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A day at Genius Camp: getting dumb in Einstein’s paradise

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As reported on The Verge. By Katie Drummond Dispatches from the Institute for Advanced Study, home to the world’s smartest people My eyes are glazing over. It’s been less than 10 minutes since I slinked into the last row of chairs inside this makeshift outdoor auditorium, where a young woman with a tightly-bound ponytail and a sharp German accent is motoring through a series of PowerPoint slides. Holomorphic modular forms. A partition of a positive integer n. Ramanujan…

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In-Depth Photos of Mexico’s Cartel Violence Go Beyond the Bodies

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As reported on Wired. BY JAKOB SCHILLER Tens of thousands of young people from the #yosoy132 movement and other civil society organizations marched in Mexico City to protest what they consider a “large number of anomalies, electoral crimes and violent acts” one day after the general elections for president. In the image, youth express their dissatisfaction with the PRI’s national executive committee. Mexico City. July 2, 2012. Members of the student movement #yosoy132 gather in the…

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Timothy Leary-developed video games found in New York Public Library archive

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As reported on Engadget. By Timothy J. Seppala  The New York Public Library recently discovered a treasure trove of video games in its archives created by psychedelic evangelist Timothy Leary. Over 375 floppies (talk about flashbacks) containing a “dozen or so” games developed by the LSD-advocate in the ’80s — some are playable via emulation — are now on display in the library’s rare books and manuscripts division, according to The New York Times. The good doctor’s digital works had…

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The Ambient Economy

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS Access to information is addictive. The moment we have more of it – and more of it available at opportune times – the more we crave. I learned this first-hand when I began wearing a Pebblesmartwatch in earnest. While I’ve long rejected the idea that a smartwatch is a valuable addition to the infonaut’s arsenal, I now realize that being able to see, at a glance, who is calling,…

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IS TECHNOLOGY SCRAMBLING MY BABY’S BRAIN?

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As reported on The Verge. By Ben Popper Our collective obsession can both hurt and help I reached the breaking point, as many parents do, about two and a half months in. My newborn son, Oliver, was hitting a phase where his five senses were really coming online. The mere act of being awake was often overstimulating; sometimes he would start to cry when we turned on a bright light or closed a door too loudly.…

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GetInspired365 Is A Discovery Site For Inspirational Videos

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As reported on TechCrunch. by CATHERINE SHU An industry has blossomed around people hungry for a quick hit of motivation.TED talks, Do Lectures and sites like Brainy Quote all exist to provide inspirational content for the time-strapped. GetInspired365 wants to draw visitors by showcasing upbeat videos sourced from around the Internet. Its founders hope that users will not only be inspired to achieve their own goals, but also to order a similar site from GetInspired’s Web design and hosting service. GetInspired365 was self-funded…

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Great White Sharks Feast at the Seal Buffet Before Heading Out to Sea

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As reported on Wired. BY JOE HANSON Juvenile great white shark on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder   Before hitting the road for a long drive, it’s a good idea to fill up the gas tank. Before great white sharks set out on their great migrations, they do the same. Only instead of unleaded, they fuel up on fat, young seals. Using satellite data from tagged great white sharks, scientists determined…

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All Good Things

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As reported on Engadget. By Tim Stevens I still remember the comments on my welcome letter when I took over the site on a sunny day in early 2011. It was beautiful outside and here I was sweating bullets in a tiny NYC hotel room, watching the reaction in comments and elsewhere. Needless to say there was more than a little hate, but there was so much warmth and optimism and welcome it really powered me through what…

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The Plight Of The Intrapreneur, Or How To Be An Innovator From Within.

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON At Startup Festival in Montreal this week, one of the noteworthy pieces of data so far is how many non-startup folks are attending workshops ostensibly designed for startups. Ben Yoskovitz and Alistair Croll went out of their way to direct part of their talk regarding their book Lean Analytics to attendees who might want to take steps to innovate, but are doing so within an established business as “intrapreneurs” instead of from the vantage…

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Into the murky waters: hundreds brave New York City’s East River for annual swim

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As reported on The Verge. By Adrianne Jeffries Sewage isn’t enough to stop everyone Swimmers at the starting line in Brooklyn Bridge Park. On Sunday morning, 400 or so swimmers dove off the banks of Brooklyn for the annual Brooklyn Bridge Swim, a sprint across the East River to a tiny, rocky beach on the Manhattan side. It’s a short swim, but it takes guts: most New Yorkers think of the East River as a stinky,…

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