2015: The International Year of Light

This velocity is so nearly that of light, that it seems we have strong reason to conclude that light itself (including radiant heat, and other radiations if any) is an electromagnetic disturbance in the form of waves propagated through the electromagnetic field according to electromagnetic laws.

James Clerck Maxwell, A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field (1864), §20

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Jorge Soto: The future of early cancer detection? | Talk Video | TED.com

Is looking for microRNAs in the bloodstream the silver bullet for cancer detection? Have a look at Jorge Soto talk at TEDGlobal 2014.

Notice that he uses his iPhone integrated camera for image taking and automated analysis. And did I say, Open Source design 😉

asapScience explains the 5 Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain

Recently discovered asapScience youtube channel and this highly interesting short video (around 3 minutes) about the 5 Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain. Very interesting… and maybe a bit scary 😉