<< people who seek out news and information from social media are at higher risk of becoming trapped in a "collective social bubble" compared to using search engines >>
http://news.indiana.edu/releases/iu/2015/12/social-media-bubbles.shtml
Dimitar Nikolov, Diego F.M. Oliveira, et al. Measuring online social bubbles. PeerJ Computer Science, 2015; 1: e38 DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.38
<< (..) biomolecular machines have been exploited to perform mechanical work to deform and dynamically assemble complex, far-from-equilibrium polymer networks. In biology, tubular structures formed from proteins, e.g., microtubules, function as highways for transporting small molecules. These complex networks could be used to create self-repairing, long-lasting materials >>
<< Using biomolecular machines to continuously assemble one-dimensional arrays may enable a facile entry into a new class of self-healing materials for electronics and solar cells, among other uses >>
http://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2015/bes-2015-11-a/
Walter F. Paxton, Nathan F. Bouxsein, et al. Dynamic assembly of polymer nanotube networks via kinesin powered microtubule filaments. Nanoscale, 2015,7, 10998-11004
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR00826C, Paper
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2015/NR/C5NR00826C
<< Imagine being able to have a conversation with anyone you can’t actually get to meet in person (..) and interact with them >>
<< it’s possible for machine learning algorithms to capture the “persona” and create a digital model of a well-photographed person like Tom Hanks from the vast number of images of them available on the Internet. With enough visual data to mine, the algorithms can also animate the digital model of Tom Hanks to deliver speeches that the real actor never performed >>
http://www.kurzweilai.net/how-to-animate-a-digital-model-of-a-person-from-images-collected-from-the-internet
http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/3DPersona/
https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~supasorn/0550.pdf
International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2015
<< an algorithm captures human learning abilities, enabling computers to recognize and draw simple visual concepts that are mostly indistinguishable from those created by humans >>
This << work (..) marks a significant advance in the field — one that dramatically shortens the time it takes computers to “learn” new concepts and broadens their application to more creative tasks >>
http://www.kurzweilai.net/when-machines-learn-like-humans
Brenden M. Lake, Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Joshua B. Tenenbaum. Human-level concept learning through probabilistic program induction. Science 11 December 2015; DOI: 10.1126/science.aab3050
<< A single dose of psilocybin, the major hallucinogenic component in magic mushrooms, induces long-lasting decreases in anxiety and depression >>
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/acon-aii121015.php
Roland Griffiths, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 54^ Annual Meeting 2015, December 6-10.
<< (..) [the flavonoid] apigenin, a substance found in parsley, thyme, chamomile and red pepper, improves neuron formation and strengthens the connections between brain cells. >>
<< (..) apigenin has potential to treat diseases like schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's >>
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/difr-pcf121015.php
Cleide S. Souza, Bruna S. Paulsen, et al. Commitment of human pluripotent stem cells to a neural lineage is induced by the pro-estrogenic flavonoid apigenin. Advances in Regenerative Biology, 2015; 2 (0) DOI: 10.3402/arb.v2.29244
http://www.regenerativebiology.net/index.php/arb/article/view/29244
