Saturday, July 14, 2012

QUI CITO 35 (the last issue)

This is the last issue of Qui Cito- this publication has few readers

Is the Web Driving Us Mad?: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/07/08/is-the-internet-making-us-crazy-what-the-new-research-says.html

Center for Applied Rationality: http://appliedrationality.org/

How Knowing a Foreign Language Helps Make Better Decisions: http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/how-knowing-a-foreign-language-results-in-more-rational-decisions

How Access to Instant Information Plays to Our Bad Side
http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/how-access-to-instant-information-plays-to-our-bad-side

Catalysis: Blueprint for a Break-Up: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120705133354.htm

Toward a Better Understanding of Earthquakes:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120705133716.htm

Investing in Karma by Doing Good Deeds:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120709142804.htm

The Net is Nothing Good or Bad but Surfing Makes it So: http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/the-net-is-nothing-good-or-bad-but-surfing-makes-it-so

Secrets of Parasites' Replication Unraveled: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710141940.htm

Toward Achieving One Million Times Increase in Computing Efficiency: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710133056.htm

Scientific History and the Lessons for Today's Emerging Ideas
A better understanding of the scientific turkeys of the 19th century may provide a stark warning about the value of mainstream scientific thought today: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428473/scientific-history-and-the-lessons-for-todays/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-07-12

No Reliable Evidence On Effectiveness of Electric Fans in Heatwaves:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711123009.htm  (It was a heat wave here in Cluj and we have bought a new fan).

Memories Serve as Tools for Learning and Decision-Making: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711154223.htm

How To Make A Metamaterial That Expands Under Pressure And Contracts In Tension: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428492/how-to-make-a-metamaterial-that-expands-under/?nlid=nldly&nld=2012-07-13

Redefining What It Means to Be Narcissistic in a Social Media World: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120711074012.htm

Search Engines: The Top Ten on the Web July 2012: http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/tp/top-ten-search-engines.htm?nl=1


Some wise ideas collected by Harold Jarche:
http://www.jarche.com/2012/07/friday-the-13th-finds/

 A Show-and-Tell With Google’s Hardware:
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/a-show-and-tell-with-googles-hardware/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha26_20120714

In the mind of the psychopath:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120713122925.htm


Can Human Biology Break a 9-Second 100-Meter Record?:
http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/can-human-biology-break-a-9-second-100-meter-record

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