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New Year’s Resolutions and the Science of Willpower - Facts So Romantic - Nautilusnautil.us
The “marshmallow experiment” has become a famous way to measure the self-control of children. (This is a version of the test made… -
Through Art and Forensics, Faces of Unidentified Victims Emergenytimes.com
New York Academy of Art students, working with the city medical examiner’s office, are sculpting faces on the skulls of 11 unidentified crime victims. - news.ycombinator.com
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Four Ways to a Practical Code Reviewmethodsandtools.com
How to make code review not a heavyweight inspection process but a practical software quality assurance technique, including pair programming usage. -
Tighter Control Over Your Referrersblog.mozilla.org
The purpose of the HTTP Referer (sic) header is to help sites figure out where their traffic comes from. However, as the Web got more ... -
Pedometer: Analog Dialogue: Analog Devicesanalog.com
Pedometers that use MEMS inertial sensors and sophisticated software to accurately detect steps can encourage individuals to get fit and lose weight. Small, low-cost, low-power MEMS sensors allow pedometers to be integrated into music players and mobil... -
WhatsApp Comes To The Desktoptechcrunch.com
Are you one of the 600 million people on WhatsApp? Do you grow tired of having to type all of your messages through your phone? Good news! There's now a.. - jonathandub.in
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What's the probability that an n-digit palindrome chosen at random is divisible by 11?gottwurfelt.com
James Tanton asked in a tweet: what's the probability that an n-digit palindrome chosen at random is divisible by 11? This depends heavily on $n$. In particular, if $n$ is even, the probability is ... -
Microsoft officially announces Project Spartan, its new web browser for Windows 10theverge.com
A number of recent reports have suggested that Microsoft was ready to move past Internet Explorer and introduce a new browser, code-named Spartan, to the world. Now, Microsoft has made that... -
Our Exclusive Hands-On With Microsoft's Unbelievable New Holographic Goggles | WIREDwired.com
The prototype is amazing. It amplifies the special powers that Kinect introduced, using a small fraction of the energy. Project HoloLens’ key achievement—realistic holograms—works by tricking your brain into seeing light as matter. - actu.epfl.ch
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Microsoft announces Windows Holographic with HoloLens headsettheverge.com
Microsoft has just revealed its next great innovation: Windows Holographic! It's an augmented reality experience that employs a headset, much like all the VR goggles that are currently rising in... -
A Principled Revolutionarydaniellefong.com
Laura Schewel, someone who has been a personal inspiration to me, and who has been an amazing friend, has been named by MIT Technology Review as one of the world's top 35 innovators under 35. She's... - pitt.edu
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MIT researchers find where visual memories are madenewsoffice.mit.edu
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Innovation More Than Another App: How Wilson Sonsini Lawyer Turned YC Partner Carolynn Levy Is Revolutionizing Startup Investingabovethelaw.com
Y Combinator is constantly rethinking and solving industry-wide problems, not only problems affecting their portfolio companies. Former Wilson Sonsini lawyer and current YC partner Carolynn Levy gives us an inside view into innovation. -
Innovation More Than Another App: How Wilson Sonsini Lawyer Turned YC Partner Carolynn Levy Is Revolutionizing Startup Investingabovethelaw.com
Y Combinator is constantly rethinking and solving industry-wide problems, not only problems affecting their portfolio companies. Former Wilson Sonsini lawyer and current YC partner Carolynn Levy gives us an inside view into innovation.