Lifeboat Foundation - Futurism Update - Feb/25/2015
Researched By Andres Agostini at https://www.AMAZON.com/author/agostini
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UPDATE:
PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY: Stephen Hawking: “The Absence of Event Horizons Means There are No Black Holes" http://www.physics-astronomy.com/2014/12/stephen-hawking-absence-of-event.html#.VOtVVi6zm7l
THE NEW YORKER: How to Live Forever http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/live-forever
THE TELEGRAPH: The professor who 'cured' his cancer with a cocktail of everyday pills and 20 years on remains disease-free http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/healthadvice/11424747/The-professor-who-cured-his-cancer-with-a-cocktail-of-everyday-pills-and-20-years-on-remains-disease-free.html
MIT NEWS: Radio chip for the “Internet of things”. Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/low-power-radio-chip-internet-of-things-0222
MIT NEWS: How brain waves guide memory formation. Neurons hum at different frequencies to tell the brain which memories it should store. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/brain-waves-guide-memory-formation-0223
MIT NEWS: Fibers made by transforming materials. New approach could enable low-cost silicon devices in fibers that could be made into fabrics. https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/high-quality-fiber-electronic-devices-0220
FORBES: What Would Orwell and Huxley Think About Big Data? http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardbaldwin/2015/02/22/what-would-orwell-and-huxley-think-about-big-data/
WALL STREET JOURNAL: With Big Data, HR Departments Too Often Get Short Shrift http://www.wsj.com/articles/with-big-data-hr-departments-too-often-get-short-shrift-1424664603
FORBES: Four Big Priorities For Implementing Next Generation Big Data Analytics http://www.forbes.com/sites/teradata/2015/02/20/four-big-priorities-for-implementing-next-generation-big-data-analytics/
MEDICAL XPRESS: 3D-printed guides can help restore function in damaged nerves http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-3d-printed-function-nerves.html
LIVE SCIENCE: 4 Misconceptions About 'Big Data' You Can Stop Believing (Op-Ed) http://www.livescience.com/49896-four-misconcepions-about-big-data.html
NEW YORK TIMES: Bringing Big Data to the Fight Against Benefits Fraud http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/technology/bringing-big-data-to-the-fight-against-benefits-fraud.html?_r=0
GIGAOM: For now, Spark looks like the future of big data https://gigaom.com/2015/02/20/for-now-spark-looks-like-the-future-of-big-data/
COMPUTER BUSINESS REVIEW: Alteryx planning to democratise Big Data http://www.cbronline.com/news/tech/software/analytics/alteryx-planning-to-democratise-big-data-4512984
NEW YORK TIMES: IBM, G.E. and Others Create Big Data Alliance http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/ibm-g-e-and-others-create-big-data-alliance/
ZDNET: Oracle updates big data portfolio, aims to be 'visual face of Hadoop' http://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-updates-big-data-portfolio-aims-to-be-visual-face-of-hadoop/
CNN: The big dangers of 'big data' http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/02/opinion/kakaes-big-data/
FORBES: Seven Potential Potholes To Avoid On The Way To Big Data Success http://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2015/02/20/seven-potential-potholes-to-avoid-on-the-way-to-big-data-success/
FORBES: Big Data In Retail: How To Win With Predictive Analytics http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2015/02/18/big-data-in-retail/
RDMAG-COM: Researchers find surprising trigger of new brain cell growth http://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/02/researchers-find-surprising-trigger-new-brain-cell-growth
CBS NEWS: How artificial intelligence may change our lives http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carnegie-mellon-cobots-are-the-future-of-a-i/
RE-CODE: More Than a Billion Enterprise Devices Are on the Internet of Things http://recode.net/2015/02/23/more-than-a-billion-enterprise-devices-are-on-the-internet-of-things/
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RAND CORPORATION: If "fugitive chemicals" sounds scary, that's b/c they may be. Disaster cleanup could pose risks: http://on.rand.org/JpwSv
Dad Helps Daughter Mock-Up “Everything” 3D Printer Concept http://goo.gl/hjXvbk via @3dprintindustry
NEW YORK TIMES: The types of jobs that pay middle-class wages have shifted since 1980 http://nyti.ms/1AnWkv6
INTEL: IBM invests $1B in storage software that holds data cheaply and securely. http://intel.ly/1816tDp
CISCO: Give Your Customers What They Want Utilizing #LocationBasedServices. http://cs.co/60130MSF #DataAnalytics
PWCL #SupplyChain transformation delivers 147% internal rate of return for manufacturer. See how PwC helped: http://pwc.to/15ZcHmm
AEON MAGAZINE: Epigenetics show the body to be porous and permeable. In turn, they bring up big questions about self control. http://ow.ly/Ju4Yb
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: When U.S.-Russian relations sour, Moscow looks toward Pyongyang. http://ow.ly/JwoLf
FINANCIAL TIMES: A ‘big bang’ to expand Europe’s economy http://on.ft.com/1GlzIvT
FOREIGN POLICY: Washington’s paranoia over weak states is distracting it from the real national security threats. http://atfp.co/1A14nZV
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 4 ways to increase your influence http://wef.ch/1zyYQuz #work #leadership
WORLD BANK: Can government policy be crowdsourced effectively? http://wrld.bg/Jpl49
STRIPES-COM: Military could be using high-tech speech software by 2017 - DARPA http://www.stripes.com/military-could-be-using-high-tech-speech-software-by-2017-1.331103#.VOpMxFUqPhw.twitter
PHYS-ORG: Carnivorous plant packs big wonders into tiny genome http://phy.so/343917828
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The secret world of "genius" societies. http://ow.ly/Jx3wb
LINKEDIN: Harvard, China, and Why Micromanagement Is Literally Indispensable https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/harvard-china-why-micromanagement-literally-mr-andres-agostini-
NEW SCIENTIST: Australia was battered by a severe double cyclone for the first time http://ow.ly/JwBGv
STRATFOR: Read Stratfor's latest analysis on the Feb. 22 Kharkiv bombings; an escalation in capability. http://social.stratfor.com/osp
NEW SCIENTIST: Enjoying the global warming "hiatus"? Well expect a burst of supercharged warming when it ends http://ow.ly/JwAGS
POPULAR MECHANICS: This is what it's like to fly in a wingsuit http://popme.ch/60180gNO
MARKET WATCH: 4 reasons to up your pile of foreign stocks: http://on.mktw.net/1Endfzu
NASA: A sunset on Mars, as recreated from photos taken by the Opportunity rover. Details: http://1.usa.gov/17s920u
FRANCE 24: EU probes 12.4-bn-euro GE-Alstom deal http://f24.my/1a867LY
Climate change triggers the spread of infectious diseases http://alj.am/1EobMJq
NEW SCIENTIST: Ban on sex-based abortions: Does it undermine a woman's right to choose? http://ow.ly/JxUdV
IT WORLD: IT security's #1 issue is....? http://ow.ly/JvU6M via @itworld @IDGInsider
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Where to Build a Better Brand — Television or the Internet? http://stanford.io/1FGKsDf
MAYO CLINIC: #BionicEye implant lets a blind man see his wife for the first time in 10 years http://bit.ly/1vt3KNj via @mashable
WALL STREET JOURNAL: The threat of Islamic extremism isn’t one-dimensional, so the strategy for dealing with it shouldn't be either. http://on.wsj.com/1FP8rET
TECHCRUNCH: Microsoft launches Developer Preview SDK and new features for Microsoft Band http://tcrn.ch/1GlD9TA
FINANCIAL TIMES: Yahoo and NSA chief clash on data privacy http://on.ft.com/1Ep7Vf1
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Ecstasy precursor chemical shows how to reduce alcohol cancer risk, and curb drunkenness by @andyextance http://bit.ly/1Lx0pyW #science
FORBES: How small changes to an app can have a big impact: http://onforb.es/1whsBUV
COGNIZANT: don’t miss the WEBINAR TMRW (2/24) to learn how you can optimize your #Inventory costs! http://cogniz.at/1uWCLUR
CISCO: "Cisco One is Not a Stopgap but a Roadmap for the Future." http://cs.co/601209fK
BUSINESS INSIDER: Australian mining giant BHP just told the market exactly why oil prices are going lower http://read.bi/1LzGXU5
HOMELAND SECURITY: .@ADMZukunft: @USCG "efforts & mission success depend on reliable and predicable funding" --> http://go.usa.gov/3cD3G
FRANCE 24: Google Wallet partners up to battle Apple Pay http://f24.my/1a820zI
GIIZMODO: This crazy geodesic dome is actually a power plant http://gizmo.do/ZTHSIfw
CNET: Zyro wants you to play sports using an aerial drone http://cnet.co/1LwQs4t
THE DIPLOMAT: about China's aircraft carriers, a #SouthChinaSea ADIZ, #cyber issues and more http://bit.ly/17x3mSB
POPULAR MECHANICS: 10 Tools You Need to Survive This Summer http://bit.ly/1FlBmg8
WHARTON SCHOOL: @Wharton MBA admissions is hiring a #data #analyst. Want to join the team? http://bit.ly/1LjvQfY #jobs
China’s participation in Cobra Gold exercises is a good sign but not necessarily novel -@GregPoling @CCTV_America: http://cs.is/1zaRyMn
FRANCE 24: IMF approves 1.2 bn euro credit line for Serbia http://f24.my/1a7QAM9
UCLA: 2 engineering alumni redesign devices that power computers, cellphones. Innovation saved developers time, reduce cost http://ucla.in/1A1GKjM
POPULAR SCIENCE: on the front lines of the Ebola epidemic. Here’s how he fights the disease http://pops.ci/Pav83A
GIZMODO: Secret mystery tunnel discovered in Toronto -- is Drake involved? http://gizmo.do/rZ61GWy
PWC: Buy online, return in-store a must-have for 2/3 of global #shoppers. #TotalRetail findings: http://pwc.to/1cLMDIk
CIO-COM: Credit Monitoring as an Employee Benefit http://trib.al/eRFaVGo
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: We are sponsoring two @googlescifair awards: The Scientific American Innovator Award and the Community Impact Award http://bit.ly/1uAwqDN
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Improve your communication skills in our new online certificate program: http://stanford.io/1wmmM2K
SETI: NASA Europa Mission May Search for Signs of Alien Life: http://buff.ly/1AUU54r
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Documents Spur Investigation of Climate Skeptic http://bit.ly/1BIOcar #science
WIRED: What black hole winds can reveal about galaxies: http://wrd.cm/1EJVIiV
THE GUARDIAN: Japan Post privatisation moves closer http://trib.al/hcR4XqI
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Ukraine says pro-Russian separatist forces shell southeastern villages http://trib.al/vugMLYM
USGS: Earth As Art - A collection of images providing inspiring views of the Earth. Download here -http://on.doi.gov/1ADE1kn
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: How storytelling has changed in the digital age http://wef.ch/1MiDAlE
BROOKINGS: ist of World Thinkers 2015! http://brook.gs/1z3AibQ
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Your chance of making a sale drops sharply as the number of decision makers increases: http://s.hbr.org/1DdA3QA
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: We have thousands of guides about developing a strategy -- but very few about actually executing one: http://s.hbr.org/1DdAWZi
FORBES: How Twitter could beat LinkedIn for job recruitment: http://onforb.es/1DfPiIL
ACCENTURE: #HigherEducation must make the grade in #digital: 85% high school seniors say innovation is key to their selection. http://bddy.me/1EJVxnL
REUTERS: How much does it cost to watch a suspected militant? Lots. http://reut.rs/1DdHPKa
FRANCE 24: French president Hollande vows stiffer penalties for hate speech http://f24.my/1DfZjpk
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Prof. Ober: Ancient Greece was in fact a wealthy society, largely as a result °of its diverse political institutions. http://stanford.io/1B6BAIU
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Meet the doctor starting a cost-cutting revolution in American healthcare: http://dailysign.al/1GlW5S6
ACCENTURE: Chris Thompson will be discussing #BigData at the track 2 lead. http://bddy.me/1FlNjlY
CHASE: Our #InvestorDay starts tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET. To tune in to the live audio broadcast: http://bit.ly/invstrday . $JPM
MAYO CLINIC: 6 strategies for weight-loss success. http://mayocl.in/1vsd2cq
POPULAR MECHANICS: This is how your next car will force you to focus on driving http://popme.ch/6015050U
MICROSOFT: Microsoft Health app update includes larger font, virtual keyboard & new partnership with HealthVault http://spr.ly/60170iGS
INC-COM: Would $30K help take your business to the next level? Enter the @comcastbusiness #I4E contest to win! Details here: http://bit.ly/1zcUo3h
FAST COMPANY: The world's top 10 most innovative companies of 2015 in social media: http://f-st.co/9yWQYba
ENGADGET: Microsoft came remarkably close to predicting all 24 Oscar winners http://engt.co/1FQxYxp
MARKET WATCH: Now here’s a contrarian idea: Time to buy Russia. http://on.mktw.net/1D43gLf
DEFENSE NEWS: French Aircraft Carrier in Gulf for IS Fight http://ift.tt/1FlLG7S
REUTERS: BP appeals U.S. judge's ruling on size of Gulf oil spill http://reut.rs/1GmJsGk
THE ECONOMIST: Fewer people describe themselves as Christian in London. But church attendance is booming http://econ.trib.al/16szcpe
THE ECONOMIST: Older people have always worried that the young are not taking proper care of language http://econ.trib.al/XzsS3VA
INC-COM: Here's how to build an online presence for your personal brand on the cheap http://bit.ly/1D3sbyw
KPMG: Emerging Technology Risk network launches video series on achieving tangible benefits from emerging tech http://bit.ly/1Lx8Bz8
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Shocks and surprises are coming, and we need to build critical infrastructure systems that can weather them. http://bit.ly/1EnS3to
KNIGHT FOUNDATION: Global Impact Competition-#Miami seeks big ideas for addressing sea level rise in South Florida http://kng.ht/1MME9Vd
BBC: Greece unveils eurozone reforms http://bbc.in/1GmIJoL
FORBES: The fattest dividends on the planet http://onforb.es/17r0yGV
RAND CORPORATION: #RestorativeJustice emphasizes repairing harm caused by misbehavior. Can this approach reduce #school suspensions? http://ow.ly/JxFVH
MEW SCIENTIST: An injection and a dash of exercise could be the secret to keeping trim http://ow.ly/JxXRK
GIGAOM: HP reorgs cloud business as Marten Mickos cedes key responsibilities http://bit.ly/1GmkQxj
WIRED: The subatomic particles streaming out of black holes can inform us about how galaxies are formed http://wrd.cm/1w34DXP
FINANCIAL TIMES: HSBC still ahead of banking peers http://on.ft.com/1GlLqqz
WASHINGTON POST: Stephen Hawking says that "aggression," humanity’s greatest vice, will destroy civilization http://wapo.st/1LwXM00
THE ECONOMIST: Schumpeter: In the battle for software talent, other industries can learn from Silicon Valley http://econ.st/17GUqKu
IEEE SPECTRUM: Wearable Vitals Tracker: A new armband equipped with organic printed circuits can harvest solar energy, take y... http://bit.ly/1BgX0F0 \
INFORMATION WEEK: 7 Emerging Technologies IT Should Study Now http://ubm.io/1w4qwGd
MIT SLOAN: How to Hold an Innovation Contest http://ow.ly/JtMbS @Inc
MIT TECH REVIEW: "Pressure is on to use biotech to study many genomes at once and begin to compare genetic data with medical records." http://bit.ly/1DJLAts
POPULAR SCIENCE: Warm weather in Asia may have spurred Black Death outbreaks in Europe http://pops.ci/lCmoBz
THE GUARDIAN: UK robotics experts developing 'smart trousers' http://d.gu.com/8jGnl5
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: World closes in on consensus to regulate #fishing on the high seas. http://ow.ly/JxHZN
CHEVRON: World closes in on consensus to regulate #fishing on the high seas. http://ow.ly/JxHZN
NEW YORK TIMES: Google Guns for Apple in Mobile Payments Race http://nyti.ms/1EplWcJ
WIRED: An anti-GMO activist is seeking to expose scientists’ emails with Big Ag http://wrd.cm/1FlRNZV
BLOOMBERG: Apple is spending $1.9B to keep its data out of the U.S. http://bloom.bg/1Lx2fj8
BBC: Dementia research matchmaker scheme http://bbc.in/1LzVBKR
INC-COM: How Mark Cuban, Richard Branson, & others failed spectacularly before becoming billionaires http://bit.ly/1B6rHLr
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT: 5 Unspoken Rules Every Manager Should Know. http://ow.ly/JjA8R
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: New research: “Advertisers do not have a reason now to favor television over internet advertising.” http://stanford.io/1FGKsDf
BROOKINGS: on the merits & limitations of the new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center: http://brook.gs/1Aouz5A
WHARTON: #UNconvention2015 has some amazing speakers: Steve Forbes, Jon Huntsman, Josh Kopelman, & more! Feb 28 at The Hub: http://whr.tn/1muQXEW
BUSINESS INSIDER: OPEC's president has a vision for oil talks that involve players like Russia and the US coming to the table http://read.bi/1DP3REj
FORBES: 20% of all developers globally are targeting enterprises, up from 16% just six months ago. http://onforb.es/1wgvXYi
INC-COM: Planning a brainstorm meeting? Here's how to get actionable ideas. @jeff_haden http://bit.ly/1EIwOQW
REUTERS: Oil falls 2 percent on glut worries; heating oil up on tight supply http://reut.rs/1GmO5jR
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 25, 2015 Update!) http://goo.gl/hU6gvn
FORBES: Why Information Security Is Everybody's Business Now http://www.forbes.com/sites/sungardas/2015/02/05/why-information-security-is-everybodys-business-now/
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Physics Week in Review (Valentine’s Edition): February 14, 2015 http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cocktail-party-physics/2015/02/14/physics-week-in-review-february-14-2015/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: How to Choose the Form of an Infographic: It’s All about Context http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/2015/02/10/how-to-choose-the-form-of-an-infographic-its-all-about-context/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Has there been an erosion of trust in politics since the global economy crashed in 2008? http://wef.ch/1z1XoEy
CNET: Facebook launches social network for security pros. Facebook's new ThreatExchange will allow corporate security professionals to share cybersecurity information and better protect themselves from hackers. http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/facebook-launches-social-network-for-sharing-security-threat-info/?utm_content=bufferba298&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
THE ECONOMIST: Unless Syriza changes course, Greece is inexorably heading out of the euro http://econ.st/1FOxfdn
HUFFINGTON POST: Hackers steal up to $1 billion from banks http://huff.to/1yHrBUt
NBCNEWS: After the Higgs, LHC Rounds Up the Unusual Suspects in Particle Physics https://lnkd.in/eRDHmyh
TIME: The New Age of Much Older Age http://time.com/3706694/the-new-age-of-much-older-age/
THE ECONOMIST: A lot of old satellites will need replacing in the next few years: http://econ.trib.al/JnGOIca
FORBES: Leaked FAA Document Provides Glimpse Into Drone Regulations http://www.forbes.com/sites/gregorymcneal/2015/02/14/the-faa-may-get-drones-right-after-all-9-insights-into-forthcoming-regulations/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Use of military force against ISIS should only happen after there is an understanding of the threat posed by ISIS http://bit.ly/1vvKvNM
COMPUTERWORLD: Black Girls Code founder looks to expand skills outreach, challenges CIOs to help the cause: http://bit.ly/1ISFxGa
FAST COMPANY: These African dolls are outselling Barbie in Nigeria http://f-st.co/Li4ohOd
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Human Face Recognition Found In Neural Network Based On Monkey Brains https://lnkd.in/eBc-eZ8
INDIAN EXPRESS: World’s first robot-staffed hotel to open in Japan http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/worlds-first-robot-staffed-hotel-to-open-in-japan/
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Integrating spirituality, ethical commitments & daily work life leads to more successful businesses. –Rev. McLennan http://stanford.io/1MavDPA
GIZMODO: ow Pan Am became king of international travel, and how it lost it all: http://gizmo.do/4Iss3Cy
SCIENCE NEWS: Quantum guessing game uses the future to predict the past https://www.sciencenews.org/article/quantum-guessing-game-uses-future-predict-past
BLOOMBERG: Enter India, Exit China. India’s growth rate is suddenly rivaling, even outpacing, China’s. Can it sustain the momentum? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-12/india-s-economy-surges-yet-politics-remain-obstacle?utm_medium=company+page&utm_campaign=Preannouncement&utm_source=BLP+Linkedin&utm_content=Economy%2Fpolicy&utm_term
MEDICAL XPRESS: Human neural stem cells restore cognitive functions impaired by chemotherapy medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-human-neural-stem-cells-cognitive.html
CNN MONEY: Alan Greenspan: The euro is doomed http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/09/news/economy/alan-greenspan-greece-will-leave-euro/?sr=fbmoney021515euro0300story
COMPUTERWORLD: NASA rides artificial intelligence to the moon and Mars. Analysts say enterprises have a lot to learn from the way NASA uses A.I. https://lnkd.in/ejwAFJh
CNBC: $30 oil could be worse than you think, says this CEO » http://cnb.cx/1uR1Bur
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 16, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/e8pphxH
BBC NEWS: Could driverless cars own themselves? http://bbc.in/1FQfmuB
FORBES: The Coming Boom In Brain Medicines https://lnkd.in/esNbX_c
ENGADGET: Google's got a robot dog that stalks indoors, haunts dreams http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/10/boston-dynamics-spot-kick-the-dog/
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Oil Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections. Life thrives even deep in the Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. https://lnkd.in/epmEayw
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Awe makes people feel more time affluent because they are more focused on the present moment http://stanford.io/13ifULO
BUSINESS INSIDER: Japan's recession is over http://read.bi/1DVRtCN
PHYS-ORG: Cold-blooded #animals grow bigger in the warm on land, but smaller in warm water http://phy.so/343235851
THE ECONOMIST: Why US hydrocarbon exports are booming http://econ.st/1D3AqQ9
BUSINESS INSIDER: Star Silicon Valley entrepreneur: Here's why bitcoin will be bigger than the internet http://read.bi/1ChL4xd
GIGAOM: Why deep learning is at least inspired by biology, if not the brain https://gigaom.com/2015/02/14/why-deep-learning-is-at-least-inspired-by-biology-if-not-the-brain/
THE VERGE: The FAA just took a huge step towards legalizing commercial drone flights. The agency's outlook on this new breed of aircraft is much less conservative than expected http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/15/8040647/faa-small-uav-drone-rules-regulations
PBS-ORG: Powerful and Efficient ‘Neuromorphic’ Chip Works Like a Brain http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/tech/new-ibm-chip-functions-like-brain-revolutionary/
BIGTHINK: Automation, Creative Destruction, and Your Job in Technology's Crosshairs http://bigthink.com/think-tank/andy-mcafee-computer-jobs
FORBES: Server And Protect: Predictive Policing Firm PredPol Promises To Map Crime Before It Happens http://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenhuet/2015/02/11/predpol-predictive-policing/
THE DAILY CURRANT: Elon Musk Replaced By Robot As CEO Of Tesla Motors http://dailycurrant.com/2015/02/05/elon-musk-replaced-by-robot-as-ceo-of-tesla-motors/
WIRED: The Hot Yet Little-Known Trend That’ll Supercharge AI http://www.wired.com/2015/02/hot-yet-little-known-trend-thatll-supercharge-ai/
NEW YORK TIMES: Studying Oversize Brain Cells for Links to Exceptional Memory http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/science/studying-oversize-brain-cells-for-links-to-exceptional-memory.html?_r=1
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Catching Alzheimer’s before Memory Slips http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/catching-alzheimer-s-before-memory-slips/
Microsoft Achieves Substantial Beyond-Human-Level Deep Learning Advance http://www.33rdsquare.com/2015/02/microsoft-achieves-substantial-beyond.html
WORLD BANK: Is citizen engagement critical for development? http://wrld.bg/IXUgs
THE GUARDIAN: Students used to take drugs to get high. Now they take them to get higher grades. The use of so-called ‘smart drugs’, bought on the internet, to boost mental performance is rife in British universities. So can we all benefit from ‘having an edge’, or is it just a form of cheating that should be banned? https://lnkd.in/eC5AF4H
THE ECONOMIST: China is now seen as the lender of last resort for countries that are ignored by the West http://econ.st/1vI9Ycv
FRANCE 24: Arab League to meet on Yemen Wednesday http://f24.my/1v2cdXz
FORBES: In 2010, Google invested $1M into Shweeb, which is developing a pedal-powered monorail: http://onforb.es/1CrgcdN
INC: Do you have a stunning product? Submit it for our 2015 Best in Class Design Awards! Details here: http://bit.ly/1EmtqdV
THE VERGE: Scientists have found a way to see through opaque material using light http://theverge.com/e/7805638
THE ECONOMIST: How does technology evolve? Artefacts, as well as organisms, can do so by natural selection http://econ.st/1DIMOUL
FAST COMPANY: How to design a happier life http://f-st.co/4glKOIb
CNN NEWS: Scanadu: The medical Tricorder from Star Trek is here https://lnkd.in/eVbWEqV
THE ECONOMIST: Language is not constant. Change in language is—and anxiety about change is constant too http://econ.trib.al/ui7RV05
THE ECONOMIST: Several studies suggest that when immigrants arrive, crime goes down, schools improve and shops open up http://econ.trib.al/HTAkhnT
TED TALKS: "Equations and symbols aren't just things. They're a voice that speaks out about the incredible richness of nature." http://t.ted.com/LhUpvZS
THE VERGE: Why Tesla's battery for your home should terrify utilities http://theverge.com/e/7797732
THE ECONOMIST: Teaching economics: perhaps it is time for mainstream theory to catch up with its students http://econ.trib.al/NuAlsWR
FRANCE 24: Scientists seek international authority on climate geoengineering http://f24.my/1CxWq2E
FORBES: Google Cabs And Uber Bots Will Challenge Jobs 'Below The API http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2015/02/04/google-cabs-and-uber-bots-will-challenge-jobs-below-the-api/
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Iran, With Love. Iran, With Love http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143090/pedestrian/iran-with-love
THE OIL PRICE IS GOING TO GO EVEN LOWER. THE GUARDIAN: Germany moves to legalise fracking. Four-year moratorium on shale drills set to be overturned as country initiates process to allow regulated hydraulic fracturing for shale gas https://lnkd.in/eqQeJhV
FORBES: Big Data Analytics, Mobile Technologies And Robotics Defining The Future Of Digital Factories http://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2015/02/15/big-data-analytics-mobile-technologies-and-robotics-defining-the-future-of-digital-factories/
THE ECONOMIST: Which business school has the most useful alumni? http://econ.st/1FOxFQO
INC: MIT researchers use data to uncover the science of Silicon Valley success http://bit.ly/1zSN2Hh
FORBES: Why solar powered data centers are a big deal: http://onforb.es/1EcPckG
THE ECONOMIST: Britain has slipped from fourth to sixth in the global defence spending league since 2012 http://econ.st/1zBlIs4
THE ECONOMIST: In the United States, German-Americans constitute the largest single ethnic group http://econ.trib.al/sgTBKOr
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Human Traffickers Caught on Hidden Internet. A new set of search tools called Memex, developed by DARPA, peers into the “deep Web” to reveal illegal activity https://lnkd.in/ez7j6m5
THE KOREA TIMES: Internet of Things will enhance industrial efficiency http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2015/02/123_173671.html
THE KOREA TIMES: China, Japan investment in S. Korea top record last year http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2015/02/488_173696.html
THE GUARDIAN: Matter will be created from light within a year, claim scientists https://lnkd.in/e_dP_mP
FORBES: Big Data Analytics, Mobile Technologies And Robotics Defining The Future Of Digital Factories https://lnkd.in/ekMBjtw
TECHCRUNCH: How Big Data Will Transform Our Economy And Our Lives In 2015 https://lnkd.in/e7Pampq
FORTUNE: Bonjour! Commuting in France on Toyota’s electric motorbike https://lnkd.in/eJcNe3k
COMPUTERWORLD: xpedia to buy Orbitz for $1.6 billion http://www.computerworld.com/article/2883129/expedia-to-buy-orbitz-for-16-billion.html
BBC NEWS: Satellites track snail disease risk http://bbc.in/1DX64xY
REUTERS: Hyundai Motor to enter commercial vehicle market in U.S., Europe http://reut.rs/1FR51i3
POPULAR SCIENCE: Europa is one of the best candidates for finding alien life-here’s how NASA plans to get there http://pops.ci/cpHmCY
THE ECONOMIST: Delhi is now the most polluted city on the planet http://econ.trib.al/sR6j91w
FAST COMPANY: A new wearable zaps your brain to help you focus—or relax http://f-st.co/rxnlzT9
TECHCRUNCH: Infosys Acquires SaaS Provider Panaya In Deal Valued At $200M http://tcrn.ch/1AHdMLp
MICHAEL BLOOMBERG: India's economy is entering an exciting new phase. I'm very bull-ish on India's future. http://mikebloom.bg/175uHeQ
THE ECONOMIST: Cheaper oil is shifting economic growth within Canada, and political power could shift with it http://econ.st/1El5JCQ
STRATFOR: The world that Merkel faces today is startlingly different. The EU is in a deep crisis. http://social.stratfor.com/hmd
CNN: Are we ready for the next global epidemic? Experts say it's not a question of if, but when: http://cnn.it/1EA3PhE
THE ECONOMIST: The Greek-German debate about moral rights of debtors and creditors dates back to Aristotle and beyond http://econ.trib.al/Utb53af
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Cryptographers may be the solution to avoiding satellite collisions. http://ow.ly/J6mOH
WORLD BANK: Natural disasters can roll back dev gains & exacerbate inequality: 2 reasons we're scaling up resilience #DRR: http://wrld.bg/ISFJs
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Why business leaders should think like scientists http://wef.ch/1DInYlG
THE GUARDIAN: Australia and Indonesia by the numbers: how do they compare? http://trib.al/jdLQzMx
FINANCIAL TIMES: Infosys acquires Israeli tech group Panaya http://on.ft.com/1DX2eF4
RAND CORPORATION: "Addressing discrepancies in teacher quality goes far beyond identifying good & bad #teachers." http://on.rand.org/IYcRz
DIGG TECH: This Wireless Explosives Detector Is The Size Of A Postage Stamp http://di.gg/1DX1rE1
THE ECONOMIST: The Greek-German debate about moral rights of debtors and creditors dates back to Aristotle and beyond http://econ.trib.al/Utb53af
FINANCIAL TIMES: Indonesia sees $710m trade surplus http://on.ft.com/1DX048f
BLOOMBERG: Japan Gets Ready to Fight. Abe wants to unshackle Japan from its postwar pacifism https://lnkd.in/e7RVNnN
CNN MONEY: Coming soon: A change in who gets overtime pay. The Obama administration is expected to move forward soon on its plan to provide overtime pay protections to low-salaried managers who don't qualify for them. https://lnkd.in/e4Hhf4i
JAPAN TIMES: Questions of self-defense http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/15/editorials/questions-self-defense/#.VOGJ-i5WH3g
PHYS-ORG: Tomorrow's technology will lead to sweeping changes in society https://lnkd.in/ejr5ZXX
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Epidemic of Facelessness https://lnkd.in/eTtkhH9
FINANCIAL TIMES: Biology and robotics come together http://on.ft.com/1DYPQUP
ARS TECHNICA: Computer algorithm can accurately identify Jackson Pollock paintings. Even other artists who attempted to mimic his style couldn't pull it off. https://lnkd.in/eaYDfWj
MIT NEWS: Explaining what voters try to hide. New paper shows how “conjoint analysis” can tackle hard political issues. https://lnkd.in/e9yxVde
POPULAR MECHANICS: DARPA's Prosthetics Can Now Grip, Climb, and Grasp Slippery Objects https://lnkd.in/eXHw-_7
INQUISITR: Japanese Scientists Build Artificial Brain Cerebellum In The Laboratory https://lnkd.in/eg3FT8B
THE ECONOMIST: Higher debt is not automatically a problem. But like any feel-good drug, debt can be addictive http://econ.st/17gR5l2
TIME: Amazon says FAA proposals won't ground drone delivery plans http://ti.me/17i1YTK
FINANCIAL TIMES: Euro slides as Greek talks break up in Brussels http://on.ft.com/19oLj2G
FINANCIAL TIMES: Eurozone's Greek talks collapse early http://on.ft.com/17HYnj4
TECHNION: NANO Gets Personal with Cancer Treatments - Technion Israel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrS_0cYm7iE&feature=youtu.be
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 3 predictions for the future of jobs https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/01/3-predictions-for-the-future-of-jobs/
TECH INSIDER: Artificial Intelligence and the Law of Accelerating Returns http://www.techinsider.com.au/2015/02/artificial-intelligence-law-accelerating-returns/
HUMANITY PLUS: Biology is Technology — DARPA is Back in the Game With A Big Vision and It Is H+ http://hplusmagazine.com/2015/02/15/biology-technology-darpa-back-game-big-vision-h/
SAS: The Internet of Things is not just for consumers http://blogs.sas.com/content/corneroffice/2015/02/03/the-internet-of-things-is-not-just-for-consumers/
LINKEDIN: 1,000 Technological Years Injected Into 100 Years. Are You Ready? https://lnkd.in/eeQ2VmQ
LOCKHEED MARTIN: Skunk Works has always been #onestepahead. How they do what they do: http://lmt.co/1AIM01e
British Company Has Plans to Manufacture Big Structures in Space http://www.21stcentech.com/british-company-plans-manufacture-big-structures-space/
THE ECONOMIST: A richer university makes for a far more aggressive investor: hefty sums on risky ventures http://econ.st/1FTesxn
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 17, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eMptVmY
BUSINESS INSIDER: HUGE SPY PROGRAM EXPOSED: NSA has hidden software in hard drives around the world http://www.businessinsider.com/r-russian-researchers-expose-breakthrough-us-spying-program-2015-2?utm_content=bufferc0d4b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
CANCER RESEARCH: Stem Cell Transplantation Reverses Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/75/4/676
Gold nanotubes launch a three-pronged attack on cancer cells http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3662/gold_nanotubes_launch_a_three-pronged_attack_on_cancer_cells
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Just click print: World’s first drivable 3D-printed car goes from computer to road in just 44 hours http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/world-3d-printed-drivable-car-takes-44-hours-article-1.1940011
TED: Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer is a foolproof tool that can be manufactured at virtually zero cost. http://www.ted.com/talks/george_whitesides_a_lab_the_size_of_a_postage_stamp
Apple will buy Tesla for $75b in 18 months (prediction) http://calacanis.com/2015/02/14/apple-will-buy-tesla-for-75b-in-18-months/?utm_content=buffer3598c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
GIZMAG: Harvard team successfully reverses the aging process in mice http://www.gizmag.com/telomerase-aging-harvard-reverse-process-telomeres/17107/
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Five Common Myths about the Brain. Some widely held ideas about the way children learn can lead educators and parents to adopt faulty teaching principles http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/five-common-myths-about-the-brain/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
3-D PRINT-COM: SOLS Unveils ADAPTIV, 3D Printed Robotic Adaptable High-tops http://3dprint.com/44772/sols-adaptiv-3d-print/
SAS: The Internet of Things is not just for consumers http://blogs.sas.com/content/corneroffice/2015/02/03/the-internet-of-things-is-not-just-for-consumers/
POPULAR SCIENCE: Amateur Astronomers Discovered A 120-Mile-Tall Plume Coming Off Mars. Almost nothing like it has ever been observed on the red planet before https://lnkd.in/em6SSX8
SALON-COM: Noam Chomsky: America paved the way for ISIS. The famed linguist and philosopher on the conflict in Iraq, Israel and the myriad dangers of U.S. foreign policy https://lnkd.in/e-ZdvXK
THE ECONOMIST: Many satellites launched for important purposes are still limping along in need of retirement http://econ.trib.al/DgSwhlO
LIVE SCIENCE: The brains of criminals are not like yours. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/2hqz1
DISCOVERY NEWS: How Far Do Mars Rovers Travel Before They Die? http://dne.ws/173DMVf
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Why has #globaltrade slowed down? http://wef.ch/1BWPh9n
THE TIMES OF LONDON: Alzheimer’s could be stopped by ‘statin’ pill http://thetim.es/17Jw57K
REUTERS: Asian supply lines hit by West Coast ports dispute http://reut.rs/1DZXFJS
FORBES: Contrary to popular belief, leadership isn’t always a natural-born trait: http://onforb.es/1zLAVeY
FORTUNE MAGAZINE: China has a new taxi app monopolist - and it isn't Uber http://for.tn/17IgS6N
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: 13 Charts Measuring Economic Freedom Around the Globe - http://herit.ag/1vMAhhO
THE GUARDIAN: Unemployed will have to do community work under Tories, says Cameron http://bit.ly/1L6h3XR
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: How data analysis can help lower patients’ risk of hospital readmission http://stanford.io/1tSkw6y
NEW YORKER: The Shape of Things to Come. How an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/02/23/shape-things-come
BUSINESS INSIDER: Alibaba founder Jack Ma was rejected from 30 jobs, including KFC, before becoming China's richest man http://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-founder-jack-ma-on-rejection-2015-2
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Nano-Manufacturing Makes Steel 10 Times Stronger. A new way to produce metals could have wide-ranging effects. http://www.technologyreview.com/news/534796/nano-manufacturing-makes-steel-10-times-stronger/
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: The Face Detection Algorithm Set To Revolutionize Image Search. The ability to spot faces from any angle, and even when partially occluded, has always been a uniquely human capability. Not any more. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/535201/the-face-detection-algorithm-set-to-revolutionize-image-search/
MIT NEWS: Taking technology from the lab to the patient. Daniel Anderson wants to bring advances in drug delivery and biomaterials to the clinic. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/profile-daniel-anderson-0217
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 18, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/enu3upp
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Fecal transplants could up the risk of obesity onset, if the samples come from an obese donor. http://ow.ly/J9gQq
TECHCRUNCH: Elemental Path Debuts The First Toys Powered By IBM Watson https://lnkd.in/eYq9R6q
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Innovative technique replaces approximately 10 percent of the liver with healthy cells from a deceased donor. http://ow.ly/JcuV0
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: A burgeoning technology known as visible light communication could someday carry wireless data in the same light that illuminates a room using “smart lighting.” http://ow.ly/JcsQM
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Party on. Really. Study finds that group social activity prevents cognitive decline more than even one-on-one interactions. http://ow.ly/JaoMP
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: New report evaluates the impacts of coal pollution on our respiratory, cardiovascular and nervous systems. http://ow.ly/JctF4
INC-COM: 7 Habits of The World's Richest People http://www.inc.com/jayson-demers/7-habits-of-the-world-s-richest-people.html?cid=sf01002
STATEMENT BY SENATORS JOHN McCAIN AND LINDSEY GRAHAM ON DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=f04d4b6e-a0f8-48ed-bacc-5b8a6f8ee1a1
FASTCO DESIGN: Why Samsung Design Stinks. Blame Steve Jobs Syndrome. http://www.fastcodesign.com/3042408/why-samsung-design-stinks?utm_source=facebook
PHYS-ORG: Artificial proteins could bring the next biological revolution – starting with MRI. Scientists and engineers have looked to nature for their inspiration for centuries. The field of biomimetics uses ideas from nature to solve complex human challenges. https://lnkd.in/efCU27X
CNN MONEY: Super-sneaky malware found in companies worldwide. A shadowy hacking group has infected computers at companies, universities and governments worldwide with the sneakiest malware ever. http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/17/technology/security/malware-nsa/index.html?sr=fbmoney021715malware0320story
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL: ionic Leaf. Researchers use bacteria to convert solar energy into liquid fuel https://lnkd.in/eU3AqEA
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTES: Seven genes for X-linked intellectual disability. Genetic analysis discovers new mutations on the X chromosome https://lnkd.in/eXwis66
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: A new paper lists 10 situations when it could be justified for a doctor to "Google" patients. http://ow.ly/J6t3F
CNN MONEY: Jony Ive is the British designer behind 1.5 billion Apple products. And he really loves the F word. http://cnnmon.ie/1FoaQ9c
COSMOS UP-COM: New Crazy Theory: The Universe has ‘No End and No Beginning - See more at: https://lnkd.in/eyzhPvs
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Biodefense Aims to Simulate Human Bodies by Linking Mini "Organs on Chips". 3-D systems could mimic human physiology and allow for ethical tests of the impact of potential biological, chemical and radiological warfare agents https://lnkd.in/evyg_6i
BUSINESS INSIDER: Why Steve Jobs was such a jerk to employees https://lnkd.in/eNwFqVN
BUSINESS INSIDER: Google is going to end mobile wireless data charges for millions of new customers Read more: https://lnkd.in/eW4Vjue
CNN: Why does ISIS keep making enemies? http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/16/opinion/bergen-isis-enemies/
CBS NEW YORK: U.S. Rep., Terror Expert Shocked At State Dept. Claim That Jobs Program Can Stop ISIS
Obama Administration Ripped Over Spokesperson's Comments On Chris Matthews http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/02/17/u-s-rep-terror-expert-shocked-at-state-dept-claim-that-jobs-program-can-stop-isis/
THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS’ Message http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/world/middleeast/us-intensifies-effort-to-blunt-isis-message.html?_r=0
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: Ready for War With ISIS? Foreign Affairs' Brain Trust Weighs In http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142676/ready-for-war-with-isis
CNN: ISIS atrocity in Libya demonstrates its growing reach in North Africa http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/16/africa/isis-libya-north-africa/
THE ATLANTIC: On the Impossibility of Fighting ISIS http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/on-the-impossibility-of-fighting-isis/385530/
FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE: The coming fall of the house of ISIS http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/14/the-coming-fall-of-the-house-of-isis/
THE INDEPENDENT: Isis: Paranoid but determined, Islamic State is ready for a fight to the death in Mosul http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-paranoid-but-determined-islamic-state-is-ready-for-a-fightto-the-death-in-mosul-10052377.html
THE GUARDIAN: What will it take to stop Isis using rape as a weapon of war? http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/feb/17/disarm-isis-rape-weapon-war
DER SPIEGEL: Digital Jihad: Inside Islamic State's Savvy PR War. Islamic State's methods may be medieval, but the group's propaganda is second to none. The Islamists target their professionally produced videos at specific audiences -- sometimes to spread a specific message, sometimes merely to terrify. https://lnkd.in/efzh6WD
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: To fight ISIS effectively, we need insight into just what it is http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/to-fight-isis-effectively-we-need-insight-into-just-what-it-is/article23036515/
FORBES: The ISIS Opportunity--Apocalypse Or Accord? http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2015/02/17/the-isis-opportunity-apocalypse-or-accord/
CNN: Kurdish peshmerga fighters battle ISIS in Sinjar http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/02/16/pkg-black-kurds-battle-isis-sinjar.cnn
WALL STREET JOURNAL: ISIS and Obama’s Summit. The Copts and Kurds know the threat is more than ‘violent extremism.’ http://www.wsj.com/articles/isis-and-obamas-summit-1424132931
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Egypt Launches Airstrike in Libya Against ISIS Branch http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/world/middleeast/isis-egypt-libya-airstrikes.html
THE GUARDIAN: A Libyan front in the war on Isis may not be all it seems http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/16/libyan-front-war-isis-murder-21-egyptian-christians-middle-east
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 19, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eh8jqhz
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES FOR 2015! http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/technologies/2015/
COMPUTERWORLD: Microsoft adds machine learning as an Azure service. Microsoft's new Azure service aims to take the pain out of managing large machine learning systems https://lnkd.in/eVadNM6
LINKEDIN: What To Study To Conquer The Business Analytics and the Big Data Galaxy? https://lnkd.in/e68TfRN
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The oldest stars in the universe formed more than 100 million years later than previously believed. http://ow.ly/JeqL1
THE ECONOMIST: Why Ireland and Portugal are refusing to cut Greece any slack http://econ.st/1G4bgz7
BBC NEWS: VIDEO: Is another financial crisis looming? http://bbc.in/1G5qioj
BLOOMBERG: Did the Fed just enter the currency wars? http://bloom.bg/1zoQINk
MASHABLE: Yahoo prowls for mobile developers http://on.mash.to/17sUltF
MIT: Can @MIT_CSAIL's robot garden make coding more accessible? http://mitne.ws/1DrXaJD #STEMeducation
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: 70,000 years ago an alien star flew through the outer reaches of the solar system: http://on.natgeo.com/1zoYN4u
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Weekend Read: [CREATIVE SCHUMPETERIAN] Disruption Is Not About Slaying Giants but about Serving New Customers https://lnkd.in/eqMnsjE
FINANCIAL TIMES: China’s richest man loads up on debt to fuel growth of world's most valuable solar company http://on.ft.com/1CIZgC5
THE ECONOMIST: Downturns in the euro area and Britain seem like hiccups in comparison to Greece's recession http://econ.st/19shY7j
STRATFOR: Japan and most European countries have severe cultural problems integrating immigrants. http://social.stratfor.com/hIY
WASHINGTON POST: Clintons raised nearly $2 billion for foundation since 2001, Post analysis shows http://wapo.st/19zgIPL
GIGAOM: Google open sources a MapReduce framework for C/C++ http://bit.ly/1G3STdv
CNN MONEY: How to protect your retirement from being "robbed" by the gov't http://cnnmon.ie/1DDgz9a
FAST COMPANY: Corporate wellness is broken—and work is to blame: http://f-st.co/MGFVbVq
FORTUNE MAGAZINE: "[The market's] saying, ‘Gentlemen, we do not have a home for this oil today. Can you please take it off my hands?’?” http://for.tn/1zoAjZ4
BUSINESS INSIDER: It sounds like Samsung's next Galaxy phone will be incredible fast http://buff.ly/1CJm6ai
DARPA: Passcode provides a look inside @DARPA's plan to use virtual reality to visualize cyberoperations http://ow.ly/Ji2rf
ACCENTURE: Expanding #gas market in Greater China presents opportunities for new products/services. http://bddy.me/1CKRchA
MORE ROBOTS ARE COMMING SOONEST. THE TIMES OF LONDON: Population crisis: Japan can’t even pay people to live in its dying village http://thetim.es/1LeXLQ5
FINANCIAL TIMES: Alibaba and Tencent battle over Chinese new year ‘red envelopes’ http://on.ft.com/19xdtsb
ENGADGET: See Russia's Tesla Tower through the eyes of a drone http://engt.co/1LeXc91
MAYO CLINIC ON WOMEN WELNESS: Healthy #bodyimage conversations after #CindyCrawford photo. http://mayocl.in/1MyQfky
MEDICAL XPRESS: Development of personalized cellular therapy for brain cancer http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-personalized-cellular-therapy-brain-cancer.html
MIT NEWS: Can an LED-filled “robot garden” make coding more accessible? CSAIL’s 100-plus blooming, crawling, swimming bots teach basic programming concepts. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/can-led-robot-garden-make-coding-more-accessible-0218
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Coding ‘Boot Camp’ Opens High-Tech Doors. Free software-building class puts some poor youth on a potentially lucrative career path http://www.wsj.com/articles/coding-boot-camp-opens-high-tech-doors-1424304763
THE ECONOMIST: A shift toward global transparency is making life all the more difficult for the tax-shy rich http://econ.st/17rOC7y
NEW YORK TIMES: Machine Learning: Microsoft Has Suddenly Gotten Serious With Mobile http://nyti.ms/1JpX88P
LINKEDIN: The Positive Technological Rupture Of The Very Fabric Of Human History https://lnkd.in/eWy-Grm
NEW SCIENTIST: Tweak that epigenome! Nature/nurture debate gets overhaul with map of how life impacts genes http://ow.ly/JisUx
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Map of Second Genetic Code, the "Epigenome," Is Unveiled. Scientists for the first time have mapped out the molecular "switches" that can turn on or silence individual genes in the DNA in more than 100 types of human cells, an accomplishment that reveals the complexity of genetic information and the challenges of interpreting it. https://lnkd.in/e66AMeg
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Internet of DNA. A global network of millions of genomes could be medicine’s next great advance. https://lnkd.in/ejBuVUN
CNET: Scientists propose 'cortical modem' implant to give you Terminator vision http://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-propose-cortical-modem-implant-to-give-you-terminator-vision/
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Supercharged Photosynthesis. Advanced genetic tools could help boost crop yields and feed billions more people. https://lnkd.in/eGm42iZ
LOCKHEED MARTIN: 35% of #cyber pros guess that they're not a cyber threat target. New survey: http://lmt.co/
LIVE SCIENCE TECH: The Large Hadron Collider is back and and it could solve some problems of the Big Bang. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/2i60d
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: What kind of financial shocks caused the Great Recession? http://wef.ch/1w0hrDZ
LOCKHEED MARTIN: Seven(ty-one) Easy Pieces: What does it take to build a Littoral Combat Ship? http://lmt.co/1AWNXaw #LCS
STRATFOR: Map shows approximate locations of US Carrier Strike Groups, Amphibious Ready Groups Feb 19 http://social.stratfor.com/yYO
FOREIGN POLICY: Japan’s foreign minister writes on how his country will fight Islamist terrorism in the Middle East. http://atfp.co/1z3DRyI
BUSINESS INSIDER: South Africa among the worst countries to retire in http://j.mp/1w2paBp via BusinessTechSA
INC-COM: 5 Healthcare Trends You Could Cash In On http://bit.ly/1AWX9vi
CIO: NSA, UK's GCHQ reportedly hacked encryption of SIM card maker http://trib.al/FpMjmSW
ACCENTURE DIGITAL: The Outcome Economy: #digital devices "on the edge" power a new business model http://bddy.me/1LgSFTv
The incredible true tale of "the queen of neuroscience" and her Nobel Prize. http://huff.to/1z456cs
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Why we need to lose labels in the #climate debate http://wef.ch/1w0MVK5
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: How to determine whether someone is coachable http://s.hbr.org/1DwcUv7
RSA CONFERENCE: Equation super cyberspies target Macs with #malware, too: http://spr.ly/60110P7l
PHYS-ORG: Ovulation shares both cellular and genetic features between #fruitflies and #mice http://phy.so/343583608
REUTERS HEALTH: 179 patients notified of possible exposure to "superbug" at UCLA Medical Center: http://reut.rs/1G96UXn
ISS NATIONAL LAB: DYK: Studying worms in space can help us better understand how to counteract foodborne illness http://1.usa.gov/1vjRVsR
BBC NEWS: Nasdaq tech shares at 15-year high http://bbc.in/1EaXBXZ
DAIL MAIL ONLINE: Nasa races to fix dangerous spacesuit problem ahead of crucial upcoming spacewalks http://dailym.ai/1G9jJ4a
Walmart's CEO voted for Arkansas minimum wage hike http://huff.to/181HkZx
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Forget Buckyballs, Here Comes Volleyballene. Take 20 scandium atoms, 60 carbon atoms, arrange in a volleyball-shape and, voila! https://lnkd.in/eHDEV_j
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Clever Vehicles. The way we go online in our cars makes no sense. https://lnkd.in/eTWPnjx
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Liquid Biopsy. Fast DNA-sequencing machines are leading to simple blood tests for cancer. https://lnkd.in/eWt2Y72
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Car-to-Car Communication. A simple wireless technology promises to make driving much safer. https://lnkd.in/eHAQMDv
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Brain Organoids. A new method for growing human brain cells could unlock the mysteries of dementia, mental illness, and other neurological disorders. https://lnkd.in/eDnbBG3
MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: Is Bitcoin Stalling? Despite a big increase in the number of merchants accepting Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency doesn’t have much momentum in retail transactions. https://lnkd.in/eSSMXcT
ACCENTURE: Technology Vision 2015: Stretching Your Boundaries in the Digital Era http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-technology-vision-2015.aspx?c=tech_techvisn15_30000011&n=smc_0115
THE ECONOMIST: Unless Syriza changes course, Greece is inexorably heading out of the euro http://econ.st/1vkjJxd
CNET: Apple reportedly aiming to launch electric car by 2020 http://cnet.co/1CQ4fB2
FINANCIAL TIMES: Alan Greenspan: Opec has ceded to the US its power over oil price http://on.ft.com/1G91onJ
CNN: Cholesterol in food is no longer considered a "nutrient of concern," a report says. http://cnn.it/182vf6f @cnnhealth
INC-COM: If You Want More Startups in Your City, Attract More 1 Percenters and College Grads http://bit.ly/1Eb4CrE
Intelligence agencies slack off when it comes to their own oversight http://huff.to/1z4DC6C
INTEL EDUCATION: Empower & inspire young women to become innovators, creators & designers. http://bit.ly/1Dt50CZ
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: More States Push Back Against http://herit.ag/1EunAHW
RAND CORPORATION: #Technology helped US, 4% of world's population, get 39% its wealth. Now it needs an R&D #strategy. http://on.rand.org/JlMw3
TELEGRAPGH NEWS: Government accused of 'sleep-walking' into Ukraine crisis http://tgr.ph/1CQ6AvL
IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY: VIDEO: Technical Achievement Award Recipients discuss careers, research/contributions to computing science/eng http://bit.ly/1ApOJLd
DW: Has the Franco-German motor stopped sputtering? http://bit.ly/1vLVF11
BBC HEALTH NEWS: Resistant-malaria 'enormous threat' http://bbc.in/182uqKO
THE ECONOMIST: Why two little piggies aren't happy with the third, Greece http://econ.st/1vkjy4R
ENGADGET: How to build a high-end, overclocked PC (as written by an "idiot," @stevetdent) http://engt.co/1829yTO
FORBES: SungardASVoice: 10 ways employees compromise their company's cyber security http://onforb.es/17vVrFg @SungardAS
REUTERS: Union rejects contract offer from oil cos in U.S. refinery strike http://reut.rs/1Ebr1Ff
BBC: Evolution 'favours big sea beasts' http://bbc.in/1vLUZZq
FAST COMPANY: Why building something useful for others is the best marketing there is http://f-st.co/dwYW0V7
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 3 ways the technological revolution is unlike any other in history, by Prof. Klaus Schwab http://wef.ch/1Fy9I2W
BLOOMBERG: StubHub is being squeezed by rivals -- and its parent. http://bloom.bg/1LgbG6H
STRATFOR: In terms of defense, China is rapidly establishing itself as a credible military power in the Asia-Pacific region. http://social.stratfor.com/m1R
INTEL: A race for the lead in the #wearables market http://usat.ly/1A9agJ6
PWCL Your customer=your partner? Over 40% of CEOs are collaborating with customers. More stats in our survey http://pwc.to/ceocust
GIZMODO: Falconers in Abu Dhabi train their raptors with drones http://gizmo.do/KWgno3m
INTEL: As you can see in this video, Intel's wireless docking solution makes workplace mobility a little less awkward: http://intel.ly/1Bhq6Dm
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google's Wallet challenge: it exerts less control over the phones that use its Android OS than Apple does over iPhone http://on.wsj.com/1AOnQE3
BLOOMBERG: Why oil's pain is Walmart's gain http://bloom.bg/1DF5Lr2
CNBC: Warren Buffett's Berkshire secretly bought this stock » http://cnb.cx/17fwRbF
SYMANTEC: WHITE PAPER? #NetBackup vs EMC benchmark comparison http://symc.ly/17nBe5m
MIT SLOAN: Learn more about our Leading Change in Complex Organizations course. http://ow.ly/JlDbG
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Congress Is About to Impose Another Unfunded Mandate On Doctors - http://herit.ag/1BrVz60
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Which are the top cities for real estate investment? http://wef.ch/1ydCOfk
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: How to start a passion project without quitting your day job http://s.hbr.org/1Eac86m
THE TIMES OF LONDON: World's biggest laptop maker ‘installed eavesdropping software’ on its machines http://thetim.es/1DFloig (Reuters)
CISCO: What are the top 3 #mobile trends that can affect your business? Learn in our #VNI Mobile Forecast: http://cs.co/60170z1R
THE VERGE: Bill Gates believes that Africa will be able to feed itself in 15 years. Here's how: http://theverge.com/e/7820204
FOREIGN POLICY: Iran’s Shiite militias are running amok in Iraq. http://atfp.co/1Ab7tze
DAILY MAIL ONLINE: Facebook is building virtual reality apps that will let you share 'entire experiences' with friends http://dailym.ai/1CQ0Oud
THE ECONOMIST: Obamacare's challengers before the Supreme Court will probably lose; here's why http://econ.st/1zRVSAf @stevenmazie
BBC NEWS: China's corruption probe bites deep http://bbc.in/1Ebvnwg
FORTUNE MAGAZINE: How secure is the Middle East? http://for.tn/1DFjePD
IEEE SPECTRUM: CogniToys Leverages Watson's Brain to Befriend, Teach Your http://ow.ly/2UU8C0
INC-COM: Marissa Mayer hints that Yahoo might get into mobile messaging. @jeffbercovici http://bit.ly/1Eb6Mrn
AMERICAN MANGEMENT: How to Bring in new customers on the cheap. (by @MindaZetlin) #Marketing #Management | http://ow.ly/J1YzN
STRATFOR: Kiev knows how dependent it is and has made moving away from relying on Russian natural gas a top priority. http://social.stratfor.com/80M
BBC NEWS: Call for action on wildlife crime http://bbc.in/1G9RPFh
FRANCE 24: Los Angeles hospital alert after 'superbug' outbreak http://f24.my/1CQex4d
NAUTILUS: Moore’s Law Is About to Get Weird. Never mind tablet computers. Wait till you see bubbles and slime mold. https://lnkd.in/drqz-TC
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 20, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/dJd432r
SCIENTIFIC AMERICA: The Artful Amoeba. What on Earth Made These Perfect Fossil Rings? http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/2015/02/18/what-on-earth-made-these-perfect-fossil-rings/
LINKEDIN: RESILIENCE READY https://lnkd.in/dufuRys
HERITAGE INFORMATION: The Government Gave Close to 1 Million http://herit.ag/16Q2TnY Customers the Wrong Tax Information http://herit.ag/1Eyxzfl
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: Economic Freedom Can Alleviate Energy Poverty - http://herit.ag/1EyxmJ2
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY: World’s Data Could Fit on a Teaspoon-Sized DNA Hard Drive and Survive Up to 2 Million Years | Singularity HUB via … http://bit.ly/1BvKEIv
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: How power changes people http://stanford.io/1sVoYfY
BLOOMBERG: Should Apple's electric car plans worry Tesla? http://bloom.bg/1BvFQ5O
ANDRES BECOMING AWARE OF THE FUTURE
MASHABLE: Unusual snowfall pounds Middle East, leaving refugees at risk. http://on.mash.to/1888YnF
BBC: Black hole's blast stunts stars http://bbc.in/1AUx15O
FINANCIAL TIMES: Tested: one-tapp apps to simplify the things we do on our smartphones http://on.ft.com/17ACO2Z
NASA: Visualization and Quantification of Rotor Tip Vortices in Helicopter Flows http://1.usa.gov/1F4G8ys
ENGINEERING-COM: Japanese engineers use 100 supercomputing nodes to figure out the fluid dynamics that make wind instruments work. http://ow.ly/Jk601
HARVARD BUSINESS: There are over 250 startup founders from classes 2008-2014. They've raised $2.5 billion in capital for 90+ companies http://hbs.me/1887UA2
CNBC: This country will surpass the U.S. to become the world's largest retail market: http://cnb.cx/170kKz2
FAST COMPANY: This animated typographic architecture is a design nerd's dream: http://f-st.co/x5UWJYd
CIO: Wearables Evolving to Combine Fashion and Function http://www.cio.com/article/2886328/wearable-technology/wearables-evolving-to-combine-fashion-and-function.html
ACCENTURE DIGITAL: What should be in your #digital toolbox? #Hardware, for starters. Learn why in Accenture #TechVision2015 Trend 2. http://bddy.me/1MFtZFF
THE ECONOMIST: Fannie and Freddie aren't a nice couple who live in the suburbs http://econ.st/1vPomKH
MAYO CLINIC: More than 250 recipes to satisfy your heart-healthy lifestyle: http://mayocl.in/1z5lKZp
AMD: We think the future of device interconnectivity will go beyond #IoT to surround computing. http://ow.ly/JcHsA
FORBES: This startup is using machine learning to review long legal documents: http://onforb.es/1AYhwIJ
GIGAOM: NSA, GCHQ reportedly stole mobiel network encryption keys http://bit.ly/1vlSXV3
ACCENTURE: Technology Vision 2015: Stretching Your Boundaries in the Digital Era
The effects of global warming vary by region. Cities and communities must plan accordingly http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/global-warming/solutions/global-warming-solutions-prepare-impacts#.VOeWwi6zknd
REUTERS: The World Health Organization approves a 15-minute Ebola test, in today's Reuters FYI: http://reut.rs/19L9Lvi
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: When it comes to evolution, bigger really is better http://trib.al/qiDLOKw
BROOKINGS: There is more common ground between the religious & global education communities than first meets the eye: http://brook.gs/1A5RJxB
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Book Review: Junk DNA http://bit.ly/188jR8N
DISCOVER MAGAZINE: The concept of infinity is beautiful, but it's ruining physics: http://bit.ly/1DBuAWp
REUTERS: Italian privacy watchdog says to conduct inspections at Google U.S. offices http://reut.rs/1GcLEjv
FORBES: What FDA approval of 23andMe means for the future of genomics in medicine: http://onforb.es/1LkblzK
THE GUARDIAN: Government to rush through guidelines to stop police snooping on journalists http://trib.al/q2whYMJ
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Embracing stone age couple unearthed at one of largest Neolithic burial sites in Europe: http://on.natgeo.com/1zTTuJj
YALE UNIVERSITY: Study shows sunlight continues to damage skin in the dark http://bit.ly/1Ad95sb
CDC EMERGENCY: CDC's CHEMPACK program ensures the U.S. is prepared for the possibility a chemical attack http://go.usa.gov/33ASQ
FINANCIAL TIMES: Front page of the Financial Times US for Saturday, February 21
BLOOMBERG: The Dow Jones has hit a record high http://bloom.bg/1EeeHUR
FINANCIAL TIMES: beyondbrics: Guest post: Indonesia’s intractable digital deficit http://on.ft.com/1EdZRh6
REUTERS: Apple hiring big brains in car battery space http://reut.rs/1GcRGAK
FOREIGN POLICY: Centcom details plans for retaking Islamic State-held Mosul. @K8brannen & @SeanDNaylor report. http://atfp.co/1Dy9o3B
BLOOMBERG: Legal weed may be coming to a state near you http://bloom.bg/1DBsJkv
INC-COM: Innovation Lessons from Minolta's Game-Changing Camera @IlanMochari http://bit.ly/1GcoJoH
RAND CORPORATION: US didn't defeat #Taliban after 13 yrs in #Afghanistan. So it may be unrealistic to expect #Pakistan to http://wapo.st/1vkjjXG
BREAKING DEFENSE: The Biggest Thing Since Silicon: Raytheon’s Gallium Nitride Breakthrough https://lnkd.in/e8j28F5
MIT NEWS: Fibers made by transforming materials. New approach could enable low-cost silicon devices in fibers that could be made into fabrics. https://lnkd.in/euTnSXz
MIT NEWS: Epigenomics of Alzheimer’s disease progression. Study of epigenomic modifications reveals immune basis of Alzheimer's disease. https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/epigenomics-alzheimers-disease-0218
MIT NEWS: Taking technology from the lab to the patient. Daniel Anderson wants to bring advances in drug delivery and biomaterials to the clinic. https://lnkd.in/ekVvUdB
RAND CORPORATION: Improving antipsychotic drug adherence among #schizophrenia patients could save states net annual $3.28B http://hlth.rand.org/IE5r8
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Venture capitalist Bill Gurley says "FOMO" is driving up startup valuations: http://on.wsj.com/1vP2i2J
FORBES: As connected cars become more prevalent, entirely new business models open up: http://onforb.es/1AYGh7t
THE ECONOMIST: Arctic ice is melting fast, and the sea is duly awakening. This is good, bad, and unstoppable http://econ.st/1vlK6mp
TIMES SCIENCE: Philosopher helps teach morality to driverless cars http://thetim.es/1LkuMbH
GIGAOM: Don't let AT&T mislead you about its $29 "privacy fee" http://bit.ly/17AXhER
BUSINESS INSIDER: cuts Russia to 'junk' http://read.bi/1vPQehz
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON: As #machines spin off more #bigdata, #industrial #manufacturing companies can use #analytics to generate more revenue http://bit.ly/1EQqVkg
IEEE: Mind and Machine: The Future of Thinking: How we are made to interact with machines http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/wsf20150219
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Electronic Medicine Fights Disease
Stimulation of the nervous system could replace drugs for inflammatory and autoimmune conditions http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/electronic-medicine-fights-disease/
SLATE: 42 Percent of Americans Are Wrong About Drones http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/02/reuters_ipsos_poll_shows_42_percent_of_americans_support_private_drone_ban.html
POPULAR SCIENCE: DARPA WANTS TO MAKE COMPUTER NETWORKS LOOK MORE LIKE SCI-FI GRAPHIC NOVELS. AN INTUITIVE, VISUAL INTERFACE COULD MAKE CYBERSECURITY WAY LESS BORING http://www.popsci.com/see-graphic-novel-esque-designs-darpa-using-inspiration?dom=fb&src=SOC
NEW YORK TIMES: Astro Teller, Google’s ‘Captain of Moonshots,’ on Making Profits at Google X http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/googles-captain-of-moonshots-on-making-profits-at-google-x/?_r=0
IEEE SPECTRUM: Facebook AI Director Yann LeCun on His Quest to Unleash Deep Learning and Make Machines Smarter http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/facebook-ai-director-yann-lecun-on-deep-learning
BLOOMBERG: A quarter of the U.S. may soon live where weed is legal http://bloom.bg/1F3fJ40
TECHCRUNCH: Apple said to be planning OS X-like public beta seed program for iOS, too http://tcrn.ch/1EdsNFS
POPULAR MECHANICS: The world's largest airship may soon fly once more. Here's why http://popme.ch/60110X3R
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT: The Secret to Great B2B Content. (via @MarketingProfs) #Marketing #Management | http://ow.ly/Jd40f
PHYS-ORG: Squid recode their genetic make-up on-the-fly to adjust to their surroundings http://phys.org/news/2015-02-squid-recode-genetic-make-up-on-the-fly.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Florida has plenty of sunshine, but ranks 13th in installed solar capacity, at 229 megawatts. http://on.wsj.com/1vm9OY0
FRANCE 24: 'Exponential rise' in Syria war crimes: UN probe http://f24.my/19MLGEa
TECHCRUNCH: The Net Neutrality Quiet Period http://tcrn.ch/1w7bzZA
UC BERKELEY: Soft-spoken ‘planet warrior’ @TomSteyer says ‘big mo’ beats big money http://bit.ly/19LIrgg
LINKEDIN: @Cisco CEO John Chambers http://linkd.in/1zUqYY6
TECHCRUNCHER: RapidMiner, provides what it describes as “code-free” analytics tools http://tcrn.ch/1EdQBJQ
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: The home screen is the new home page http://wef.ch/1M900FZ
THE DIPLOMAT: Is There a Silver Lining to China’s South China Sea Land Reclamation? http://bit.ly/1w43ZPo
THE ECONOMIST: Two colossal scientific mysteries collide: did dark matter do away with the dinosaurs? http://econ.st/1DB6Z87
THE ECONOMIST: Why it is time for the mainstream theory of economics to catch up with its students http://econ.st/17AvhRK
BBC NEWS: The rise of Australia's visual effects industry http://bbc.in/1EeFVKU
TED: How to bring your mind into the present moment and let go of stressful thoughts: http://t.ted.com/L83y0pG
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Foster staff longevity by arranging for workers to switch roles with one another http://stanford.io/1nYgySK
REUTERS: Exclusive: U.S. health officials push for stricter 'superbug' defense http://reut.rs/1Gdo867
NEW YORK TIMES: Technophoria: Bringing Big Data to the Fight Against Benefits Fraud http://nyti.ms/1EeHA3b
POPULAR MECHANICS: They're Building a 4,400-Mile Railway from Moscow to Beijing http://bit.ly/1FEQzwl
WIRED: This video doorbell lets you use your phone to see who's there. Our review: http://wrd.cm/1JuSnL7
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Hunting for alien life on Europa: http://on.natgeo.com/1zUroO7
INTEL: Software upgrades will soon be streamed as vehicles are parked overnight. http://intel.ly/1Astk5A
Brazil may be turning a corner and embracing free trade; watch the new video here: http://cs.is/1Asf2jR
DISCOVERY NEWS: How We Know So Much About Planets That Are Super Far Away: http://dne.ws/17jYeBC
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT: #Putin the Improviser | http://on.wsj.com/1DHLSQ8
STRATFOR: Water stress is a limitation that Mexico will be forced to overcome to reach its full economic potential. http://social.stratfor.com/ieX
THE ECONOMIST: Why fight so hard for a slice of another country’s rust-belt? What Russia is up to in Ukraine http://econ.st/1Ad6azH
CNN MONEY: Why Goldman Sachs' CEO cares so much about Greece staying into the eurozone http://cnnmon.ie/17BBj4w
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Canada Unveils an Oil-Train Safety Tax http://on.wsj.com/1vQFOhK
THE ECONOMIST: Have the wheels come off Rolls-Royce? http://econ.st/1LjHXJX
CATO INSTITUTE: Mega drought in the Pacific Southwest? @CatoCSS's @CatoMichaels comments: http://j.mp/1AbkCbE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Mysterious link between galaxy and black hole http://hvrd.me/JlLOE
DELOITTE: Learn about the role of the data broker and how data is used at Deloitte’ http://deloi.tt/1vIkG2G
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Feds slam Japanese maker of faulty airbags http://lat.ms/1CXJnYF
MARKET WATCH: Crude-oil prices are dropping, but inventories are soaring. Here's why: http://on.mktw.net/1CUuDd7
NBC NEWS: New killer virus found in Kansas http://nbcnews.to/1z5WuCn
HERITAGE FOUNDATION: @Walmart Is Giving Raises. How That Shows the Market Works - via Mitchell Tu http://herit.ag/1EyNrOM
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: 800,000 customers of Obamacare website got wrong tax data, administration says http://trib.al/4V6YhgB
LIVE SCIENCE: Uterine Fibroids: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment http://dlvr.it/8fnn8c
CNBC: How Saudi Arabia can withstand the shale oil boom » http://cnb.cx/1EdE9dh
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Want to be a millionaire by age 30? It can happen: http://entm.ag/SqYKWT
ENGADGET: The Big Picture: Astronauts pilot a jetpack in virtual reality http://engt.co/1GdeJva
CATO INSTITUTE: How are small banks faring under Dodd-Frank? http://j.mp/1zrFojs
BBC NEWS: Warnings issued for wintry weekend http://bbc.in/1EeKfdh
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 21, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/e6i2w4x
CATO INSTITUTE: Worried about the future of America's economic growth? You aren't alone: http://j.mp/1ELQF17 #LibertarianMind
THE ECONOMIST: If you could live in any decade of the 20th century, which one would you choose? http://econ.st/17AzN2t #econarchive
THE VERGE: Why Tesla's battery for your home should terrify utilities. Elon Musk's electricity empire could mean a new type of power grid http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/13/8033691/why-teslas-battery-for-your-home-should-terrify-utilities
BIGTHINK: Automation, Creative Destruction, and Your Job in Technology's Crosshairs http://bigthink.com/think-tank/andy-mcafee-computer-jobs
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Having too much overlap in capability, knowledge, & contacts can hamper teammates' creativity http://stanford.io/1nYgySK
REUTERS: Shell says no agreement in U.S. refinery strike talks http://reut.rs/1GdG40h
INTEL: How #IoT-enabled smart cities can lead to greater sustainability in the face of urban growth: http://intel.ly/1vhD24L
BLOOMBERG: India's H1N1 outbreak death toll hits 700 http://bloom.bg/1AYOcSm
THE ECONOMIST: Which business school has the most useful alumni? http://econ.st/1vP1Wt1
BLOOMBERG: Greenland's dreams of a drilling boom -- and economic independence -- have vanished http://bloom.bg/188NqXW
STRATFOR: And so it appears that all the pieces are in place for Bolivia and the US to cooperate with each other once again. http://social.stratfor.com/O56
FINANCIAL TIMES: Emirates attacks Delta chief’s credibility http://on.ft.com/1GdINai
FRANCE 24: Ukraine must pay for Russian gas sent to rebel areas: Medvedev http://f24.my/1CYzwlg
ENGADGET: Google's staring down the barrel of a Russian antitrust probe http://engt.co/1GdItIp
FORBES: Apple Loop: Dying for your iPhone, Google infects iOS, Motorola slams Apple http://onforb.es/1AZuMwA
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Higgs Boson Could Explain Matter’s Dominance over Antimatter http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/higgs-boson-could-explain-antimatter/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
LIVE SCIENCE: What makes some people better than others at recalling their dreams? http://oak.ctx.ly/r/2ioi6
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Worried about deflation? Fed puts its focus on alternate price measures, like the trimmed mean http://on.wsj.com/1AVe9DX
THE ECONOMIST: Corporate digital defences are overwhelmed alarmingly often. People need to wise up about how to protect themselves http://econ.st/1CVjdFM
THE ECONOMIST: The #AAAS2015 meeting discussed, among other things, how to build better vaccines http://econ.trib.al/BHGlHnF
FINANCIAL TIMES: Labour deal avoids US ports shutdown http://on.ft.com/1Ef37ca
CNBC: Apple has been granted a patent for a new device » http://cnb.cx/1vhfHWn
BLOOMBERG: Over the past 20 years Dubai has emerged like a mirage from the desert http://bloom.bg/17mNan1
CIO: Android malware fakes phone shutdown to steal data http://trib.al/XVmpJeP
BUSINESS INSIDER: 50 surprising jobs you can do from home http://buff.ly/1Acz7Mi
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: You can’t end #poverty without fighting #corruption http://wef.ch/1A8xlNX
CHINA-ORG: China lodges objection on Modi's visit to disputed border zone http://on.china.cn/1AemEHY
FORTUNE MAGAZINE: The one word that will boost your career http://for.tn/1AdJAXW
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Stop making commitments that you can't keep http://s.hbr.org/1Ad6vlY
CATO INSTITUTE: Congress's asset-hoarding pathology is a result of the perverse economic incentives that accompany public ownership: http://j.mp/1Abgf0g
THE WHARTON SCHOOL: .@Wharton prof. Lawton Burns discusses the hidden costs of hospital sprees: http://bit.ly/1yMXSJX
THE ECONOMIST: Syriza may have raised unrealistic expectations among its voters about the kind of deal it can pull off http://econ.st/1vlIokU
DELOITTE: Data scientists as value makers, not button pushers. #AnalyticsTrends2015 http://deloi.tt/1vibGRn
BUSINESS INSIDER: 7 math tricks that'll make your life easier http://buff.ly/1zsMm7J
CNBC: College is still worth it ... depending on major » http://cnb.cx/1Eb2qR9
BLOOMBERG: Greenland's dreams of a drilling boom -- and economic independence -- have vanished http://bloom.bg/188NqXW
DIGITS: Google Agrees to Spot Checks by Italian Privacy Regulators http://on.wsj.com/19LqnDb
VENTURE BEAT: LinkedIn exec Simon Zhang's next new thing: A data analytics startup http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6Zid
WASHINGTON POST: The underrated economic benefit of parents who work less http://wapo.st/1vl9t7M
LEK CONSULTING: Our Australia offices are hiring! Currently searching for Associates and Consultants. Some FAQs via @LEKadvisor here: http://ht.ly/JhOYW
MICROSOFT LEARNING: Build a better understanding of @WindowsServer 2012 in this FREE on-demand training: http://spr.ly/60160Rva
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Aurorae? Dust from a volcanic eruption? Scientists still not sure what causes massive, erupting clouds on Mars. http://ow.ly/Jm7nc
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: HPV Cancers in Men Take Off. A male-centric vaccination approach might be more effective at combating the STD http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hpv-cancers-in-men-take-off/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Research into the drug helps scientist better understand the receptor CB1, which can be manipulated to increase or suppress appetite. http://ow.ly/Jp5OB
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Would you wear these new "super-vision" contact lenses? [PODCAST] http://ow.ly/Jpadt
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Neurologist explains how your personality changes after a stroke. http://ow.ly/JoTZj
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Medical devices at the center of the "superbug" outbreak at UCLA known to be capable of transmitting lethal infections since 2009.
http://ow.ly/JoSpV
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: What will the Big Apple look like in the year 2100?
http://ow.ly/Jm9ko
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Expectations, memories and emotional upset can spur psychosomatic breathing difficulties in some patients.
http://ow.ly/Jm8Mq
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: A look at the financial and behavioral nudges that can provide incentives for change. http://ow.ly/Jm96W
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: More women are choosing to store their eggs for later pregnancy, a trend that can give women more control over their reproduction.
http://ow.ly/Jm854
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Global health experts come together in Saudi Arabia to figure out why MERS cases are soaring again. http://ow.ly/JlHNm
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Scientists are working out potential linkages between rapid Arctic warming caused by climate change and a more wavy jet stream causing weird winter weather. http://ow.ly/Jl2gZ
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Our new understanding of the epigenome could mean huge changes for precision medicine. http://ow.ly/JiqRB
THE ECONOMIST: America’s largest ethnic group has assimilated so well that people barely notice it http://econ.st/1Ad5OZZ
WASHINGTON POST: A shocking scandal led Thailand to ban surrogacy for hire http://wapo.st/17jtYGX
FORBES: Consider using pre-tax dollars to pay for your commute: http://onforb.es/1E6ZDZ0
NBCNEWS: U.S. to fine Takata $14,000 a day over air bags http://nbcnews.to/1AtpU10
TECHCRUNCH: This week on the TC Gadgets Podcast: Smart watches, Samsung LoopPay, and Bluetooth toothbrushes http://tcrn.ch/1EebzIu
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: Why the power grid of the future is in California and New York http://trib.al/P2D358s
CATO: This is the REAL climate terror, says @CatoCSS's @CatoMichaels: http://j.mp/1z4W7aZ
POPULAR SCIENCE: Everyone gets stressed, but who’s the most high-strung among us? http://pops.ci/rIXat6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Be willing to rotate expertise & team roles at work so that people can engage in fresh experiences http://stanford.io/1nYgySK
WIRED: Ferrari's new concept is a statement about the team’s unhappiness with the state of F1 http://wrd.cm/1JuTASE
REUTERS: Contract negotiators for U.S. West Coast ports reach tentative deal: source http://reut.rs/1GdvBC3
Another day, another prosthetics story made possible w/ #3dprinting http://goo.gl/vmDw1X
CHINA-ORG: Chinese relatives of #MH370 passengers seek answers http://on.china.cn/1vmO8L7
POPULAR SCIENCE: America’s power sector is aging, and demand for energy is still going up http://pops.ci/enCutW
TECHCRUNCH: RapidMiner Picks Up $15M More To Scale Its ‘Business Source’ Data Analytics Service http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/20/rapidminer-picks-up-15m-more-to-scale-its-business-source-data-analytics-service/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29#JXMO6F:UkP
GIGAON: This news gathering drone caught crazy footage of frozen Niagara Falls http://bit.ly/19Mo02U
THE ECONOMIST: America's drone regulations weren't as draconian as feared. But they'll still clip wings http://econ.st/187AzoQ
INTEL: The LinkedIn #ITCenter explores the dangers of employees not using their work software: http://linkd.in/1jrMRG4
THE ECONOMIST: Planning your exit from the top job: a guide for bosses http://econ.st/19KGyAE
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: How leaders can be effective without telling employees what to do http://s.hbr.org/1DBXm9t
BLOOMBERG: Inside China’s export machine http://bloom.bg/1JuTb2G
WIRED: Spies can track you simply by watching your phone's power use http://wrd.cm/1LkZ0vi
DISCOVERY NEWS: Watch John Glenn's Historic Space Launch: http://dne.ws/1AUfXgx
DELOITTE: Analytics Trends 2015 http://public.deloitte.com/media/analytics/trends/analytics-trends.html
CATO INSTITUTE: Until capital carrying charges on public assets are budgeted, the game will remain rigged, says @steve_hanke: http://j.mp/1EZWngf
FORBES: Five reasons why Apple's $750 billion market cap could get even bigger: http://onforb.es/1LlWSU0 $AAPL
GE SOFTWARE: Next Generation, Industrial Internet Apps: All About the Data https://www.gesoftware.com/blog/next-generation-industrial-internet-apps-all-about-data
GE SOFTWARE: Analytics and the Industrial Internet: Making the Value Case https://www.gesoftware.com/blog/analytics-and-industrial-internet-making-value-case
MASHABLE: Dangerous cold snap leaves at least 20 dead in U.S. — and it's not over yet. http://on.mash.to/1EgbKDc
GENERAL ELECTRIC: Inventors In Action: Energy Everywhere - GE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6wa4lcc1t8#t=1935
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Climate changes may also spawn a host of new disease outbreaks. http://ow.ly/JqfKo
BBC NEWS: It's not a bird, it's a plane. But is it a Russian bomber? http://bbc.in/17ziKOi
INC-COM: To become more successful in all areas of life, develop your mental strength and grit. Here's how. http://bit.ly/188qHv9
ROCKEFELLER FUND: More people refuse to profit from #ClimateChange and chose to #divest – leading to value increases in #green bonds http://ow.ly/Jdnj4
PWC: Midsized & smaller companies are now on activists’ radars. How can directors prepare? http://pwc.to/1C1D3fA #corpgov #PwC
WASHINGTON POST: Scientists pinpoint a gene regulator that makes human brains bigger http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/02/19/scientists-pinpoint-a-gene-regulator-that-makes-human-brains-bigger/
POPULAR SCIENCE: SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE FOUND FARTING A TRILLION SUNS' WORTH OF ENERGY. SCIENTISTS ZERO IN ON THE SIZE, SHAPE, AND SPEED OF THE GAS THAT RECONFIGURES GALAXIES http://www.popsci.com/telescopes-determine-shape-powerful-winds-birthed-black-holes?dom=fb&src=SOC
FORBES: In Big Shift, FDA Plans To Let 23andMe Market Genetic Tests To Consumers http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2015/02/19/in-big-shift-fda-plans-to-let-23andme-market-genetic-tests-to-consumers/
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Better Home Insulation Needed to Ward Off Chemical Exposure. Alternatives to methylene diphenyl diisocyanate are more expensive but perhaps safer for your lungs and more http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/better-home-insulation-needed-to-ward-off-chemical-exposure/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: New York City Could See 6-Foot Sea Rise, Tripling of Heat Waves by 2100. If left unconstrained, global warming could wreak havoc on the Big Apple http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-york-city-could-see-6-foot-sea-rise-tripling-of-heat-waves-by-2100/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
SCI TECH DAILY: Yale Neurobiologists Discover Surprising Trigger of New Brain Cell Growth http://scitechdaily.com/yale-neurobiologists-discover-surprising-trigger-new-brain-cell-growth/
Potential HIV "vaccine" stirs excitement http://huff.to/1DrUpIl
FORBES: Europe is proving to be a healthy breeding ground for tech startups & founder culture: http://onforb.es/1Libohr
WASHINGTON POST: Some cutting advice from a former admissions director: Parents, calm down. Let Harvard go. http://wapo.st/1F9yBOI
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: Innovators, ask questions to nail down the problem you are trying to solve http://stanford.io/1z67epA
FRANCE 24: France seeks Silicon Valley allies in war on terror http://f24.my/19RUA3h
REUTERS: West Coast port dispute costing Honda 25,000 vehicles http://reut.rs/1Gf9yef
THE ECONOMIST: Gentrification in America is good for the poor http://econ.st/1CVxDpA
THE DIPLOMAT: Does China Really Know How to Wage Cyber War? http://bit.ly/1EAltCn
SEEKING ALPHA: Update On Prospects For Drugs To Make You Live Longer: Novartis Gets Serious http://seekingalpha.com/article/2922756-update-on-prospects-for-drugs-to-make-you-live-longer-novartis-gets-serious
DELOITTE: Developing leaders: 5 things your company can do right now from @jasongeller in @fastcompany http://spr.ly/60170nLL
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL: Bringing Fun and Creativity to Work http://ow.ly/Jp1dk
STRATFOR: Separatists are building up forces in southeast Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said Feb. 21, @Reuters reported. http://social.stratfor.com/cpG
PEW RESEARCH CENTER: As new fed'l dietary guidelines are issued, how do scientists rate use of their research? http://pewrsr.ch/1vfNvn1
NEW YORK TIMES: To understand Parkinson's disease is to understand the brain. http://nyti.ms/1AgcnuU
THE NEW YORK TIMES: My No-Soap, No-Shampoo, Bacteria-Rich Hygiene Experiment http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/my-no-soap-no-shampoo-bacteria-rich-hygiene-experiment.html?_r=0
MIT: These “smart” gaming blocks led two @MIT_alumni to make consumer drones: http://mitne.ws/1Bj5MBE
ZDNET: Top 10 crowd-funded PCs: How Steve Jobs' heirs are building the next great computer | ZDNet http://zd.net/1JnGir5
SETI: Hubble Gets Best View of Circumstellar Debris Disk Distorted by Planet: http://buff.ly/1z5a3Su
WORLD SCIENCE FEST: Will @_juliannemoore win an Oscar? Her Alzheimer's advisor on #stillalice talks about the disease and performance: http://ow.ly/Jr4Na
FORTUNE MAGAZINE: Maybe a data breach, the Canadian disaster & a CEO resignation was the shock Target needed http://for.tn/1CTDid5
Computers try to communicate like humans, fail hilariously http://huff.to/1z2IHfS
THE DIPLOMAT: Japan Escapes Recession http://bit.ly/1vmTXZ8
FORBES: A Microsoft machine learning project beat humans at some image recognition tasks: http://onforb.es/19Ok95f
HUDSON INSTITUTE: Moscow and Pyongyang: From Disdain to Partnership? Richard Weitz in @Diplomat_APAC http://bit.ly/1MFJdus
LINKEDIN: Amazon, The Simpsons, Drones, and the Knowledge Soup! https://lnkd.in/edZYZ2c
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Global health experts collaborate to find out why #MERS cases are soaring again. http://ow.ly/JrMRv #science
THE ECONOMIST: Established carmakers, not tech firms, will win the race to build the vehicles of the future http://econ.st/1w1WkkD
FORBES: Management & leadership are different disciplines: http://onforb.es/1E6RWSJ
BLOOMBERG: Attending a little bit of college is worse than not going at all http://bloom.bg/1EtSQGY
WORLD ECONOMY FORUM: Why technology actually makes us more human @Infosys http://wef.ch/1MbTiPp
INTEL: Microsoft tool introduces development of cross-platform Java apps. http://intel.ly/1uKstfK
THE WHARTON SCHOOL: Is your #leadership style right for the digital age? http://whr.tn/1xZXiIe via @whartonknows
BLOOMBERG: Wal-Mart would rather give up money than power http://bloom.bg/1EaO03f
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: How digital will transform the future of #healthcare http://wef.ch/1KHD2nG
MAYO CLINIC: Participating in a clinical trial gave Karen a solution to her decade-long struggle with peripheral neuropathy http://mayocl.in/1DH4q2T
Google's Project Tango smartphone maps the interior of your home or office 250,000 times a second. http://fb.me/7eFFT6fen
FOREIGN POLICY: The White House still pretends it hasn’t unleashed demons on Iraq -- the country it once could have saved. http://atfp.co/1CVL1aE
BROOKINGS: 44% of Americans believe that U.S. defense isn’t strong enough to combat #ISIS & other security challenges: http://brook.gs/1LnJUVI
SCIENCE FRIDAY: As the Arctic warms, animal habitats are shifting. http://scifri.me/jq4cux
THE ECONOMIST: The uses and abuses of economic history http://econ.st/187Hj6n
NEW YORK TIMES: A new theory about why East Asians have more Neanderthal DNA than Europeans http://nyti.ms/1DBJHip
BROOKINGS: The competition among great powers has resurfaced. Is the United States prepared? http://brook.gs/1Adp49U
ENGADGET: The autonomous shuttle hoping to transform public transport http://engt.co/1AgDx4W
WIRED: Why we should design some things to be difficult to use: http://wrd.cm/1FbHqI0
ENGADGET: Here's how you can build a high-end overclocked PC (with little expertise): http://engt.co/1Ehemkg
THE ECONOMIST: Corporate digital defences are overwhelmed alarmingly often. People need to wise up about how to protect themselves http://econ.st/1DAuzly
WHARTON SCHOOL: 5 Good Questions with author and #WhartonGrad Wesley Gray #W02: http://bit.ly/1A0ppN2 via @ValueWalk
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Popular story: A star buzzed our #solar system during human prehistory. http://ow.ly/JrUpv #science
WASHINGTON POST: Two maps document America’s incredible political transformation http://wapo.st/1w8ViUb
THE ECONOMIST: A Russian antivirus firm impresses the sceptics, again http://econ.st/1zwlK5N
FORBES: Why the President needs a data scientist: http://onforb.es/18e2bbZ
THE ECONOMIST: Germany's vaunted apprenticeship system wrongly excludes minorities http://econ.st/1JxgSaw
TECHCRUNCH: A rant about the smartest thing Yahoo’s done in years http://tcrn.ch/1Gf1iLw
DELOITTE: How one school system is #disrupting the #education value chain through a billion-to-one approach: http://deloi.tt/1E3p4rY
WASHINGTON POST: Women are working more everywhere — except in the U.S. http://wapo.st/1CVFTDn
FINANCIAL TIMES: NZ decision hits deep sea mining hopes http://on.ft.com/1GgvbLs
INC-COM: Venture Capitalists Don’t Care About Your Age' @benhuh @Cheezburger http://bit.ly/1AdJSxL
THE ECONOMIST: A new gizmo could eventually project screen-sized moving holograms for about the cost of a high-end television set http://econ.st/17jMxL8
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Researchers figure out underlying scientific links to all this weird winter weather. http://ow.ly/Jrs8b
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: New technique replaces approximately 10 percent of the liver with healthy cells from a deceased donor. http://ow.ly/JrZkj
TECHCRUNCH: Restaurant tech restocked for tomorrow and beyond http://tcrn.ch/1GfWGVp
FAST COMPANY: Why Apple is No. 2 on our list of the world's most innovative companies: http://f-st.co/oVtLEec
BUSINESS INSIDER: Here are the ugly details of how the Greek bailout extension got done. http://read.bi/1LryD6S
NEW YORK TIMES: Austerity and the Costs of Internal Devaluation http://nyti.ms/1zxLzlZ
FINANCIAL TIMES: China opens up to foreign short sellers http://on.ft.com/1Ek9E5a
GIGAOM: How NASA uses quantum computing for space travel and robotics https://gigaom.com/2015/02/13/how-nasa-uses-quantum-computing-for-space-travel-and-robotics/
POPULAR SCIENCE: Farmers are keeping drones in mind for the future of agriculture
http://pops.ci/JhKFyn
INC-COM: Why you should care about the impact Internet of Things has on your business http://bit.ly/1LkFIpD
FAST COMPANY: The most innovative companies of 2015: http://f-st.co/oWH7W81
FRANCE 24: Fresh nuclear leak detected at Fukushima plant http://f24.my/19ZeQjw
NBC NEWS: How Scientists Plan to Spark Future Battery Breakthroughs http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/how-scientists-plan-spark-future-battery-breakthroughs-n306406
PC WORLD: Breaking Moore's Law: How chipmakers are pushing PCs to blistering new levels http://www.pcworld.com/article/2033671/breaking-moores-law-how-chipmakers-are-pushing-pcs-to-blistering-new-levels.html
Making Discoveries about Human Evolution Using 3D Technology http://3dprint.com/46132/3d-tech-to-study-evolution/
CIO-COM: Chip companies working to make Wi-Fi more maker-friendly http://trib.al/4FAAufw
CMO-COM: Remember just because you don’t believe in having a #PersonalBrand doesn’t mean you don’t have one http://cmo.cm/1FMiV7P
MEDICAL XPRESS: Experimenting preteens may have different ##brainprocesses http://medx.cc/343742582
FORBES: Europe's tech credentials by the numbers: http://onforb.es/1FcP3Ol
REUTERS: Mercedes recalls 147,000 cars in U.S. for engine fire risk http://reut.rs/1GiwZ6x
KELLOG SCHOOL: Want to negotiate successfully? Drop an anchor by making the first offer & follow 3 tips from Prof Leigh Thompson: http://kell.gg/1oyFOEi
THE ECONOMIST: Kaspersky Lab, a Russian antivirus firm, has repeatedly impressed sceptics by exposing serious cyber-security threats http://econ.st/1vQwpXr
MIT SLOAN: Learn more about our new course Understanding the Transformation and Globalization of Monetary Policy http://ow.ly/Jphuo
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: On building a great business: Focus on the people. Find the best people you can find and nurture them. http://stanford.io/1rqt5n3
MAYO CLINIC: How to build an integrated Digital Strategy. Register: http://mayocl.in/1CTUxO0
BLOOMBERG: The SEC is considering less-regulated stock markets for small companies http://bloom.bg/1CU58WC
CIO-COM: What's in a typo? More evidence tying North Korea to the Sony hack http://trib.al/AaRP1kv
FORTUNE: Now that oil has plummeted, what is happening in the heart of North Dakota's fracking country? http://for.tn/1DKECTr
TIME: How the FAA plans to regulate drones http://ti.me/18aG326
HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Hundreds attended #EdPortalOpening in Allston, including Drew Faust and Mayor http://hvrd.me/Jtquf
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: How Russia forces its soldiers to fight against Ukraine http://trib.al/9LHBvZa
THE ECONOMIST: To effectively tackle cybercrime the public and private sectors need to pool ideas and knowhow http://econ.trib.al/xLnrJYJ
GIGAOM: Sigfox & others team up to build a hybrid terrestrial/satellite to connect #IoT http://bit.ly/1vq5Bm3
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: How to determine if a project proposal is worth pursuing http://s.hbr.org/1DBXkyl
CIO-COM: The Top 10 U.S. Locations for Service Centers http://trib.al/2wq07ln
RAND CORPORATION: It's not just property damage: Storms like #HurricaneSandy can release chemicals & #pollutants, too: http://on.rand.org/JpvAC
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Security tightened at the Mall of America after terrorist video threatens mall attacks in U.S., Canada, and London http://on.wsj.com/1AjzYL3
FAST COMPANY: Here are a few clues that the design of your office space may be leading everyone to feel disengaged: http://f-st.co/rRJiBu8
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Being a consultant isn't easy or glamorous. It's hard work. http://entm.ag/1MB7h1w
VENTURE BEAT: Why Social is the tipping point in the m-commerce revolution http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6Zng
INTEL: The perfect device for #blendedlearning? @KleinErin says 2 in 1s. 6 reasons why: http://intel.com/2in1Everyone
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY: Outstanding @singularityhub piece on what higher ed can learn from Bitcoin. http://ht.ly/Jt6MG
BLOGS OF WAR: Top Muslim sheikh urges new understanding to fight terror http://goo.gl/ONh8to
REUTERS: Hong Kong 'radicals' up ante in democracy push against China http://reut.rs/1GiAWIn
DELOITTE: How Novant avoided chaos. http://spr.ly/60160nLC #DeloitteConsulting
WORLD BANK: milestones for the 21st century? Have your say using #roadtolima: http://wrld.bg/Jt6uc
FORBES: The automobile industry presents an enticing opportunity for Apple: http://onforb.es/1FcCJgX
TECHREPUBLIC: How the 'PayPal Mafia' Redefined Success in Silicon Valley: http://buff.ly/1qvVrwr
SYMMETRY MAGAZINE: What’s new for LHC Run II. The Large Hadron Collider gears up for restart. http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/february-2015/whats-new-for-lhc-run-ii
DEVELOPERS SLAHDOT-ORG: The Robots That Will Put Coders Out of Work http://developers.slashdot.org/story/15/02/21/0142230/the-robots-that-will-put-coders-out-of-work
SYMMETRY MAGAZINE: Accelerating the fight against cancer http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/september-2014/accelerating-the-fight-against-cancer
SYMMETRY MAGAZINE: What Hawking really meant. Fermilab physicist Don Lincoln explains the idea of a metastable universe, what it has to do with the Higgs boson, and why we're still in good shape. http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/september-2014/what-hawking-really-meant
SYMMETRY MAGAZINE: When research worlds collide. Particle physicists and scientists from other disciplines are finding ways to help one another answer critical questions. http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/september-2014/when-research-worlds-collide
IBM RESEARCH: Demo by @IBMbigdata: #IBMWatson app w/ twitter sentiment + geospatial info to help you find a brew pub http://youtu.be/oUfbQux6Kqk
THE ECONOMIST: #NarendraModi, the first Indian PM born after the partition, appears more confrontational than his predecessor http://econ.st/1B6PSuF
TED: This is ancient ice extracted from the Antarctic and bathed in polarized light: http://t.ted.com/dGgggNf
AMERICAN MANAGEMENT: 11 often forgotten lessons from grade school (that still apply!) #management | http://ow.ly/Jhijw
POPULAR MECHANICS: Why Superintelligent Machines Are Probably the Dominant Lifeforms in the Universe http://bit.ly/1GiTUi7
NEW YORK TIMES: Financial advice customized by sex, ethnicity or demographics http://nyti.ms/1vm5sjp
SYMANTEC: How to Mitigate the Security Risks Associated with the Public Cloud
http://symc.ly/1CT3h4B
BITCOIN VIEWS: Stripe Finally Opens Up Bitcoin Payments To Everyone - http://bit.ly/17oA0Gm
TECHCRUNCH: Funnely Builds Smarter Facebook Ad Campaigns For Online Stores http://tcrn.ch/1GiRP5G
CNBC: This king is giving the masses $32,000,000,000 in bonuses: http://cnb.cx/1EcjuWN
Media is reaching "peak negativity," and there's a rallying cry to focus on solutions http://huff.to/17ZgYHi
MIT SLOAN: Understanding the Transformation and Globalization of Monetary Policy https://lnkd.in/eVFvTi9
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: The application economy http://wef.ch/1IRo40M
STRATFOR: The Islamic State remains a priority threat for both Baghdad and Arbil. http://social.stratfor.com/yP9
POPULAR MECHANICS: Stephen Hawking has taken up a new hobby: cosmic photography http://popme.ch/60120wKg
FORBES: Apple doesn’t just have to be a consumer brand. http://onforb.es/1LlXRUc
FINANCIAL TIMES: Gulliver pulled into HSBC tax scandal http://on.ft.com/1GiV3pX
WORLD BANK: Want to know the latest evidence on the impact of microcredit? Join us virtually: http://wrld.bg/Jt8H7
BLOOMBERG: The next 24 hours are crucial for Greece http://bloom.bg/1z9oiFY
MASHABLE: Are you a tech geek with the coding skills to match? These are 5 careers you should consider http://on.mash.to/1FMECEQ
4 Ideas for Content Optimization (Other Than Keywords) http://po.st/nUA0RZ
POPULAR MECHANICS: Why Superintelligent Machines Are Probably the Dominant Lifeforms in the Universe http://bit.ly/1GiTUi7
U.S. NEWS EDUCATION: At some community colleges, students can still get a traditional college experience. http://ow.ly/JpiCI
STANFORD UNIVERSITY: "Everyone at the company should feel comfortable having their own opinions." http://stanford.io/1rqt5n3
GIGAON: Sigfox & others team up to build a hybrid terrestrial/satellite to connect #IoT http://bit.ly/1vq5Bm3
FORBES: Do driverless cars really pose a threat to car-for-hire services like Uber? http://onforb.es/18e5os7
ENGADGET: The Big Picture: The frozen US as seen from space http://engt.co/1FMGHAO
KELLOG SCHOOL: In a typical 6-person meeting, 2 people do more than 60% of the talking. Here's how to fix it: http://kell.gg/1pQtagr
GIZMODO: France wants Google, Facebook, and Twitter's help fighting terrorism: http://gizmo.do/9GEYSBz
NATURE NEWS: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics investigates climate sceptic Willie Soon http://ow.ly/JsRzq
BBC: What makes the rich want to get even richer? http://bbc.in/1JtAA7e
REUTERS: Japan Inc sees no need for 2 percent inflation or more easing: Reuters poll http://reut.rs/1GiVOiG
CNET: The Samsung Galaxy S6 could have fast wireless charging http://cnet.co/1GcW2b9
DELOITTE: Attention #veterans - Apply now for next #CORE session. Application deadline is March 26th. http://spr.ly/60160n0y
NEEWSWEEK: How the FBI busted the Amazon of drugs, guns and hit men— http://bit.ly/1z2d99G
THE ECONOMIST: Should American military veterans be hit by benefit cuts? http://econ.st/1Ajdz0E
CAPGEMINI: Shorten customer onboarding time by 30% with IBM Business Process Manager platform http://ow.ly/InQzk
WORLD BANK: on how a richer view of human behavior can help achieve development goals: http://wrld.bg/Jt0N8
BROOKINGS: Poverty is exacting a high cost on Americans, and it's not just about money: http://brook.gs/1LnXWXk
DIGG: Women are leaving the tech industry in droves: http://di.gg/1Lse9Lj
NEW YORK TIMES: Rivals Google and Apple Fight for the Dashboard http://nyti.ms/1EkHDug
INC-COM: 10 Ways to Prepare Your Company for Explosive Growth @jeff_haden http://bit.ly/1LkFH53
CDC EMERGENCY: In the face of a chemical attack or emergency with you be ready? CDC is, with its #CHEMPACK program. Learn more here http://go.usa.gov/33ASQ
THE ECONOMIST: There is little evidence that gentrification is responsible for displacing the poor or minorities http://econ.st/17GYyKw
NEW SCIENTIST: This stinking caterpillar dresses up as a snake to trick predators http://ow.ly/JoifR
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 23, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eaGRVES
Lifeboat Foundation — Futurism Update — Feb/23/2015 — https://spanish.lifeboat.com/blog/2015/02/future_up_feb_23_2015
Aubrey de Grey - Catalyzing Future Day - Progress in Regenerative Medicine - CRISPR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIDhBKxBOgo
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY? DER SPIEGEL: The Grexit Dilemma: What Would Happen if Greece Leaves the Euro Zone? https://lnkd.in/eH9jsKq
FRANCE 24: Bangladesh ferry sinking death toll rises to 65: police http://f24.my/1Da0iaw
IBM: From Nothing to a Running App in the Cloud with IBM Bluemix DevOps Services https://developer.ibm.com/bluemix/2015/02/20/nothing-running-app-cloud-ibm-bluemix-devops-services/
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: The Israeli Navy of the future http://i-hls.com/2015/02/the-israeli-navy-of-the-future/
GEOSPATIAL NEWS: UAVs w/ the capabillity to fly LIDAR transforms the way researchers study data in fields like #Archaeology. http://bit.ly/191AGCA
WASHINGTON TIMES: Robert Knight says blaming #terrorism on #economics gives the #Islamist killer a free pass http://bit.ly/1zyeE0w
REUTERS: U.S. refinery strike affects one-fifth of national capacity http://reut.rs/1El45nd
INC-COM: The key to filing your business taxes the right way. http://bit.ly/1zSN41R
RAND CORPORATION: Did you miss last week's myth re #drones/#UAVs? Here it is: http://on.rand.org/JpNIg
GIGAOM: How Spotify is ahead of the pack in using containers http://bit.ly/1GhJcZ9
FAST COMPANY: 7 lessons in creativity from the brilliant code breaker of "The Imitation Game" http://f-st.co/N3OCJSL
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: These fossil rings are 492 million years old and come from Wisconsin [VIDEO]. http://ow.ly/Jtznl #science
MASHABLE: s augmented reality the future of family computing? This video might have the answer http://on.mash.to/1FMYnME
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Canadian drugmaker Valeant agrees to buy US rival Salix for about $10 billion in cash: http://apne.ws/1D9LkRT
CNN MONEY: The typical billionaire has $3.1 billion. Where do most of them live? http://cnnmon.ie/1Jx9vA1
THE ECONOMIST: The faster language changes, the less new generations will be able to understand what their forebears wrote http://econ.st/1vmrh2p
NEW SCIENTIST: This is what ichthyosaur birth looked like. The full story is 248 million years old and at http://ow.ly/Jp0sB
MIT SLOAN: The Hard Work of Invention http://ow.ly/JpodE
CNBC: Climate change will cause millions of people to flee this area: http://cnb.cx/1LfCh5v
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: The machines are taking over! Or are they? http://wef.ch/1AWBmFa #AI
PHYS-ORG: Fever alarm armband: A wearable, printable, http://phy.so/343742630
FORBES: Does all legacy software need to be migrated to the cloud? http://onforb.es/18e5z6K
THE MOSCOW TIMES: Kiev Accuses Russia of Sending More Tanks to Eastern Ukraine http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russian-military-equipment-heads-for-rebel-held-novoazovsk-despite-cease-fire-says-ukraine/516285.html
THE MOSCOW TIMES: Poroshenko Says Evidence Shows Kremlin Aide Surkov Directed Snipers in Kiev http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/poroshenko-says-evidence-shows-kremlin-aide-surkov-directed-snipers-in-kiev/516310.html
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: Obama's Libya Debacle. How a Well-Meaning Intervention Ended in Failure http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/143044/alan-j-kuperman/obamas-libya-debacle
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks - http://i-hls.com/2015/02/dhs-to-rely-on-big-data-to-protect-critical-infrastructure-networks/#sthash.KszMaMyv.dpuf
The Conscious Web: When the Internet of Things Becomes Artificially Intelligent http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-balkam/the-conscious-web-when-the-internet-of-things-becomes-artificially-intelligent_b_6721862.html
TED: How to go to space, without having to go to space: http://t.ted.com/EWodUUw
INC-COM: How women are bringing sustainable investing to Wall Street http://bit.ly/1CH7uJG
BBC: Deaths in detention 'avoidable' http://bbc.in/1GjtI70
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: Cyber-Security Threats: Joint Initiative Accelerates Development and Adoption of Mature Technologies http://i-hls.com/2015/02/cyber-security-threats-joint-initiative-accelerates-development-and-adoption-of-mature-technologies/#sthash.PBgH38RR.dpuf
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks - http://bit.ly/1zZBzkC
2 Social Media Marketing Automation Tools With Amazing ROI And Bad Design http://shar.es/1aCdfr
THE ECONOMIST: Putin says he'll protect Russian speakers everywhere. We took that to its logical conclusion http://econ.st/19KSthT
GIGAOM: Engineers at Columbia have created a smartphone HIV test that only costs $35 http://bit.ly/1EjPisQ
To build a startup, entrepreneurs need a laser focus on providing an innovative solution to a real problem: http://onforb.es/1LegDP2
NEW YORK TIMES: Document Reveals Growth of Cyberwarfare Between the U.S. and Iran http://nyti.ms/1DakF7t
THE ECONOMIST: There is little evidence that gentrification is responsible for displacing the poor or minorities http://econ.st/17GYyKB
THE VERGE: This is the Samsung Galaxy S6 http://theverge.com/e/7852708
THE ECONOMIST: Oil is back over $60 a barrel. Is the market returning to normal? http://econ.trib.al/SqKFqUD
DELOIETTE: European retailers are the most globally active of the Global Powers of #Retailing Top 250 http://deloi.tt/15tEWso
NEW YORK TIMES: A less daunting approach to interval training. Thanks, http://nyti.ms/1MAvghm
BUSINESS INSIDER: The Australian military is now training to use Reaper drones http://read.bi/1MMn6m4
FAST COMPANY: Workplace bullying can be so demoralizing to its victims that they're unable to cope with future bullying http://f-st.co/WsHa8Ls
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks http://i-hls.com/2015/02/dhs-to-rely-on-big-data-to-protect-critical-infrastructure-networks/
INC-COM: 7 Functional Ways to Manage in a Dysfunctional Workplace http://bit.ly/1zMiwdj
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: Most cars are vulnerable to hacking or privacy intrusions http://i-hls.com/2015/02/most-cars-are-vulnerable-to-hacking-or-privacy-intrusions/#sthash.i9sCo8t3.dpuf
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: Developments in the Global Oil Market Strategic Significance http://i-hls.com/2015/02/developments-global-oil-market-strategic-significance/#sthash.MPZgk12q.dpuf
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: Developments in the Global Oil Market Strategic Significance http://i-hls.com/2015/02/developments-global-oil-market-strategic-significance/#sthash.MPZgk12q.dpuf
INC-COM: 6 Tactics to Quickly Boost Your Cash Flow @mauimasterminds http://bit.ly/1vknH8R
TED: "Numbers are the musical notes with which the symphony of the universe is written." http://t.ted.com/DhH9i7D
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: “Internet of Things” – an end to privacy? http://i-hls.com/2015/02/internet-things-end-privacy/
CAPGEMINI: Hear how we're helping CAIXA Bank to focus on #mobile http://ow.ly/InPz3
BLOGS OF WAR: Turkey Defers Air Defense Missile Decision As China Talks Continue http://goo.gl/fh9lw7
WHARTON SCHOOL: WhartonGrad @CaroIssa works her MBA on the runway: http://bit.ly/1LsIgC9
GUARDIAN NEWS: Greece draws up €7.3bn tax hit list aimed at oligarchs and criminals - report http://d.gu.com/8hVs4q
INC-COM: 5 Travel Essentials for Startup Entrepreneurs http://bit.ly/1MveIan
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: What cold war? The U.S will buy rocket motors from Russia http://i-hls.com/2015/02/what-cold-war-the-u-s-will-buy-rocket-motors-from-russia/
INSIDE DEFENSE: DOD Official: Cruise Missile, ICBM Recap Quantities Depend On Future Treaties. Story by @JamesDrewNews: http://ow.ly/JpDhG
FAST COMPANY: 7 key habits for building better relationships http://f-st.co/TswyOwa
MAYO CLINIC: HeartDisease risk factors can be hereditary + habits and lifestyle. http://mayocl.in/1COszDd
GIGAOM: This drone caught insane footage of frozen Niagara Falls http://bit.ly/1AjrK5F
POPULAR MECHANICS: Stop Reading This and Go Build Your Own Board Game http://bit.ly/1GjFZbr
THE TIMES OF LONDON: A feeble West emboldens the forces of chaos, writes @MelanieLatest http://thetim.es/1zZH9mR
CNBC: The school that prepares kids to be future money moguls: http://cnb.cx/1Ek5QRx
NEW YORK TIMES: How an identical brainstorming exercise produced very different results in two distinct cultural contexts http://nyti.ms/1vmbsc9
NATIONAL WILDLIFE: The strong “zygodactyl” feet of woodpeckers are designed to easily grasp onto trees: http://bit.ly/1Ale9e5
REUTERS: Asian shares flat as investors digest Greek deal http://reut.rs/1GjHyq5
THE ECONOMIST: Some programmers are even being wooed by talent agencies that normally represent pop stars http://econ.st/1DFFmuR
NEW YORK TIMES: Once-Popular Car Technologies at the End of the Road http://nyti.ms/1ElqwZt
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: IDF: new “Google-Glass”-style goggles will provide soldiers with combat data http://i-hls.com/2015/02/idf-new-google-glass-style-goggles-will-provide-soldiers-combat-data/#sthash.yUGrO7nw.dpuf
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: Technion Presents: The Printer of the Future http://i-hls.com/2015/01/technion-presents-printer-future/
WHARTON SCHOOL: The @WhartonSocial Impact Initiative exists first and foremost because students demanded it: http://whr.tn/1yVE5s9
GIGAOM: Win two tickets to Structure Data in NYC! RT & follow back for a chance to win http://bit.ly/1LroaIE
BBC: Australia Post's profit down 56% http://bbc.in/1GjPt6z
NSA has the ability to hide spying software deep within hard drives, cyber researchers say http://huff.to/1yRmtNF
INC-COM: Why Business Travel Is Never Going to Be the Same After 2015 http://bit.ly/1t8vBRN
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: What to do when senior managers won't collaborate: http://s.hbr.org/1CWUsJs
BLOOMBERG: ‘‘Australia has had the biggest food explosion I’ve ever seen in the world." http://bloom.bg/17jEH43
FAST COMPANY: How American Giant is breathing new life into U.S. apparel manufacturing http://f-st.co/qx7Z4uK
FORBES: How to use LinkedIn to advance your career: http://onforb.es/1zZjpiU
BLOOMBERG: A Harvard scientist wants to sell you ice cream with skin http://bloom.bg/1zT6peE
FINANCIAL TIMES: Emerging market investing isn’t simple and isn’t getting easier. http://on.ft.com/1JudX2s
BLOGS OF WAR: Expanded Central Military Commission Meeting Held http://goo.gl/X6fGPf
THE ECONOMIST: A first-class cock up with United Airlines' ticketing system may cost it dear http://econ.st/1DFHwKK
BBC NEWS: Greece to unveil debt deal reforms http://bbc.in/1Elsmtc
WORLD BANK: How to reach the poorest & most vulnerable ppl in SS #Africa w/ targeted #safetynet programs: http://wrld.bg/Jt3ig
ENGADGET: LG's new midrange smartphones are made for selfie sticks http://engt.co/1D1JPme
THE ECONOMIST: China’s changing attitudes towards Myanmar’s border groups http://econ.st/1JtF1ip
THE ECONOMIST: Dinosaurs and dark matter: a new theory unites two science-story favourites http://econ.trib.al/58NDVkE
LOCKHEED MARTIN: Kick-starting the week @Avalon2015 airshow! Follow our activity: http://lmt.co/1BaB9yL
TIME: 5 reasons Brazil is getting close to the brink http://ti.me/1EGXrpo
STRATFOR: Ukraine's economy needs Russia and both Kiev and Moscow are aware of the possibilities and risks of dependency. http://social.stratfor.com/E0y
FAST COMPANY: How drug company Gilead outpaces its competitors http://f-st.co/axnG2o7
FORBES: There is unprecedented demand for physician assistants: http://onforb.es/1zZDIMU
CNN: At least 68 people are dead after a ferry capsized in Bangladesh: http://cnn.it/1EH2XYX
THE ECONOMIST: Have the wheels come off Rolls-Royce? http://econ.st/1vOTeej
CARNEGIE EUROPE: Most read from @Carnegie_Europe this week? http://ceip.org/194BVRq Our director @jan_techau on Europe's security
THE VERGE: This incredibly complex machine can play the violin http://theverge.com/e/7849694
TECHCRUNCH: Fogo’s modular flashlight launches on Kickstarter http://tcrn.ch/1EktJbQ
THE ECONOMIST: #NarendraModi, the first Indian PM born after the partition, appears more confrontational than his predecessor http://econ.st/1D7V52Y
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The scientific explanation behind those happy tears. http://ow.ly/JrV5s
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Electrical stimulation vs. medication: Which would you use? http://ow.ly/JrTND
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Scientists can now detect dengue, yellow fever, and Ebola by using this simple paper test. http://ow.ly/JrEgZ
POST WORLD: Two killed in Ukraine bombing on anniversary of president’s flight http://wapo.st/1D1CaEz
BLOOMBERG: Tokyo nursing homes face spending cuts at the worst possible time http://bloom.bg/187cFtQ
FORBES: "Don’t spread your ideas around the company." More toxic HR beliefs: http://onforb.es/1DF2PdU
Lone billionaire hits much, much higher limit for campaign contributions http://huff.to/1wb7Nyt
SYMANTEC: 8 Google Projects To Watch in 2015. http://symc.ly/1ElbXVR
MICROSOFT: Should data sharing be more like gambling? colleagues explore this area http://ow.ly/2UWmXr
REUTERS: Breastfeeding may protect babies from arsenic exposure http://reut.rs/1GjW7K9
GUARDIAN: There's no evidence e-cigarettes are as harmful as smoking http://gu.com/p/462tn
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: How 50 countries stack up in terms of readiness for a digital economy: http://s.hbr.org/1CWUrVZ
WORLD BANK: Why should we include childcare in youth #employment projects? Find out by reading @WorldBank report http://bit.ly/1AcKeVC
"Your traction statistics are a classic trap." -- http://entm.ag/1z5tBGn
FAST COMPANY: A new study shows how office bullies grind their victims down and keep the cycle going http://f-st.co/MSfmYlU
THE GUARDIAN: Hospital psychiatric detainees more at risk of preventable death http://trib.al/F67ThAS
SoftLayer virtual servers outperform those other servers. Try one free to see for yourself. = http://sftlyr.com/5j5
BLOOMBERG: Tokyo nursing homes face spending cuts at the worst possible time http://bloom.bg/187cFtQ
MSNBC: Edward Snowden documentary snags Oscar: http://on.msnbc.com/1a2hchE (Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty)
FINANCIAL TIMES: Asia's economic prospects: steady as she goes http://on.ft.com/1GjV7FW
WORLD BANK: Organized crime is killing wildlife on an industrial scale: Get #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime http://www.wildlifeday.org
INC-COM: An Unusual Hiring Strategy That Could Lead You to the Right Candidate http://bit.ly/1E22QHd
WALL STREET JOURNAL: U.S. Units of Deutsche Bank, Santander Likely to Fail Fed Stress Test http://on.wsj.com/188IodU
THE ECONOMIST: Planning your exit from the top job: a guide for bosses http://econ.st/19KGzV1
CAPGEMINI: Traditional #bigdata strategy is ancient history http://ow.ly/JcENO
FINANCIAL TIMES: Holcim says Lafarge merger 'on track' for H1 http://on.ft.com/1ElF2Aj
REUTERS: Exclusive: Local bankers emerge as Fed ally in fight against audit bill http://reut.rs/1GjYRaj
REUTERS: Bank of America chips away at brokerage industry truce http://reut.rs/1ElEZ7z
REUTERS: Exclusive: Local bankers emerge as Fed ally in fight against audit bill http://reut.rs/1GjZfpj
FRANCE 24: Arsenic levels higher in formula-fed babies: study http://f24.my/1a2pJkT
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FORBES: Apple Loop: Dying for your iPhone, Google infects iOS, Motorola slams Apple http://onforb.es/1LlDpCV
BOSTON CONSULTING ON EDUCATION: Tiny Raspberry Pi Computer Hits Big Sales Milestone http://bit.ly/19KF0Xi
The Ultimate Guide to Buying Inventory: http://bit.ly/1vWgiLs
CATO INSTITUTE: Russia’s actions in Crimea & Ukraine deserve condemnation, but the West’s hypocrisy is nothing short of breathtaking: http://j.mp/1DHEYvI
FINANCIAL TIMES: Ito stands down as Honda CEO http://on.ft.com/1ElGJxM
ORACLE DATABASE: Innovation Online Forum & learn from product experts. http://ora.cl/dJf
CISCO: TV could be a thing of the past as #mobile video-viewing skyrockets: http://cs.co/60130V63
CISCO DATA CENTER: Your Design Engineers Need Support and ‘Expertise on Tap’ Too! http://cs.co/60170nwL
CISCO ENTERPRISE: More Choice and Value in How Customers Consume Their Software via @TechTarget http://cs.co/60150Xg9
MICROSOFT: Invest in ongoing optimization of your website to make it easy for prospects to find you: http://part.ms/aWzanz
REUTERS: Rent walkouts point to strains in U.S. farm economy http://reut.rs/1Gk1gSs
INTUIT: Honored to be listed in such a great lineup of companies that prioritize community engagement http://intuit.me/1CWK30g
BBC NEWS: Fertility clinic at hospital reopens http://bbc.in/1ElI8UX
Rockefeller Fdn: Rapid #ClimateChange has @theNASciences investigating drastic but #innovative engineering and intervention #tech http://ow.ly/Jdo42
THE TIMES OF LONDON: Greece is closer than ever to leaving the euro, writes @mattwridley http://thetim.es/1zZHYw6
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: Are unmanned firefighters for real? http://i-hls.com/2015/02/unmanned-firefighters-real/
FAST COMPANY: Tactus's amazing shape-shifting screen technology is arrving soon in an iPad case http://f-st.co/PzJVxpH
CNET: Strange "double blob" atop Martian atmosphere puzzles scientists http://cnet.co/1AdEMSn
THE VERGE: This chart shows how quickly startup valuations are skyrocketing http://theverge.com/e/7839094
THE ECONOMIST: Germany's vaunted apprenticeship system wrongly excludes minorities http://econ.st/1LjRDE8
TECHCRUCNH: Peer-To-Peer Rental Service NoBroker Grabs $3M To Battle India's Property Brokers http://tcrn.ch/1ElJ6R7
Corporate pension funds weigh derisking vs. re-risking http://trib.al/9eAgQSf
INC-COM: How two self-taught jewelry-makers built a brand that outfits everyday fashionistas and high-profile stars alike http://bit.ly/1EhTeI4
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Hundreds of Muslims in Oslo formed a symbolic protective barrier around a Jewish synagogue http://on.wsj.com/1vVXJn6
SLATE: Might ISIS collapse before America can destroy it? http://slate.me/1B2X8Gd
ENGADGET: Art exhibit lets you draw on a 3D self-portrait http://engt.co/1w0UgUm
INC-COM: 61% of consumers say they trust peer reviews online more than expert reviews http://bit.ly/1LkFIWH
THE ECONOMIST: Spain: A lack of larger firms means fewer jobs, and a less resilient economy http://econ.st/1DFEsyf
DEFENSE NEWS: UK Seeks To Expand Training in Mideast http://ift.tt/1D1YH3T
CNET: Human DNA gives mice bigger brains http://cnet.co/1B465zg
SYMANTEC: Endpoint security becoming critical focus area. http://symc.ly/1CTcjyx
BLOOMBERG: The biggest Nordic buyout fund warns unprecedented monetary stimulus is inflating asset prices to extreme levels http://bloom.bg/1GcVx0H
WORLD BANK: What Shell & 2 other energy companies have been doing to prepare for carbon pricing: http://wrld.bg/Jpl0e
FINANCIAL TIMES: Earnings providing false hope for groups http://on.ft.com/1EkLHuB
CIO-COM: Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour wins Oscar http://trib.al/B3PALPv
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: What kind of financial shocks caused the Great Recession? http://wef.ch/1zSVFwO
FRANCE 24: Japan crown prince warns on 'correct' history http://f24.my/1a2AvYk
POST WORLD: U.S. weighs more sanctions against Russia over violations in Ukraine http://wapo.st/1D1CCCD
THE DIPLOMAT: Cambodian Land Conflicts Surge http://bit.ly/1wel5dJ
FORBES: It's not just Apple and Google - a lot of tech companies are moving into cars: http://onforb.es/1zZykJG
POPULAR MECHANICS: Soon your eyeball is going to replace your passwords. Here's how: http://popme.ch/60150wKN
NOOA: It's coming! #InvasiveSpecies Week is Feb. 23-27. LISTEN to our podcast to get ready: http://1.usa.gov/1fXiXLi
Edward Snowden releases statement following "Citizenfour" Best Documentary win http://huff.to/1weWMfE
FRANCE 24: Residents of shattered Ukraine town leave shelters in search of aid http://f24.my/1DbhVXu
FRANCE 24: Greece races to meet ‘inhuman’ deadline for reforms http://f24.my/1DbhVH0
MICROSOFT: Invest in ongoing optimization of your website to make it easy for prospects to find you: http://part.ms/aWzanz
CATO INSTITUTE: Russia’s actions in Crimea & Ukraine deserve condemnation, but the West’s hypocrisy is nothing short of breathtaking: http://j.mp/1DHEYvI
MIT TECH REVIEW: How Malware Can Track Your Smartphone Without Using Location Data http://bit.ly/1DbnpSa
FOX NEWS: Would-be ISIS fighters reportedly slipping through holes in Europe's security net http://fxn.ws/17pjkyh
DEUTSCHE BANK: Finance sustainable projects and still earn competitive ROI? #GreenBonds make it possible http://ow.ly/Jo5ui #dbcr #sustainability
COMPUTING NOW: [industry news] Presentation: Consistency without Consensus: CRDTs in Production at SoundCloud: Peter Bourgon… http://bit.ly/1DblSeD
GIGAOM: Is this the fuel cell that will crack the code to the data center? http://bit.ly/1B39YEw
MARKET WATCH: Dollar wary ahead of testimony from Fed’s Yellen http://on.mktw.net/1ElKUtq
FAST COMPANY: Why putting on a brave face is killing your productivity http://f-st.co/6wdciMB
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY: Hyperloop Is Coming http://singularityhub.com/2015/02/16/hyperloop-is-coming/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: When to Bring in a Professional Coach http://s.hbr.org/1DBXjKJ
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 24, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eRtuDXw
Lifeboat Foundation — Futurism Update — Feb/24/2015 https://spanish.lifeboat.com/blog/2015/02/future_up_feb_24_2015
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 24, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eRtuDXw
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks - https://lnkd.in/e8-s8q4
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: The Israeli Navy of the future https://lnkd.in/eMHggjn
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 24, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eRtuDXw
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks - https://lnkd.in/e8-s8q4
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: The Israeli Navy of the future https://lnkd.in/eMHggjn
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 10 ways to analyse your data http://wef.ch/17DWjaL
THE VERGE: CastAR made a video imagining the future of augmented reality http://theverge.com/e/7848936
INC-COM: How Entrepreneurship Might be Genetic @highervis http://bit.ly/1zSN6H0
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Yes, sales teams can innovate while still hitting their targets http://s.hbr.org/1DBXmpX
FINANCIAL TIMES: Greek bond yields rally, troika to assess reforms http://on.ft.com/1ElUexy
POPULAR MECHANICS: The 10 Greatest Villain Cars in Movie History http://bit.ly/1DMPnow
FOX NEWS: Honda president steps down amid airbag defect scandal http://fxn.ws/1zyKZ7C
NEW SCIENTIST: Campaigners split on ban of sex-based abortions: http://ow.ly/JoYLq
ENTERPRENEUR: Get someone else to do the tasks that drain your energy http://entm.ag/1AjoraF
TIME: Expect more bad weather in the Southern U.S. and Rockies on Monday http://ti.me/1vrmQDt
WASHINGTON POST: Conditions for people who make your gadgets are improving — barely http://wapo.st/1D7pnmu
FINANCIAL TIMES: Rouble rattled by Ukraine conflict, downgrade http://on.ft.com/1Gkatdq
CNN MONEY: The world's most popular beer comes from....China? http://cnnmon.ie/1zWK8wn
FINANCIAL TIMES: Bovis sweetens dividend as profits jump http://on.ft.com/1ElTd8y
THE GUARDIAN: French aircraft carrier joins anti-Isis mission in Gulf http://trib.al/E1BbthT
WORLD BANK: We are listening to your concerns. Let your voice be heard! Provide feedback on WB safeguards review & ask your Qs: http://wrld.bg/Jt6yP
CNBC: Offshore wind power sinks, sparks call for rescue: http://cnb.cx/1F4XYRT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: The error in Libya was not inadequate planning; it was the decision to intervene in the first place. http://ow.ly/JtZbf
BLOOMBERG: Dan Loeb is trying to crack into one of Japan’s most reclusive companies http://bloom.bg/1ztZCZG
NEEWSWEEK: Greece is preparing reform measures to secure monetary aid http://bit.ly/18eC2tw
WORLD BANK: Indonesia's national statistics agency recently released revisions for GDP. Read our economist's blog on its effects http://bit.ly/16WAovk
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Are you ready for the workforce of the future? http://wef.ch/17znR0Q
POLITICO: Homeland Security fight goes into crunch time http://politi.co/1B3JNNY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: What is #PNR? What impact would it have on stemming #terror in EU? And how do MEPs feel about it? @europarltv vide: http://bit.ly/1LtydwM
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FORBES: The U.S. is spending 13 times the entire annual NIH budget on a fighter plane that won’t be ready to fly for 5 years: http://onforb.es/1zZyYae
REUTERS: Texas, Louisiana brace for ice as bitter US winter drags on http://reut.rs/1ElSLY7
INC-COM: Microsoft's top researcher Danah Boyd on the future of social media http://bit.ly/1BEkLDB
USA TODAY: Whoa! Will Apple buy Tesla for $75B? Uh, http://usat.ly/1DGTzpG
WORLD BANK: Oil revenues, economic growth & decreased violence had little impact on #Iraq's poor. Free PDF http://wrld.bg/Jt3Lb
REUTERS: Ukraine military says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist http://reut.rs/1GkdRVF
Company stock option fading from 401(k) plans http://trib.al/2tbvmas
FINANCIAL TIMES: HSBC full year profit drops by disappointing 17% http://on.ft.com/1ElWgh5
EUROPEAN COMISSION: Today's Twitter chat w/ @Ansip_EU begins @ 10:00 (CET). http://europa.eu/!gk77qM
FINANCIAL TIMES: HSBC full year profit drops by disappointing 17% http://on.ft.com/1ElWghb
FINANCIAL TIMES: Good morning from London. Most read: Greece scrambles to send draft reforms to EU institutions http://on.ft.com/1D2aYp6
CAPGEMINI: Cybersecurity: Are you assets safe from criminals? http://ow.ly/ITjbJ
REUTERS: Fed rate rise timing back in the spotlight http://reut.rs/1Gkd86Y
MARKET WATCH: Gold prices drift lower with Greece eyed http://on.mktw.net/1ElOp32
BLOGS OF WAR: The Spy Cables: A glimpse into the world of espionage http://goo.gl/oSZTHh
FINANCIAL TIMES: FTSE 100 surpasses 1999 record closing level http://on.ft.com/1GkcDd0
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: In light of #ParisAttacks, #CPHshootings and the rise of #Daesh is it time to introduce an #EU #PassengerNameRecord? http://bit.ly/1LtAJDb
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: What science tells us about the pursuit of happiness http://wef.ch/1w15vMC
CHINA-ORG: The unbalanced distribution of #medical resources makes life hard for #cancer patients. http://on.china.cn/1wf3FgM
CATO INSTITUTE: Congress's asset-hoarding pathology is a result of the perverse economic incentives that accompany public ownership: http://j.mp/1JzM7BZ
THE VERGE: Apple spending $2 billion on European data centers running on 100 percent renewable energy http://theverge.com/e/7853352
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Yes, sales teams can innovate while still hitting their targets http://s.hbr.org/1DBXmpX
THE TELEGRAPH: Taps run dry in Brazil's biggest city as drought bites http://tgr.ph/1a2V7zH
Taps run dry in Brazil's biggest city as drought bites http://tgr.ph/1a2V7zH
GE: Missed a moment of our #InventorsInAction Hangout? Catch up on the latest in #energy tech here: http://invent.ge/1MFpISF
INC-COM: E-commerce startup Jet raised $140 million to compete with Amazon @businessinsider http://bit.ly/1B3PAnJ
REUTERS: Apple to spend 1.7 billion euros on new European data centers http://reut.rs/1GkfEdt
THE ECONOMIST: Arctic ice is melting fast, and the sea is duly awakening. This is good, bad, and unstoppable http://econ.st/1vP6Whg
FAST COMPANY: Design firm @Deeyung reimagined eye-popping new looks for every NFL helmet: http://f-st.co/xYvZwCj
POPULAR SCIENCE: Popular Science ?@PopSci 26s27 seconds ago .@Splasshdata wants to inspire water conservation through awareness
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BLOOMBERG: HSBC full-year reported pretax profit $18.7 billion vs. estimate of $21.5 billion
BLOGS OF WAR: Aldrich Ames CIA Traitor - BBC News http://goo.gl/9LRw7r
MARKET WATCH: Japan stocks advance for fourth day to 15-year high http://on.mktw.net/1ElX9X3
US regulators try to tame 'wild west' of DNA testing http://ow.ly/JunGS
THE ECONOMIST: America's mortgage-insurance giants are making bigger profits than before the crisis http://econ.st/1EhD2sX
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Shares in HSBC fell more than 5% in early London trading after the bank reported a 16% fall in full-year net profit http://on.wsj.com/1DbNGzC
BLOOMBERG: Metro-North Railroad in 2014 had its worst on-time performance in 26 years http://bloom.bg/1DHEF2C
WORLD BANK: The Bank is launching a new Analyst Program for early career professionals: Have Qs? Join a LIVE CHAT: http://wrld.bg/Jt6z8 #WBGcareers
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks - https://lnkd.in/e8-s8q4
ISRAEL'S HOMELAND SECURITY: The Israeli Navy of the future https://lnkd.in/eMHggjn
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 10 ways to analyse your data http://wef.ch/17DWjaL
THE VERGE: CastAR made a video imagining the future of augmented reality http://theverge.com/e/7848936
INC-COM: How Entrepreneurship Might be Genetic @highervis http://bit.ly/1zSN6H0
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Yes, sales teams can innovate while still hitting their targets http://s.hbr.org/1DBXmpX
FINANCIAL TIMES: Greek bond yields rally, troika to assess reforms http://on.ft.com/1ElUexy
POPULAR MECHANICS: The 10 Greatest Villain Cars in Movie History http://bit.ly/1DMPnow
FOX NEWS: Honda president steps down amid airbag defect scandal http://fxn.ws/1zyKZ7C
NEW SCIENTIST: Campaigners split on ban of sex-based abortions: http://ow.ly/JoYLq
ENTERPRENEUR: Get someone else to do the tasks that drain your energy http://entm.ag/1AjoraF
TIME: Expect more bad weather in the Southern U.S. and Rockies on Monday http://ti.me/1vrmQDt
WASHINGTON POST: Conditions for people who make your gadgets are improving — barely http://wapo.st/1D7pnmu
FINANCIAL TIMES: Rouble rattled by Ukraine conflict, downgrade http://on.ft.com/1Gkatdq
CNN MONEY: The world's most popular beer comes from....China? http://cnnmon.ie/1zWK8wn
FINANCIAL TIMES: Bovis sweetens dividend as profits jump http://on.ft.com/1ElTd8y
THE GUARDIAN: French aircraft carrier joins anti-Isis mission in Gulf http://trib.al/E1BbthT
WORLD BANK: We are listening to your concerns. Let your voice be heard! Provide feedback on WB safeguards review & ask your Qs: http://wrld.bg/Jt6yP
CNBC: Offshore wind power sinks, sparks call for rescue: http://cnb.cx/1F4XYRT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: The error in Libya was not inadequate planning; it was the decision to intervene in the first place. http://ow.ly/JtZbf
BLOOMBERG: Dan Loeb is trying to crack into one of Japan’s most reclusive companies http://bloom.bg/1ztZCZG
NEEWSWEEK: Greece is preparing reform measures to secure monetary aid http://bit.ly/18eC2tw
WORLD BANK: Indonesia's national statistics agency recently released revisions for GDP. Read our economist's blog on its effects http://bit.ly/16WAovk
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Are you ready for the workforce of the future? http://wef.ch/17znR0Q
POLITICO: Homeland Security fight goes into crunch time http://politi.co/1B3JNNY
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: What is #PNR? What impact would it have on stemming #terror in EU? And how do MEPs feel about it? @europarltv vide: http://bit.ly/1LtydwM
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FORBES: The U.S. is spending 13 times the entire annual NIH budget on a fighter plane that won’t be ready to fly for 5 years: http://onforb.es/1zZyYae
REUTERS: Texas, Louisiana brace for ice as bitter US winter drags on http://reut.rs/1ElSLY7
INC-COM: Microsoft's top researcher Danah Boyd on the future of social media http://bit.ly/1BEkLDB
USA TODAY: Whoa! Will Apple buy Tesla for $75B? Uh, http://usat.ly/1DGTzpG
WORLD BANK: Oil revenues, economic growth & decreased violence had little impact on #Iraq's poor. Free PDF http://wrld.bg/Jt3Lb
REUTERS: Ukraine military says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist http://reut.rs/1GkdRVF
Company stock option fading from 401(k) plans http://trib.al/2tbvmas
FINANCIAL TIMES: HSBC full year profit drops by disappointing 17% http://on.ft.com/1ElWgh5
EUROPEAN COMISSION: Today's Twitter chat w/ @Ansip_EU begins @ 10:00 (CET). http://europa.eu/!gk77qM
FINANCIAL TIMES: HSBC full year profit drops by disappointing 17% http://on.ft.com/1ElWghb
FINANCIAL TIMES: Good morning from London. Most read: Greece scrambles to send draft reforms to EU institutions http://on.ft.com/1D2aYp6
CAPGEMINI: Cybersecurity: Are you assets safe from criminals? http://ow.ly/ITjbJ
REUTERS: Fed rate rise timing back in the spotlight http://reut.rs/1Gkd86Y
MARKET WATCH: Gold prices drift lower with Greece eyed http://on.mktw.net/1ElOp32
BLOGS OF WAR: The Spy Cables: A glimpse into the world of espionage http://goo.gl/oSZTHh
FINANCIAL TIMES: FTSE 100 surpasses 1999 record closing level http://on.ft.com/1GkcDd0
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: In light of #ParisAttacks, #CPHshootings and the rise of #Daesh is it time to introduce an #EU #PassengerNameRecord? http://bit.ly/1LtAJDb
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: What science tells us about the pursuit of happiness http://wef.ch/1w15vMC
CHINA-ORG: The unbalanced distribution of #medical resources makes life hard for #cancer patients. http://on.china.cn/1wf3FgM
CATO INSTITUTE: Congress's asset-hoarding pathology is a result of the perverse economic incentives that accompany public ownership: http://j.mp/1JzM7BZ
THE VERGE: Apple spending $2 billion on European data centers running on 100 percent renewable energy http://theverge.com/e/7853352
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: Yes, sales teams can innovate while still hitting their targets http://s.hbr.org/1DBXmpX
THE TELEGRAPH: Taps run dry in Brazil's biggest city as drought bites http://tgr.ph/1a2V7zH
Taps run dry in Brazil's biggest city as drought bites http://tgr.ph/1a2V7zH
GE: Missed a moment of our #InventorsInAction Hangout? Catch up on the latest in #energy tech here: http://invent.ge/1MFpISF
INC-COM: E-commerce startup Jet raised $140 million to compete with Amazon @businessinsider http://bit.ly/1B3PAnJ
REUTERS: Apple to spend 1.7 billion euros on new European data centers http://reut.rs/1GkfEdt
THE ECONOMIST: Arctic ice is melting fast, and the sea is duly awakening. This is good, bad, and unstoppable http://econ.st/1vP6Whg
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 24, 2015 Update!) https://lnkd.in/eRtuDXw
WHARTON SCHOOL: Prof. John Paul MacDuffie on what's fueling driverless #technology: http://whr.tn/17uQqNY
NATO: 'Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing : What Does History Teach ?' - new on the shelves - http://goo.gl/zBIaPI
THE ECONOMIST: Here come the robots, but slowly: fully autonomous cars could form just 10% of sales by 2035 http://econ.trib.al/4mjIf8y
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: Why you should stop hiring people who are just like you http://wef.ch/1AmbXTD
PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY: Stephen Hawking: “The Absence of Event Horizons Means There are No Black Holes" http://www.physics-astronomy.com/2014/12/stephen-hawking-absence-of-event.html#.VOtVVi6zm7l
THE NEW YORKER: How to Live Forever http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/live-forever
THE TELEGRAPH: The professor who 'cured' his cancer with a cocktail of everyday pills and 20 years on remains disease-free http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/healthadvice/11424747/The-professor-who-cured-his-cancer-with-a-cocktail-of-everyday-pills-and-20-years-on-remains-disease-free.html
MIT NEWS: Radio chip for the “Internet of things”. Circuit that reduces power leakage when transmitters are idle could greatly extend battery life. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/low-power-radio-chip-internet-of-things-0222
MIT NEWS: How brain waves guide memory formation. Neurons hum at different frequencies to tell the brain which memories it should store. http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/brain-waves-guide-memory-formation-0223
MIT NEWS: Fibers made by transforming materials. New approach could enable low-cost silicon devices in fibers that could be made into fabrics. https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/high-quality-fiber-electronic-devices-0220
FORBES: What Would Orwell and Huxley Think About Big Data? http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardbaldwin/2015/02/22/what-would-orwell-and-huxley-think-about-big-data/
WALL STREET JOURNAL: With Big Data, HR Departments Too Often Get Short Shrift http://www.wsj.com/articles/with-big-data-hr-departments-too-often-get-short-shrift-1424664603
FORBES: Four Big Priorities For Implementing Next Generation Big Data Analytics http://www.forbes.com/sites/teradata/2015/02/20/four-big-priorities-for-implementing-next-generation-big-data-analytics/
MEDICAL XPRESS: 3D-printed guides can help restore function in damaged nerves http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-02-3d-printed-function-nerves.html
LIVE SCIENCE: 4 Misconceptions About 'Big Data' You Can Stop Believing (Op-Ed) http://www.livescience.com/49896-four-misconcepions-about-big-data.html
NEW YORK TIMES: Bringing Big Data to the Fight Against Benefits Fraud http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/technology/bringing-big-data-to-the-fight-against-benefits-fraud.html?_r=0
GIGAOM: For now, Spark looks like the future of big data https://gigaom.com/2015/02/20/for-now-spark-looks-like-the-future-of-big-data/
COMPUTER BUSINESS REVIEW: Alteryx planning to democratise Big Data http://www.cbronline.com/news/tech/software/analytics/alteryx-planning-to-democratise-big-data-4512984
NEW YORK TIMES: IBM, G.E. and Others Create Big Data Alliance http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/ibm-g-e-and-others-create-big-data-alliance/
ZDNET: Oracle updates big data portfolio, aims to be 'visual face of Hadoop' http://www.zdnet.com/article/oracle-updates-big-data-portfolio-aims-to-be-visual-face-of-hadoop/
CNN: The big dangers of 'big data' http://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/02/opinion/kakaes-big-data/
FORBES: Seven Potential Potholes To Avoid On The Way To Big Data Success http://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2015/02/20/seven-potential-potholes-to-avoid-on-the-way-to-big-data-success/
FORBES: Big Data In Retail: How To Win With Predictive Analytics http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2015/02/18/big-data-in-retail/
RDMAG-COM: Researchers find surprising trigger of new brain cell growth http://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/02/researchers-find-surprising-trigger-new-brain-cell-growth
CBS NEWS: How artificial intelligence may change our lives http://www.cbsnews.com/news/carnegie-mellon-cobots-are-the-future-of-a-i/
RE-CODE: More Than a Billion Enterprise Devices Are on the Internet of Things http://recode.net/2015/02/23/more-than-a-billion-enterprise-devices-are-on-the-internet-of-things/
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RAND CORPORATION: If "fugitive chemicals" sounds scary, that's b/c they may be. Disaster cleanup could pose risks: http://on.rand.org/JpwSv
Dad Helps Daughter Mock-Up “Everything” 3D Printer Concept http://goo.gl/hjXvbk via @3dprintindustry
NEW YORK TIMES: The types of jobs that pay middle-class wages have shifted since 1980 http://nyti.ms/1AnWkv6
INTEL: IBM invests $1B in storage software that holds data cheaply and securely. http://intel.ly/1816tDp
CISCO: Give Your Customers What They Want Utilizing #LocationBasedServices. http://cs.co/60130MSF #DataAnalytics
PWCL #SupplyChain transformation delivers 147% internal rate of return for manufacturer. See how PwC helped: http://pwc.to/15ZcHmm
AEON MAGAZINE: Epigenetics show the body to be porous and permeable. In turn, they bring up big questions about self control. http://ow.ly/Ju4Yb
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: When U.S.-Russian relations sour, Moscow looks toward Pyongyang. http://ow.ly/JwoLf
FINANCIAL TIMES: A ‘big bang’ to expand Europe’s economy http://on.ft.com/1GlzIvT
FOREIGN POLICY: Washington’s paranoia over weak states is distracting it from the real national security threats. http://atfp.co/1A14nZV
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM: 4 ways to increase your influence http://wef.ch/1zyYQuz #work #leadership
WORLD BANK: Can government policy be crowdsourced effectively? http://wrld.bg/Jpl49
STRIPES-COM: Military could be using high-tech speech software by 2017 - DARPA http://www.stripes.com/military-could-be-using-high-tech-speech-software-by-2017-1.331103#.VOpMxFUqPhw.twitter
PHYS-ORG: Carnivorous plant packs big wonders into tiny genome http://phy.so/343917828
DEFCON: Thales and Lockheed lock horns over Crowsnest: The two manufacturers competing for the Royal Navy’s (RN) new h... http://bit.ly/1LyuT5m
THE ATLANTIC: What ISIS Really Wants http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2015/02/what-isis-really-wants/384980/
Max Planck Institutes: Bacteria network for food. Bacteria connect to each other and exchange nutrients https://lnkd.in/eZW9Rn9
INFOWORLD: Watch out, coders -- a robot may take your job, too http://www.infoworld.com/article/2885973/application-development/watch-out-coders-a-robot-may-take-your-job-too.html
SINGULARITY HUB: Might a ‘Gold Rush’ on the Moon Trigger the Next Epic Space Race? http://singularityhub.com/2015/02/11/lunar-gold-rush-to-trigger-epic-space-race/
YOUTUBE AND TED: Artificial Intelligence and the Future | André LeBlanc | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH_B5xh42xc
HUMANITY-PLUS: Will Super-intelligences Experience Philosophical Distress? http://hplusmagazine.com/2015/02/23/will-super-intelligences-experience-philosophical-distress/
YOUTUBE: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53K1dMyslJg
GOOGLE: Google and NASA's Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdHDHEuOUE
YOUTUBE: Why You Shouldn’t Fear Artificial Intelligence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEWGjQ0nTm4
TED AND YOUTUBE: The Age of Artificial Intelligence: George John at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qOf7SX2CS4
YOUTUBE: Robotic Innovation Artificial Intelligence - Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=215Dxu6Tqq8
YOUTUBE: Building Gods Documentary - Transhumanism Artificial intelligence and nanotechnology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbWjJrX3aZ8
YOUTUBE: How Intelligent is Artificial Intelligence? - Computerphile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcoa7OMAmRk
LINKEDIN: Homer Simpson on NASA and Bart Simpson on Book Of Five Rings and the Noda Secret https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/homer-simpson-nasa-bart-book-five-rings-amazon-com-author-agostini-1
LINKEDIN: SELLING! Getting Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Fortune-500s to Uninterruptedly Buy From You! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/selling-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini-3?trk=prof-post
LINKEDIN: CORRECTLY FORESEEING? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141203020027-34427457-correctly-foreseeing?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: A Chat with StarTrek Captain James T. Kirk, the A.I. Incumbent? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141202005900-34427457-a-chat-with-startrek-captain-james-t-kirk-the-a-i-incumbent?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: How Come Artificial Intelligence is Burning Your Hands? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141126011822-34427457-my-date-questions-answered-by-a-female-robot?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The Swiss Prescription! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141127021523-34427457-the-swiss-prescription?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Getting Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Fortune-500s to Uninterruptedly Buy From You! Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway Corporation, Mitsubishi Motors, Honda, Daimler-Chrysler’s Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company, Google, Xerox, Exxon-Mobil, Boeing, Amazon, Procter & Gamble, NASA and DARPA, Lockheed Martin, RAND Corporation and HUDSON Institute, Northrop Grumman Corporation, GEICO, Microsoft, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141119210301-34427457-getting-apple-amazon-microsoft-to-buy-from-you?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Marilyn Monroe in London and Continuous Performance Improvement https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141018220154-34427457-the-beautiful-london-secretary-and-continuous-performance-improvement?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Dr. Strangeloves, the Military-Industrial Complex, Royal Dutch Shell, Skunkworks, and Omniscient: Futuring, Strategizing and Advanced Planning and Execution via Scenario-Planning Methodology by Top Global Corporations and The Technically-Minded Practitioners and Incumbents! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141018015730-34427457-dr-strangeloves-the-military-industrial-complex-royal-dutch-shell-skunkworks-and?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The Advice Bill Gates Gave Us 15 Years Ago... And Made Him a Superbillionaire in the Process! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140927125400-34427457-the-advice-bill-gates-gave-us-15-years-ago-and-made-him-a-superbillionaire-in-the-process?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The 24 Commandments of Resiliency! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140906214412-34427457-the-22-commandments-of-resiliency?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Why do Humans Have Anatomical Limbs For? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-humans-have-anatomical-limbs-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post
LINKEDIN: QUESTION: Humans or Animal? And the Human Factor! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/question-humans-animal-human-factor-amazon-com-author-agostini
LINKEDIN: When you go to Rome? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-you-go-rome-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini?trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A344274571419741774567%2CVSRPtargetId%3A5954823324918968320%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary&trk=vsrp_influencer_content_res_name
LINKEDIN: Why do Humans Have Bodily Skin (Epidermis) For? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-do-humans-have-bodily-skin-epidermis-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post
LINKEDIN: Corporate Reconnoitering? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/corporate-reconnoitering-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post
LINKEDIN: The Simpson Gals https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/simpson-gals-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=prof-post
LINKEDIN: Actuarial Sciences Suffice? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/actuarial-sciences-suffice-amazon-com-author-agostini?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Presidents Kennedy and Reagan On VICTORY https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/presidents-kennedy-reagan-victory-amazon-com-author-agostini
LINKEDIN: Kaalagyan: Farsighted-Future Investigation And Reoriented Research By Drashtara, Andres Agostini! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/farsighted-future-investigation-reoriented-research
LINKEDIN: Which Ego? And, ergo, P.Q. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/which-ego-ergo-pq-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini
LINKEDIN: Reality Is A Hallucination? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reality-hallucination-mr-andres-agostini-amazon-com-author-agostini
LINKEDIN: Amazon, The Simpsons, Drones, and the Knowledge Soup https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/amazon-simpsons-drones-knowledge-soup-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 24, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-24-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 23, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-23-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 21, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-21-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
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LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 20, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-20-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The Positive Technological Rupture Of The Very Fabric Of Human History https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/positive-technological-rupture-very-fabric-human?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: What To Study To Conquer The Business Analytics & the Big Data Galaxy? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-study-conquer-business-analytics-big-data-galaxy?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 19, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-19-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 18, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-18-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 17, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-17-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: 1,000 Technological Years Injected Into 100 Years. Are You Ready? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/1000-technological-years-injected-100-you-ready-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of the Future (February 16, 2015 Update!) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-16-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Facts and Statistics of Now's Exponentially Accelerated Nonlinear Time https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/facts-statistics-nows-exponentially-accelerated-time?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The Indispensable Power of Simplicity and the 17 Imperatives! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/indispensable-power-simplicity-17-imperatives-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Senses of Management and Entrepreneurship - Like Sense of Proportion https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/senses-management-entrepreneurship-like-sense-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Scientific-Knowledge Doublings and Seven Canonical Milestones! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scientific-knowledge-doublings-seven-canonical-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt noted,. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/google-executive-chairman-eric-schmidt-noted-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The State of The Future (February-12-2015 Update) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-future-february-12-2015-update-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
LINKEDIN: The Future of Biotechnology and The Future of Bravado Futures, Now! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-biotechnology-bravado-futures-now-mr-andres-agostini-?trk=mp-reader-card
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: You Might Be the Reason Your Employees Aren’t Changing http://goo.gl/1c3W4K
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: A large study finds that the median duration for menopause symptoms is more than three times the length of clinical guidelines [PODCAST].
http://ow.ly/JrXk2
60 MINUTES: Jack Ma On 60 Minutes CBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLUgbWO1ztk
FORBES: 5 Things You May Not Know About The Internet Of Things. The Internet of Things (IoT) is making headlines these days. Here are five things that you may not know about the IoT and its application to business processes. http://goo.gl/Wi52uC
MASHABLE: How the Internet of Things is affecting urban design http://mashable.com/2015/02/23/urban-design-internet-of-things/
THE GUARDIAN: What will happen when the internet of things becomes artificially intelligent? http://goo.gl/thmjgF
ZDET: Canonical partners with Amazon, Microsoft, and others on Internet of Things https://lnkd.in/e-U6rdE
Jack Ma: "...We [Alibaba] are crazy, but we are not stupid ..."
COMPUTERWORLD: In six months, the White House has replaced its top IT leaders http://www.computerworld.com/article/2886263/in-six-months-the-white-house-has-replaced-its-top-it-leaders.html
LINKEDIN: Harvard, China, and Why Micromanagement Is Literally Indispensable https://lnkd.in/ez7YFfe
WIRED: A Nanotech Skylight That Looks Just Like the Sun Shining Overhead http://www.wired.com/2015/02/nanotech-skylight-looks-just-like-sun-shining-overhead/#slide-id-1734933
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google has officially unveiled a YouTube app aimed at children: http://on.wsj.com/1EJtu82 $GOOG
STRATFOR: As many as 200 anti-government activists have been arrested in Havana, dissidents said, AP reported Feb. 23. http://social.stratfor.com/hyP
UC Berkeley In #scifi worlds, the science matters http://bit.ly/1Eohtad
SYMANTEC: WhatsApp Encryption: It’s Now the Most Secure Instant Messenger (Or is it?) http://symc.ly/1wfSVPn
McKinsey & Company By giving software development the attention it deserves, companies can go to market in a shorter time frame. http://bit.ly/1MNeVGe
Money.com 3 real ways to free up cash now http://money.us/1DmesWY
READ WRITE: Four Ways Data Visualization Makes Big Data Easier. You need better tools to make data meaningful. http://readwrite.com/2015/02/23/big-data-visualization
COMPUTER WORLD: So long Sony. With divestiture of A/V group, Sony is effectively no longer an electronics company @ITworld http://bit.ly/1LuDiVD
CISCO: Cisco Busts Three of the Biggest #Meraki Myths http://www.project-vision.co.uk/project-vision-blog/cisco-busts-three-of-the-biggest-meraki-
In a recently released review of the
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