Thursday, June 30, 2016

Cognitive monopoly

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Major discontinuities in human history have often led to monopoly positions in subsequent markets, driven by winner takes all characteristi...
Saturday, June 25, 2016

Clans continue

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It appears clear that habits formed over hundred thousand years cannot be changed in a mere hundred years. As homo-sapiens ventured out of ...
Saturday, May 28, 2016

Redefining Intelligence

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Intelligence, natural or artificial, has been a difficult concept to define and understand. Methods of measuring intelligence seem to favor...
Monday, May 23, 2016

Salt water bubbles

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Economists, closer to salt water, appear to be prone to thoughts of inefficiency and bubbles in the financial markets, something that can ...
Monday, May 16, 2016

Small step toward bigger hype

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Recent research from the University of Liverpool (1) suggests a method by which computers could learn languages by semantic representation ...
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Nutritional genetics

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Research from Indiana University (1) speculates that physical traits could be substantially impacted by food. The adage that "you are ...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

No safety net

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Recent research from Johns Hopkins (1) suggests there are over a quarter of a million deaths in the US per year due to medical errors. It i...
Saturday, April 30, 2016

Predictions with a single observation

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A recent study from the University of Rochester (1) claims to improve the "Drake equation," - a constant reminder that multiplyin...