Data-Driven Discovery Is the Future of AdvertisingFor several weeks leading up to yesterday's election the forecasters were at odds. While traditional polls and pundits predicted an election that was "too close to call," as noted today by Daniel Honan, Nate Silver of the 538 Blog and other quants like the Princeton Election Consortiumwho use statistical analysis, data modeling and... Continue Reading →
How Did Science, Medicine, and the Environment Do in the Elections?
How Did Science, Medicine, and the Environment Do in the Elections?Barack Obama talks tours student science fair projects on exhibit at the White House in FebruraryPhoto by Molly Riley/Getty Images.Overall, it was a pretty good night for science. Voters may have had other issues in mind, but when they re-elected President Obama, they endorsed one... Continue Reading →
Data doesn’t play politics — and most of it suggests Obama will win
Data doesn’t play politics — and most of it suggests Obama will winData doesn’t really care who will be elected as the next U.S. president. And of all the data points that political scientists and others trying to predict the election care about, most of them point toward Barack Obama being reelected on Tuesday.Statistical models... Continue Reading →
Brand New Windowfarms- Vertical Food Gardens
Brand New Windowfarms- Vertical Food GardensGrow fresh food in your windows even during the winter without dirt! Hitting $200K goal gets them sustainably produced in the USA! Launched: Nov 17, 2011Funding ended: Dec 7, 2011Remind MeTHIS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS COMPLETE. PLEASE VISIT WWW.WINDOWFARMS.ORGBackers - Thank you so much for helping us meet our goal. Please watch for emails and respond... Continue Reading →
Vertical Farm Opens In Singapore, Sells Out Instantly
Vertical Farm Opens In Singapore, Sells Out Instantly There is not a lot of room to grow vegetables in Singapore; they mostly grow condo towers. According to Sky Greens, only 7% of demand for vegetables is met locally, and fresh vegetables are often unavailable in the monsoon season. Now Sky Greens has introduced a vertical greenhouse, where... Continue Reading →
Ramen by HP? The Wild Possibilities Of Printing Food
Ramen by HP? The Wild Possibilities Of Printing FoodTypically, 3-D printers are discussed in light of the efficiencies they bring to industrial design and fabrication. They will soon help chefs create foods that can’t be made by hand if Cornell Creative Machines Lab, or their peers in the industry, can make them accessible.The newest 3-D food... Continue Reading →
A Storage Solution Is in the Air
A Storage Solution Is in the AirRenewable energy sources like wind and solar have a problem: When the wind stops or it is night, they stop generating power. That drawback has focused minds on the question of how to store electricity generated by intermittent sources.The global market for energy storage services could be worth as... Continue Reading →
Dotcom’s call to fund free internet by suing US government
Dotcom's call to fund free internet by suing US government Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/dotcoms-call-to-fund-free-internet-by-suing-us-government-20121105-28sr8.html#ixzz2BMUfNuX3Kim Dotcom, the flamboyant German-born internet entrepreneur facing extradition to the US for alleged piracy, has put forward a plan to give all householders in his new home of New Zealand free broadband access, financed by suing Hollywood studios and the American government.The... Continue Reading →
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