Monthly Archives: August 2017

Aug 31

Via Lisa Cohen, like all the stories in my Kindness collection so far.

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Via Lisa Cohen, like all the stories in my Kindness collection so far.

Originally shared by ****

When they realized they were stuck, they decided to keep themselves busy and help the community and made as many loaves of bread as they could. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.

“We didn’t count exactly how many loaves they made, but they used 4,400 pounds [1,996kg] of flour.”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trapped-mexican-bakers-make-pan-dulce-bread-hurricane-harvey-victims-houston-texas-el-bolillo-a7921106.html?cmpid=facebook-post
Aug 30

I sometimes think I hear my alarm when I don’t, or feel a phone buzz in my pocket when it’s not there.

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I sometimes think I hear my alarm when I don’t, or feel a phone buzz in my pocket when it’s not there.

Apparently hallucinations like this are relatively common. It’s only when the brain’s fact-checking process breaks down that they become psychosis.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

Is This the Real Thing? How the Brain Separates Fantasy From Reality http://suhub.co/2xygEgd

Aug 30

I have a story I can use this in.

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I have a story I can use this in.

Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky

“Robots are replacing managers, too.” “As its name implies, Orchestra conducts a swarm of workers, most of whom are freelancers, and other ‘robots’ to complete projects. When a client requests website improvements, which B12 sells a la carte, Orchestra generates a new Slack group, identifies team members who are both available and appropriate to complete specific tasks, and hands off work to humans and automated processes in the appropriate order. It constructs a hierarchy of workers who can check and provide feedback on each other’s work.”

https://qz.com/1039981/robots-are-replacing-managers-too/

Aug 25

Via Keith Wilson.

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Via Keith Wilson.

This guy got some useful insights from his experiment, and is clearly a person of wisdom and empathy.

Originally shared by Demetrius Bady

During his eight months as a racist troll, Wilson never revealed his true identity. When it was all over, Wilson said, he came to appreciate the way in which the far-right media bubble disables its participants — offering an endless stream of scapegoats for their problems but no credible solutions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/08/24/a-black-man-went-undercover-as-a-digital-white-supremacist-this-is-what-he-learned/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories-2_fake-racist-615pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.88125d9a4f29
Aug 24

Combining biological and non-biological engineering.

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Combining biological and non-biological engineering.

Originally shared by Jennifer Ouellette

How Mushrooms Could Repair Our Crumbling Infrastructure. A fungus that grows on concrete and promotes the growth of calcium carbonate could help repair roads and bridges, materials scientists say. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608717/how-mushrooms-could-repair-our-crumbling-infrastructure/

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608717/how-mushrooms-could-repair-our-crumbling-infrastructure/

Aug 23

One to watch – I don’t qualify to contribute, but I’ll be interested in the outcome.

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One to watch – I don’t qualify to contribute, but I’ll be interested in the outcome.

Originally shared by Walter Roberson

Mike Reeves-McMillan​

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynnemthomas/disabled-people-destroy-science-fiction-uncanny-ma?ref=hero_thanks
Aug 23

Don’t forget about the electric car, but do consider making a Kiva loan to a female entrepreneur, or looking for…

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Don’t forget about the electric car, but do consider making a Kiva loan to a female entrepreneur, or looking for another way to fund women’s education.

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

There are 100 ways to solve climate change, and many of them aren’t what you’d expect- especially the top 7.

http://suhub.co/2w3JFzX