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Monday, July 28, 2014


TWENTY "WHITE SWAN BOOK" COMMANDMENTS OF RESILIENCY ...  http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140728221803-34427457-twenty-white-swan-book-commandments-of-resilience

The Scottish government has announced funding for a initiative to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy.  http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-28279336

WORLD ORDER IS RIGHT NOW CHANGING BEYOND EXPONENTIALLY, DEEPLY CHANGING MANY, MANY THINGS, INCLUDING THE PAUSING OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL SINGULARITY. LET US GET CONCERNED AND OPERATIONAL ABOUT THIS FOOLISH PRESENT!

Mapping the Spread of Drought Across the U.S.  http://nyti.ms/1rZ27S9

Designing nanoparticles that can deliver drugs more easily  http://www.kurzweilai.net/designing-nanoparticles-that-can-deliver-drugs-more-easily

Social by the numbers: An interview with Sandy Pentland  http://dupress.com/articles/sandy-pentland-mit-interview/

Building 'invisible' materials with light  http://phys.org/news/2014-07-invisible-materials.html

The prettiest science experiments of the year according to Princeton  http://sploid.gizmodo.com/these-are-some-of-the-coolest-looking-science-experimen-1610724332/+caseychan

Driverless cars, sexy robots, and flying trucks – this is the future http://rbth.com/science_and_tech/2014/07/16/driverless_cars_sexy_robots_and_flying_trucks_this_is_the_fu_38243.html)

Gold Bugs Meet Bitcoin Believers to Supplant the Dollar   http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-28/gold-bugs-meet-bitcoin-believers-to-supplant-the-dollar.html

Qblinks - Smartphone Remote Notification and Control  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myqblinks/qblinks-smartphone-remote-notification-and-control

Startups Are Finally Hacking Healthcare  http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/26/startups-are-finally-hacking-healthcare/?ncid=facebook_social_share

Can you learn in your sleep?  http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140721-how-to-learn-while-you-sleep

REUTERS:  West agrees wider Russia sanctions as Kiev says forces near crash site  http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/28/us-ukraine-crisis-idUSKBN0FX11Z20140728

REUTERS: Israel strikes house of Hamas Gaza leader, digs in for long fight http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/us-mideast-gaza-idUSKBN0FV04A20140729