In the words of Stephen Colbert “I Called It”. A few years ago I wrote about using a bloom box to power your car. Now there’s apparently a company who’s doing just that. I called it! »
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A Robot Reporter?
Radiolab and Wired magazine each ran a story recently about a computer program they called a “robot scientist”. Its actual name is Eureqa. The Radio Lab story gave a compelling portrait of Eureqa’s capabilities. Just by looking at how a double pendulum moves Eureqa... »
5 Stories: Bipartsian ObamaCare Support
Now that health care has passed with no Republican support it’s natural to ask whether this represents a Democratic takeover of government. Fortunately we don’t have to rely on the word of our elected legislators to shed light on this issue, there is another... »
5 Stories: Economic Cliff
When the current recession started back in late 2008 many economists, bankers and politicians described the situation in very vivid language. “The economy is going over a cliff” many... »
5 Stories: Health Expense
The hardest “easy” story around probably is “where does the US spend its health care money?” Easy because the US has by far the most expensive health care system... »
5 Stories: Heart and Sleep
Recently ABC News (and others) ran a story about how doctors in Sweden discovered an increase in heart attacks every year when the clocks spring forward and similarly a... »
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