How Can Evolution Learn?
Why evolution may be intelligent, based on deep learning January 11, 2016 [image: Moth Orchid (credit: Imgur.com)] Like neural networks, evolution appears to "learn" from previous experience, which may explain how natural selection can produce such apparently intelligent designs A computer scientist and biologist propose to unify the theory of evolution with learning theories to explain the “amazing, apparently intelligent designs that evolution produces.” The scientists — University of Southampton School of Electronics and Computer Science professor Richard Watson* and Eötvös Loránd... mais »
Diclofenac and cancer
Could this common painkiller become a future cancer-killer? January 12, 2016 [image: (credit: iStock)] Diclofenac, a common painkiller, has significant anti-cancer properties, researchers from the Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) project have found. ReDO, an international collaboration between the Belgium-based Anticancer Fund and the U.S.- based GlobalCures, has published their investigation into diclofenac in the open-access journal ecancermedicalscience. Diclofenac is a well-known non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) widely used to treat pain … more…
Useful Websites
The 100 Most Useful Websites On The Internet *Links* TECHNOLOGY BY SIOBHAN HARMER Back in September 2014, it was estimated that there are now over one billion websites on the internet, with that number increasing every second. With so many sites out there, it can be extremely difficult to locate a resource that will actually fulfil your needs and help you with your projects or inquires. Fortunately, the list below features over 100 websites you can use for almost any creative project, intellectual research or simply for fun! TallTweets lets you write tweets longer than 140 character... mais »
gravitational wave discovery
Rumor of gravitational wave discovery is just that, source says By Adrian ChoJan. 12, 2016 If you follow physics, you have likely heard the rumor by now: Physicists working with a pair of gigantic detectors have finally discovered gravitational waves—ripples in space and time set off when, say, two massive neutrons stars spiral into each other—and have only to announce it. It would be a sure-fire Nobel Prize–winning discovery and the rumor sounds plausible. Sensing those waves is exactly what a $500 million project called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO... mais »
Death
Death and planetary health Per Fugelli[image: email] © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. - Summary - Full Text - Tables and Figures - References *The following speech was given by Per Fugelli at the conclusion of the Per Fugelli Lecture, delivered by Andy Haines at the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, on Dec 15, 2015.* Colleagues, friends— I will now present to you: “The contribution of death to planetary health.” This may seem a strange thing to do. Here is my excuse. I have lived with the patient Per for 6 years now, with new cancers coming to the lungs and b... mais »
Social Justice
*Social Justice in the EU - Index Report 2015.* [image: Image] In the EU, some* 26 million children and young people are threatened by poverty or social exclusion*. The social justice gap in Europe runs most strongly between north and south and between young and old. These are the central findings of Bertelsmann Stiftung’s most recent Social Justice Index report examining all EU member states. The index results are as follows: [image: Image] CLICK HERE OR THE PICTURES ABOVE TO READ THE FULL REPORT FOR FREE Social Europe Ltd., 31-33 High Holborn, London, London WC1V 6AX, UNITED KIN... mais »
'Moonshot'
Why Curing Cancer Is Not a 'Moonshot'President Obama called for a "moonshot" to cure cancer. But the metaphor makes the challenge seem easier than it is, TIME's Jeffrey Kluger writes
Immigrants in US
*Diferença no tipo de imigração para os EEUU e para o BR. * *Provavelmente o que discrimina é a perspectiva. Nos conseguimos atrair candidatos para trabalho braçal ou comércio urbano de miudezas...* Immigrants play increasing role in U.S. science and engineering workforce 01/13/2016 You are subscribed to News - All NSF News for National Science Foundation Update. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Immigrants play increasing role in U.S. science and engineering workforce 01/13/2016 09:53 AM EST [image: two people working in a lab] From 2003 to 2013, the numb... mais »
Multicellular Life origins
All Multicellular Life On Earth Is The Result Of A Random 600-Million-Year-Old Accident January 12, 2016 | by Janet Fang photo credit: Fluorescence micrograph of a small choanoflagellate colony, with one of its cells dividing. Ken Prehoda Just one random mutation 600 million years ago made it possible for our earliest, single-celled ancestors to evolve into complex organisms. According to a new eLife study, changing the function of one ancient protein led to multicellular life as we know it. Life on Earth consisted of single cells for billions of years. Multicellular organisms ev... mais »
Albert Schweitzer
From E. Britannica: Albert SchweitzerAlsatian-German theologian and physician Written by: The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica - Albert SchweitzerAlsatian-German theologian and physician Born January 14, 1875 Kaysersberg, Germany Died September 4, 1965 Lambaréné, Gabon *Albert Schweitzer**,* (born Jan. 14, 1875, Kaysersberg, Upper Alsace, Ger. [now in France]—died Sept. 4, 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon), Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts in behalf of “the Brotherhoo... mais »
G3PP
Could guilt-free sugary treats become a reality? Enzyme that 'stops sugar being stored as fat' is identified by scientists - *G3PP enzyme can 'zap' excess sugar in body, preventing it turning to fat * - *Stops the body's cells being poisoned by chemicals produced when they are overloaded with sugar, University of Montreal scientists said* - *Could pave the way for obesity treatment and those to help diabetics * By COLIN FERNANDEZ FOR THE DAILY MAIL and LIZZIE PARRY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 20:39 GMT, 11 January 2016 | UPDATED: 04:33 GMT, 12 January 2016 [image: Sc... mais »
Underlying Cause of Death by age
*The ways you’re most likely to die, at every age* By Ana Swanson January 11 at 7:48 AM Not to be morbid, but what are you likely to die from? Nathan Yau of Flowing Data has created a fascinating interactive chart that shows the answer, according to statistics. Drawing on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Underlying Cause of Death database, Yau charted the cause of death for Americans by age. Here's what the chart looks like for women overall:: Flowing Data Note that this chart shows percentages by age group, not absolute numbers. There are far more people d... mais »
Micorobiome: NYAS
Advances in Human Microbiome Science: Intestinal Diseases - Overview - Media - Resources - Speakers - Sponsorship Organizers: Mercedes Beyna (Pfizer), John Hambor (Boehringer Ingelheim), Nilufer Seth (Pfizer), Erick Young (Boehringer Ingelheim), and Sonya Dougal (The New York Academy of Sciences) Keynote Speaker: Stanislav Dusko Ehrlich (French National Institute for Agricultural Research; King's College London)Presented by the Microbiome Science Discussion Group Reported by Hannah Rice | Posted December 22, 2015 Overview On October 15, 2015, the Academy's Microbiome Sc...mais »
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Worls Population
Half the World’s Population Lives in Just 1% of the Land [Map]Half the world’s population lives in the yellow. The other half lives in the black. [image: world population split in half map] This map was created using gridded population data compiled by NASA. Whereas populations are typically broken down by geographic regions such as countries or states, *gridded*population data divides the world population into a *grid* of tiny square-shaped cells, without regard for administrative borders. The population grid used here comprises 28 million cells, each one measuring roughly 3 miles x ... mais »
Gender in children’s books
Why are there so few girls in children’s books? The main characters — whether they're human, animal, a snowplow or a crayon — are almost always male. By Jennie Yabroff January 8 Jennie Yabroff is a writer and editor living in New York. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post) Every night, my daughter picks out bedtime stories from the picture books on her shelf. And every night, my husband gamely asks me the same question before starting to read: “The gorilla [or dog, or pigeon, or llama, or snowplow, or crayon, or bear, or monster, or dinosaur, or fly, or cat, or tank engine] is a girl, r... mais »
2016: Resolutions for
16 Elevating Resolutions for 2016 Inspired by Some of Humanity’s Greatest MindsCultivate honorable relationships, resist absentminded busyness, tell the world how to treat you, embrace enoughness, and more.BY MARIA POPOVA [image: 16 Elevating Resolutions for 2016 Inspired by Some of Humanity’s Greatest Minds] What if we could augment the bucket-list of typical New Year’s resolutions, dominated by bodily habits and pragmatic daily practices, with higher-order aspirations — habits of mind and spiritual orientations borrowed from some of humanity’s most timelessly rewarding thinkers? Aft... mais »
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