Ninety-five percent of spot bitcoin trading volume is faked by unregulated exchanges, according to a new study.
One would think it should be hard to fake bitcoin trading…
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Why the HBO host is wrong that public shaming encourages public accountability
New research explains how the shapes of neurons can be classified using mathematical methods from the field of algebraic topology. Neuroscientists can now start building a formal catalogue for all the types of cells in the brain. Onto this catalogue of cells, they can systematically map the function and role in disease of each type of neuron in the brain.
Neil Mather (doubleloop)At yesterday’s HWC London, I thought I’d have a start at getting things set up such that I can publish to my website from within spacemacs (AKA Emacs with lots of customisations). Why post from spacemacs? I use spacemacs a lot – for all of my coding, and for all of my personal organisation wit...
👓 Openbook | A social network for a better tomorrow.
A social network for a better tomorrow. Honest, personal, privacy-friendly and ethically sustained.
Looks interesting, but I’m not sure what they’re really building this on. One would expect it to have the most open web standards around though, wouldn’t one?
I’m number 6427 on their waitlist to see what it looks like.
A while back I answered a question on Quora: Can people actually keep up with note-taking in Mathematics lectures with LaTeX . There, I explained…
This is awesome though I’ve also heard of cases in which students use shared Google docs to collaboratively take notes like this as well.
Most companies encrypt passwords to prevent them from being stolen in the event of a data breach or used for nefarious purposes by company employees.
👓 The Science of Drawing and Memory | Edutopia
Want students to remember something? Ask them to draw it.
👓 Scientists rise up against statistical significance | Nature
Valentin Amrhein, Sander Greenland, Blake McShane and more than 800 signatories call for an end to hyped claims and the dismissal of possibly crucial effects.
How journalists memorialize their interviews seems to be divided, in many ways, along generational lines, with older reporters relying more on their notebooks and younger reporters clinging to their recording devices, which were once clunky and somewhat forbidding but came into wider use around the end of the 20th century with the advent of digital technology. But it also depends on the person.
👓 The Worst Design Of 2016 Was Also The Most Effective | FastCo Design
Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat was pervasive, potent, and deeply misunderstood.
👓 Scientists Have Cracked the Code on ‘Wine Legs,’ and It Could Lead to Some Cool New Glassware | Food & Wine
Some people gaze at the tears of wine; other people dedicate their life to researching them.
👓 Does a new genetic analysis finally reveal the identity of Jack the Ripper? | ScienceMag
Scientists claim it’s the best evidence to date, but critics are skeptical
👓 The ultimate guide to DuckDuckGo | Brett Terpstra
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