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The 17 Equations That Changed The Course Of Humanity

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Max Nisen Mathematician Ian Stewart’s recent book “In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World” takes a close look at some of the most important equations of all time. A great example of the human impact of math is the financial crisis. Black Scholes, number 17 on this list, is a derivative pricing equation that played a role. “It’s actually a fairly simple equation, mathematically speaking,” Professor Stewart…

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Hacking your body: Lance Armstrong and the science of doping

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As reported on The Verge. By Tim Carmody Athletes use drugs, transfusions, and science to perform better. But how do they do it, and how are they caught? By now it’s widely known that Lance Armstrong finally admitted to doping in an interviewwith Oprah Winfrey that will air tonight and tomorrow. Armstrong’s confession is notable in part because no athlete has fought charges of doping as hard as he has, from public denials to libel suits as…

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Eric Schmidt’s daughter reports on creepy North Korea trip, says the country is like ‘The Truman Show’

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As reported on The Verge. By T.C. Sottek After returning from a private mission to North Korea, Eric Schmidt says he sternlywarned North Korean officials that their country risks falling further behind economically without a connection to the global internet, but didn’t elaborate much further on the trip. Schmidt’s daughter Sophie was also with the delegation, and in a lengthy Google Sites post titled “It might not get weirder than this,” she describes a trip full of “highly staged…

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The World’s First 3D-Printed Building Will Arrive In 2014 (And It Looks Awesome)

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JORDAN CROOK Sure, 3D printing is fun and cute. And products like the Makerbot and Form 1 will most certainly disrupt manufacturing, even if it’s only on a small scale. But the possibilities of 3D printing stretch far beyond DIY at-home projects. In fact, it could entirely replace the construction industry. We’ve already seen folks at MIT’s Research Labs working on ways to 3D print the frame of a home in a day, as opposed…

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Wrangler Introduces Moisturizing Jeans

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As reported on Mashable. by Lauren Indvik Lauren Indvik1 day ago Skip the body moisturizer — If you’re suffering from dry legs this winter season, you may want to pick up a pair of Wrangler’s Denim Spa Jeans. The skinny-style jeans have been treated with hydrating oils and butters such as apricot kernel oil, passion fruit oil, rosehip oil and shea butter in an aim to battle cellulite, according to British Vogue. They will go on sale in…

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How to Build Your Credit from Nothing in Six Simple Steps

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As reported on LifeHacker. If you pay your bills on time and have been financially responsible, but have never had a credit card or taken out a loan, your credit history is a blank slate. Lenders use your credit report to make decisions about whether or not to give you a credit card, what that card’s limit should be, or to grant you a loan. But with no credit history, there’s no record of how…

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Rise of the Chromebook: Lenovo is the latest to challenge Windows laptops

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren With aggressive pricing and growing support for Chrome OS, Microsoft has its work cut out Should the lowly Chromebook — once a laughing stock of the PC world — have Microsoft worried? Google first announced its Chrome operating system back in mid-2009, before shipping the first Chromebook laptops with the software preinstalled two years later. At the time the idea of just a web browser for an OS seemed…

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How to Not Suck at Meetings

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As reported on LifeHacker. by Eli Rubel Ok, cool. Meetings. They seem simple enough, right? I mean, you just book the thing, show up at a coffee shop, ask some smart questions, and then on to the next one. Boom. Am I winning, or am I winning? NO. WRONG. TRY AGAIN. That was me two years ago. And the worst part? I thought I was crushing my meetings. Two per day, five days a week—that’s not…

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This Simple Ship Could Let the Chinese Navy Circle the Globe

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As reported on Wired. BY DAVID AXE A Chinese oiler, center, refuels two escort ships. Photo: PLAN via Militaryphotos.net   The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy now has an aircraft carrier, new jet fighters to fly off the flattop and even new submarines and guided-missile destroyers able to protect the refurbished Soviet carrier. And with the successful first sea trials of two new, 590-foot-long fleet oilers — tanker ships designed to keep other vessels fueled, or “replenished,” while…

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Why Lance Armstrong’s Confession Should Make You Worry

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As reported on Wired. BY BRIAN ALEXANDER Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviews cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive, which will air nationally January 17 and 18. Photo: AP/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc./George Burns   Lance-o-Rama has broken out … again. But this time, we’re getting a confession. On air. On Oprah. Tonight. While many people speculate about this being his first step towards redemption, a comeback, a new chapter in the doping arms race,…

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