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Sunday, September 18, 2016

2779 - AMICOR 19

Public and Private

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - 0 seconds ago
The Private Person and the Public Persona: Borges on the Divided SelfA timeless parable of the self-defeating quest for integration.By Maria Popova [image: The Private Person and the Public Persona: Borges on the Divided Self] *“A person’s identity,”* Amin Maalouf wrote as he contemplated what he so poetically called the genes of the soul, *“is like a pattern drawn on a tightly stretched parchment. Touch just one part of it, just one allegiance, and the whole person will react, the whole drum will sound.”* And yet, inseparable as the parts may be from the whole, we each contain multi... mais »

Imagination

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - 0 seconds ago
Pinocchio: An Alternative Origin Story Exploring the Grandest Questions of ExistenceA lyrical illustrated cosmogony serenading the ephemeral and the eternal. By Maria Popova [image: Pinocchio: An Alternative Origin Story Exploring the Grandest Questions of Existence] *“Myths are made for the imagination to breathe life into them,”* Albert Camus wrote. Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer, observed a century earlier as she contemplated the nature of the imagination and its three core faculties: *“Imagination is the Discovering Faculty, pre-eminently… that which penetrat... mais »

Urban Life AI

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 11 horas
How AI may affect urban life in 2030September 2, 2016 [image: (credit: AI100)] Specialized robots that clean and provide security, robot-assisted surgery, natural language processing-augmented instruction, and helping people adapt as old jobs are lost and new ones are created: these are some of the profound challenges explored by a panel of academic and industrial thinkers that has looked ahead to 2030 to forecast how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) might affect life in a typical North American city. Titled “Artificial… read more *Topics:* AI/Robotics

Nosso filho Luiz Eduardo e a fotografia

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 11 horas
17/set/2016, 14h57min Fotógrafo refaz olhares sobre Cuba, 30 anos depois [image: Voltar a Cuba e refazer as mesmas fotos feitas há 30 anos foi o projeto que Luiz Eduardo Achutti conseguiu realizar este ano. (Fotos: Luiz Eduardo Achutti)]Voltar a Cuba e refazer as mesmas fotos feitas há 30 anos foi o projeto que Luiz Eduardo Achutti conseguiu realizar este ano. (Fotos: Luiz Eduardo Achutti) Jari da Rocha Voltar à ilha e refazer as mesmas fotos de 30 anos, este é o projeto que Luiz Eduardo Achutti havia iniciado em 1986. Agora, retomado, conta com a passagem do tempo e com sua narrativa... mais »

Aphasia

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
*APHASIA* Referência enviada pela nossa filha Lúcia Helena Robinson Achutti

Gravitational Waves

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A Year Ago, Scientists Cracked One Of Einstein's Greatest Mysteries — Now A Bizarre New Form Of Astronomy Is Emerging LIGO/CALTECH By Dave Mosher15/09/2016, 17:18 A year ago Tuesday, scientists inside two giant L-shaped instruments saw a strange blip on their screens they could hardly believe. It was the first evidence of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space that careen across the universe, right through everything and everyone. Einstein first predicted their existence 100 years ago, yet the famous scientist doubted we'd ever find any./.../

AF 1 year after

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Occurrence of death and stroke in patients in 47 countries 1 year after presenting with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study Dr Jeff S Healey, MD[image: correspondence]Press enter key for correspondence information[image: email]Press enter key to Email the author , Jonas Oldgren, MD , Prof Michael Ezekowitz, MD , Jun Zhu, MD , Prof Prem Pais, MD , Jia Wang, Msc , Patrick Commerford, MD , Petr Jansky, MD , Alvaro Avezum, MD , Alben Sigamani, MD , Albertino Demasceno, MD , Paul Reilly, PhD , Alex Grinvalds, BSc , Juliet Nakamya, PhD , Akinyemi Aje, MD , Wael Almahmeed, MD , An... mais »

Complexity

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The fugue of life: why complexity matters in neuroscienceJoel Frohlich is a PhD student at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is examining biomarkers of autism spectrum disorders. He is also senior editor at Knowing Neurons. Published in association with Knowing Neurons an Aeon Partner [image: Idea sized day donaldson 15656329862 b861bf22b9 o] *Day Donaldson/Flickr* People like simplicity. Each decade, corporate logos grow progressively minimalistic, pop songs use ever simpler melodies, and visual arts embrace simpler compositions as Monet gives way to Picasso, and ... mais »

Earth's origin

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há um dia
New discovery shatters previous beliefs about Earth’s originDate:September 14, 2016Source:Western UniversitySummary:A new study demonstrates that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins -- a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades.Share: FULL STORY ------------------------------ Scientists have now demonstrated that Earth and other planetary objects that formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins -- a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scie... mais »

Transplante de células tronco

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 dias
La première greffe de cellules souches laisse entrevoir une nouvelle médecine Des scientifiques sont parvenus à transplanter des cellules souches entre deux individus. Une première réalisée chez le singe qui ouvre la voie vers la réparation des organes malades - Partager - Tweeter - Partager - Prélever des cellules lambda chez un individu, les «reprogrammer» pour qu’elles se changent en cellules de rétine par exemple, puis les injecter dans l’œil malade d’un patient pour le guérir. Des scientifiques de Kobe, au Japon, viennent de faire un pas supplémentaire vers ... mais »

Prostate cancer treatment?

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 2 dias
*Prostate cancer patients* who get treatment live just as long as those who don't, according to 10-year study. (*Washington Post) *Check *MedPage Today *later today for an in-depth report from Senior Associate Editor Charles Bankhead. In *A Patient's Journey *Howard Wolinsky shares his own experience with active surveillance for prostate cancer./.../ The survival rate for early-stage prostate cancer is 99 percent after 10 years, regardless of whether men undergo surgery, radiation or are “actively monitored,” according to studies published Wednesday. Researchers hailed the results as... mais »

Setembro do Coração

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 3 dias
[image: Setembro do Coração]

Sugar Industry science manipulation

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
*Lembrado pela AMICOR Maria Inês Reinert Azambuja*How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat By ANAHAD O’CONNORSEPT. 12, 2016 Continue reading the main storyShare This Page - Share - Tweet - Pin - Email - More - Save PhotoCreditiStock The sugar industry paid scientists in the 1960s to play down the link between sugar and heart disease and promote saturated fat as the culprit instead, newly released historical documents show. The internal sugar industry documents, recently discovered by a researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, and published Mon... mais »

Espiritualidade e Cardiologia

Aloyzio AchuttiemAMICOR - Há 4 dias
*Clique aqui* se não estiver visualizando corretamente *DEFINIDA PROGRAMAÇÃO DO GEMCA NO 71º CBC*

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