. But nothing on #cryoEM, #DeepLearning, #QuantumComputing or the brain connectome. HT @OBahcall

Everyday Scientist » deconvoluting deconvolving

Sunday, January 14th, 2018

http://blog.everydayscientist.com/?p=517

CWSEI

Saturday, January 13th, 2018

http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/