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Workouts are no antidote to death by desk: Great #graphics of writer v phys therapist daily exertion
http://www.newscientist.com/articleimages/mg21829232.200/1-workouts-are-no-antidote-to-death-by-desk-job.html via @mitchblunt

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21829232.200-workouts-are-no-antidote-to-death-by-desk-job.html

I list below a number of courses that I think should be
included/excluded from the undergrad bioinformatics program. This is based on a discussion with a student who did an undergraduate double major in CS and Biology.

The courses that I think essential for the program are:

– Algorithms, Data structures, Cell & Molecular biology, and Genetics

The courses that I think should be included in the program are:

– Discrete mathematics, Algorithms on strings, Computational complexity, Statistics, Data mining and Databases, Machine Learning, Biochemistry, Unix/Linux operating system, Scripting Languages (Perl and/or Python), and Scientific writing

The courses that I think might less important are:

– Computer architecture, Compiler theory, Circuit design, Inorganic chemistry, and Chemical engineering

Curious to get people’s thoughts on this. Feel free to comment or email me (http://contact.gerstein.info).

Summary of NHV=>NYC for (M)nr, amtrak (R)egional & (A)cela evening trains: [567]:50 M, [67]:20 A, [89]:10 R, {9,10}:20 M, {11,12}:35 M/R

5:53 PM mnr 7:46 PM 113 THROUGH TRAIN OFF PEAK 6:21 PM acela
6:51 PM mnr 8:41 PM 110 THROUGH TRAIN OFF PEAK 7:29 PM acela
7:51 PM mnr
8:14 PM amtrak
9:12 PM amtrak
9:22 PM mnr 11:13 PM 111 THROUGH TRAIN OFF PEAK 10:22 PM mnr
11:35 PM mnr
12:35 AM amtrak

What College Rankings Really Tell Us : The New Yorker
THE ORDER OF THINGS
BY MALCOLM GLADWELL
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_gladwell

This is a very interesting article that illustrates the importance of considering the weighting various of features. It gives some very concrete examples of how one can get very different rankings by picking weights. All of this is in a sense obvious but it is nice to see spelled out with regard to school rankings.

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514136/your-body-does-not-want-to-be-an-interface contains hilarious quote from
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671960/why-the-human-body-will-be-the-next-computer-interface viz: see someone & initiate a “pairing protocol”…

FULL QT: ”
Think about this scenario: You see someone at a party you like; his social profile is immediately projected onto your retina–great, a 92% match. By staring at him for two seconds, you trigger a pairing protocol. He knows you want to pair, because you are now glowing slightly red in his retina screen. Then you slide your tongue over your left incisor and press gently. This makes his left incisor tingle slightly. He responds by touching it. The pairing protocol is completed.
“

Deprive yourself: The real benefits of fasting – health – 22 November 2012 – New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628912.400-deprive-yourself-the-real-benefits-of-fasting.html