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Ruth Cuadra

Acoustic cloaking device hides objects from sound - 0 views

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    The new device reroutes sound waves to create the impression that both the cloak and anything beneath it are not there...holds potential for architectural acoustics. -- I would love to see a way for museums to create cones of silence so that viewing objects can be shielded from the sound bleed of videos, noisy interactives, and maybe even people!
Ruth Cuadra

Unprofitable but not unthinkable: our de-globalised future - 2 views

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    From Ukraine to Syria to the South China Sea, the world is experiencing a spike in geopolitical crises. Yet the business community is, it seems, still largely confident that today's geopolitical crises will remain relatively marginal and mostly isolated. Is this view correct or could investors be missing the unfolding of a de-globalised world?,
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    From Ukraine to Syria to the South China Sea, the world is experiencing a spike in geopolitical crises. Yet the business community is, it seems, still largely confident that today's geopolitical crises will remain relatively marginal and mostly isolated. Is this view correct or could investors be missing the unfolding of a de-globalised world?,
areebaadnan

Cannes Film Festival 2019 Best Dressed - Pics | Female Life Secret - 0 views

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    The event we've all been waiting for has finally arrived - the 2019 Cannes Film Festival - and some of our favorite celebs have been looking fabulous in the South of France! The 2019 72nd Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off on May 14 and lasts until May 25, and already we have been seeing some gorgeous outfits from our favorite stars. From actresses to singers and models, so many people have been hitting the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, showing off stunning looks. Selena Gomez arrived in Cannes on May 13 and from the moment she arrived, she's already looked chic. She arrived at the Palais des Festivals for
Elizabeth Merritt

Amazon Engineer Sues for Work From Home Costs | Inc.com - 0 views

  • ybrid work requires the company to maintain office space and all the costs that go with that. If they have to pay people extra to work at home while still paying for office space, the work-from-home perk will likely be the thing that goes away.
Elizabeth Merritt

Quantum computers are many years away from cracking crypto: MIT Tech Review - 0 views

  • Condensed matter theory physicist and quantum information expert Sankar Das Sarma has argued in MIT Technology Review that quantum computers remain a very long way away from cracking RSA-based cryptography.
  • An example of the methodology in crypto is the creation of a new wallet that generates a public address and private key.
  • Quantum security is seen as a major issue in the blockchain and crypto sector and it is widely believed that powerful quantum computers will one day become advanced enough to hack current cryptography.
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  • cracking cryptography is currently well beyond the grasp of current computing power.
Ruth Cuadra

Third Space Encounters: Hybridity, Mimicry and Interstitial Practice - 0 views

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    The social encounter is a particular kind of meeting from which a wide range of different responses may emerge (e.g., confusion, misunderstandings, tension,trauma, and possibly social change)
Ruth Cuadra

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Submit your design | Threadless - 1 views

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    Robert Louis Stevenson Museum partners with t-shirt comapny Threadless for a contest to create a Jekyll/Hyde design. Proceeds from sale of shirts benefit the Museum.
David Bloom

Short documentary: Why Privacy Matters - Boing Boing - 1 views

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    Privacy International's 16-minute mini-documentary from DEFCON about privacy is a great, compact answer to the question, "Why does privacy matter?"
Ruth Cuadra

Birth of the Third space - 3 views

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    Interesting use of "third space"...enter the self-contained worlds and invented spaces that suggest new forms of the city, as they rise from the rubble of the old
Megan Conn

Dallas Museum of Art takes bold step of offering free general admission AND free member... - 0 views

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    Free memberships, points, badges... good stuff from the DMA
David Bloom

5x5x5: Rick Smolan Of 'The Human Face Of Big Data' Talks About Transformative Tech - 0 views

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    Five guests from a variety of sectors will answer questions on how technology and innovation can be used for social good.
Karen Wade

Navigating a Changing Economy: A New Normal for Museums? | Engaging Places - 0 views

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    Looking at what the new normal will be for museum funding and how we can benefit from the change.
Ruth Cuadra

Uplifting music can boost mental capacity - 0 views

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    Uplifting concertos from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness
Ruth Cuadra

A powerful use for spoiled food - 0 views

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    anaerobic digester takes unsold food from Ralphs and Food 4 Less and converts it into 13 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
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