Link Round-up October 2011
Nov. 3rd, 2011 07:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamcatcher284We've got a somewhat shorter list this month:
Science Links:
How to dissolve a Nobel Prize A brilliant story about how Georgy de Hevesy helped Neils Bohr hide two giant gold medals from the Nazis through the power of chemistry.
Temporal cloaks A group have created a bubble of time by changing the flow of light between lenses. So time locks do exist!
Courtesy ofblackeyedsu713: A Complex Elephant Instructions for plotting an elephantine shape on the complex plane with only four parameters. They manage to get an uncanny resemblance.
Water on Mars Apparently there's loads of supersaturated water in the Martian atmosphere, able to stay in gaseous form to a much greater extent than on Earth.
Rhythmic learning There are synapse-specific optimal rhythms of altering synaptic strength in the process of learning for the brain. This implies that stimulating as fast as possible isn't the best way to go, and different synapses need to be primed at different rates for maximum efficacy.
Weird and Wonderful:
Guy works through dyslexia with Klingon There's a guy who figured out how to use a different part of his brain to help him with dyslexia after realizing that he could deal with translating Klingon using this new way of thinking. Kudos to the man, and clearly, Star Trek saves the universe.
The Books in the Library A quaint and beautiful mystery of an anonymous donor who leaves exquisitely carved books in various cultural centers around Edinburgh without ever revealing the donor's identity. Leaves me with a smile on my face.
AI Rock-Paper-Scissors Trying to beat it is an uphill battle.
Food:
So many puns!!
Wasting food contributes to the global carbon footprint It's all about the opportunity cost, I suppose, but apparently the excess emissions involved in transporting food that goes straight to the trash can all adds up.
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bakebakebake Cheesecake swirl brownies A synergy of two yummy things!
Chocolate Nutella Cookes Looks extra dark.
Science Links:
How to dissolve a Nobel Prize A brilliant story about how Georgy de Hevesy helped Neils Bohr hide two giant gold medals from the Nazis through the power of chemistry.
Temporal cloaks A group have created a bubble of time by changing the flow of light between lenses. So time locks do exist!
Courtesy of
blackeyedsu713: A Complex Elephant Instructions for plotting an elephantine shape on the complex plane with only four parameters. They manage to get an uncanny resemblance.Water on Mars Apparently there's loads of supersaturated water in the Martian atmosphere, able to stay in gaseous form to a much greater extent than on Earth.
Rhythmic learning There are synapse-specific optimal rhythms of altering synaptic strength in the process of learning for the brain. This implies that stimulating as fast as possible isn't the best way to go, and different synapses need to be primed at different rates for maximum efficacy.
Weird and Wonderful:
Guy works through dyslexia with Klingon There's a guy who figured out how to use a different part of his brain to help him with dyslexia after realizing that he could deal with translating Klingon using this new way of thinking. Kudos to the man, and clearly, Star Trek saves the universe.
The Books in the Library A quaint and beautiful mystery of an anonymous donor who leaves exquisitely carved books in various cultural centers around Edinburgh without ever revealing the donor's identity. Leaves me with a smile on my face.
AI Rock-Paper-Scissors Trying to beat it is an uphill battle.
Food:
So many puns!!
Wasting food contributes to the global carbon footprint It's all about the opportunity cost, I suppose, but apparently the excess emissions involved in transporting food that goes straight to the trash can all adds up.
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bakebakebake Cheesecake swirl brownies A synergy of two yummy things!Chocolate Nutella Cookes Looks extra dark.
