Laura Pike Seeley
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Laura Pike Seeley
FOR A DECADE now, many of the most impressive artificial intelligence systems have been taught using a huge inventory of labeled data. An image might be labeled “tabby cat” or “tiger cat,” for example, to “train” an artificial neural network to correctly distinguish a tabby from a tiger. The strategy has been both spectacularly successful and... See more
Self-Taught AI May Have a Lot in Common With the Human Brain
Emotionally Intelligent People Use the Rule of Reframing to Change Their Perspective, Think Differently, and Reduce Anxiety
Justin Barisoinc.comThe community is the Orbit, a futuristic-sounding name for a new district on the edge of the town of Innisfil, Ontario, a commuter city about a half-hour drive north of Toronto.
Nate Berg • fastcompany.com
Cities around the world are proposing to replace the space taken up by parked cars with usable areas for people.
Why urban streets around the world are going car-free
Now, I wonder: what does gentrification look, smell, taste, feel, and sound like? What are the larger implications that accompany these sensory shifts? I want to understand with my whole body, not just with my mind, how increased development and an influx of affluence in this neighborhood shapes peoples’ everyday lived experiences of their home.
The Five Senses of Gentrification
In the early years, WeWork's primary focus was on providing desk space for small-scale entrepreneurs. More recently, it has shifted towards serving larger businesses and organisations.
Dezeen • "No one wants a sea of desks anymore" says WeWork's global head of design
This blog post is about how to manage information overload in the digital age. It discusses how technology has made information more accessible and easier to share, but also how this can lead to anxiety. The author describes how to counter some of the effects of information overload, including by using Mem’s latest feature, Mem It for Twitter.
Mem • TL;DR | The Memo
It’s not enough for leaders to give people permission to dissent; they must demand it of people.
Into all problem-solving, a little dissent must fall
Scientists Say We Could Feed 1 Billion More People With One Change to the Global Food System
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