DEAR READERS,
This issue, No 494 of my newsletter is especially informative, first of all for those who think that the BRAIN is an organ of great importance- many good writings about brain.
A actually two analyses of the feedback- to my appeal regarding
my 20 Rules of Problem Solving made accessible in as many languages as possible- see http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com/2012/02/problem-solving-quasi-desperate-appeal.html 5 days from launching this.
FIRST ANALYSIS: the situation is excellent, we have already the texts in Swedish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Polish; many promises, wonderful contacts with people and cultures.
SECOND ANALYSIS: Taking in account these:
e.g. the fact that we have no translations in all the Great languages spoken by hundreds of millions of people- the situation is a complete catastrophe. My appeal is therefore not more quasi-. just desperate. PLEASE HELP! People of all languages unite
to solve your problems!
Peter
SEARCH
INTERNET
A New Net. A startup called Nicira is launching a product today with the audacious goal of making all Internet services smarter, faster, and cheaper: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/39631/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-02-06
Tim Berners-Lee takes the stand to keep the Web free: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/tim-berners-lee-patent/
Tanya Kalyan (Global) -The Rise of the App Internet: http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/459/tanya-kalyan-global-the-rise-app-internet
SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.
Search Engines & Opinions: Just How Trustworthy Are Search Results?: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2139910/Search-Engines-Opinions-Just-How-Trustworthy-Are-Search-Results
The Neuroscience Of Search & Conversion: http://searchengineland.com/the-neuroscience-of-search-conversion-109950
Eight ways to find links on the Web:
Wolfram, a Search Engine, Finds Answers Within Itself: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/technology/wolfram-a-search-engine-finds-answers-within-itself.html
Forget Search Engines: Web 3.0 Is a Knowledge Engine: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42339
Data Analysis for the People. Wolfram Alpha can now analyze data you provide, so you can do things like map out your e-mail relationships: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/39671/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-02-08
No, Google is not the only search engine:
From the excellent Ask Leo- How do download accelerators work?:
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_download_accelerators_work.html?awt_l=5e6_J&awt_m=JmiCAIFaCZdfbL
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES
The Social Web: http://websearch.about.com/od/web20/Web_20_The_Best_Web_Sites_and_Services_of_Web_20.htm
Volunia, A Social Search Engine, Says The Web Has Come Alive:
How to Predict the Spread of News on Twitter. Computer scientists have discovered the four factors that make news stories popular on Twitter: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27555/?nlid=nlweb&nld=2012-02-08
How Twitter May Save Democratic Society: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42342
Student's brainchild going live. Fipeo's goal: Uniting people through video: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/feb/06/students-brainchild-going-live/
GOOGLE
The human search engine: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/techandgadgets/article-24033418-the-human-search-engine.do
GooReader: When you need Google Books to go:
Interesting Quotes From Google’s Search Lead, Amit Singhal: http://searchengineland.com/interesting-quotes-from-googles-search-lead-amit-singhal-110721
Chrome – faster browsing, safer downloading: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/faster-browsing-safer-downloading.html
Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page preloads: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224085/Google_ships_Chrome_17_touts_more_malware_alerts_and_page_preloads
Report: Google+ & The +1 Button Are Seeing Gigantic Growth In The US: http://marketingland.com/report-google-the-1-button-are-seeing-gigantic-growth-in-the-us-5695
WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES
The Daily Pangram: http://dailypangram.tumblr.com/how
The e-Reader — an Educational or an Entertainment Tool? e-Readers in an Academic Setting: http://infodocket.com/2012/02/11/new-article-the-e-reader-an-educational-or-an-entertainment-tool-e-readers-in-an-academic-setting/
SCIENCE
What Makes the Human Mind Unique?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/18619
How to map the 100 billion neurons in the brain: http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-map-the-100-billion-neurons-in-the-brain
It's Not Solitaire: Brain Activity Differs When One Plays Against Others: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120206143948.htm
Metaphors Make Brains Touchy Feely: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/metaphors-make-brains-touchy-fee.html?ref=em
Thanks to Science, a Better Definition of Consciousness http://bigthink.com/ideas/42308
Why People Can Hold Visual Information in Great Detail in Their Working Memory: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120206143817.htm
Hearing Metaphors Activates Brain Regions Involved in Sensory Experience: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203182623.htm
The Brain in Love: http://neurology.about.com/od/NervousSystem/a/The-Brain-In-Love.htm?nl=1
Memory Strengthened by Stimulating Key Site in Brain: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120208180057.htm
Breakthrough in Understanding Ultrafast Magnetism: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201092910.htm
The Secret of Ant Transportation Networks Just how ants create the highly efficient network of trails around their nests has never been fully understood. Now researchers think they've cracked it:
Jumping spiders zoom in with green light: http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/jumping-spiders-zoom-in-with-green-light
TECHNOLOGY
Concentrated Solar Startup Sets a New Efficiency Record Semprius makes solar modules using tiny cells that need less cooling: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39624/?nlid=nlenrg&nld=2012-02-06
The Dark Side of Wind Power: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42367
Acoustic Fusion Touted as Green, Cheap, Virtually Inexhaustible Energy Source: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/294046/20120207/acoustic-fusion-potentially-ggreen-inexpensive-virtually-inexhaustible.htm
With thanks to Patrick Ellul
NanoSpire, Inc. Successfully Harnesses Cavitation Zero Point Energy Producing Dramatic Levels of Fusion: http://www.prlog.org/11794986-nanospire-inc-successfully-harnesses-cavitation-zero-point-energy-producing-dramatic-levels-of-fus.html
Phillips announces world's best catalyst for producing hydrogen fuel from water: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/02/08/phillips-announces-worlds-best-catalyst-producing-hydrogen-fuel-water with thanks to Mark Goldes!
Data Storage: Magnetic Memories: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120201102826.htm
Will Graphene Replace the Silicon Chip?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42378
Magnetic breakthrough processes data 100 times faster than current hard-drive technology: http://www.kurzweilai.net/magnetic-breakthrough-processes-data-100-times-faster-than-current-hard-drive-technology
Technology and society: The old idea of human computers, who work together to perform tricky tasks, is making a comeback:
Hydrogen from Acidic Water: Potential Low Cost Alternative to Platinum for Splitting Water: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209152810.htm
Piranha Vs. Arapaima: Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-Proof Armor: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209101841.htm
EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART
The Greatest Books of All Time, As Voted by 125 Famous Authors:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/30/writers-top-ten-favorite-books/
Paris vs. New York: Minimalist Illustrated Parallels of Culture:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/01/31/paris-vs-new-york-muratyan/
The Medici Effect’s Frans Johansson On The Intersection Of Innovation And Social Change: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679222/the-medici-effects-frans-johansson-on-the-intersection-of-innovation-and-social-change
How to Plant Ideas in Someone’s Mind: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/6BafXU/lifehacker.com/5715912/how-to-plant-ideas-in-someones-mind?tag=manipulation
To Perform With Less Effort, Practice Beyond Perfection: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120209144013.htm
Lies we told ourselves:
The Trouble With Confidence: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42361
Right Hand or Left? How the Brain Solves a Perceptual Puzzle:
A special inspirational writing- thanks to my friend Vlad: http://www.inspirationandchai.com/Regrets-of-the-Dying.html
I am happy to NOT agree with some of the points.
BUSINESS
Is State Capitalism a Good Alternative?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42329
Achieving Sustainable Development for the Global Economy: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42323
Make The Right Decision...Or Make The Decision Right?: http://www.edbatista.com/2012/01/the-right-decision.html
2012 February Leadership Development Carnival:
2 billion jobs will disappear:
http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2012/02/2-billion-jobs-to-disappear-by-2030/ Thank to Mats Lewan for signaling this!
The No Whining Rule for Managers: http://blogs.hbr.org/ashkenas/2011/11/the-no-whining-rule-for-manage.html
How Diversity Inspires Innovation: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42405
Get to Know Your Boss's Boss: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/get_to_know_your_bosss_boss.html
Positive Design for Corporate LeadershipTraining: http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/lisa-sansom/2012020720930
Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6921.html?wknews=02082012
The Secret Sauce of Process Improvement: http://qaspire.com/2012/02/09/the-secret-sauce-of-process-improvement/
Listen to What Innovators Don't Talk About: http://blogs.hbr.org/schrage/2012/01/listen-to-what-innovators-dont.html
A decade of life in perpetual beta:
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Over-medicated America
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669001/americans-pop-way-too-many-pills-and-the-pills-dont-even-work
NASA Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Medicine: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42380
New Metaphors (& Gene Therapy) Will Beat Cancer: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42419
Why Do Cells Age? Discovery of Extremely Long-Lived Proteins May Provide Insight Into Cell Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120203180905.htm
Food Poisoning: Understanding How Bacteria Come Back from the 'Dead': http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120202151256.htm
Is the Brain to Blame for Drug Addiction?: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42309
Neuroscientists Create Model to Study Burst Suppression and Brain States
FOOD & COOKING
Good Health Is Knowing How to Eat: http://bigthink.com/ideas/42411
Asia Food Recipe Hits One Recipe Uploaded Every 15 Minutes and Becomes Fastest Growing Website Dedicated to Asian Food Recipes: http://www.chron.com/business/press-releases/article/Asia-Food-Recipe-Hits-One-Recipe-Uploaded-Every-2993388.php
Which Countries Grew the Most GM Crops in 2011? The area used to grow genetically modified crops keeps growing, fueled by rapid increases in developing nations:
Forget The Fridge: Using Chemistry And Nature To Store Food: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679220/forget-the-fridge-using-chemistry-and-nature-to-store-food
Cultural Offering has helped me to discover Sunday Sauce:
MISCELLANEA
The hidden energy behind the sense of being stared at:
With thanks to Terry Blanton!
SELECTED NEWS
SPAM & SPYWARE
How Do Spammers Get My Email Address?: http://askbobrankin.com/how_do_spammers_get_my_email_address.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=J75YYGsDj8P6SL
VIRUSES & e-CROOKS
How Malware Removers Detect Malicious Code: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/tp/malwaredetect.htm?nl=1
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
5 Must-have Security Apps for iPhone: http://netsecurity.about.com/b/2012/01/21/5-must-have-security-apps-for-iphone.htm?nl=1
Man-in-the-Browser Attacks (MitB): http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/Man-In-The-Browser-Attacks-Mitb.htm?nl=1
Man in the Middle and Redirection Attacks: http://antivirus.about.com/od/whatisavirus/a/mitmattacks.htm?nl=1
Attacks on Android Devices Intensify. Rising security incidents and poorly defended phones suggest 2012 could be a risky year for smart-phone users: http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/39677/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-02-10
WiFi
Stats and the Mobile Web: http://websearch.about.com/b/2012/02/02/how-to-find-statistics-on-the-mobile-web.htm?nl=1
The best mobile phone Web browser: http://askbobrankin.com/the_best_mobile_phone_web_browser.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=InL.EmK6z8P6SL
Thank you! Both from principle and due to lack of money for
ReplyDeletethis investment I cannot hire an app developer, but I will not claim copy-right if somebody wants to make good money from the Problem Solving Rules. It is important that he Rules should be applied- they are useful.
Peter