Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Google's algorithm to "identify which of its 20,000 employees are most likely to quit." (Via Drudge).
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
"Microbot controls swarm of bacteria":
...The solar panel-equipped device sizes up to about 300 x 300 microns, and using a sensor to detect nearby pH levels, it's been shown as capable of controlling a swarm of 3,000 bacteria using electromagnetic pulses.
Monday, May 18, 2009
"The Spatial Distribution of the Seven Deadly Sins within Nevada and Nationwide." (Via Cool Infographics.)
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, May 08, 2009
Air Force version of Windows.
Update: Bruce Schneier points to this response from Microsoft claiming that there are factual errors in the story.
Update: Bruce Schneier points to this response from Microsoft claiming that there are factual errors in the story.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Off topic: PajamasMedia.com has just published my latest OpEd on health care policy, "Health Care Reform vs. Universal Health Care".
Monday, May 04, 2009
Saturday, May 02, 2009
People cannot distinguish dog food from pâté:
(Via Neuroworld.)
...In a double-blind test, subjects were presented with five unlabeled blended meat products, one of which was the prepared dog food. After ranking the samples on the basis of taste, subjects were challenged to identify which of the five was dog food. Although 72% of subjects ranked the dog food as the worst of the five samples in terms of taste (Newell and MacFarlane multiple comparison, P<0.05), subjects were not better than random at correctly identifying the dog food.Here the link to the original paper.
(Via Neuroworld.)
Friday, May 01, 2009
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