Recently a YouTube video explaining the biochemistry of sugar has elevated public awareness of thousands of Americans enough to question heir intake. Much of the research, this speaker notes, points to sugar as a direct toxin, including more recent discoveries on its effect on insulin signaling and cancer. Of course anthropologists have long documented the…
Colleges are limiting access to social media during classes due to concerns about impacts on learning. Tangled in an endless web of distractions – Boston.com. Related articles Viral Marketing in 2013 Hinges on Content Creation, Social Media (prweb.com) Tangled FX for iOS – Unique New Photo Effect – Currently #35 in Photo (themactrack.com) Oh what…
The demand for health IT specialists is now so acute that George Washington University and other schools are offering scholarships for their training programs. This is a workforce development program offering tuition assistance of up to $10,000 by The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of The National Coordinator. The intention of this…
Pretty nice blog about entrepreneurship and related things.. Startup Blender | Entrepreneurship, startups, strategy & marketing. Related articles Fifty Top Startups to be Recognized in Startup Open Competition During Global Entrepreneurship Week (kauffman.org) Kauffman Foundation Partners with Startup Weekend to Help Educate Entrepreneurs (kauffman.org) Startup Weekend: Solving the Jobs Crisis Begins With Empowering One Another…
Another top quality school bringing engineering, technology and science education online. Purdue Online Master of Engineering Program – Online Master in Engineering Programs. Related articles Purdue: New concrete may lengthen bridge lifespan (posttrib.suntimes.com) Purdue researchers win $14.5 million NSF grant to take nanoHUB.org to next level (nanotech-now.com) Can Engineers and Scientists…
Sebastian Junger – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Very interesting author who is trained as an anthropologist and has a theory that people’s lives are too complex and thus they crave the simplicity of natural disasters and tragic events such as war which creats bonds and a sense of grounding. Related articles Sebastian Junger launches medical…
HomeExchange.com. This got great reviews in the Boston Globe. Save on hotels and rentals while traveling and see the world from an anthro perspective. Related articles Time To Get Away? Plan the Perfect Escape at The Boston Globe Travel Show on February 8-10, 2013 (prweb.com) How to save money while seeing the world (getrichslowly.org) Home…
Just when many were convinced of the futility of AI in the immediate future, an interesting article in Wired shows just how embedded it is in our everyday life, from flash trading to self driving cars, fraud detection and more. The difference? Let computers accomplish tasks we don’t want to do their own way instead…
The recent address by Obama was both very well delivered and full of important content on the strategic direction our country needs to take. The President highlighted the importance of expanding our investments in clean technology, biotechnology, IT and education, while trimming inefficiencies in other areas of the economy with unclear outcomes such as…
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ExL Pharmaceutical Conferences | Pharmaceutical Meetings | Pharmaceutical Events I have spoken at these conferences and they do a great job of staying abreast of the latest in digital media, KM and health informatics in pharma and life sciences. Related articles Commercial Effectiveness Of Pharmaceutical Sales And Marketing Conference, 27-28 August 2012, Boston, MA (medicalnewstoday.com)…
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