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2:09 pm EDT, Aug 25, 2002 |
"At InnoCentive, scientific problems called InnoCentive Challenges are posted online to be solved by a pool of leading scientific talent. Scientists receive access to world-class scientific problems and significant financial awards. Solution-Seekers gain unparalleled access to skilled global talent resulting in innovative solutions to their tough R&D challenges. " Hrm... Science problems are posted online along with a bounty. Solve the problem, get the cash... [wow...this is cool...of course, the solvers get cash and not patent rights...-Nanochick] InnoCentive |
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1:57 am EDT, Aug 25, 2002 |
UM... ok... this is a banana dancing. Its weird. I was required to meme this... This is so humerous and yet frightening at the same time - Nano Peanut Butter Jelly Time |
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Biology Seeks a Few Good Geeks |
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3:12 pm EDT, Aug 19, 2002 |
"As chairwoman of the inaugural IEEE Computer Society Bioinformatics Conference, held at Stanford University last week, Markstein is trying to recruit the leading minds of computer science into what she calls "the industrial revolution of biology," an anticipated period of discovery resulting from the analysis of genomic information. " Biology Seeks a Few Good Geeks |
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Have You Ever Tried To Sell A Diamond? - 82.02 |
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1:55 am EDT, Aug 18, 2002 |
"The diamond invention -- the creation of the idea that diamonds are rare and valuable, and are essential signs of esteem -- is a relatively recent development in the history of the diamond trade..." There is a member of my circle of friends who is seriously obsessed with the idea of getting a diamond engagement ring from her boyfriend, which has lead to some discussion about what diamonds are worth and where they come from. Of course, the meaning is in the eye of the beholder, but we're a bunch of snobby intellectuals so articles like this tend to get forwarded around anyway. This is a fascinating discussion of the relatively recent invention of the "tradition" of giving diamond engagement rings and the economic and marketing machines operating in the background. Of course, this article was published in 1982, so obviously we know that any threats to the De Beers empire in the early eighties were handled, and while our generation is very marketing savvy, the girls still want those rings. Most of them anyway... How many other cultural traditions that you and I grew up with are simply products of Madison Ave? Have You Ever Tried To Sell A Diamond? - 82.02 |
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A Girl's Guide to Geek Guys |
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1:23 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2002 |
"The sexual politics of Star Trek are pretty blunt: the men run the technology and the ship, and the women are caretakers (a doctor and a counselor). Note the sexual tensions on the bridge of the Enterprise: the women, in skin tight uniforms, and with luxuriant, flowing hair. The men, often balding, and sporting some sort of permanently attached computer auxiliary. " This is hillarious... A Girl's Guide to Geek Guys |
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Scientists and Terrorists |
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3:04 pm EDT, Jul 21, 2002 |
To the Editor: Terrorists and torturers read the scientific literature in order to learn new ways of inflicting pain and avoiding prosecution. The scientists who created polio virus in their laboratory and published the results (front page, July 12) have played into the hands of state-sponsored perpetrators who have the intention of developing instruments of mass destruction. The United States and the international community need a system of governance and public debate to monitor, curtail and punish those scientists who engage in this type of reckless behavior. RICHARD F. MOLLICA, M.D.
Boston, July 14, 2002
The writer is director, Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma, Massachusetts General Hospital. Um...someone should tell this guy that lots of innovative things can be turned into something that can be used against us. Punishing scientists for being creative isn't going to stop terrorists. If terrorists wanted to create a virus, I am sure that they already could figure out how to do it without the inspiration of the news article. Scientists and Terrorists |
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6:10 pm EDT, Jul 11, 2002 |
"Can a band of biologists who share data freely out-innovate the corporate researchers who hoard it? " Werd! Open-Source Bio |
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Key Senator Bends on Cloning |
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2:17 am EDT, Jun 16, 2002 |
"Under legislation by Brownback and Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) human cloning for all purposes, including medical research, would be outlawed." If this happens...America could lose some of its great scientists. If scientists can't do the research they want to do/think needs to be done in one place, they will move to a place where they can do it. For example...I don't agree with cloning just to clone. But I do think that therapeutic cloning may be important, and its something that I may choose to do research in. If I can't do it in America, I will do it elsewhere. Key Senator Bends on Cloning |
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TIME.com: TIME Magazine -- High Tech Evolves |
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2:08 pm EDT, Jun 5, 2002 |
Hrm. Crypt Digest once called Time magazine "The Magazine for people who don't think." However, they managed to interview Ray Kurzweil. This article is biological metaphors in computing. TIME.com: TIME Magazine -- High Tech Evolves |
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