Saturday, November 24, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 11/24/2018

Insight



NASA studying three-stage approach to human-class lunar landers




What's missing from machine learning research: an East African perspective



Electrification 2.0: Rural broadband co-ops are filling the void left by indifferent monopolists



International System of Units overhauled in historic vote




How many computers are in your computer?


Saturday, November 17, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 11/17/2018

‘Unwanted subject’: What led a Kirkland yogurt shop to call police on a black man




Hate crimes double in Seattle; community reacts




Austin's Fix for Homelessness: Tiny Houses, and Lots of Neighbors




John Lewis & Partners Christmas Ad 2018 - #EltonJohnLewis



'I’m Possibly Alive Because It Exists:' Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker




Facebook's "shadow profiles": the involuntary dossiers of information you never provided, and can't opt out of


Saturday, November 10, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 11/10/2018

Astronomers see material orbiting a black hole *right* at the edge of forever




Cory Doctorow: What the Internet Is For



Helium can Stop Your iPhone — Maybe Other MEMS, Too




The Fascinating, Creepy New Research in Human Hibernation for Space Travel



Queen - Live at LIVE AID



Can mushrooms be the platform we build the future on?



Saturday, November 03, 2018

Interesting Bits of the Week - 11/3/2018

NASA Retires Kepler Space Telescope, Passes Planet-Hunting Torch




Technology preview: Sealed sender for Signal



Reinforcement Learning with Prediction-Based Rewards




China Plans to Launch an 'Artificial Moon' to Light Up the Night Skies




Micro-drones with winches can open doors and lift 40 times their own weight