Propositions and Corollaries

architecturepage: Turning Torso | Malmö (by detounchin)

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:01:04 -0500

Turning Torso | Malmö (by detounchin)

Simple Trick Turns Commercial Polymer Into World's Toughest Fiber

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:19:47 -0500

Simple Trick Turns Commercial Polymer Into World's Toughest Fiber:

A materials scientist has created the world’s toughest fiber using a mechanism based on a slip knot.

The paper itself is found here.

"It’s time to stop thinking of computer programming as a specialty subject. Schools should respect it..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:01:40 -0500

“It’s time to stop thinking of computer programming as a specialty subject. Schools should respect it as a fundamental skill.”

- Why High Schools Should Treat Computer Programming Like Algebra - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic (via infoneer-pulse)

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Sat, 18 May 2013 18:01:24 -0500

thenewenlightenmentage: Meet the World’s Most Advanced Brain...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:46 -0500

thenewenlightenmentage:

Meet the World’s Most Advanced Brain Scanner

The super-MRI used in the Human Connectome Project is the ultimate brain hacking machine.

On the outside, it looks like every other brain scanner — a hollow metal cylinder with a hard, retractable cot. On the inside, however, the Connectome scanner boasts the most advanced brain imaging technology in the world. Installed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in September 2011, this magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner is poised to be the Hubble Space Telescope of neuroscience.

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Temporal processing in the olfactory system

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:47:07 -0500

Temporal processing in the olfactory system:

The neural machinery underlying our olfactory sense continues to be an enigma for neuroscience. A recent review in Neuron seeks to expand traditional ideas about how neurons in the olfactory bulb might encode information about odorants. One of the main authors, Terry Sejnowski, had the floor for a brief …

3theindependant3: Emma Watson for W magazine

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:41:00 -0500

3theindependant3:

Emma Watson for W magazine

smarterplanet: The Art of Data Visualization | Off Book |...

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:01:16 -0500

smarterplanet:

The Art of Data Visualization | Off Book | PBS

Humans have a powerful capacity to process visual information, skills that date far back in our evolutionary lineage. And since the advent of science, we have employed intricate visual strategies to communicate data, often utilizing design principles that draw on these basic cognitive skills. In a modern world where we have far more data than we can process, the practice of data visualization has gained even more importance. From scientific visualization to pop infographics, designers are increasingly tasked with incorporating data into the media experience. Data has emerged as such a critical part of modern life that it has entered into the realm of art, where data-driven visual experiences challenge viewers to find personal meaning from a sea of information, a task that is increasingly present in every aspect of our information-infused lives.

scienceisbeauty: Bilayer graphene grown by depositing carbon...

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:24 -0500

scienceisbeauty:

Bilayer graphene grown by depositing carbon atoms from methane gas.

Source (UCSB College of Engineering)

sciencechicks: Biochemist Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori...

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:05 -0500

sciencechicks:

Biochemist Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896-1957) and her husband Carl Ferdinand Cori (1896-1984) were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1947 for their work on how the human body metabolizes sugar.

smarterplanet: Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:35 -0500

smarterplanet:

Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI Lab

Quantum computing took a giant leap forward on the world stage today as NASA and Google, in partnership with a consortium of universities, launched an initiative to investigate how the technology might lead to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

The new Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab will employ what may be the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave Two, which a recent study confirmed was much faster than conventional machines at defeating specific problems. The machine will be installed at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and is expected to be available for government, industrial, and university research later this year.

Google believes quantum computing might help it improve its web search and speech recognition technology. University researchers might use it to devise better models of disease and climate, among many other possibilities. As for NASA, “computers play a much bigger role within NASA missions than most people realize,” says quantum computing expert Colin Williams, director of business development and strategic partnerships at D-Wave.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 02:17:00 -0500

Sorry for the lack of posting lately, y'all

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:14:50 -0500

thatmathblog:

I had to finish up my thesis and defend it (succeed, too!)

And then take finals, the last of which was today.

So, as of Saturday (assuming I pass my classes), I will have my Master’s.

I also have 2 job interviews for Friday and a third for Monday.

Is this what heaven feels like?

You are very much forgiven. Good luck on all your endeavors!

"The girl in the mirror wasn’t who I wanted to be and her life wasn’t the one I wanted to have."

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:55:51 -0500

“The girl in the mirror wasn’t who I wanted to be and her life wasn’t the one I wanted to have.”

- Francesca Lia Block (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

chess-soul: I always find alluring to solve chess problems with...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:13:35 -0500

chess-soul:

I always find alluring to solve chess problems with more than one thousand years

Here is a chess position from Al Adli dating back to the ninth century. Al Adli is known for his Arabic text on chess – ‘Kitab ash-shatranj (‘Book of chess’). Al-Adli was the strongest player during the rule of Caliph al-Wathiq.

White to play and win in 3 moves : 1.Nh5+ Rxh5 2.Rxg6+ Kxg6 3.Re6#

dearjamie-: I believe tattoos should have meaning.In order to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:57:00 -0500

dearjamie-:

I believe tattoos should have meaning.

In order to ensure that I don’t waste any more time in front of the mirror wishing I had a flat stomach, I decided to get a little reminder not to worry about shallow judgments from people that essentially do not matter. I know how far I’ve come and that I am much more than a number on a scale.
Learn to love yourself and all of your beautiful flaws :)

This is the first time in my life that I have ever seen a tattoo and thought, “I would put that on my body in a heartbeat and never, ever regret it.”

systemdothack: (source) O_o My guess was that this was from a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:01:36 -0500

systemdothack:

(source)

O_o My guess was that this was from a category theory textbook, turns out it is from a Galois Theory book. Woah.

thenewenlightenmentage: QED: Photons — Corpuscles of Light —...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:30:43 -0500

thenewenlightenmentage:

QED: Photons — Corpuscles of Light — Richard Feynman (1/4)

A gentle lead-in to the subject, Feynman starts by discussing photons and their properties.

Feynman’s lectures were originally given as the Sir Douglas Robb lectures at the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1979. Videotapes of these lectures were made publicly available on a not-for-profit basis in 1996.

Learn more about QED here (Courtesy of Indiana University).

This is adorable! On top it says, “Za’alaneen...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:26:21 -0500

This is adorable! On top it says, “Za’alaneen :( ?” Which means “Are you sad :( ?”

SO HEY IN FINLAND IF YOU COMPLETE YOUR DOCTORATE SUCCESSFULLY THEY GIVE YOU A SWORD

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:06:05 -0500

xvrabia:

I SHIT YOU NOT

Guess who just decided to go to grad school in Finland?