World’s Most Influential Thinkers Revealed by #network #analysis: Being book-published economist is key
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/518026/network-analysis-reveals-worlds-most-influential-thinkers via @atripper
The #suburbs are dead: redeveloping dying malls into residential villages with apartments
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/03/the_suburbs_are_dead_and_thats_not_a_good_thing via @gary_singh @salon
http://www.salon.com/2013/08/03/the_suburbs_are_dead_and_thats_not_a_good_thing/
Toy Stories: Nice listing of odd #toys from ’10, e.g. HexBug, Tetraxis, Flash Scrabble, Perfume Sci.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/06/101206fa_fact_marx via @NewYorker
ON AND OFF THE AVENUE
TOY STORIES
Rating this year’s playthings.
BY PATRICIA MARX
* Tetraxis from momath.org
http://momath.org/shop/tetraxis-2/
* Sophisticated Science Perfume Science
by Thames & Kosmos
http://www.amazon.com/Thames-Kosmos-646517-Sophisticated-Science/dp/B001ALLMWS
* Diet coke & mentos – makershed.com
* Zometool Bucky Ball Kit
http://www.amazon.com/Zometool-0B-BKY-PRJ-Bucky-Ball-Kit/dp/B0007W1E3S
* Sophie the Giraffe
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dbaby&field-keywords=Sophie+the+Giraffe&rh=i%3Ababy%2Ck%3ASophie+the+Giraffe
* Scrabble Flash – high speed electronic version of the classic http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Scrabble-Flash/dp/B004WOZZ6E
* HexBug (Am Mus Nat Hist)
https://www.facebook.com/hexbug
How to do scientific research without even trying… key is taking photos with good #metadata
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/08/how-to-do-scientific-research-without-even-trying-much via @WhitleyWildlife
How to do scientific research without even trying (much) | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/08/how-to-do-scientific-research-without-even-trying-much/
Dream Machine: Explains how many-worlds interpretation gives a #quantumcomputer more “ops” than atoms in universe
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/05/02/110502fa_fact_galchen
Robert Schoelkopf at Yale
5 Best Online #Backup Services, including #SpiderOak for security & #Bitcasa for cheap multi-Tb capacity http://bit.ly/1eot7Bv
via @kmkubo
http://lifehacker.com/five-best-online-backup-services-1006345049
Toy Stories: Nice listing of odd #toys from ’10, e.g. HexBug, Tetraxis, Flash Scrabble, Perfume Sci.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/06/101206fa_fact_marx via @NewYorker
ON AND OFF THE AVENUE
TOY STORIES
Rating this year’s playthings.
BY PATRICIA MARX
* Tetraxis from momath.org
http://momath.org/shop/tetraxis-2/
* Sophisticated Science Perfume Science
by Thames & Kosmos
http://www.amazon.com/Thames-Kosmos-646517-Sophisticated-Science/dp/B001ALLMWS
* Diet coke & mentos – makershed.com
* Zometool Bucky Ball Kit
http://www.amazon.com/Zometool-0B-BKY-PRJ-Bucky-Ball-Kit/dp/B0007W1E3S
* Sophie the Giraffe
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dbaby&field-keywords=Sophie+the+Giraffe&rh=i%3Ababy%2Ck%3ASophie+the+Giraffe
* Scrabble Flash – high speed electronic version of the classic http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Scrabble-Flash/dp/B004WOZZ6E
* HexBug (Am Mus Nat Hist)
https://www.facebook.com/hexbug
Cancer Risk Increases With Height: +4-inch in height => +13% in risk for developing any #cancer
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/cancer-risk-increases-with-height #health via @nytimes
QT:”
They found that for every 4-inch change in height, there was a 13 percent increase in risk for developing any type of cancer. The cancers most strongly associated with height were cancers of the kidney, rectum, thyroid and blood. Risk for those cancers increased by 23 to 29 percent for every 4-inch increase in height.
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Here’s What Happens When You Light a Fire in #Space: flame doesn’t go up & you can get cool flames
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/06/heres-what-happens-when-you-light-a-fire-in-space/276950 via @TheAtlantic
Kitchen as a Pollution Hazard: #health impact is on a par with car accidents & greater than secondhand smoke or radon
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/the-kitchen-as-a-pollution-hazard
Importance of hoods & fans !
QT:”
Recently Dr. Logue estimated the long-term health effects expected from hundreds of chemicals found in average homes. Her 2012 study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, used a common epidemiological metric known as disability-adjusted life-year to show that the population-wide health impact of indoor pollutants is on a par with that of car accidents, and greater than that of traditional concerns like secondhand smoke or radon.
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