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The Future of Brain Implants – WSJ.com
What would you give for a retinal chip that let you see in the dark or for a next-generation cochlear implant that let you hear any conversation in a noisy restaurant, no matter how loud? Or for a memory chip,… Continue reading
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Why Income Inequality Is Going to Get Catastrophically Worse
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Inequality is endemic to the core structure of an America that operates more as a plutocracy than a democracy. See on www.alternet.org Continue reading
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Elysia chlorotica, a solar-powered sea slug is an energy-efficient gene thief
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Elysia chlorotica is a “solar-powered” marine sea slug that sequesters and retains photosynthetically active chloroplasts from the algae it eats and, remarkably, has incorporated algal genes into its own genetic code. It is emerald… Continue reading
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Venice votes on split from Rome
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah PerceptionsA referendum begins in Venice and the surrounding region on whether to become independent from Italy. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: There are quite a few regions around the globe where citizens are discussing true regional… Continue reading
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Gertrude Stein Gets a Snarky Rejection Letter from Publisher (1912)
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah PerceptionsGertrude Stein considered herself an experimental writer and wrote what The Poetry Foundation calls ‘dense poems and fictions, often devoid of plot or dialogue,’ with the result being that ‘commercial publishers slighted her experimental writings…See… Continue reading
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The Reason Songs Have Choruses
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah PerceptionsThe secret lies in how your brain processes sound: People love repetition.See on www.theatlantic.com Continue reading
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Here are some of the best tweets mocking the “White Man March”
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Twitter righteously and hilariously mocks a bunch of aggrieved white supremacists See on www.salon.com Continue reading
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The Unexpected Way Philosophy Majors Are Changing The World Of Business
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions Dr. Damon Horowitz quit his technology job and go a Ph.D. in philosophy — and he thinks you should too. “If you are at all disposed to question what’s around you, you’ll start to… Continue reading
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A Sneak Peek At The Comic Book MOOC Get a Grasp – moocnewsandreviews.com
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions A preview of the Comic Book MOOC, Get a Grasp! A Primer Course for Getting Your Comic Started, which starts March 23. Interview with Patrick Yurick, CEO of Making Comics (dotcom) and one of… Continue reading
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Revolutionaries add new social media networks to tech toolkit
See on Scoop.it – Pahndeepah Perceptions With increasing surveillance concerns in places like Ukraine, how are protesters using technology to ensure private, secure communication? See on www.pbs.org Continue reading
