INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 478

My Dear Friends,

I still hope you will multiply successfully and disseminate INFORMAVORE’s SUNDAY everywhere even if the time

of this type of newsletters is, more or less, over. I am thinking

about how to increase the immediacy of the information I am

sending to the world. But first I want to arrive to issue 500.

You can find many good papers here- especially about thinking

and social sites.

In the real World, the Crisis is still our bad neighbor and the world

is increasingly suffering from chronic Probletence-  but eventually a very resistant dictator was lynched and has learned that the inevitable happens. But not only such things happen and this makes the world really interesting/

Very truly yours,

Peter

SEARCH

INTERNET

 

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2011 — Global, Mobile, and Immersive:

http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2011/10/20/mary-meekers-internet-trends-2011-global-mobile-and-immersive/

SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

  

Use Clicker to track your favorite TV shows:

http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/10/11/track-your-favorite-tv-shows-with-clicker.htm?nl=1

 

50 Kick-Ass Websites You Need to Know About:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1o3DqC/www.maximumpc.com/article/features/50_awesome_websites

                                    

BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

Social Media- video:

http://culturaloffering.com/2011/10/19/social-media.aspx

10 Truths about Social Media & Social Business you need to know: http://thebrandbuilder.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/10-truths-about-social-media-social-business-you-need-to-know/

Wendy Boswell- the social Web: http://websearch.about.com/od/web20/Web_20_The_Best_Web_Sites_and_Services_of_Web_20.htm

Social Media Report: Spending Time, Money and Going Mobile:

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/028557.html#28557

Individual Behavior and Social Influence in Online Social Systems: http://infodocket.com/2011/10/22/conference-paper-individual-behavior-and-social-influence-in-online-social-systems/

A Social-Media Decoder New technology deciphers— and empowers—the millions who talk back to their televisions through the Web:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38910/?nlid=nlweb&nld=2011-10-19

GOOGLE

 

G oogle's Brin touts company's focus and research:

http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_19150854?nclick_check=1

Can Duck Duck go beat Google at search? http://askbobrankin.com/can_duckduckgo_beat_google_at_search.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=IoVettdU88P6SL

How Google’s self driving car works:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-googles-self-driving-car-works

A new look for Gmail:                    http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-look-for-gmail.html

WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

Ambiguous words:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2dgDFm/muse.dillfrog.com/ambiguous_words.php

 

Shakesperae Insult Kit:

http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2011/10/shakespeare-insult-kit.html

Free Audio Books: The Top Eight Websites:

http://websearch.about.com/od/booksandprintedmaterials/tp/Free-Audio-Books-The-Best-Ten-Websites.htm?nl=1

Kindle Fire Review: http://askbobrankin.com/kindle_fire_review.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=J4MgcB_DO8P6SL

 

Reading a Book Versus a Screen: Different Reading Devices, Different Modes of Reading?:                   http://infodocket.com/2011/10/20/reading-a-book-versus-a-screen-different-reading-devices-different-modes-of-reading/

SCIENCE

How Touch and Movement Contribute to the Development of the Brain: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111014080017.htm

 

Young Human-Specific Genes Correlated With Brain Evolution:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019182044.htm

 

Unexplained communication between brain hemispheres without corpus callosum: http://www.feedblitz.com/f/f.fbz?Preview=594480#1

 

IQ Is Not Fixed in the Teenage Brain: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/iq-is-not-fixed-in-the-teenage-b.html?ref=em&elq=a0289ffc61a54d40ac9795253862b5e7

CENtral Science:  http://cenblog.org/

 

A New Discipline Emerges: The Psychology of Science:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020025417.htm

 

New Evidence for the Oldest Oxygen-Breathing Life On Land:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111019181210.htm

Forensic Science Beyond Identification: http://www.forensicaccounting.net/resources/forensic-science-beyond-identification/

Interpreting Bloodstaim Patterns:

http://www.crimescene-forensics.com/Blood_Stains.html

Fingerprinting:

http://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/dusting.html

 

Microbes help giant pandas overcome meat-eating heritage Researchers find the microorganisms that help bears digest bamboo: http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111017/full/news.2011.596.html?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20111018

 

EmTech: Get Ready for a New Human Species Now that we can rewrite the code of life, Darwinian evolution can't stop us, says investor Juan Enriquez:

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/38932/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-10-19

Science shot..an anti-aphrodisiac:

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/10/scienceshot-an-anti-aphrodisiac.html?ref=em&elq=a0289ffc61a54d40ac9795253862b5e7

Researchers reveal baby-killer birds:

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-reveal-baby-killer-birds.html

TECHNOLOGY

Interesting news on Technology, Web and Internet:

http://www.blogsdna.com/about-us/ (I have subscribed to this)

 

A Fish of an Idea.  Analyzing swimming schools of fish inspired a California biophysicist to try to improve the performance of wind turbines:

http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2011/5/a-fish-of-an-idea

 

Plastic Fantastic: The Future of Biodegradables:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111016212021.htm

 

Industrial By-Products Upgraded Into Fuel:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111018084402.htm

Three new developments in creating better grapheme:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/three-new-developments-in-creating-better-graphene

Kinect Turns Any Surface Into a Touch Screen Researchers combine a Kinect sensor with a pico projector to expand the possibilities for interactive screens.: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38933/?nlid=nlcomp&nld=2011-10-19

 

Seeing Through Walls: New Radar Technology Provides Real-Time Video of What’s Going On Behind Solid Walls:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111018102703.htm

EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

Why the  Scientific Revolution Happened:

http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/curiouser-and-curiouser

Use the Khan Academy to learn almost anything for free:

http://websearch.about.com/b/2011/10/10/use-the-khan-academy-to-learn-almost-anything-for-free.htm?nl=1

Musical aptitude relates to reading ability: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111016212019.htm

 

Infographic – The Science of Peer Pressure:

http://1bog.org/blog/infographic-the-science-of-peer-pressure/

Forgetting Is Part of Remembering::

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111018111938.htm

Geography quizzes:

http://www.jetpunk.com/travel-quizzes.php

The 50 coleest fictional cities:

http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2011/10/the-50-coolest-fictional-cities#1

The cave of Chauvet-Pomt-D’Arc: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/index.html

Thinking Europe without thinking

Neo-colonial discourse on and in the western Balkans:

http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2011-09-22-petrovic-en.html

Nuanced thinking:

http://news.increasebrainpower.com/nuanced-thinking/

 

Why We're at War With Ourselves: Understanding Racism as an Introduction to Psychology: http://bigthink.com/ideas/40646

Unnecessary Illusions and the Truth about Procrastination: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dont-delay/201110/unnecessary-illusions-and-the-truth-about-procrastination

…a thousand words:                            http://culturaloffering.com/2011/10/20/--a-thousand-words.aspx

The psychology of bribery:

http://news.increasebrainpower.com/the-psychology-of-bribery/

 

Why Does God Love Beards?A discussion of facial hair in world religions:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/10/many_religions_require_their_men_to_grow_beards_why_does_god_lik.html.

BUSINESS

Telling the truth is not a marketing sin: http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2011/nt-2011-10-17-Truth-advertising.htm

Learning not to compete:

http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2011/08/learning-not-to-compete.html

 

How to Punish Corporate Wrongdoers to Deter Bad Behavior

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111014095629.htm

Learning, changing and thinking:

http://www.jarche.com/2011/10/learning-changing-and-thinking/

 

Competing for the Global Middle Class Three types of companies are jockeying for position in emerging economies, seeking to capture the loyalty of billions of new consumers:

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11309?gko=b77ce&cid=20111018enews

Leadership emerges from network culture: http://www.jarche.com/2011/10/leadership-emerges-from-network-culture/

13 tips for setting performance:

http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2011/10/13-tips-for-setting-performance.html

Nice- the future is a lake (not  river): http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2011/10/wwthe-future-is-a-lake-not-a-river/

Larry Summers: Conscience is the Knowledge That Someone is Watching: http://bigthink.com/ideas/40292

There’s Enough Math in Finance Already. What’s Missing is Imagination. http://bigthink.com/ideas/40649?page=all

Creativity is a vital skill for leaders:                                   http://people-equation.com/creativity-is-a-vital-skill-for-leaders/

Get things done:

http://culturaloffering.com/2011/10/21/get-things-done.aspx

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Hidden Genetic Influence on Cancer Discovered: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111013121514.htm

Bioengineering to Generate Healthy Skin: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017075511.htm

Molecules to Medicine: Clinical Trials for Beginners:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/10/06/molecules-to-medicine-clinical-trials-for-beginners/

 

Drunkorexia:' A Recipe for Disaster:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017171506.htm

FOOD & COOKING

 

All for one aim: Multi-pronged approach to fight hunger:

http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/all-for-one-aim-multi-pronged-approach-to-fight-hunger/

 

Agricultural Development Key to Ending Hunger in Africa:

http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/agricultural-development-key-to-ending-hunger-in-africa/

 

Global Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Rise:

http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/global-meat-production-and-consumption-continue-to-rise/

 

A Global Plan for Sustainable Agriculture: http://www.fastcompany.com/1789038/a-global-plan-for-sustainable-agriculture

Laser Makes Sure Food Is Fresh:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020084821.htm

 

Taste buds- complementary flavors (visualization): http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/taste-buds/

Food Without Preservatives -- Thanks to Self-Cleaning Equipment:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017092342.htm

MISCELLANEA

 

Psychopathic Killers: Computerized Text Analysis Uncovers the Word Patterns of a Predator

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111014145114.htm

 

You Tube Insult Generator:

http://www.holovaty.com/youtube-insult-generator/

SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

A Brief History of Malware; The First 25 Years:

http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/A-Brief-History-Of-Malware-The-First-25-Years.htm?nl=1

 

Six most memoravble viru s mistakes: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/tp/antivirusmistakes.htm?nl=1

 

Debunking Antivirus Conspiracy Theories

The Business Side of Malware

http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/malwarebusiness.htm?nl=1

 

The Criminal Cloud Criminals are using cloud computing to share information and to superpower their hacking techniques: http://www.technologyreview.com/business/38720/?nlid=nlbus&nld=2011-10-21

 

New Malware Brings Cyberwar One Step Closer Stuxnet-like code found on industrial machines in Europe may have performed reconnaissance in preparation for attack:. http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38955/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-10-21

 

Smartphone malware could identify words typed on nearby keyboards:                                   http://www.gizmag.com/spiphone-identifies-keyboard-typing/20220/

 

Top 10 Best Free Online Virus Scanners

http://savedelete.com/top-10-best-free-online-virus-scanners.html

  

WiFi

Droid bionic Review:  http://askbobrankin.com/droid_bionic_review.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=J6_ES0hPu8P6SL

 

New Google Smart Phone Recognizes Your Face The Galaxy Nexus phone includes face unlocking, improved voice recognition, and touch-sharing.

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38934/?nlid=nldly&nld=2011-10-20