Bracelet For Human Rights Workers Sends Kidnapping Alerts to Facebook, Twitter By Francie Diep, popsci.com When activated, the device sends “Help!” messages social media accounts and nearby aid workers. Activists and aid workers who document government abuses or monitor elections often risk abduction by those who oppose their work. Now one… RT @PopSci: Bracelet for … Continue reading A bracelet that sends kidnapping alerts for human rights workers
Get a Virgin Mobile Overdrive Pro 3G/4G mobile hot spot for $83.99 by Rick Broida, cnet.com That’s the lowest price to date for this no-contract hot spot, which offers unlimited 4G service (where there’s coverage) for as little as $35. Remember back on Monday when I said I was the victim of flaky hotel Wi-Fi? … Continue reading Virgin mobile overdrive 4g mobile hotspot is best deal
Guy Kawasaki’s Case For Self-Publishing By Shawn Parr, fastcompany.com Taking a deeper look at the industry-moving concepts that inspired Guy Kawasaki’s new book, “APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur—How to Publish a Book.” “A person who publishes a book willfully appears before the populace with his pants down..… Guy Kawasaki’s Case For Self-Publishing http://flip.it/yfJ3N http://flip.it/CYGqB Related articles … Continue reading Guy Kawasaki on the benefits of self publishing
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What Your Likes On Facebook Betray About You By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com Another nail in the coffin for Facebook privacy: An algorithm can accurately predict your demographic info, political preferences, and more, just by looking at your “likes.” Think of all the pages you’ve “liked” on Facebook. Perhaps a favorite… RT @PopSci: An algorithm can … Continue reading Your FB likes become your demographic profile
Digital etiquette: What your email sign-off says about you The Week, theweek.com In descending order of our favorites…10. “Cordially,” What it means: Cordial comes from the Latin cordialis, and means “of or for the heart.” Some etymology manuals suggest it means something closer to “sincere.” Pr… http://flip.it/tAeYk Related articles Etymological Oxymorons (eternalthegod.wordpress.com)
The Difference Between a Happy Marriage and Miserable One: Chores Wendy Klein, Carolina Izquierdo, & Thomas N. Bradbury, theatlantic.com Couples who don’t have a system for household tasks can get really resentful, really quickly. A look at the results of an in-depth study of middle-class families. Between 2001 and 2004, a team of UCLA researchers … Continue reading The data science of chores
By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com By analyzing its subscribers’ preferences, Netflix can be sure its original content will find an audience. But is that a good thing? House of Cards, Netflix’s first foray into original programming, is currently the most-watched sho… The Secret Sauce Behind Netflix’s Hit, “House Of Cards”: Big Data | Co.Design: business + … Continue reading The Secret Sauce Behind Netflix’s Hit, “House Of Cards”: Big Data
Your Dog Knows To Steal Food When Nobody’s Watching By Colin Lecher, popsci.com Good news: your dog understands you! Bad news: watch the Kibbles ‘n Bits. You’ve probably always felt like your dog understands you, and it does—well enough to work out the best way to swipe some food from you. Researchers from the… http://flip.it/RXobZ … Continue reading Food stealing competitive intelligence of dogs
The State of The Guardian’s SOTU Infographic Is…Dumber By Emily Elert, popsci.com This chart tells you that “the linguistic standard of the presidential address has declined” over time. The problem is, it’s wrong. Yesterday, as a run-up to Obama’s State of the Union address, The Guardian published an interactive… RT @PopSci: Cool infographic about the … Continue reading Linguistic data science analysis of state if the union address
Your iPhone Is A Reliable Research Lab By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com A new study says that smartphones are feasible for use in psychological testing. Josef Bless, a PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Bergen in Norway, was listening to music on his phone when he noticed the similarity… RT @PopSci: Your iPhone could … Continue reading iPhone as psycho research lab
By Emily Elert, popsci.com Good guys can use social media to find out all about bad guys, and bad guys can use social media to find out all about you. In this screencast obtained by The Guardian, an investigator at the defense company Raytheon takes his viewers on … RT @PopSci: Raytheon’s terrifying people-tracking software … Continue reading A Glimpse At Raytheon’s Terrifying People-Tracking Software
A Computer Program Uncovers The Evolutionary History Of Words By Rebecca Boyle, popsci.com Software performs feats of historical linguistics. Languages are hard; it takes a trained ear to tease out not just the verbiage but the idiomatic expressions, the tone, the regional trends and ever-shifting insults that make a person trul… RT @PopSci: Software that … Continue reading Software traces history of linguistics
What The Average American Porn Star Looks Like [Infographic] By Francie Diep, popsci.com One man’s study of 10,000 porn actors reveals their most popular names, roles, hair color and other characteristics. Your average American porn star, it turns out, is likely to be a brown-haired California-born woman named Nikki Lee. That’s … RT @PopSci: Infographic: … Continue reading Data science of the porn industry
Who Has The Best Mathematical Models For Predicting The Oscars? By Francie Diep, popsci.com Choose your favorite data-driven model for predicting Oscar wins. Forget what movie you actually liked. And forget the experts. The hot new way to predict winners is by using quantifiable data and rigorous statistical analyses. As … RT @PopSci: Who has … Continue reading Data science for Oscar win prediction
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Why Tweaking Your Career Vocabulary Can Radically Improve Your Life By Amber Rae, fastcompany.com Reimagining the words we use to define work—and ourselves—is a powerful exercise. Words are powerful. The language we use influences how we think, feel, act, and interact with the world. That’s why I propose a new kind of dictionary. O… RT … Continue reading Re-imagining the words of work
Samuel Arbesman, wired.com Our species can?t seem to escape big data. We have more data inputs, storage, and computing resources than ever, so Homo sapiens naturally does what it has always done when given new tools: it goes even bigger, higher, and bolder. We did it in… Samuel Arbesman http://flip.it/is0gV http://flip.it/57gRu Stop Hyping Big Data … Continue reading Stop Hyping Big Data and Start Paying Attention to ‘Long Data’
Honda adding ‘Eyes Free’ Siri integration in some 2013 cars by Josh Lowensohn, cnet.com A trio of upcoming Honda and Acura vehicles are getting Siri’s “Eyes Free” integration, letting drivers interact with their phones while driving. Automaker Honda today said it plans to integrate Apple’s Siri voice assistant in some of its… RT @CNETNews: Honda … Continue reading Honda adding Siri to cars
Designing With Sensors: Creating An Adaptive System To Enhance UX Avi Itzkovitch, smashingmagazine.com In computer science, the term “adaptive system” refers to a process in which an interactive system adapts its behavior to individual users based on information acquired about its user(s), the context of use and its environment. Although adaptive… http://flip.it/lkFXD Related articles Creating … Continue reading Designing With Sensors
Could public urination be good for the environment? By Susie Cagle, grist.org “Pee planters,” fruit fences, and LED hopscotch might sound like a normal weekend in San Francisco, but the Urban Prototyping Festival isn’t exactly aiming for normal. Click to embiggen. Part art-installation festival, part pop-… RT @grist: Could public urination be good for the … Continue reading Could public urination be good for the environment?
Mitch Lowe enlists an army of Zuckerbergs to save the planet By Andrew Zaleski, grist.org With just a couple of finger taps on my smartphone, I can purchase a beer via QR code or tell the people in city hall about a downed power line on my street. It’s better living through gadgetry — and … Continue reading Mitch Lowe enlists an army of Zuckerbergs
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