Quote of the day
Just by living and listening, we have all acquired deep musical knowledge
~ELIZABETH HELLMUTH, author of On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind
SOCIAL MEDIA
A teenager’s view on Social Media, Medium | Tweet
I read technology articles quite often and see plenty of authors attempt to dissect or describe the teenage audience, especially in regards to social media. However, I have yet to see a teenager contribute their voice to this discussion. This is where I would like to provide my own humble opinion.
BUSINESS
There’s now a clubhouse for Uber, Lyft, Sidecar drivers, SF Chronicle | Tweet
Thousands of San Franciscans drive for hire through Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, Postmates, Flywheel, Sprig, Wingz and a host of other on-demand services. All those drivers have one key need in common: A place to heed nature’s call.
TECHNOLOGY
Robots can now learn to cook just like you do: by watching Youtube Videos, VB | Tweet
The demonstration is the latest impressive use of a type of artificial intelligence called deep learning. A hot area for acquisitions as of late, deep learning entails training systems called artificial neural networks on lots of information derived from audio, images, and other inputs, and then presenting the systems with new information and receiving inferences about it in response.
EXERCISE
The weirdly hydrating thing you should drink after a workout, Time | Tweet
Milk and milk alternatives—thanks to their natural balance of sodium, carbohydrate and protein—help the body retain fluid, researchers report in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism,making it an effective recovery drink for exercisers.
RELATIONSHIPS
Here’s the simple formula for fallling in love with anyone [Statistics for The Behavioral and Social Sciences
], Quartz | Tweet
Social psychologist Arthur Aron about two decades ago demonstrated that you could lead two strangers to fall in love through a scripted interaction centered around asking each other personal questions.
Want to marry a doctor? You’re probably too late, The Washington Post | Tweet
BloombergBusinessweek has a fun breakdown of which occupations have had the highest shares of people who are married from 1950 to 2010, based on data from the Census Bureau.
CULTURE
The music in you [On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind
], AEON | Tweet
You might not be a virtuoso, but you have remarkable music abilities. You just don’t know about them yet.
EDUCATION
If we stop telling kids what to read, they might start reading again, The Washington Post | Tweet
Stotsky’s experience illustrates a broader debate among experts about childhood reading: whether students should be allowed to read what they like, or whether they should be encouraged to read specific books — ones that are challenging and edifying, books that will make them into better readers.
WRITING
Writing what you know… and what you don’t know…yet [Loving You Is Easy
], RU | Tweet
Even writing what you know requires research. And I’m not talking about the hours you spend browsing photos on Pinterest! I’m talking real fact checking, investigation and analysis for verifying terminology and procedures, and creating interesting yet realistic characters and situations that readers want to read about.
Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Haggling [The Emotion Thesaurus], Writers Helping Writers
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When choosing a talent or skill, think about the personality of your character, his range of experiences and who his role models might have been. Some talents might be genetically imparted while others are created through exposure (such as a character talented at fixing watches from growing up in his father’s watch shop) or grow out of interest (archery, wakeboarding, or magic).