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At MIT, flowers as pharma factories

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MIT invents what amounts to the universal chemical factory…genetically engineered periwinkles: here.

Written by Ryan Lanham

January 20, 2009 at 2:59 pm

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The technology appropriate to freedom

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Michel Bauwens has another great article.  This time on the future technologies of freedom: here.

Written by Ryan Lanham

January 18, 2009 at 6:05 pm

Wireless sensors leading to “smarter” buildings

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Wireless sensors for smart buildings

NRC (National Research Council Canada) has launched an ambitious multidisciplinary project to develop and link arrays of indoor environment sensors in order to help improve a building’s environmental health, energy efficiency and maintenance, as well as the general comfort of its occupants.

The previous link and quote comes from the wireless sensor networks blog: here.

Written by Ryan Lanham

January 18, 2009 at 2:22 pm

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Kashklash…a new form of collaboration?

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Kashklash is an interesting idea about collaboration.  I’m not sure it’s new or not new.  Any ideas?

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January 18, 2009 at 2:00 pm

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Electronic Goldmine…for those who can’t stand not building their own robots, etc

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Find the store here.

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January 18, 2009 at 1:16 pm

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Controlling diseases with math

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ScienceDaily has an interesting discussion of collaboration between a mathematician and medical teams.

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January 18, 2009 at 12:52 pm

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The future of battle robots

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Wilson Quarterly has an interesting article that futurizes (if that is a word) the coming robotic battlefield.  Perhaps the most interesting part is where robots are able to control and plan for combatants better than humans–robot officers.

HT Arts & Letters Daily

Written by Ryan Lanham

January 16, 2009 at 7:05 pm

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People replacing institutions?

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In a fascinating little article on Web Bank, Open Business askes whether people are replacing institutions.  It’s a great question.

I’ve been re-reading March & Olsen’s Rediscovering Institutions lately.  I must say it’s gotten a bit tired and I no longer burn with earlier enthusiasm for the work.  Something profound is happening, and it is web-based.

Written by Ryan Lanham

January 14, 2009 at 5:18 pm

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A better solar collector

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Technology Review has an interesting new short video on better solar collectors.

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January 14, 2009 at 3:55 pm

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The large lecture class dying at MIT

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From the useful Kurzweil AI daily newsletter…

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At M.I.T., Large Lectures Are Going
the Way of the Blackboard
New York Times Jan. 12, 2009
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In several leading universities, physicists have been pioneering teaching methods drawn from research
showing that most students learn fundamental concepts more successfully, and are better able to
apply them, through interactive, collaborative, student-centered learning. At MIT, students meet in
high-tech classrooms, where about 80 students…
http://www.kurzweilai.net/email/newsRedirect.html?newsID=9982&m=44482

Written by Ryan Lanham

January 13, 2009 at 9:17 pm

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