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It’s All Semantics: Searching for an Intuitive Internet That Knows What Is Said–And Meant
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The National Science Foundation delivers $1.1 million to Rensselaer Polytech researchers to stimulate the Semantic Web
The Internet grew out of an idea to connect various and disparate sources of data, delivering to researchers around the globe unprecedented access to information via their computer screens. As e-Science evolves alongside Web 2.0, however, some are [...]
When Our Brains Short-Circuit
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NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Our political system sometimes produces such skewed results that it’s difficult not to blame bloviating politicians. But maybe the deeper problem lies in our brains.
Evidence is accumulating that the human brain systematically misjudges certain kinds of risks. In effect, evolution has programmed us to be alert for snakes and enemies with [...]










































