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The predictive factors themselves—behavior problems, frequent absences from school, reading skills that are below grade level—are not so surprising.

Thanks to widespread automation and digitization, we now have access to more information, gathered at ever-earlier stages, about individuals’ performance at school

There is a danger, of course, that people who struggle early on will be written off too soon, before they’ve had a chance to prove themselves.

What makes this device very interesting is that it is extremely cheap to make. Replicating the human skin involves creating a device that can detect pressure, touch, proximity, temperature, humidity, flow, and pH levels all at the same time. In order to achieve this, one would expect that highly sophisticated sensors and circuits will be used. That does not happen to be the case. This team used common household items such as sticky notes, napkins, aluminum foils and sponges to create the paper skin. The whole device cost only $1,67 to make.

“My vision is to make electronics simple to understand and easy to assemble so that ordinary people can participate in innovation.”

Compared to various pricey sensors out there, the paper skin looks to be a good alternative with many potential applications. According to test results, it has already been seen that the paper skin performs on the same level as the more expensive sensors currently available.

Для поколения 22-26 лет деньги в работе ценностью не являются

Для них главной ценностью в работе является реализация

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A poll has found that half of U.S. teens report feeling heavily dependent on their mobile devices, while more than half of parents know about such addiction of their teens

multitasking can harm learning and performance

increasing desire to “up” one’s smartphone dose

In 2007, Netflix changed the landscape by introducing streaming on PC, allowing customers to instantly watch shows. By 2010, Netflix video streaming became available on additional platforms, including iOS devices. Today, video streaming services Netflix and Hulu have a strong hold among combined iOS and Android Top US Apps.

These convenient apps have set the stage for a preferred entertainment delivery. A whole generation of consumers have grown up with video streaming, rather than (or in addition to) paying for cable television: cord cutters and cord nevers. Major premium cable networks, HBO and Showtime, are now after a piece of the pie Netflix and Hulu have carved out

Both HBO NOW and Showtime are taking different approaches to standalone streaming partnerships. HBO NOW has gotten more traction in part to a heavy promotion from Apple, resulting in positive metrics. Showtime’s success is less clear, being married into Hulu’s already strong performance

Employees love workplace flexibility, and employers should, too, since it's linked with increased productivity and higher job satisfaction.

Some new behavioral evidence suggests that some bosses will harbor biases against employees with flexible work schedules without even realizing it.

So in the eyes of a boss, a late-arriving worker may be no different from a bad worker

nutrition patch that will transmit vitamins and other micronutrients, enhancing physical and mental performance

Using hand gestures may be important for more than just making a point; they could help children to learn.

Once something is learned, however, it’s a challenge to unlearn and inhibit the reflexive response. That’s why it helps to develop good habits early

It’s easier to learn something correctly the first time than it is to unlearn ineffective techniques and relearn better ones.

L’Oreal makes cosmetics and hair color. It also makes skin

Now it’s talking about

printing

Optalysys, a UK technology company, says it’s on-target to demonstrate a novel optical computer, which performs calculations at the speed of light, in January 2015. If all goes to plan, Optalysys says its tech — which is really unlike anything you’ve ever heard of before — can put an exascale supercomputer on your desk by 2020.

- Honda Motor plans to offer cars that can drive themselves on highways by around 2020

With Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor having announced their plans, the three largest domestic carmakers now have timelines for self-driving vehicles.

Honda this year started adopting what it calls Sensing technologies

new facial recognition software that can capture a person’s expressions and convert them into animation in real-time

which records facial features and movements, like wrinkles on an actor’s face, which previously was difficult to include in an animated character.

software will be useful for their animation process as it can be used by anyone at any time

body of the concept car is designed to maximize aerodynamic efficiency and is constructed primarily out of recycled materials

BMW has also eliminated to wood and leather from the its interiors to promote sustainable manufacturing.

The BMW design study also incorporates full autonomous and manual driving modes, called "Ease" and "Boost" modes.

Microsoft’s own virtual assistant Cortana, aim to help pave the way for the future of communication, productivity, and interactions with businesses and brands.

In Skype, the company showed off rich Cortana integration which put the assistant directly into the app where she could help users do things like identify the persons, places and things in your messages, underline them, and then display more info in a card-like interface when clicked.

She is also able to help you perform a variety of tasks, like adding items to your calendar, booking travel or hotel rooms, or even pre-populating conversations to friends with text.