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PredPol – Predicting crime through data mining 18 Jul 2013 | 04:35 pm
Not too long ago in LA, crime was going up while the number of officers was going down. The LAPD had to try something different if they wanted to make a dent in this, so they looked to an anthropologi...
Is obesity actually a marker for an underlying condition? 16 Jul 2013 | 09:45 pm
There’s a swing in opinion happening. The current view of obesity is that it’s an effect of overeating. Obese people are largely considered to be at fault for their condition — if they’d only choose h...
My to-do list for tomorrow 7 May 2013 | 08:42 pm
I just bought a white board for to-do list purposes. Here is my to do list for tomorrow:
My to-do list for tomorrow 7 May 2013 | 08:42 pm
I just bought a white board for to-do list purposes. Here is my to do list for tomorrow:
Richard Dawkins explains how atheists can judge right from wrong 10 Apr 2013 | 10:50 pm
A questioner asks Dawkins, how can an atheist, lacking an absolute morality, judge right from wrong? Dawkins explains how, and then notes that the moral rules that many religious people live by and ag...
How much active ingredent is there inside a homeopathic remedy? 10 Apr 2013 | 06:09 pm
There are many things in life that, despite being completely ridiculous, are extremely popular and widely believed. If you thought that people channeling aliens from alternate dimensions to help our s...
How much active ingredent is there inside a homeopathic remedy? 10 Apr 2013 | 06:09 pm
There are many things in life that, despite being completely ridiculous, are extremely popular and widely believed. If you thought that people channeling aliens from alternate dimensions to help our s...
Education in America isn’t as good as the country’s wealth implies. So why is there so much innovation there? 10 Apr 2013 | 06:00 pm
America’s standing in terms of science education is surprisingly poor given how wealthy the country is. They have great universities, but in the educational years below that, it’s fair to say they pun...
How do you make someone like you? 9 Apr 2013 | 07:18 pm
Why, by using Benjamin Franklin’s technique, which creates a cognitive dissonance in the mind of your victim, err, I mean future friends. Of course this technique relies on them doing the favour for y...
What happens when you give cocaine to a fruit fly? 9 Apr 2013 | 07:10 pm
It is thought that many human mental disorders are caused by malactivity in various neurotransmitter systems. This is usually treated through drugs, which increase or decrease the levels of a certain ...
