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  • Supernormal Stimuli: evolutionary basis of human behavior

    Book Review: Supernormal Stimuli – WSJ.com. Awesome new book on evolutionary anthropological basis of behavior Related articles How Technology is Like Bug Sex (psychologytoday.com) Nir Eyal: How Technology Is Like Bug Sex (huffingtonpost.com)

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  • You are not a gadget

    Interesting book against the increasingly reductionist view of our lives Rage against the machine – Boston.com. Related articles Infographic: CEO Gadgets (ceo.com) This Sleep Gadget Is A Right Lark (time4sleep.com) Is ‘Gadget Paranoia’ Blowing Your Buzz? (businessinsider.com)

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  • Many computers cannot understand males

    Hilarious but kinda interesting linguistically. BBC News – Computers find male voices ‘harder to recognise’. Related articles Laptop Overheating May Lead to Male Infertility (babyzone.com) Are male smokers penalised when it comes to buying life insurance? (pinnaclelife.co.nz) Understanding the Symptoms and Solutions of Male Breast Tenderness (breastcancer.answers.com) Little Boys and Buddies: Why Male Friendships Matter…

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  • Sign in to read: The writing on the cave wall

    Sign in to read: The writing on the cave wall – life – 17 February 2010 – New Scientist.  The origin of all languages. The universal pictographic code from 30,000 years ago. Related articles Ancient pictographs from Montana state park break off, fall from cave wall (missoulian.com) The Man Cave (sprayfoamdirect.com) Kryptonite Cave (birthdayinabox.com) A…

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  • Text Mining: The Intersection of Content & BI

    Good overview of the use of text mining for BI. Text Mining: The Intersection of Content & BI – Software – Information Management – Informationweek. Related articles Text Mining Allows Marketers to Listen More Carefully to Web Chatter (daveibsen.typepad.com) How To Write an Academic Paper in Text Mining (datamining.typepad.com) Market Leader Linguamatics Awarded Funding for…

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  • Digital Anthropologists define human use of technology

    Great profile of the new breed of scientists mixing anthropology and engineering to improve our understanding of human usage of new technology Digital Anthropologist – Forbes.com.

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  • Trimpin: sound artist, kinetic sculptor and composer

          Trimpin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Trimpin is a Seattle, Washington-based[1] kinetic sculptor,[2] sound artist,[1] musician, and composer. Check him out.     Related articles   Trimpin’s high-tech whimsy takes over Seattle’s Winston Wächter (seattletimes.com) Currently Hanging: Trimpin’s Thomas Kinkade Peep Show (slog.thestranger.com) Kinetic toothpick sculpture of San Francisco (boingboing.net) My Positive Perspective Hosts Broadcast…

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  • Topix: Crowd sourced news portal

    Topix: Your town. Your news. Your take.. Related articles LightArrow Announces Online Productivity Portal for its LifeTopix Calendar App (prweb.com) LightArrow Updates the LifeTopix App with Freehand Notes, Streamlined Agenda and Other Major Enhancements (prweb.com) LightArrow Announces Upcoming Sync Enhancements to LifeTopix App Utilizing Dropbox and Google Drive (prweb.com) LifeTopix App Review (forums.crackberry.com) Topix won’t…

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  • Using Census data for life science intelligence

    Many government resources are a great way to gather intelligence for life science companies: Census Bureau Homepage. Related articles New Microdata from the Census Bureau (kauffman.org) New Data from Census Points to Falling Job Creation (kauffman.org) Kauffman Foundation-Funded U.S. Census Bureau Data Highlight Importance of Business Startups to Job Creation in the U.S. (kauffman.org)

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  • Competitive Intelligence: Fuld & Company

    Listening to interesting presentations by principles of this company on life science CI: The Global Leader in Competitive Intelligence │ Fuld & Company. Related articles Competitive Intelligence System Success Factors (billives.typepad.com) Competitive Intel Analyst, Horizon Blue Cross – NJ (sla-divisions.typepad.com) The Real Deal: Jim Fowler on Competitive Intelligence. Or If they ask you, you didnt…

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  • SleepCoach: Web based ethnographic approach for insomnia

    This is a good idea: a web based method to deliver cognitive therapy for insomnia. I’ve also looked at something called the ZEO which tracks your movements too. There is Mac software that uses the Mac’s webcam and an infrared light to do the same which I have tried. Welcome to the new SleepCoach. Related…

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  • Muziic: Get access to YouTube music without having to search through thousands of pet tricks

    Get access to YouTube music without having to search through thousands of pet tricks. Muziic – Free on-demand music, internet radio and more! – The YouTube Media Player – YouTube Music. Related articles Layne Publications Introduces New YouTube Video Channel for Bluegrass Music Enthusiasts (prweb.com) Egypt court orders YouTube blocked for a month (news.yahoo.com)

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