Monthly Archives: March 2015
Polio to treat cancer? Scott Pelley reports on Duke clinical trial – CBS News
The Lawrence Welk Show – Spring – Kathie Sullivan Interview – 04-23-1977 – YouTube
Why Cable TV Beats the Internet, For Now – WSJ
It’s not time to cut cable yet, unless you’re among the few cord-cutters who can clear enough hurdles
Focus Time And Energy On Things That Bring You Joy
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.
▶ 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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