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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Government transparency through dataVia Government Technology, "municipalities across Kansas are mobilizing information to inform the citizenry and drive government performance." Examples of initiatives:"In the state capital, Topeka officials just launched a new...
Government transparency through dataVia Government Technology, "municipalities across Kansas are mobilizing information to inform the citizenry and drive government performance." Examples of initiatives:"In the state capital, Topeka officials just launched a new...
Tongue Drive System is a piercing that controls wheelchair
Via Instapundit and Daily Mail: A headset detects the tongue's position when the user flicks that magnetic stud. Touch a spot on the right bottom tooth to go right, for example. The headset wirelessly beams that information to a smartphone the user carries. An app...
Research ethics: 3 ways to blow the whistle
Via Instapundit and Nature: Retractions of scientific papers have increased about tenfold during the past decade, with many studies crumbling in cases of high-profile research misconduct that ranges from plagiarism to image manipulation to outright data fabrication....
Research ethics: 3 ways to blow the whistle
Via Instapundit and Nature: Retractions of scientific papers have increased about tenfold during the past decade, with many studies crumbling in cases of high-profile research misconduct that ranges from plagiarism to image manipulation to outright data fabrication....
How the business of bionics is changing lives
Via CNBC and Drudge: …doctors and scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) are developing cutting edge prosthetics to improve the lives of amputees. Today, advances in technology are enabling amputees to ride bikes, grip bottles and even run. The...
How the business of bionics is changing lives
Via CNBC and Drudge: …doctors and scientists at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) are developing cutting edge prosthetics to improve the lives of amputees. Today, advances in technology are enabling amputees to ride bikes, grip bottles and even run. The...
Here’s What a Shooting War in the East China Sea Might Look Like
Via Instapundit and Popular Mechanics: The war of words and maritime move–countermove has been under way for years, but this latest escalation could be the fuse to ignite a war that can't easily be stopped. Here's how a hypothetical scenario might unfold. Click the...