Science
Google Brings Nutrition Information to Search
The latest expansion of Google’s Knowledge Graph will make nutrition information more accessible. The new nutrition service is rolling out to those in the U.S. over the next 10 days, Google said. It will be available on desktop and mobile search, but only in English at this point. Google promised to add additional foods, and … Read more
Inspiring Kids at the Exploratorium
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Educational ReVolt – Problem Solving Challenges for Kids
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21st Century Acquisquishin’ is Alive and Well
First, they asked Monsanto what their ideal future looked like in fifteen to twenty years. Monsanto executives described a world with 100 percent of all commercial seeds genetically modified and patented. Anderson Consulting then worked backwards from that goal, and developed the strategy and tactics to achieve it. They presented Monsanto with the steps and … Read more
Maintain an Attitude of Gratitude
Grateful people – those who practice gratefulness – have an edge on the not-so-grateful when it comes to health, according to University of California Davis psychology professor Robert Emmons’ research on gratitude. “Grateful people take better care of themselves and engage in more protective health behaviors like regular exercise, a healthy diet, regular physical examinations,” … Read more
Folding Circles
Bradford Hansen-Smith believes the simple activity of folding circles provides a rich learning experience, observations that occur within the greatest context, and discoveries that have profound meaning. Consider the Source
3D Printing with Cells
Anthony Atala asks, “Can we grow organs instead of transplanting them?” His lab at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is doing just that — engineering over 30 tissues and whole organs.
Heads Up! Smart Glass is Here!
Forget your smartphone, shelve the tablet, and clear your desktop for something useful. Those great looking sunglasses may be your key to Cognitive Demand. It’s not enough for Google, Microsoft, and others to be in your face. They want to be on your face! Microsoft plans to deliver “augmented reality” – where data and illustrations … Read more