Polio to treat cancer? Scott Pelley reports on Duke clinical trial – CBS News

Polio to treat cancer? Scott Pelley reports on Duke clinical trial – CBS News.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/polio-cancer-treatment-duke-university-60-minutes-scott-pelley/

 

Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame – TED Talks

Published on Mar 20, 2015

In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our “culture of humiliation,” in which online shame equals dollar signs — and demands a different way.

via Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame – YouTube.

▶ Fei Fei Li: How we’re teaching computers to understand pictures – TED Talks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40riCqvRoMs

Published on Mar 23, 2015

When a very young child looks at a picture, she can identify simple elements: “cat,” “book,” “chair.” Now, computers are getting smart enough to do that too. What’s next? In a thrilling talk, computer vision expert Fei-Fei Li describes the state of the art — including the database of 15 million photos her team built to “teach” a computer to understand pictures — and the key insights yet to come.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.

An Important Notice from Amazon

An Important Notice from Amazon
THE NEW YORKER | MARCH 21, 2015
http://pulse.me/s/3EckG4
Dear Amazon Preferred Customer, As you know, twelve years ago you registered for 1-Click, entrusting to us your name, address, and credit-card inform Read more


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The Definitive Global Climate Change (aka Global Warming) Thread — General Discussion and Questions | Peak Prosperity

http://www.peakprosperity.com/forum/definitive-global-climate-change-aka-global-warming-thread-general-discussion-and-questions/71