Links

And another batch of links for you. The big thing this week has been the Google/Verizon negotiations with regards to Net Neutrality. As always, there are some really good reads in here, or at least I think so.

I’m trying to keep on top of these – not just reading them, but passing them along. Hope they’re of benefit.

Medical Technology:

• Glaucoma Sufferers to Benefit From Supercomputer    13 August 2010, 8:57 am
• Single neurons can detect sequences    13 August 2010, 2:00 am
• In a Video Game, Tackling the Complexities of Protein Folding    11 August 2010, 8:33 am
• Imaging study sheds light on neural origins of baby talk    10 August 2010, 2:00 pm
• Computer-Designed Vaccines Confront New Flu Strains    9 August 2010, 8:33 am

Miscellany:

• Ocean Color Can Deflect Hurricanes, Study Suggests    13 August 2010, 2:40 pm
• Dodgy Deals: Germany Slammed for ‘Supporting’ Cluster Bomb Manufacturer    11 August 2010, 3:28 am
• Flora for a Hot Climate: Berlin Eyes Exotic Trees in Response to Warming Weather    11 August 2010, 3:06 am
• MSNBC, Yahoo, Hulu to offer users choice of ads    10 August 2010, 12:31 am
• New Paradigm for Scientific Publication and Peer Review    9 August 2010, 8:31 am
• Six and a Half Decades after ‘Little Boy’: Hiroshima Fights to Keep Memory of Nuclear Attack Alive    6 August 2010, 3:52 am

Net Neutrality:

• A brief history of the net neutrality debate    14 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Activists pressure Google on net neutrality    14 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Web Plan From Google and Verizon Is Criticized    11 August 2010, 8:31 am
• A Review of Verizon and Google’s Net Neutrality Proposal    10 August 2010, 8:09 pm
• Google and Verizon Near Deal on Pay Tiers for Web    6 August 2010, 10:18 am

Privacy / Law:

• EFF Files Appeal of Warrantless Wiretapping Case Jewel v. NSA    13 August 2010, 2:45 pm
• India eyes Google and Skype in security crackdown    13 August 2010, 2:00 pm
• EFF to Verizon: Etisalat Certificate Authority Threatens Web Security    13 August 2010, 12:08 pm
• Browsers’ Private Modes Leak Info, Say Researchers    13 August 2010, 8:56 am
• International bribery probe involving HP    13 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Publisher, Former Partners Agree to Destroy Personal Information About Gay Customers    11 August 2010, 11:50 am
• Tire Tags Reveal Driver Whereabouts    11 August 2010, 8:33 am
• EFF Urges Supreme Court to Block NASA’s Invasive Background Checks    10 August 2010, 8:46 am
• Courting Controversy: Google Prepares Street View Launch in Germany    10 August 2010, 5:31 am
• Accused of harassment, HP CEO Mark Hurd resigns    7 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Court Rejects Warrantless GPS Tracking    6 August 2010, 10:55 am
• Mouse Trail Leads to Online Shoppers    6 August 2010, 10:28 am
• Government Abuses Computer Crime Law to Boost Criminal Charges    6 August 2010, 8:05 am
• Suit could cost Oracle $1 billion, experts say    6 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Facebook Lessons: German Schools to Teach Online Privacy    5 August 2010, 7:09 am

Psychology:

• People who are angry pay more attention to rewards than threats    11 August 2010, 11:00 am
• Satter’s Hierarchy of Food Needs    10 August 2010, 8:13 am
• Do we see things at face value? Research looks at how we recognize people’s faces    5 August 2010, 8:00 pm
• Humans imitate aspects of speech we see    5 August 2010, 2:00 pm

Robotics:

• Teaching robot helps children to use wheelchair    13 August 2010, 8:00 am
• Virtual Walkers Lead the Way for Robots    11 August 2010, 8:33 am
• Robots created that develop emotions in interaction with humans    9 August 2010, 11:00 am
• R2 Tweets, Too    9 August 2010, 8:32 am
• First Robot Able to Develop and Show Emotions is Unveiled    9 August 2010, 8:30 am
• Robot climbs walls    6 August 2010, 11:00 am
• Carnegie Mellon Sparks Interest in Computer Science With Robot Project    6 August 2010, 10:27 am
• Japanese Rescue-Bot Can Sniff Out Disaster Survivors    6 August 2010, 10:24 am

Security:

• Hiding Files in Flickr Pics Will Fool Web Censors    13 August 2010, 8:58 am
• Teraflop Troubles: The Power of Graphics Processing Units May Threaten the World’s Password Security System    11 August 2010, 8:32 am
• Wanted: Cybersecurity Pros    9 August 2010, 8:35 am
• Cybersecurity R&D in Review    9 August 2010, 8:31 am
• Team Releases Tools for Secure Cloud Computing    6 August 2010, 10:25 am
• Hackers find a new target in payroll processing    6 August 2010, 7:14 am
• Smartphone wave challenges enterprise security    6 August 2010, 7:14 am

Social Media:

• Carnegie Mellon Tries Crowdsourcing to Develop Optimal Electric Car Formula    13 August 2010, 8:57 am
• Delta first airline to sell tickets on Facebook    13 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Government Finds Uses for Social Networking Sites Beyond Investigations    10 August 2010, 2:05 pm
• Facebook gains key former Google workers    8 August 2010, 12:07 am
• Harvard U. Institute Software That Helps Build Academic Sites    6 August 2010, 10:23 am
• Logging Off: The Internet Generation Prefers the Real World    6 August 2010, 7:17 am

Technology:

• Women Missing From Video Game Development Work Force    13 August 2010, 8:59 am
• Driverless Cars Just Around the Corner    9 August 2010, 8:34 am
• Can You Believe Your Eyes in the Digital World?    6 August 2010, 10:21 am

-D