Author: John
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NYTimes: Engineering Majors Most Likely to Burn the Midnight Oil
By REBECCA R. RUIZ Students who major in engineering and the physical sciences can expect to spend more hours in the library than those who take a concentration of courses in business and social sciences, according to a national survey of more than 400,000 undergraduates at nearly 700 colleges and universities. The annual survey, known…
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Unintended Consequences
Every new invention changes the world — in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences.
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Museum of Obsolete Objects
MoooJvM’s Channel – YouTube Sadly, as our daily lives become more and more digital some things fall by the way side as they are replaced by newer, «better» devices. Let us not forget those fallen appliances, tools and gadgets and relive those bygone times by taking a visit to The Museum of Obsolete Objects. Step…
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Out of a Writer’s Imagination Came an Interactive World
From the NYTime, By JOHN SCHWARTZ, Published: December 5, 2011 Neal Stephenson doesn’t like talking about how he predicted the future. Before the invention of the Web, Neal Stephenson saw the Metaverse, a virtual place for people to meet. Mr. Stephenson is the author of a baker’s dozen novels whose dazzling range includes rocket-propelled thrillers…
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Engineering: It’s Like Math But Louder
I just found this on Adafruit, well, actually from Limor Fried on Google+. Formulas and variables and integrals and derivatives: to the casual observer it looks like you’re doing MATH. But you’re NOT. Because when you solve for x, things EXPLODE. You’re doing ENGINEERING. Shirt created, designed and supplied by David Malki ! http://wondermark.com/ …