Sunday, February 6, 2011

The INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No. 441

The world is still interesting and many surprising things happen.
It is surprisng too that so few people have discovered or re-discovered
this source- but I enjoy composing this piece of Ego-Out:


1. INTERNET

2. SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

Moving to IPv6: Now for the hard part (FAQ):

20 things I learned about the browsers and the Web:

Wendy Boswell – keyword research tools:  http://websearch.about.com/od/keywordsandphrase1/tp/Keyword-Search-Tools.htm?nl=1                                    

 

Effective Search Terms Yield the Right Information:



3. BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

How social media changes everything:

65 terrific social media infographics:


4. GOOGLE


Google’s Eric Schmidt predicts the future of computing and he plans to be involved:

s Google getting less reliable?:

Google claims Bing copies its search results:

 

Google catches Microsoft with pants down, copying search results:

 

Microsoft responds to Google's copycat claims, again:

See also:
http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2011/02/04/the-great-google-v-bing-slap-fight-explained-piece-by-piece/ and it will continue indefinitely…without certainties..the truth is somewhere at the middle

9 Things to Try in Google Chrome 9: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2011/02/9-things-to-try-in-google-chrome-9.html

Google Instant Scores 98% Adoption Rate, 2% Opt-Out:



WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

Slides From a Recent Presentation: "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading": http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/63675

How to choose an e-book reader:

 

E-Readers Catch Younger Eyes and Go in Backpacks:


SCIENCE

EDGE question center –question for 2011: WHAT SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT WOULD IMPROVE EVERYBODY'S COGNITIVE TOOLKIT:

The purpose of science fiction: http://www.slate.com/id/2282651/

 

The human genome’s breaking points

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-human-genome.html

 

The human genome- blueprint of life (infographic):

 

The Most Genes in an Animal? Tiny Crustacean Holds the Record http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118530&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

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New Era of Advances in Brain Research: As Recording Technology Rapidly Improves, Neurons Give Up Their Secrets Cell by Cell: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110126121458.htm

 

Brain wiring revealed for adapting to the unexpected:



Do Gut Bugs Practice Mind Control?
Mouse study indicates that intestinal bacteria may influence brain development, behavior 

 

Growth Hormone Boosts Brain Power:

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26315/?nlid=4065

 

This is your brain on habits:

http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/emily-vansonnenberg/2011020116315

 

 

Understanding the Human Neurosystem by Researching Locust Brains

 

Why do we sleep?:

Quantum Water" Discovered in Carbon Nanotubes: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26319/?nlid=4059

 

Killer Storks Eat Human Babies (Perhaps)


Kids' friendships sometimes illusory

 

Cosmos At Least 250x Bigger Than Visible Universe, Say Cosmologists:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/cosmos-at-least-250x-bigger-than-visible-universe-say-cosmologists


A working list of all plant species:

An Army of Ant Genomes
Newly revealed DNA from four species may help control pests 

 

Butterfly guides:

http://animal.discovery.com/guides/butterflies/butterflies.html

 

Rare Insect Fossil Reveals 100 Million Years of Evolutionary Stasis: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110203113758.htm


A model of chaos- how conflicts get messy: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/28827/?nlid=4080&a=f

 

Argentine Ant Genome Sheds Light on a Successful Pest:


A Disturbingly Weird Exoplanet System
Kepler discovery of six planets tightly packed around one star leaves theorists befuddled 

Can complexity theory explain Egypt's crisis?: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20082-can-complexity-theory-explain-egypts-crisis.html


TECHNOLOGY

 

Cheap, Clean Ways to Produce Hydrogen for Use in Fuel Cells? A Dash of Disorder Yields a Very Efficient Photocatalyst: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110128165212.htm


Capturing More Light with a Single Solar Cell:

 

ORNL demonstrates photosynthetic hydrogen production:

http://www.gizmag.com/ornl-photosynthesis-hydrogen-fuel/17780/

 

New Energy Technologies demonstrates electricity-generating SolarWindow prototype:

http://www.gizmag.com/new-energy-technologies-solar-window/17777/


An engine that harnesses  sound waves: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/32267/?nlid=4088&a=f

IT History Society: http://www.ithistory.org/

New Transistors: An Alternative to Silicon and Better Than Graphene: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110130194145.htm


EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

 

MIT OpenCourseWare: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry:

 

What  is the city of the future (essays):



Global population speak out: http://www.populationspeakout.org/letter  Theoretically and idealistically a good idea – practically impossible.

Are You Your Avatar? Book Details Dangers of the 'E-Personality'


Dictionary of art historians: http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/

An exploration of the finest in art, illustration, crafts and design from around the world featuring animals

 

Google let’s you explore the world’s greatest museums in street –view mode:                                         http://www.kurzweilai.net/google-lets-you-explore-the-worlds-greatest-museums-in-street-view-mode

 

Ten things to do when you’re  feeling hopeless:

A new journal of positive  psychology- International Journal of Wellbeing:

The mathematics of beauty:

 

NewYork Philharmonic Digital Archive: http://archives.nyphil.org/

 

25 Fresh And Really Creative Logo Designs For Your Inspiration



BUSINESS

 

IT growth and global change: A conversation with Ray Kurzweil:

The CEO guide to the micro-workforce:

Communications Advice from Dad: http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2011/02/01/communications-advice-from-dad.aspx


How you kill motivation at work:

Disorienting leadership: http://humancapitalleague.com/Home/12148


HEALTH & MEDICINE

Why the parents fear the needle? (about anti-vaccination)

 

Origins of the Pandemic: Lessons of H1N1:


The right trousers

An artificial exoskeleton brings hope and dignity to paraplegics


Off-the-Shelf Blood Vessels
Premade bioengineered veins could help heart and kidney patients 

 

Obesity Has Doubled Since 1980, Major Global Analysis of Risk Factors Reveals: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110203210612.htm


How tiny Nauru became world's fattest nation:  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/how-tiny-nauru-became-worlds-fattest-nation-2203835.html



FOOD & COOKING

 

U.N. Food Price Index Hits Record High

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703652104576121852134742690.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

 

5 Unexpected Foods That Prevent Insomnia and 5 Foods That Promote It

 

Dietary guidelines for americans: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm

Bacon, We Have a Problem: An Infographic History of Everyone's Favorite Breakfast Meat: http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/voracious/2011/01/bacon_we_have_a_problem_an_inf.php


A lilm on Athena Web – “A world without bees?”: http://www.athenaweb.org/programs/view/1001223

MISCELLANEA

 

Top 10 Really Artistic 2011 Printable Calendars For Free Download:

http://savedelete.com/free-2011-printable-calendars.html


SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

The future of search- who will win the spam wars:

 

Google's Great Spam Quest:


VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

How a Remote Town in Romania Has Become Cybercrime Central:

I have lived in this town from 1967 to 1980 but I couldn’t guess that it will become so famous.

Ammyy.com scam:

The newest issue of the Hoax Slayer Newsletter:


WiFi

 

The 10 weirdest uses for a smartphone:


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