February 2012
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The Technical Gentleman: Game Changer: Google's... →
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It’s about time: By the end of 2012, Google will launch a pair of Android-powered, augmented reality, head-up display (HUD) glasses. Anonymous Google employees, speaking to The New York Times, say that the glasses will resemble a pair of Oakley Thumps (pictured above), will have 3G or 4G…
January 2012
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December 2011
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The (In)Efficiency of Local Food →
Well written. I am going for a B.A. in Economics with a dual-major in Ecogastronomy (the study of sustainable food systems) at the University of New Hampshire. This nicely highlights the glaring contrast between my interests.
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A New Model of Empathy: The Rat →
In a simple experiment, researchers at the University of Chicago sought to find out whether a rat would release a fellow rat from an unpleasantly restrictive cage if it could. The answer was yes.
The free rat, occasionally hearing distress calls from its compatriot, learned to open the cage and did so with greater efficiency over time. It would release the other animal even if there wasn’t the...
November 2011
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October 2011
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