Sunday, February 27, 2011

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No. 444

INTERNET

The Economist debate- Internet Democracy:
This house believes that the internet is not inherently a force for democracy- a debate: http://www.economist.com/debate/overview/196?fsrc=nwl


SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  
 
 Wendy Boswell recommends 4 new web services:

Genieo:
                                        



A very high quality info source: http://infodocket.com/
Thanks to Marylaine Block for this information. See also: http://fulltextreports.com/

New Bing toolbar and social search results: http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/63938

BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

 

Search + Social: A Growing Relationship:


Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/technology/internet/21blog.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26

7 Major Features You Need To Know About In Latest WordPress 3.1 Version- Blogging platform:

 

Social Networking's Newest Friend: Genomics: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/32428/?nlid=4169

 

1 Facebook 'Share' = 7 Twitter 'Follows'



GOOGLE

4 new developments at Google:

Finding more high quality sites in search:

 

Testing Google’s new algorithm, it really is better:  http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/02/testing-googles-new-algorithm-it-really-is-better/71720/

 

Google Logo Honors Constantin Brancusi’s 135th Birthday


Google Custom Search: Got ideas? We are  listening!:



WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

What Happens in Vagueness Stays in Vagueness
The decline and fall of American English, and stuff:

 

Speaking Foreign Languages May Help Protect Your Memory:

 

Copia – social media meets the eReader: http://www.gizmag.com/copia-combines-social-networking-with-ebook-reading/17952/

 

SCIENCE

 

Beauty of the brain:

Conventional Wisdom of How Neurons Operate Challenged: Axons Can Work in Reverse: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110217171344.htm

 

Brain imaging provides window into consciousness:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/brain-imaging-provides-window-into-consciousness


Brain doesn’t need vision to read material:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/brain-doesnt-need-vision-to-read-material

 

Fly Over the “Brainbow: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/32423/?nlid=4174

 

Podcast: Thinking About Thinking (Meta-cognition): http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/02/podcast-thinking-about-thinking.html?etoc


The greatest unsolved problems:

Testing the Limits of Where Humans Can Live: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110220142803.htm


When our human ancestors first walked tall:

Science podcast- a global Katrina?:

 

Lifeform of the Week: Tasmanian devils are not quiet, cuddly vegetarians:

http://earthsky.org/biodiversity/lifeform-of-the-week-tasmanian-devils-are-not-quiet-cuddly-vegetarians

 

Walking cactus gives arthropod evolution a leg-up: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4083/walking-cactus-gives-arthropod-evolution-a-leg


Physicists discover quantum law of protein folding:

 

Plankton Key to Origin of Earth's First Breathable Atmosphere:

 

New Form of Sulfur Discovered in Geological Fluids

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110225091019.htm

 

Extreme Galaxies: Why are Some 300 Times Brighter than the Milky Way:

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/02/extreme-galaxies-why-are-some-300-times-brighter-than-the-milky-way.html

 

Neutron Star Provides Direct Evidence for Bizarre Type of Nuclear Matter: http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/02/neutron-star-provides-direct-evi.html?etoc


Science explains why humor turns women on:

Free online calculators- calculate what: http://www.calculatewhat.com/

TECHNOLOGY

 

Cold Fusion –it may not be madness:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Cold-Fusion-It-May-Not-Be-Madness-71916.html

 

A win-win for biodiversity and biofuels: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26424/?nlid=4162

 

Green Chemistry Offers Route Towards Zero-Waste Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110218083426.htm

 

How to beat technology addiction.

Has your BlackBerry taken over your life, or your iPhone? 

 

Super-thin Superconducting Cables: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/32424/?nlid=4162

 

New plastics can conduct electricity: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-plastics-electricity.html

 

Swype's Keyboard Alternative

The days of the QWERTY keyboard may be numbered: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26424/?nlid=4162

Microsoft’s Kinect the new mouse:

 

Computers Get In Touch with Your Emotions


After Moore’s Law:
http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2011/02/after-moores-law/


EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

Nearly half a billion people escaped extreme poverty the last five years: Brookings report

http://www.kurzweilai.net/nearly-half-a-billion-people-escaped-extreme-poverty-the-last-five-years-brookings-report


World Freedom Atlas: http://freedom.indiemaps.com/

How rich are the super-rich:

The Positive Psychology Oscars of 2010:

People with low self-esteem show more signs of prejudice:


BUSINESS

Three simple presentation tips for leaders:

 

The Number One Key to Innovation: Scarcity: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/01/the_number_one_key_to_innovati.html


An inspiring essay by Miki Saxon: “When the world says No to you”:

 

A life-or-death question to start your day:

http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2011/01/a-life-or-death-question-to-st.html

 

The rise of generation C:

http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11110?gko=64e54&cid=20110222enews

 

Freedom to surf: workers more productive if allowed to use the internet for leisure http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/news/5750/


Rise of Neurocinema: How Hollywood Studios Harness Your Brainwaves to Win Oscars:

HEALTH & MEDICINE

 

Look After Your Brain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110220142811.htm

 

Asthma Tied to Bacterial Communities in the Airway:



Drug follows melanoma wherever it goes: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/32372/?nlid=4161

 

Dry Copper Kills Bacteria on Contact:

 

Nanosized vaccines:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/nano-sized-vaccines-0222.html

 

Virus-Mimicking Nanoparticles Can Stimulate Long-Lasting Immunity: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110223133846.htm

 

Revealed: a first view inside the HIV virus:

http://www.visualnews.com/2011/02/24/revealed-a-first-view-inside-the-hiv-virus/

 

Microbes Help Children Breathe Easily? Bacteria and Fungi May Offer Protection Against Asthma, Study Suggests: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110223170831.htm

 

The reason loneliness could be bad for your health: http://www.economist.com/node/18226813?story_id=18226813&fsrc=nlw|hig|02-24-2011|editors_highlights

 

Global project on the history of leprosy: http://www.leprosyhistory.org/english/englishhome.htm

 

Scientists Accidentally Discover Cure for Baldness: http://gimundo.com/news/article/scientists-accidentally-discover-cure-for-baldness/ Too late for me, I was bald for at least 54 years


FOOD & COOKING

Agropolis Museum: Food and agricultures of the world: http://www.museum.agropolis.fr/english/index.html

The 9 billion-people question-food:

Food security in Asia and the changing role of rice: http://asiafoundation.org/publications/pdf/782

 

Recipe View Makes Google Search Even More delicious:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380834,00.asp



A push for the acceptance of genetically modified foods:

Where genetically modified crops are grown:

 

A Semantic Sommelier: Wine Application Highlights the Power of Web 3.0: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110223122415.htm


Healthy breakfast recipes:


MISCELLANEA

 

The Top 10 Fears You Might Have !!:

http://gilygily.com/the-top-10-fears-you-might-have.html


SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

 

Google changes algorithm to fight search spam:


VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

Tips for Securing your PC

http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/Tips_for_Securing_your_PC.htm

 

New bank Trojan employs fresh tricks to steal account data


WiFi

 

Cellphone Use Tied to Changes in Brain Activity:


Mobile Web statistics:

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