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Epic 22,000 Domino Chain Reaction
June 7, 2014
This setup contains 22,000 dominoes. It took 25+ hours to build (spread over 5 days) and it fell perfectly without stopping! No planning except the subscribe button domino field.
June 7, 2014
This setup contains 22,000 dominoes. It took 25+ hours to build (spread over 5 days) and it fell perfectly without stopping! No planning except the subscribe button domino field.
Incredible 3-D Map Shows 300,000 Molecules in a Single Synapse
June 7, 2014
Synapses are the key to communication inside the brain. These microscopic gaps are where signals jump from one neuron to another....
June 7, 2014
Synapses are the key to communication inside the brain. These microscopic gaps are where signals jump from one neuron to another....
Samsung Unveils The Tricorder
June 7, 2014
Samsung unveils the Simband, but you can't buy it - GadgeTell | TechnologyTell. SimbandIf you thought that the Tricorder was science fiction, watch out. Because science fiction is rapidly becoming science fact. The Simband isn't available yet; but, I can see all sorts of uses for this thing in hospitals and on patients' wrists. No more huge panels connected to a hospital bed and wires. Just strap on a Simband, and your vitals are tracked automatically with a constant readout. As the technology becomes...
June 7, 2014
Samsung unveils the Simband, but you can't buy it - GadgeTell | TechnologyTell. SimbandIf you thought that the Tricorder was science fiction, watch out. Because science fiction is rapidly becoming science fact. The Simband isn't available yet; but, I can see all sorts of uses for this thing in hospitals and on patients' wrists. No more huge panels connected to a hospital bed and wires. Just strap on a Simband, and your vitals are tracked automatically with a constant readout. As the technology becomes...
Sting: How I Started Writing Songs Again
June 7, 2014
Sting’s early life was dominated by a shipyard—and he dreamed of nothing more than escaping the industrial drudgery. But after a nasty bout of writer’s block that stretched on for years, Sting found himself channeling the stories of the shipyard workers he knew in his youth for song material. In a lyrical, confessional talk, Sting treats us to songs from his upcoming musical, and to an encore of “Message in a Bottle.”
June 7, 2014
Sting’s early life was dominated by a shipyard—and he dreamed of nothing more than escaping the industrial drudgery. But after a nasty bout of writer’s block that stretched on for years, Sting found himself channeling the stories of the shipyard workers he knew in his youth for song material. In a lyrical, confessional talk, Sting treats us to songs from his upcoming musical, and to an encore of “Message in a Bottle.”
Biologists Find New Rules for Life at the Edge of Chaos
June 6, 2014
In the space between order and chaos, a zone usually described with the mathematics of impending avalanches and crystallizing...
June 6, 2014
In the space between order and chaos, a zone usually described with the mathematics of impending avalanches and crystallizing...
Know What Motivates
June 6, 2014
Research on human decision making is swiftly honing in on one central conclusion: Motivations lead and reasons follow. In other words, what generally comes first is a preference – a desire in the form of what we want to decide. What comes second are the reasons that support that desire. We are pulled toward a particular choice by motives that are powerful though not always conscious. Then, like a lawyer trying to build a case, we generate reasons to support that choice. This understanding of human...
June 6, 2014
Research on human decision making is swiftly honing in on one central conclusion: Motivations lead and reasons follow. In other words, what generally comes first is a preference – a desire in the form of what we want to decide. What comes second are the reasons that support that desire. We are pulled toward a particular choice by motives that are powerful though not always conscious. Then, like a lawyer trying to build a case, we generate reasons to support that choice. This understanding of human...
Fourth Circuit: Dodd-Frank Does Not Invalidate Arbitration Agreement
June 6, 2014
Dr. Armand Santoro (Dr. Santoro) was employed as a Senior Manager by Accenture Federal Services (Accenture) from 1999-2011. He was dismissed at age 66 and replaced by a younger man. In 2005, he signed an employment agreement that was subsequently renewed annually. The agreement included a broad arbitration provision. He filed a claim alleging age discrimination in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act. He later added claims alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment...
June 6, 2014
Dr. Armand Santoro (Dr. Santoro) was employed as a Senior Manager by Accenture Federal Services (Accenture) from 1999-2011. He was dismissed at age 66 and replaced by a younger man. In 2005, he signed an employment agreement that was subsequently renewed annually. The agreement included a broad arbitration provision. He filed a claim alleging age discrimination in violation of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act. He later added claims alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment...
What Happens When a Neurosurgeon Removes Your Hippocampus
June 6, 2014
Until the past few decades, neuroscientists had one way to plumb the human brain: wait for disaster to strike people and, if the victims pulled through, see how their minds worked differently afterward. These poor men and women endured strokes, seizures, saber gashes, botched surgeries, and accidents so horrific that their survivals seemed little short of miracles. To say these people “survived,” though, doesn’t quite capture the truth. Their bodies survived, but their minds didn’t quite;...
June 6, 2014
Until the past few decades, neuroscientists had one way to plumb the human brain: wait for disaster to strike people and, if the victims pulled through, see how their minds worked differently afterward. These poor men and women endured strokes, seizures, saber gashes, botched surgeries, and accidents so horrific that their survivals seemed little short of miracles. To say these people “survived,” though, doesn’t quite capture the truth. Their bodies survived, but their minds didn’t quite;...
Here’s How People 100 Years Ago Thought We’d Be Living Today
June 5, 2014
In 100 years, there will be flying taxis and people will travel to the moon routinely. Knowledge will be instilled into students through wires attached to their heads. These may sound like the predictions of modern-day futurists, but they’re how people a century ago saw the future–otherwise known to you and me as the present. These vintage European postcards illustrate a view of the 21st century that is remarkably prescient in some ways and hilariously wrong in others, says Ed Fries, who selected...
June 5, 2014
In 100 years, there will be flying taxis and people will travel to the moon routinely. Knowledge will be instilled into students through wires attached to their heads. These may sound like the predictions of modern-day futurists, but they’re how people a century ago saw the future–otherwise known to you and me as the present. These vintage European postcards illustrate a view of the 21st century that is remarkably prescient in some ways and hilariously wrong in others, says Ed Fries, who selected...
Tidmarsh on Trial by Statistics and Auctioning Class Settlements
June 5, 2014
As I've slowly emerged from my grading slump, I've caught up on a number of interesting articles dealing with class actions, two of which are authored by Professor Jay Tidmarsh at Notre Dame. In case you missed them, too, I thought I'd mention them here. The first is a new take on auctions. Auctions have been proposed and used to pick class counsel, but Tidmarsh proposes using them to increase settlement prices. Once the parties reach a settlement, the court puts the class's claims up for auction....
June 5, 2014
As I've slowly emerged from my grading slump, I've caught up on a number of interesting articles dealing with class actions, two of which are authored by Professor Jay Tidmarsh at Notre Dame. In case you missed them, too, I thought I'd mention them here. The first is a new take on auctions. Auctions have been proposed and used to pick class counsel, but Tidmarsh proposes using them to increase settlement prices. Once the parties reach a settlement, the court puts the class's claims up for auction....
