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Why we raised $17mmmedium.com
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'Brain' In A Dish Acts As Autopilot, Living Computersciencedaily.com
A University of Florida scientist has grown a living "brain" that can fly a simulated plane, giving scientists a novel way to observe how brain cells function as a network. -
Lending Club Can Be a Better Bank Than the Banksbloombergview.com
If Lending Club were a bank, it would look like a risky bank. Fortunately it's not a bank. -
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How the Science of Swarms Can Help Us Fight Cancer and Predict the Future | Science | WIREDwired.com
Thanks to new observation technologies, powerful software, and statistical methods, the mechanics of collectives are being revealed. Indeed, enough physicists, biologists, and engineers have gotten involved that the science itself seems to be hitting a... -
career - What's a mathematician to do? - MathOverflowmathoverflow.net
I have to apologize because this is not the normal sort of question for this site, but there have been times in the past where MO was remarkably helpful and kind to undergrads with similar types of -
Grading Teachers, With Data From Classnytimes.com
Panorama Education, aided by prominent tech investors, is refining student feedback through innovative data collection. School systems are embracing the concept. -
Google Hires Leading Researcher to Build a Quantum Computer | MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com
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Generative eBook Coversnypl.org
Here at NYPL Labs we’re working on an ebook-borrowing and reading app. This post explores automated ways for creating covers for public-domain ebooks. - facebook.github.io
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Invasion of the Viking women unearthedcontent.usatoday.com
So much for Hagar the Horrible. Viking women may have have outnumbered men moving to England in the medieval era, suggests a look at ancient burials. -
The worst Amazon horror story I have ever heard | FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) Masteryfbamastery.com
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Calico, Google's Anti-Aging Company, Announces New Research Facilitybits.blogs.nytimes.com
A Google-backed biotech company plans to build a new Bay Area-based facility to research diseases that afflict the elderly, such as neurodegeneration and cancer. -
Michael Bloomberg to Return to Lead Company He Foundednytimes.com
Michael R. Bloomberg will reassume the leadership of his business empire only eight months after ending his final term as mayor of New York. - blog.rescale.com
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Perdue Says Its Hatching Chicks Are Off Antibioticsnpr.org
Perdue Farms, one of the country's largest suppliers of chicken meat, says its hatcheries are working better now without antibiotics. Public health advocates call it "a big step" forward.