Sunday, June 12, 2011

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 459

Dear Friends,

A new issue of my newsletter, nothing sensational
but a lot of progress in many place.
May I call your kind attention to the revised edition
of my problem solving news - 5 new ones plus one
object of a CONTESTnow, secret but the most relevant
of all see please:
http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com/2011/06/all-my-rules-of-problem-solving.html

It was published yesterday, now we can go to systematic
solutions for all the major problems- starting with energy.

Here comes the newest Informavore:


SEARCH

INTERNET

A big test for the new Internet addresses:   http://www.technologyreview.com/web/37704/?nlid=4566&a=f



World IPv6 Day: Tech industry's most-watched event since Y2K: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060711-ipv6-expect.html




SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.  

 

Search Market Share Static, 2.2 Billion Local Queries On Google: http://searchengineland.com/search-market-share-static-2-2-billion-local-queries-on-google-81143



Free search tools:   
                                   
BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

 

Tracking Down Twitter's Best Rumor Spreaders: http://www.technologyreview.com/web/37712/?nlid=4574

New Conference Paper: “How People Use Twitter in Different Languages”:                  http://infodocket.com/2011/06/08/new-conference-paper-how-people-use-twitter-in-different-languages/

5 truly creative uses of social media: http://searchengineland.com/5-truly-creative-uses-of-social-media-80246?utm_source=sel&utm_medium=scap&utm_campaign=email


GOOGLE


Google’s daily puzzle:


WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

Powerful Word Tips, Tricks, and Ideas http://wordribbon.tips.net/

 

Be It Numbers or Words, the Structure of Our Language Remains the Same  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110606171418.htm

 

Huge Ancient Language Dictionary Finished After 90 Years: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607100134.htm


4000 books published by the National Academy Press are available for downloading: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06022011

 

100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man’s Library


SCIENCE

 

Asteroid served up ‘custom orders’ of life’s ingredients: http://www.kurzweilai.net/asteroid-served-up-custom-orders-of-lifes-ingredients

 

Are humans extinction proof?:

8 things humans can learn from ants:

Researchers Map, Measure Brain's Neural Connections:


A huge amount of information and pictures about spiders http://www.spiderzrule.com/

 

How the diving bell spider uses physics to breathe underwater:


10 ways our minds warp time:

 

Water's Surface Not All Wet: Some Water Molecules Split the Difference Between Gas and Liquid: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110608131322.htm


A brief introduction to infinity:

TECHNOLOGY

 

Will nuclear U-turn leave an energy gap?:

 

Is The Future Of Nuclear Power In Minireactors?:

 

Noise Research to Combat 'Wind Turbine Syndrome:

 

MIT Researchers Developing Batteries Which Can Be Recharged In Seconds

http://www.softsailor.com/news/82102-mit-semi-solid-battery-electric-cars.html



Deep inside the worlds longest tunnel:

Pixel Trickery Helps Create a Brighter Screen: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37730/?nlid=4573

 

Nanotechnologists Must Take Lessons from Nature:

 

I.B.M. Researchers Create High-Speed Graphene Circuits: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/technology/10chip.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26

 

Engineers Envision 'Two-Dimensional' Graphene Metamaterials and One-Atom-Thick Optical Devices: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609141552.htm

 

Material Turns Hard or Soft at the Touch of a Button:

 

Self-taught metallurgist creates lighter, stronger steel in a flash: http://www.gizmag.com/stronger-steel-in-a-flash/18882/


Applying Conductive Nanocoatings to Textiles:

 

Why It's Hard to Replicate Silicon Valley's Successes Abroad:



A practical way to make invisibility cloaks: http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/37720/?nlid=4583&a=f

EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

 

Large-Scale Early Education Linked to Higher Living Standards and Crime Prevention 25 Years Later: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609141556.htm


 

The Physics Professor's Ultimate Resources: http://www.collegeonline.org/library/articles/physics-professor-resources/


Teaching resources” botany and plant pathology: http://www.ag.purdue.edu/btny/pages/teachingresources.aspx

A visual glossary of religious symbols: http://symboldictionary.net/

A world of myths- mythology from around the world:

Expertise Provides Buffer Against Bias in Making Judgments, Study Finds: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110606152204.htm


12 great decisions by Nicholas Bate:

 

The Naipaul test: Can you tell an author's sex?: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/quiz/2011/jun/02/naipaul-test-author-s-sex-quiz


The long great history of zeppelins:

Sand sculpture tips and tricks:

 

Bacteria That Clean Art: Restorers and Microbiologists Use Bacteria to Make Works of Art Shine Like New: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110607063411.htm


Can you see me now? Welcome to Deaf World:

Why we love horror films and violent sports:

BUSINESS

 

Gerry Mc Govern- NEW THINKING: The web is critical. The web team is not: https://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/130616e4967d10a7



Want innovation? Hire an entrepreneur!ive mistaken beliefs business leaders have about innovation



A remarkable leadership blog: http://people-equation.com/

 

Is Creativity a Bad Trait for a Senior Leader?:  http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11212?gko=75d9f&cid=20110609rr



Stop mixing business with pleasure

http://blogs.hbr.org/glickman/2011/03/stop-mixing-business-with-plea.html

Five Techniques for Avoiding Short- Sighted Decision-Making: http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/06/five-techniques-for-avoiding-short-sighted-decision-making.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PsychologyBlog+%28PsyBlog%29

Why leaders lose their way:  http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6741.html?wknews=06062011

 

Ordered Fear Plays a Strong Role in Market Chaos: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110608122819.htm

Five mistaken beliefs business leaders have about innovation


The Downside -- And Surprising Upside – Of Microcredit:


HEALTH & MEDICINE

 

30 Years In, We Are Still Learning From AIDS: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/health/31aids.html?_r=1&ref=science


 

How advances will alter the medical landscape:



Infographic Of The Day: The Dirty Ties Between Docs And Drug Makers                 http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664027/infographic-of-the-day-the-dirty-ties-between-doctors-and-drug-companies


Keeping neurons alive in Parkinson’s patients:


Fighting Cancer With Cancer: Researchers Find Promising Use for Thyroid Cancer Gene: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110604181850.htm


FOOD & COOKING

 


The art of making food beautiful:

19 burger toppings and recipe ideas


It All Depends on the Coffee: The Eco-Balance of Coffee Capsules: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110510074440.htm


MISCELLANEA

Older people ‘worse liars’: http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20112905-22208.html

 

Canine Connection: Study Explores How Dogs Think and Learn About Human Behavior: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110609084808.htm



SELECTED NEWS

SPAM & SPYWARE   

VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

 

Introducing future crimes: http://bigthink.com/ideas/38651

The trouble with catching crooks online:



Can Google Know Where the Gmail Attack Came from?:

 

Hackers may try to disrupt World IPv6 Day: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/060611-ipv6-security.html

 

How to Guard Against Phishing & Social Engineering Attacks:



WiFi

Android vs. iPhone and iPad by the numbers: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217437/Android_vs._iPhone_and_iPad_by_the_numbers?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2011-06-09

 

The Difference Between The Top Ten IPhone & Android Applications

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/03/the-difference-between-the-top-ten-iphone-android-applications/

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