Edwin T. Jaynes was one of the first people to realize that probability theory, as originated by Laplace, is a generalization of Aristotelian logic that reduces to deductive logic in the special case that our hypotheses are either true or false. This web
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First academic conference on online games; papers on various aspects of computer games and the understanding and interpretation of digital texts and worlds, that seek to build a bridge between abstract theory and concrete studies of recent digital pieces
"You're all familiar with Moore's Law -- Moore's Wall is basically the dark side of the advance of technology. It's the headaches that it gives us, it's the problems."
"Through a demo, Cory Ondrejka will take you through the world of Second Life, explain the technology, economic, and community choices Linden Lab (the creators of Second Life) have made, and surface 5 important technologies that would make Second Life an
Qualitative social researcher based in India. MS is Sociology, now a consultant. Interesting post titles, looks like a lot of insights into the revolution underway as peasants become digerati in the developing world.
"In 2003, the United States had fewer practicing physicians, practicing nurses, and acute care bed days per capita than the median country in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Nevertheless, U.S. health spending per capita w
Producing a lightweight projection display aimed at PDA's and cell phones using laser-based computer-generatede hologram technology. Great potential for use in healthcare IT.
IBM engraves silicon at 29.9 nanometer resolution. Moore's Law hold true, one more time around... expect chips with twice the density of current 65nm technology
How efficient is a country's healthcare system? Comparing 191 countries using a statistical model that takes into account per capita costs and educational level of the population, the US comes in 72nd, below all of Europe including the former Soviet repub
One way to try to get a handle on what's happening in a scientific field is to study citations in research papers. n a visualization of a complex network with many links, however, it can be very difficult to recognize significant patterns amid the clutter
Centro di Ricerche in Bioclimatologia Medica, Biotecnologie e Medicine Naturali. Universita degli Studi di Milano. World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Traditional Medicine. Nonconventional Medicines. Bioclimatology and Thermal Med
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