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The UN fought the Internet — and the Internet won
Tweet while you speak
23andme now explores your ancestry

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The UN fought the Internet — and the Internet won
December 14, 2012

Main Conference room at Day 4, WCIT 2012, Dubai, UAE (credit: ITU)   For the last two weeks some of the planet’s most oppressive regimes have faced off against some of the most powerful Internet advocates in an effort to rewrite a multilateral communications treaty that, if successful, could have changed the nature of the Internet and altered the way it is governed, Forbes reports. On Thursday night … more…


Tweet while you speak
December 14, 2012

backdraft   Are you freaked out by distracting tweets while you’re giving a speech or lecturing? Introducing a new free iPad app called Backdraft. The app, developed by Purdue University for its instructors, allows speakers to write tweets in advance and release them at appropriate moments during a talk by double tapping on the Tweet. The messages … more…


23andme now explores your ancestry
December 14, 2012

Worldwide Distribution of Maternal Haplogroup H (credit: 23andme)   23 and me announced today Ancestry Composition, a new service that will reveal the geographic origins of your DNA, included in 23 and me’s new $99 one-time price (was $299). Using 22 reference populations, the feature indicates what percent of a person’s ancestry comes from various regions around the world. The analysis includes DNA inherited from … more…

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Ray Kurzweil with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg TV   Source: Bloomberg TV | Taking Stock

Bloomberg TV | Ray Kurzweil, author of How to Create a Mind, discusses reverse-engineering the human brain. He speaks with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television’s Taking Stock. Related: Bloomberg TV Taking Stock | “Kurzweil on how technology will save the world”


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