A Return To The Invisible College In Science 2

A continuation of the roles and connections between reductionism, science and academic freedom.

Mathematical Models & Future Predictions 3

Here is the last installment on our series of the proper use of mathematical models.

Mathematical Models & Future Predictions 2

Here is part two of our series on the strengths and weaknesses of mathematical models.

Mathematical Models & Future Predictions 1

“If the butterfly flaps its wings…” so goes the chaos theory of dynamical systems where the sensitive and not extreme dependence on the initial condition determines the disorder of the system as a whole. It is this miniscule of relevance that wiggles a little and creates the storm of discontinuity. And it is this little wiggle that flies in the face of Reductionism.

Minority Report, Positivistism & Chaos Theory

Anomaly Detection at Multiple Scales (ADAMS) is a preview of the film Minority Report but without the precogs.  Will this effort end up in the same way as the system in the film?

Kadafi vs Libya, The Internet and the World

Libya's dictatorship will fall when it opposes it's people.  Will people be denied the Internet?  Will the shutdown of the Internet stop freedom's march??

A Return To The Invisible College of Science 1

Science without borders, without pride, without ego, without tenured theories which reject new ideas.  Is this possible?  Yes.

Diversity from Jumping genes

The inner universe that controls the function of the visible one is a basket of deceit, overthrow, control, incarceration, submission and acceptance.

Middle East Internet Revolution

Here is an explanation of why the youth of the Middle East are leading one of the most amazing revolution of the last 100 years.

Iran, Algeria, Bahrain Freedom Train

Be patient and brave great people.  Your turn is coming.

Hypothesis and Evidence

Thoughts on hypothesis, evidence and science.

WE ARE ALL KHALED SAEED: Facebook, Twitter, & Egypt

via: April 6 Movement

We have been waiting for a while to write this post. We cannot help but be deeply moved by the realizations that have come to the freedom loving people of the ancient and great country of Egypt.

Renewable Living In Megacities & Rachel Armstrong

Will future megacities grow themselves, heal themselves and be at peace with their surrounding environment instead of in conflict with it? Yes. But only if only we decide to do it.

Open Access

Medicine lives in the shadows of vulnerability. The granite conformity that exists if peeled would reveal the distortions and countless contrary opinions. Each layer has been imbued with the color of discord.

Terence McKenna: A Tribute

Here is a tribute to one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century.

Cell Phone Calls Without Cell Towers?

There is a new technology about to be introduced that will allow you to make calls even if the cell towers in your area are down or have been "turned off."  Read about Project Serval.

The Future of the Mobile Phone In Our Lives 2

This is a continuation of the paradigm shift towards mobile devices in our lives.

Narus, Vodaphone, Freedom, Egypt & Internet Censorship

Vodaphone of the UK and Narus owned by Boeing were instrumental in the shutting down of the Egyptian internet.

Save the Internet! Net Neutrality.

This is a video that was produced by proponents of Net Neutrality. It is a clear explanation from the point of view of those who oppose different pay levels depending on the speed of your connection. If you cannot see this video here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/4c7b4v3.

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Egypt's Facebook Face Off - Egypt

Here is an excellent film on what has been going on in Egypt using technology to change their country. If you cannot see the embedded video here is the link: http://youtu.be/V_tBr7MSoxQ.  Enjoy.

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The Future Of The Mobile Phone In Our Lives 1

Will the Mobile Phone become our ID, Credit Card and Everything Else?  It is looking like this is the direction things are taking.

Futuristic Technology

Here is a playlist of 47 videos, 46 of which are produced by Albert Torre. It is an ongoing series so we suggest you subscribe to this channel to get more of them as he produces them.   We post the ones done so far for your enjoyment.  If you cannot see the embedded video here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/6xfsmdk.

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Wall Street 2 Money Never Sleeps 3

The ultimate nightmare?  Imagine someone being able to hack into the computers that perform the high frequency trading in the different stock exchanges?  Would they be able to destroy the economy of countries in minutes?

Facebook: Social Giant Under Attack

How secure is Facebook?  Security and privacy may be a fatal flaw to this social giant.

Facebook Phone Update

UPDATE

In an article in the Washington Post on January 27, 2011, Facebook denied it was working on a mobile phone.  It stated that the rumor in the City A.M., was wrong in that this phone would not carry the Facebook brand.  It said this was just an example of some phone manufacturers using the Facebook API in an "interesting way."

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There was however an interesting screen capture done by Engadget and others that showed a call button appearing in some Facebook pages, leading to speculation that the long awaited integration of Skype with Facebook is on its way.

click to enlarge via: Engadget

Our opinion on all of this is simple - expect a Facebook phone in the near future. Whether these two models from HTC are it or not they will come.  They MUST come if Facebook is to carry out its plans.

Facebook, Twitter, Tunisia & Egypt 1

If anyone doubted the ability of the Internet to change things, they have their answer.  The Internet seems to be marking a new age of openness.