-
digest.bps.org.uk
-
Twitter and What Might Have Been - stratechery by Ben Thompsonstratechery.com
Twitter made the right decision about Meerkat and Periscope, and about 3rd party developers in 2012. One does wonder, though, what might have been -
stories.californiasunday.com
-
Oh, Canada: Surprise loser in US-EU trade dealpolitico.eu
Controversy over TTIP threatens to delay ratification on a smaller pact with Canada -
Government Releases Massive Trove of Data on Doctors’ Prescribing Patternspropublica.org
The move follows a ProPublica investigation showing that Medicare did little to find dangerous prescribing by doctors to seniors and the disabled. It is also part of the government’s new push to bring transparency to taxpayer-supported medical care. -
news.ycombinator.com
-
Wearing a Suit Makes You Think Differentlytheatlantic.com
Formalwear elicits feelings of power, which change some mental processes. -
jacobinmag.com
-
The Measure of All Masshuffingtonpost.com
The kilogram is the last unit that is currently being determined by a physical object as a standard. The change in 2018 will not mean much to most of us, but redefining the kilogram in terms of physical constants means that it is not likely to change... -
Judge throws out United Airlines lawsuit against 22-year-oldmoney.cnn.com
Aktarer Zaman was sued by United Airlines for his website Skiplagged.com. A Chicago court dismissed the case Friday. -
Gut Feelings--the "Second Brain" in Our Gastrointestinal Systems [Excerpt]scientificamerican.com
There is a superhighway between the brain and GI system that holds great sway over humans -
More trees than there were 100 years ago? It's true!mnn.com
Protection and responsible harvesting are the reasons behind the success story. -
github.com
-
Entanglement in a Quantum Annealing Processorjournals.aps.org
D-wave computers are designed to implement a single quantum algorithm called quantum annealing. Are these computers really quantum? Researchers have found strong evidence that qubits in a processor running the algorithm are entangled quantum mechanically. -
news.ycombinator.com
-
mattermark.com
-
What's wrong with financeeconomist.com
BOTH financiers and economists still get the blame for the 2007-2009 financial crisis: the first group for causing it and the second for not predicting it. As it... -
github.com
-
19 reasons why technologists don't want to work at your government agency » Ben Balterben.balter.com
If you want to attract technical talent to your agency, focus on building an environment that supports innovation and innovators. -
dustycloud.org
