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Born of weekly meetings in Second Life and other virtual environments where we explored the creations of residents and sought to better understand how they might facilitate our work. Sadly, we are no longer meeting, but curation continues.
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If your skin is bad or you have allergies, can't seem to lose weight, suffer from an autoimmune disease or allergies, the real reason may be that your gut is unhealthy.
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Huzzah!! for Dr. Hyman! Excellent article: "There are many other possible imbalances in your body's operating system that may drive illness as well. These include problems with hormones, immune function, detoxification, energy production and more. But for now let's take a deeper look at the gut and why it may be at the root of your chronic symptoms." Delete the scoop?
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There has been much focus over recent years, on brain machine interfaces (BMI) allowing for the direct control of a computer by electrodes placed on or near the brain.
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A virtual avatar controlled by the movements of your eyes, think of what this would mean for those with physical issues! Wow-za! Delete the scoop?
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I wish I had more time to write out a more extensive review of the Rift, but here are my first impressions:
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Just how important is the new materials feature to Second Life content creators? You need to have deferred rendering enabled (thats lighting and shadows to regular users or as LL have renamed it 'A... Delete the scoop?
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Iris Ophelia's ongoing review of gaming and virtual world style Machinima-makers and hardcore avatar-customizers alike have a new toy to play with... Provided they aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and dive into Blender to use it. Delete the scoop?
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Join Ludwig on an exciting journey through the world of physics. Find out how energy is created from fire, water, wind and sun and use them cleverly to protect the Robotronics on Unitron against the impending energy collapse! Ludwig is a new type of learning game, which not only conveys knowledge, but is also really fun! Via Stylianos Mystakidis Delete the scoop?
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All 13-year-old students must now take a manadatory Minecraft course at the Viktor Rydberg school in Stockholm, Sweden. Via Stylianos Mystakidis 
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3d virtual worlds can have significant impact in learning. Some schools are starting to get it. Delete the scoop?
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New research suggests it may be possible to learn complex tasks with little to no conscious effort, just like in The Matrix. Whoa, indeed. Delete the scoop?
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Researchers are launching a major study that will marshal the power of smartphones and other personal technologies in an effort to develop new strategies for preventing and managing heart disease. Delete the scoop?
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http://www.ted.com Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering c... Delete the scoop?
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Even if you've seen the Leap Motion before, this is a demo you've got to watch. Delete the scoop?
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New technology has profoundly altered the way we communicate with one another and entertain ourselves. Delete the scoop?
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Lumiya Viewer - Second Life viewer for Android platform
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Stay connected with your Second Life friends while on the go. With Lumiya, you can send and receive instant messages, teleport to your favorite locations, participate in local chat, manage inventory and even see the virtual world around you in 3D. Delete the scoop?
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Today marks a milestone for Shapeways. On behalf of the
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Big news from Shapeways, an innovator and clear leader in the game changer that is 3D printing. Delete the scoop?
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A tour of Growing Power Urban Farm with Will Allen. Will Allen explains how to grow in winter using minimal resources. Via Jocelyn Stoller
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*Bows to Eliott Coleman in Portland, Maine.* Delete the scoop?
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High Fidelity is the name of Philip Rosedale's new startup, TechCrunch first reported, and it's apparently that "secret project" I blogged about last February.
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Don't miss the video on the rendering technique. Astonishing results. Delete the scoop?
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Kiss your old running shoes good-bye. Change is constant. And technology has always been about change and convergence. But the massive, global-scale change Delete the scoop?
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360-degree projector would "surround the user," work with depth-sensing cameras. Via Stylianos Mystakidis Delete the scoop?
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Nick Kellet explains how Google has gone from a gamed system to giving you the power to influence search results Delete the scoop?
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From Pacific Standard (a brief excerpt from a long, worthwhile article about the work of Jeremy Bailenson): A few years ago, a research psychologist at Stanford University named Jeremy Bailenson effectively proved the ... Via Joyce Bettencourt, Liz Dorland
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"The coming explosion of immersive digital technology, combined with recent progress in unlocking how the mind works, will soon revolutionize our lives in ways only science fiction has imagined. In Infinite Reality, Jeremy Bailenson (Stanford University) and Jim Blascovich (University of California, Santa Barbara)—two of virtual reality’s pioneering authorities whose pathbreaking research has mapped how our brain behaves in digital worlds—take us on a mind-bending journey through the virtual universe." Delete the scoop?
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A virtual "talking head" which can express a range of human emotions has been developed by researchers in Cambridge. Delete the scoop?
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A pair of designers from MIT called Ilan Moyer and Nadya Peek have created a briefcase-sized 3D printer called Popfab that is much more than meets the eye. Delete the scoop?
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IBM uses real-time analytics tools to give players and spectators added insight during grand slam tournaments – and the same technology is being used to gain an advantage in the business world, too... Delete the scoop?
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