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Sean Ludwig, Researchers create artificial jellyfish from silicone and a rat’s heart Harvard University researchers have bioengineered an artificial jellyfish using a sheet of silicone polymer and rat heart cells. The constructs, termed ‘medusoids’, were designed with computer simulations and experiments to match key determinants of jellyfish propulsion and feeding performance by quantitatively mimicking structural design,…
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futuramb: Learn Science While Playing Video Games? Video Game Maker Valve Makes Dreams Comes Truesingularityhub.com For decades, video games and education have gone together like oil and water. No matter what attempts were made to merge the two, it seems students and teachers had to pick between one or the other, with The Oregon Trail…
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smarterplanet: Learn Science While Playing Video Games? Video Game Maker Valve Makes Dreams Comes True | Singularity Hub Valve is bridging the gap between video games and science education with its ‘Teach With Portals’ program. For decades, video games and education have gone together like oil and water. No matter what attempts were made to…
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Game theory is marketed as a system you can apply to any sphere of life, but what’s the reality? The professor of economics guides us through some classic studies (via Ariel Rubinstein on Game Theory | FiveBooks | The Browser)
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This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it.
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Here’s how it works: Each professional soccer player will carry a small data chip in a protective pocket on the base layer of their jersey. The chip will sit between the shoulder blades. Thanks to a series of electrodes and sensors embedded into the base layer of the fabric, the chip will be able to…
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What does branding mean now?
What does branding mean now? ibmsocialbiz: There are differences in execution when we build brand relationships with individuals versus communities. More mportantly, how do we even think about the nature of branding itself and the role it plays in designing a customer relevant, connected business. Is it realistic to design products and services for individuals not…
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Eichenwald: Well that’s what’s called not having a vision. Starting in the early 2000s, the man who now is their chief executive – Ballmer – would say we are going to be last to cool, first to profit. And last to cool, what that means is, we’re not going to be cutting edge. We’re going…
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Perform Chinatown
Perform Chinatown Allie Pohl is one of our MFA alums: Perform Chinatown Ideal Woman: Outline allie pohl Ideal Woman: Outline is a continuation of Allie Pohl’s Ideal Woman series. This SATURDAY, July 21 from 4-6, during Perform Chinatown 2012, Pohl will sketch participants’ bodies from waist to knee, similar to the iconic shape of Ideal…
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Perform Chinatown
Perform Chinatown Allie Pohl is one of our MFA alums: Perform Chinatown Ideal Woman: Outline allie pohl Ideal Woman: Outline is a continuation of Allie Pohl’s Ideal Woman series. This SATURDAY, July 21 from 4-6, during Perform Chinatown 2012, Pohl will sketch participants’ bodies from waist to knee, similar to the iconic shape of Ideal…