Friday, June 14, 2013

Predator: The Musical

Predator: "The Musical".



"If it bleeds, we can kill it!" (Via Ari Armstrong.)

Whole Genome Scans Revealing Too Much?

NPR: "Whole Genome Scans Could Reveal Too Much".

I agree there are challenges for both doctors and patients dealing with new information that could change their medical management.  But in the long run, I believe this could be an enormous benefit for patients.

Forbes Thumbs-Up to New MacBook Air

Forbes: "New MacBook Air Is A Winner".

Update: Link was broken before -- now fixed!

American CyberWar?

Wired: "NSA Snooping Was Only the Beginning. Meet the Spy Chief Leading Us Into Cyberwar".

Detailed story by James Bamford.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Bayes And DNA

Slate on DNA math: "If police find a genetic 'match,' that doesn't mean they have the right suspect".

Snowden's Motives?

Forbes has this roundup: "Why NSA IT Guy Edward Snowden Leaked Top Secret Documents".

The Science of Situs Inversus

Intersting NYT article on the science of situs inversus, the unusual medical condition where people develop with total left-right reversal of their internal organs (e.g., heart on the right side, liver on the left side, etc.)

Design Features of iOS 7

Interesting new design features of iOS 7.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Extreme Atoms

"Giant, Heavy and Hollow: Physicists Create Extreme Atoms. Atoms are being stretched, stripped and contorted to new and bizarre limits"

Burner Privacy App for Smartphones

"Burner is a privacy layer for your iPhone or Android, providing disposable phone numbers at the push of a button". (Via Alex Knapp.)

More information on their iTunes page.(Note: I haven't tried this app myself, but I thought I'd pass the link along.)

Human-Scale Invisibility Cloak Unveiled

MIT Technology Review: "Human-Scale Invisibility Cloak Unveiled"

Scientists Hide Communications Using A Hole In Time

Alex Knapp: "Take That, NSA - Scientists Hide Communications Using A Hole In Time"