Author: timbatchelder
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The Landfillharmonic
Source: The Landfillharmonic
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Moral Pioneers: the Anthropology of Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome
Prenatal testing is changing who gets born and who doesn’t. This is just the beginning. Source: Prenatal Testing and the Future of Down Syndrome – The Atlantic
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Peter Turchin uses data and text mining to uncover patterns in human history showing risk of overproduction of elites
A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies. He has bad news. Source: Can History Predict the Future? – The Atlantic
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Joseph Henrich explores WEIRD societies that make people more analytical, individualistic, impersonal
argues these cultures make people more analytical, individualistic, impersonal Source: Joseph Henrich explores WEIRD societies – Harvard Gazette
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The US Government Will Pay Healthcare Organizations to Use These AI Algorithms
The artificial intelligence programs can diagnose eye disease in diabetics and complications in stroke patients. Source: The US Government Will Pay Doctors to Use These AI Algorithms | WIRED
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Resume Parser CEOs’ advice for your resume
Get expert resume writing advice from CEOs at the top 5 resume parsing companies. Learn how parsing works and how you can get the most from your resume. Source: Resume Parser CEOs’ advice for your resume
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Voters Rejecting the War on Drugs Is a Win for Public Health
On Tuesday, several states passed ballot measures to relax drug laws. That’s not just a criminal justice victory. Source: Voters Rejecting the War on Drugs Is a Win for Public Health | WIRED
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How to Dress for the Apocalypse
The characters in end-of-days films like “Children of Men,” “The Road” and “Snowpiercer” dress quite a lot like we do now. That should really make us worry. Source: How to Dress for the Apocalypse – WSJ
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Sleep Accuracy: Garmin loses, Fitbit wins in scientific study
the5krunner: Sleep Accuracy: Garmin loses, Fitbit wins in scientific study. https://the5krunner.com/2020/10/31/sleep-accuracy-garmin-loses-fitbit-wins-in-scientific-study/
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These 4 Schools Created Outdoor Classrooms. Take a Look.
The New York Times: These 4 Schools Created Outdoor Classrooms. Take a Look.. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/us/outdoor-classroom-design.html
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The No-Code Generation is arriving
TechCrunch: The No-Code Generation is arriving. https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/26/the-no-code-generation-is-arriving/
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Evolutionary anthropology of a pandemic: enhancing our social impulses, during times of peak transmissibility
Credit: Jeff Berlin COVID-19 and America’s response to it are likely to profoundly affect our families, work lives, relationships and gender roles for years, say 12 prominent scientists and authors who analyzed 90 research studies and used their expertise to evaluate our reaction to the pandemic and predict its aftermath.… Source: Birthrates, marriage will…
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