Alan Mathison Turing
*[image: Turing, Alan]* artificial intelligence, computer program - *Alan Turing *, in full *Alan Mathison Turing*, (born June 23, 1912, London, England—died June 7, 1954, Wilmslow, Cheshire), British mathematician and logician, who made major contributions to mathematics, cryptanalysis, logic, philosophy, and mathematical biology and also to the new areas later named computer science, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and artificial life.morphogenesis - decision problem, computabil
Estado Totalitário
China: O Perfeito Estado Totalitário High-Tech por *Judith Bergman* • 22 de Junho de 2019 - Na China, a censura agora automatizada em larga escala, atingiu "níveis de perfeição jamais vistos, auxiliados pela aprendizagem de máquina e reconhecimento de voz e imagem." — Cate Cadell, Reuters, 26 de maio de 2019. - A exemplo de outr
Pathways of Rage
*The Roots of Human Aggression* [image: The Roots of Human Aggression]
Proto-Urban Life
*First Neolithic City Was So Overcrowded People Started Trying to Kill Each Other*[image: First Neolithic City Was So Overcrowded People Started Trying to Kill Each Other] See This
Matemática melífera....
Abelhas podem entender uma linguagem simbólica para matemática Posted: 21 Jun 2019 05:45 AM PDT Cientistas australianos e franceses descobriram que abelhas podem reconhecer símbolos associados a números
Microbiology/Climate
Pinned Tweet *Nature Reviews Microbiology*Verified account @NatureRevMicro Jun 18 More Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change http:// go.nature.com/2KXOiF7 A group of leading microbiologists have come together to alert humanity that the central role and global importance of microorganisms in climate change biology must not be underestimated.
Genoma Mycobacterium
*Nature Reviews Microbiology*Verified account @NatureRevMicro FollowFollow @NatureRevMicro More Whole genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: current standards and open issues http://rdcu.be/bG30e In this Review, @con_meehan and colleagues explore the current landscape of WGS pipelines and applications, and set out best practices for M. tuberculosis WGS. 10:52 AM - 17 Jun 2019 -
Antonio Achutti Olivé
*Nosso neto Antonio, irmão do Pedro Martin e filho da Dra. Lúcia Helena Robinson Achutti e do Professor Sérgio Anibal Olivé, estreará como percussionista da Banda da Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre no próximo dia 25 - 3a feira, às 19 h. na Casa da Música no Centro Fernando Ferrari. Entrada livre.*
Life, Unbounded
[image: Life, Unbounded]Life, Unbounded Discussion and news about planets, exoplanets, and astrobiology [image: Stupid Humans]by: Caleb A. Scharf Stupid HumansIf we’re a dud cosmic experiment, is there hope?June 17, 2019 — Caleb A. Scharf [image: Planet Plates, Metal Moon and Comet Cocktails]Planet Plates, Metal Moon and Comet CocktailsA roundup of some recent astrobiology-related science newsJune 15, 2019 — Caleb A. Scharf and more...
Dieta e Cognição
*Artgo sugerido pelo AMICOR Moacyr Saffer* *Dietary patterns during adulthood and cognitive performance in midlife* *The CARDIA study* *Claire T. McEvoy, PhD, Tina Hoang, MSPH, Stephen Sidney, MD, Lyn M. Steffen, PhD, David R. Jacobs, Jr., PhD,* *James M. Shikany, DrPH, John T. Wilkins, MD, and Kristine Yaffe, MD* *Neurology® 2019;92:e1589-e1599. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000007243* *Abstract* *Objective* *To investigate whether dietary patterns (Mediterranean diet [MedDiet], Dietary Approaches* *to Stop Hypertension [DASH], and A Priori Diet Quality Score [APDQS]) during adulthood* *are a... mais »
Metformin x Exercise
An Anti-Aging Pill? Think Twice The diabetes drug metformin, sometimes taken to slow aging, may blunt the health benefits of exercise. [image: Gretchen Reynolds] By Gretchen Reynolds “Doctors are very cognizant of drug-drug interactions,” he says. “It’s time we consider drug-and-exercise interactions, too.” A popular diabetes drug sometimes taken to slow aging may diminish some of the expected health benefits of aerobic exercise in healthy older adults, according to a new report. The drug, metformin, can blunt certain physical changes from exercise that normally help people to age wel... mais »
Amigo Falecido em 08/06/2015
*Ontem conversando com outro amigo colega de hidroginástica sobre Óxido Nítrico, lembrei do*Antônio Cláudio Mendes Ribeiro [image: Image result for antônio cláudio mendes ribeiro] Possuia graduação em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1973), Especialização em Clínica Médica na Santa Casa - RS (1976) e em Cardiologia na PUC-RS (1989), Doutorado (1996) e Pós-Dourorado (1998) na Universidade de Oxford. Foi Professor Adjunto da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e da Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Foi Professor do Departamento de Fisiologi... mais »
Microbioma TED
Recomendado pela AMICOR Maria Ines Azambuja https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_knight_how_our_microbes_make_us_who_we_are/discussion#t-1032287 https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_eisen_meet_your_microbes#t-843862
China corn crop at risk
[image: A farmer displays the caterpillar larva of a fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in South Africa] The invasive fall armyworm has laid waste to crop plants around the world. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty)A farmer displays the caterpillar larva of a fall armyworm (*Spodoptera frugiperda*) in South Africa The invasive fall armyworm has laid waste to crop plants around the world. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty) China’s corn crop at risk from caterpillar The invasive fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is gaining a foothold in China, threatening maize (corn) crops in ... mais »
Los Nuevos Viejos
TED La charla TEDx de la semana Los adultos mayores son una parte cada vez más importante de nuestras sociedades. Sin embargo, suelen ser invisibles y tenemos muchos prejuicios de los que no somos conscientes. En su charla en TEDxRíodelaPlata, Inés Castro Almeyra nos muestra una realidad que requiere de acciones urgentes para que todos podamos vivir plenamente hasta el final de nuestras vidas. *+ Ver la charla »*
Orphan Diseases
Matching existing treatments to diseases that need them How technology is helping tackle orphan diseases - By Lucy Goodchild van Hilten - June 7, 2019 Atlas [image: Matching existing treatments to diseases that need them] Medical research © istock.com/ ClaudioVentrella Each month the Elsevier Atlas Award recognizes research that could significantly impact people's lives around the world. *eRepo-ORP: Exploring the Opportunity Space to Combat Orphan Diseases with Existing Drugs* MichalBrylinski, MisaghNaderi, Rajiv GandhiGovindaraj and JeffreyLemoine *Journal of Molecular Biology*... mais »
Paternity testing
[image: Dr. Albert Abrams of San Francisco, who claimed to have developed blood test to settle paternity cases, in 1921]Paternity Testing Had a Long History Before Today’s DNA KitsOver the last hundred years, the press has made paternity testing into an alluring cultural phenomenon. Here's how it happened
Presentations
6 dos and don’ts for next-level slides, from a TED presentation expertJun 13, 2019 / Amanda Miller Want to prevent yawns and glazed-over eyes? Before you deliver your next speech, pitch or address, learn how to create exceptional slides by following these rules (complete with real before-and-afters). Slides are an expected and crucial part of most speeches, presentations, pitches and addresses. They can simplify complex information or messages, showcase relevant images, and help hold an audience’s attention. But quite often, the best slides aren’t those that make people sit up and co... mais »
Tobaccofreeunion
Who to follow · Refresh - FollowingFollowing @TheUnion_TC User actions tobaccofreeunion @TheUnion_TC @TheUnion_TBLH's Department of Tobacco Control for a world free from poverty, disease and death caused by tobacco #NoTobacco #lunghealth…
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