domenica 29 luglio 2018

# game: pulsating as a Toffoli gate: Parrondo's paradox with a three-state coin (heads, tails, and a side)

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<< Parrondo's paradox - an apparent paradox in which two losing strategies combine to make a winning strategy - can emerge as a co...
venerdì 27 luglio 2018

# brain: to defocus your thoughts

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<< If you want more aha moments, you must first scour some relevant material to give your unconscious something to work on. Then, Scho...
giovedì 26 luglio 2018

# phys: a holographic image of a black hole

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<< by applying a magnetic field to a small, irregularly shaped graphene flake, the flake becomes a quantum hologram of a black hole. T...
mercoledì 25 luglio 2018

# acad: when the academy pays the worst better

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<< The vice-chancellors of some of the country’s worst performing universities are among the highest paid, a study has found. >>...
venerdì 20 luglio 2018

# trade: job career quick transitions, from Silicon Valley to the Cannabis Marketplace

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<< For decades, those looking to change the world arrived in Silicon Valley seeking the latest frontier: social media companies, gadge...
giovedì 19 luglio 2018

# behav: social isolation vs. evolutionary dynamics

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<< For some animals—such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates—short-term social isolation can be just as vital as social interaction ...
mercoledì 18 luglio 2018

# acad: oops! when a big research (MACH15 clinical study, funded by several million dollars) can go wrong

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<< The National Institutes of Health plans to end funding to the Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health (MACH) trial. The decision...