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On Icons

On Icons | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
As I’m responsible for both the code and the graphics of Grasshopper™, icon design is a significant part of my job. In fact, my very first productive work on computers at all was icon design....
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Curators Are The True Influencers

Curators Are The True Influencers | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
carmen blyth's comment, Today, 9:14 AM
And a vital link between trash and tribu treasure
Elia Morling's comment, Today, 9:32 AM
Brian, I am guessing that there is a self regulating element to this? I mean curators and stories that don't contribute go by relatively unnoticed. This is part of the value creation system. Would you agree?
Mariana Soffer's curator insight, Today, 9:54 AM

 

Here's an inspiring short article by Elia Morling on the role of curators in storytelling.

 

Elia reports of a discussion he has had with netnographerOlga Kravets, in which she suggested that: "...curators serve their tribe like dumpster divers. 

They dive into containers to rummage through heaps of garbage to find useful stuff that can be re-purposed. When they are done they bring forth their scavenged gifts to their tribe."

 

But here, is the most compelling part as Elia really seems to have distilled and illustrated here the three key and most valuable traits of a modern content curator:

 

a) Curators represent a new type of tribal leadership that operates bottom-up and peer to peer. 

b) As a member of a tribe, curators will always be more native and relevant than any outsiders will ever be.


c) Within a tribe they are not only appreciated for leveraging their insider skills, but for sustaining and developing their culture."

 

 

Definitely worth reading. Inspiring. 8/10

 

Full post:http://tribaling.com/blog/2013/05/15/curators-and-tribal-currency/

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Ghost Imaging: Taking Pictures of the Invisible Thanks to a New 3D Technique « NextNature.net

Ghost Imaging: Taking Pictures of the Invisible Thanks to a New 3D Technique « NextNature.net | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
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One Trillion Sensors Embedded in Humans and Machines by 2020 | Industry Tap

One Trillion Sensors Embedded in Humans and Machines by 2020 | Industry Tap | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
According to scientists, humanity has begun its next major shift: we are now entering the “Hybrid Age”. Across the entire range of scientific and technological disciplines changes are occurring that were unimaginable a few decades ago.
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GoogleFaces « this is onformative a studio for generative design.

GoogleFaces « this is onformative a studio for generative design. | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Google Facessearching for faces on Google Maps
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An independent searching agent hovering the world to spot all the faces that are hidden on earth.



The way we perceive our environment is a complex procedure.
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Why every education leader must be a tech visionary | Knewton Blog

Pedro Fernandes's curator insight, May 21, 8:37 PM

I fully agree.

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Georgia Tech, Udacity Shock Higher Ed With $7,000 Degree

Georgia Tech, Udacity Shock Higher Ed With $7,000 Degree | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Georgia Institute of Technology and Udacity have partnered to offer a $7,000 online Masters Degree in Computer Science next year, 80% less than the existing cost of $40,000 for the on-campus curriculum.
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Mathematicians Analyze Social Divisions Using Cell Phone Data

Mathematicians Analyze Social Divisions Using Cell Phone Data | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Differences divide us. Human society fractures along lines defined by politics, religion, ethnicity, and perhaps most fundamentally, language.

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Sakis Koukouvis's curator insight, May 21, 5:23 PM

Meyer’s group of research scientists, postdocs and students in mathematics and political science has developed a new way to characterize the relationships among communities defined by different characteristics such as language or religion.

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Beauty and the Freak | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio

Beauty and the Freak | Ideas with Paul Kennedy | CBC Radio | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
For centuries human beings have been modifying their bodies - tribal scarification, tattoos and cosmetic surgery are just a few.   Today, new technologies are enabling new body modifications like inserting magnets in your fingers.
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'For centuries human beings have been modifying their bodies - tribal scarification, tattoos and cosmetic surgery are just a few.  Today, new technologies are enabling new body modifications like inserting magnets in your fingers. But when we change our bodies, do we change who we are?'

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An App That Maps The Entire Universe Of Beer

An App That Maps The Entire Universe Of Beer | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
One night, Kevin Jamieson sat at a bar and drank a beer that was particularly delicious. Maybe he even had a few or a few too many, because the next day, he couldn’t remember the beer’s name.
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Are These Dancing Figures The Future Of Digital Fabrication?

Are These Dancing Figures The Future Of Digital Fabrication? | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
There seems to be no shortage to experiments with fresh building materials these days: algae buildings, homes built from shipping pallets, 3-D printed houses, and grow-as-you-go 3-D printed houses.
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3D-Printed Sugar Sculptures Too Sweet to Eat [PICS]

3D-Printed Sugar Sculptures Too Sweet to Eat [PICS] | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
You’ve heard of 3D-printed clothes and 3D-printed buildings, but 3D-printed food? We are truly entering sci-fi territory. The Sugar Lab takes simple white sugar as its base mate...

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giloop's curator insight, May 21, 4:33 PM

Good idea

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Esculturas de Açúcar 3D-impressas

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NASA Developing a 3D Food Printer - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo - Daily News on 3D Printing

NASA Developing a 3D Food Printer - Fabbaloo Blog - Fabbaloo - Daily News on 3D Printing | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
According to a report in New Scientist, NASA is funding research that could lead to 3D printed f...
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Biosensor patch monitors brain, heart, muscle signals | KurzweilAI

Biosensor patch monitors brain, heart, muscle signals | KurzweilAI | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Bio-patch (credit: KTH The Royal Institute of Technology) The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital

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Geometry, Textures & Shaders with Processing - Tutorial by @AmnonOwed / (CAN Members)

Geometry, Textures & Shaders with Processing - Tutorial by @AmnonOwed / (CAN Members) | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
From custom geometry to adding textures to 2D and 3D shapes, Amnon Owed shows you practical examples of a number of crucial building blocks for 2D/3D Processing projects.
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The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed food

The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed food | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Anjan Contractor's 3D food printer might evoke visions of the "replicator" popularized in Star Trek, from which Captain Picard was constantly interrupting himself to order tea.
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Startup hires 'cyborg' Mann for Google Glass–killer project - Register

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Watch out, Sergey! A new startup is hard at work on a device that's far more ambitious than Google Glass, and it has just signed on wearable-computing maven Steve Mann as its chief scientist.

Meta, founded by Columbia University computer and neurological science student Meron Gribetz, has developed a prototype of a wearable device that Gribetz says goes beyond simple heads-up notification systems like Glass to become a full augmented-reality system.

"The entrance into consumer wearables needs to be a high powered immersive device capable of fully replacing the computer and more," Gribetz said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

In short, Gribetz plans to deliver nothing less than the kind of 3D, gesture-based UIs seen in such Hollywood sci-fi fare as Iron Man, Minority Report, and Avatar.

Wearers of Meta specs will be able to see virtual 3D objects overlaying the real world, he says, and they will be able to grab and manipulate them with their bare hands, without the use of gesture-sensing gloves or similar hardware.

The current Meta prototype device is the product of two years of work by Gribetz and a team of augmented reality, wearable computing, and computer vision specialists, backed by seed funding from Y Combinator.


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M.I.T. Scholar’s 1949 Essay on Machine Age Is Found

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“The Machine Age,” an essay written for The New York Times by Norbert Wiener, a visionary mathematician, languished for six decades in the M.I.T. archives, and now excerpts are being published.

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When I was a young teenager I came across Cybernetics by Norbert Weiner at my local lending library. I would borrow it several times over the years to read and re-read, though much was certainly beyond my understanding then. For those familiar with Weiner's work this essay from 1949 will come as no surprise. For those not - it will give an insight into why we owe so much to his insight that helped found the field of computer science and informatics and why his work and ideas are often worth revisting and re-examining. Great essay - worth the read. Click on the image or title to learn more.

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This Radio-Book Was The Future of Education

This Radio-Book Was The Future of Education | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
New technologies often go through a honeymoon phase where educators hold them up as the futuristic savior of learning.

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Susan Bainbridge's curator insight, May 21, 10:56 PM

Let the bandwagon pass and the dust settle.

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Optimality in evolution: new insights from synthetic biology

Optimality in evolution: new insights from synthetic biology | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Socrates Logos's curator insight, May 21, 3:47 PM

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Marjon GJ de Vos, Frank J Poelwij1, Sander J Tans

"Whether organisms evolve to perform tasks optimally has intrigued biologists since Lamarck and Darwin. Optimality models have been used to study diverse properties such as shape, locomotion, and behavior. However, without access to the genetic underpinnings or the ability to manipulate biological functions, it has been difficult to understand an organism's intrinsic potential and limitations. Now, novel experiments are overcoming these technical obstacles and have begun to test optimality in more quantitative terms. With the use of simple model systems, genetic engineering, and mathematical modeling, one can independently quantify the prevailing selective pressures and optimal phenotypes. These studies have given an exciting view into the evolutionary potential and constraints of biological systems, and hold the promise to further test the limits of predicting future evolutionary change."

http://bit.ly/12TqhQt

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CLARITY Clears the Path to a See-Through Brain

A new approach to brain imaging called CLARITY could revolutionize how scientists study the brain. Researchers replaced a mouse brain’s opaque fats with a clear gel that supports neural tissue, resulting in a transparent organ with all its internal structures still intact and visible for study. Unhindered observation of the entire brain’s neural circuitry will help “clarify” scientists’ understanding of how this still-mysterious organ functions.


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Becoming biohackers: The long arm of the law

Becoming biohackers: The long arm of the law | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
Is the rise of amateur gene enthusiasts working in make-shift labs a harmless pursuit or a bioterrorism threat?
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Are These Dancing Figures The Future Of Digital Fabrication?

Are These Dancing Figures The Future Of Digital Fabrication? | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
There seems to be no shortage to experiments with fresh building materials these days: algae buildings, homes built from shipping pallets, 3-D printed houses, and grow-as-you-go 3-D printed houses.
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How Google's self-driving cars see the world, think Terminator

How Google's self-driving cars see the world, think Terminator | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
The day when self-driving cars are common are likely at least a decade away, but in the meantime we can take a peek at what the world looks like through our future robotic chauffeurs.

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Maria Bezaitis: The surprising need for strangeness | Video on TED.com

In our digital world, social relations have become mediated by data.
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Humans Are Really Just Biomechanical Suit-Cities For Bacteria

Humans Are Really Just Biomechanical Suit-Cities For Bacteria | DigitAG& journal | Scoop.it
"The City Is A Battlesuit For Surviving The Future" Matt Jones wrote in 2009, referencing Archigram's Walking City. As I've noted before we fill that same role for bacteria. Food guru Michael P
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