The frontline clinicians treating the rapidly growing number of dementia patients see, among other things, a drug industry that has profited handsomely from expensive, marginally effective treatments sought by desperate families.
Syrian shelling of Turkish village
Never mind all those All-lies shellings of soverign nations (Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, etc etc). Warmongers at it again. Nato and Pentagon condemn Syrian shelling of Turkish village | World news | guardian.co.uk
Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week With The New York Times
Sharing the Big Screen from Your Smartphone – Technology Review
The challenges of apartment living (or is that incentives?)
This particular apartment dweller has a peculiar problem – his neighbour lady loves to clean the house – without a stitch on on her bottom half.
I just walked 2,655 miles from Mexico to Canada.
I just walked 2,655 miles from Mexico to Canada. AMA. : IAmA
Unbelievable. It took him just four months!
Average 22miles a day (35kms)
Italian bicycle sales ‘surpass those of cars’
Car sales in Italy have dropped back to their 1964 levels!
Reinventing Society In The Wake Of Big Data | Conversation | Edge
While on the subject of Big Data, from an earlier post, this interview with Alex Pentland is a riveting read. He explains what big data (or lots of data) really does for those who use it, at the expense of those who don’t really understand the implications of their book-face posting & zillions of interactions online.
The Fears, and a Thrill of Big Data – NYTimes.com
Put any two random words together, & they form new meaning these days.
Big Brother, Big Government, Big Everything.
Big Data, too.