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Cancer-Fighting Chemical Found in Human Skin Bacteria

Posted on March 3, 2018 by agogo22

A molecule produced by a strain of Staphylococcus epidermis interferes with DNA synthesis. Source: Cancer-Fighting Chemical Found in Human Skin Bacteria

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Nervous system puts the brakes on inflammation – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on March 3, 2018 by agogo22

Cells in the nervous system can “put the brakes” on the immune response to infections in the gut and lungs to prevent excessive inflammation, according to research by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists. This insight may one day lead to new … Continue reading →

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New Algorithm Lets AI Learn From Mistakes, Become a Little More Human

Posted on March 3, 2018 by agogo22

OpenAI’s latest algorithm lets AI learn from its mistakes by re-framing past failures. This method helps AI to learn faster and do so better. Source: New Algorithm Lets AI Learn From Mistakes, Become a Little More Human

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AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So

Posted on March 3, 2018 by agogo22

OpenAI researchers surprised to discover a neural network trained to predict the next text character in Amazon reviews taught itself to analyze sentiment. Source: AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So

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The emergence of universal consciousness: Brendan Hughes at TEDxPretoria

Posted on February 24, 2018 by agogo22

It was Aristotle who first argued that the whole is something greater than the sum of its parts. More recently, quantum physicists have argued for the existence of a unified field in which all particles and forces exist. This short … Continue reading →

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The sound of ice

Posted on February 24, 2018 by agogo22

This is how 45mm new black ice sounds like. Don’t forget to put on the sound. Recorded on Lissma Kvarnsjö outside Stockholm the 5th of December.

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A different way to visualize rhythm – John Varney

Posted on February 23, 2018 by agogo22

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-different… In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. But there are other ways to visualize rhythm that can be more intuitive. John Varney describes the ‘wheel method’ of tracing rhythm and uses it … Continue reading →

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The Neuroscience of Drumming: Researchers Discover the Secrets of Drumming & The Human Brain – Open Culture

Posted on February 21, 2018 by agogo22

An old musician’s joke goes “there are three kinds of drummers in the world—those who can count and those who can’t.” But perhaps there is an even more global divide. Perhaps there are three kinds of people in the world—those … Continue reading →

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A drop of bleach in the gene pool – The Mex Files

Posted on February 19, 2018 by agogo22

Although this 1895 painting is by a Brazilian artist, it illustrates quite effectively the Latin American elites ideas about race and  national identity. At the time, both in the Anglo north, and Latin south, Social Darwinism was accepted science and the … Continue reading →

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A escola de samba Beija-Flor é a grande campeã do Grupo Especial do carnaval 2018

Posted on February 16, 2018 by agogo22

A escola de samba Beija-Flor é a grande campeã do Grupo Especial do carnaval 2018 do Rio de Janeiro. A escola apresentou o enredo “Monstro é aquele que não sabe amar. Os filhos abandonados da pátria que os pariu”, baseado … Continue reading →

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