September 12, 2010
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This is not a book about Dan Brown’s character, Robert Langdon and his fight against the Illuminati in Angels & Demons. This is The Numerati, a slight spin on very advanced mathematics and high performance computing, the future of shopping, … Continue reading
November 24, 2009
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University of Chicago Economics Professor Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner about Geoengineering Global Warming Fixes. Their data about innovation planning shows how important creative thinking can be in addressing global problems. From their followup best seller Freakonomics called SuperFreakonomics: I … Continue reading
May 16, 2009
by donkasprzak
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Wolfram|Alpha is launching tonight. It looks to be another step forward in Search. Billed by Wolfram as the “computational knowledge engine” the reviews so far are good. You can watch a powerful screencast showing the power of Alpha here. The … Continue reading