Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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Big Think WEDNESDAY Newsletter :: NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Why Humans Can Solve Some Problems Better Than Computers, with Luis von Ahn

In describing human computation, the inventor of CAPTCHA explains that both computers and humans have their own sets of advantages and disadvantages when it comes to problem solving. Read More

How the Gates Foundation Gets the Public and Private Sectors to Work Together, with Julie Sunderland

The private and public sectors are the Beatrice and Benedick of the charitable world. They're perfect for each other. Read More

New & Noteworthy

Searching For a Better Battery, with Brad Templeton

Computer technology is limited by the pesky principles of power consumption. Read More

Companies Want a Melting Pot, not a Mosaic. 

Kenji Yoshino: ". . . the idea is that if you modulate your outsider identity to adopt mainstream behaviors then you’ll be included. And so it puts people to this tragic choice between their identity and inclusion." Read More

The Phantom Emirate of Al-Ahwaz

It's okay if you've never heard of Al-Ahwaz. The region has a few aliases that are perhaps slightly less obscure.. Read More

One Amazing Reason Clickbait Can Be Bad For You!

A new study published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology has demonstrated how even in the eventuality that you do read an article all the way through, a deceptive headline can impact the lessons you take away from what you read.  Read More

Steven Sebring and Coco Rocha’s Visual Manifesto of the Human Body

As you begin paging through Study of Pose you find yourself caught up in each picture’s story. Read More


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