Daily Archives: November 6, 2014

LACEY, Wash. – Robbers targeting Pizza Time restaurants struck again, but this time an employee fought back. When the crook grabbed the cash, an employee pushed the crook out the door and got the m… Source: q13fox.com See on Scoop.it … Continue reading →

Nolan Dalla makes the case that Daniel Negreanu is well ahead of the pace to go down as the greatest poker player of all-time. Source: http://www.nolandalla.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Official campaign site for Republican Mia Love, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, Utah’s 4th Congressional District. Mia will represent Utah Source: http://www.love4utah.com U.S. Representative Mia Love www.love4utah.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Just like another familiar politician facing long odds, her story began with a speech at a national political convention about triumphing over adversity. Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Love’s win over Democrat Doug Owens means Utah Democrats will no longer have any representatives in Congress.  Source: http://www.foxnews.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Answer by Pratik Upacharya: Love is a "feeling" . What is love?

A recent study published in the Journal of Communication by a researcher at Stetson University found that there were no associations between media violence consumption in society and societal violence. Source: http://www.eurekalert.org One study looks at violence in movies and … Continue reading →

Nanowerk is the leading nanotechnology portal, committed to educate, inform and inspire about nanotechnologies, nanosciences, and other emerging technologies Source: http://www.nanowerk.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Source: en.wikipedia.org In 1974, Dr. Jane Goodall observes a social-rift in a community of chimpanzees turn into a violent 4 year civil war for territory involving kidnapping, rape and murder (inter alia), changing her perception of chimpanzees; known as the  Gombe Chimpanzee War. … Continue reading →

Roughly (I’ll refine later on) the “technological singularity” (or “singularity” for short, and in the right context) is the name given to point in time at which greater-than-human superintelligent machines are created. The concept (and name) was popularised by the … Continue reading →

Smarter technology requires smarter humans to keep machines under control. Source: http://www.nytimes.com In the beginning, the glitches will be small but eventful. Maybe a rogue computer momentarily derails the stock-market, causing billions in damage. Or a driverless car freezes on … Continue reading →

Duchy in row with EU over releasing details of tax arrangements Source: http://www.irishtimes.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Scientists from the University of Bern have developed a novel substance for the treatment of severe bacterial infections without antibiotics, which would prevent the development of antibiotic resistance. Source: phys.org See on Scoop.it – iLife

(PhysOrg.com) — The concept of time as a way to measure the duration of events is not only deeply intuitive, it also plays an important role in our mathematical descriptions of physical systems. For instance, we define an object’s speed … Continue reading →

(Phys.org) — Philosophers have debated the nature of time long before Einstein and modern physics. But in the 106 years since Einstein, the prevailing view in physics has been that time serves as the fourth dimension of space, an arena … Continue reading →

It was a tough battle between money and ideas, but in the end money came up big this year. Source: digg.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

The testes make three times more unique proteins than the brain can muster, according to a comprehensive version of the Human Protein Atlas proteome Source: http://www.newscientist.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

Athletic performance is freakishly high. Manufacturing quality is off the charts. Now for the bad news. James Surowiecki on the improvability era. Source: http://www.newyorker.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

A sumo wrestling tournament. A failed coup ending in seppuku. A search for a forgotten man. How one writer’s trip to Japan became a journey through oblivion. Source: grantland.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

UPDATE Nov. 6, 2014, 12:15 a.m.: Police captured murder suspect David Kalac at a Wilsonville TriMet station on Wednesday night, Clackamas County dispatch told KGW.com. At the time of this writing, the details about his arrest have not been released. … Continue reading →