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We think of the five senses as exclusive to living things Processing sights and sounds requires eyes, ears and, most important, a brain—right? But what if your hardware shared your senses? In the era of cognitive computing, systems learn instead of passively relying on programming. As a result, emerging technologies wi... |
enhance and augment our senses with machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced speech recognition and more. No need to call for Superman when we have real super senses at hand. This year IBM presents The 5 in 5 in five sensory categories, through innovations that will touch our lives and see us into the f... |
Read what he says about The 5 in 5 The poll is closed, but you can follow up and continue the discussion on IBM's People for a Smarter Planet Facebook page. Touch: You will be able to touch through your phone In the 1970s, when a telephone company encouraged us to "reach out and touch someone," it had no idea |
that a few decades later that could be more than a metaphor. Infrared and haptic technologies will enable a smart phone's touchscreen technology and vibration capabilities to simulate the physical sensation of touching something. So you could experience the silkiness of that catalog's Egyptian cotton sheets instead of ... |
Retail Analytics Sight: A pixel will be worth a thousand words Recognition systems can pinpoint a face in a crowd. In the future, computer vision might save a life by analyzing patterns to make sense of visuals in the context of big data. In industries as varied as healthcare, retail and agriculture, a system could gat... |
specific to the task—such as spotting a tiny area of diseased tissue in an MRI and applying it to the patient's medical history for faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatment. Senior Manager, Intelligent Information Management Hearing: Computers will hear what matters Before the tree fell in the forest, did anyone h... |
changes will be able to predict weakness in a bridge before it buckles, the deeper meaning of your baby's cry or, yes, a tree breaking down internally before it falls. By analyzing verbal traits and including multi-sensory information, machine hearing and speech recognition could even be sensitive enough to advance dia... |
taste buds will help you eat smarter The challenge of providing food—whether it's for impoverished populations, people on restricted diets or picky kids—is in finding a way to meet both nutritional needs and personal preferences. In the works: a way to compute "perfect" meals using an algorithmic recipe of favorite fla... |
when you can have a personalized menu that satisfies both the calorie count and the palate. IBM Research Scientist Smell: Computers will have a sense of smell When you call a friend to say how you're doing, your phone will know on the full story. Soon, sensors will detect and distinguish odors: a chemical, a biomarker,... |
breath that affect personal health. The same smell technology, combined with deep learning systems, could troubleshoot operating-room hygiene, crops' soil conditions or a city's sanitation system before the human nose knows there's a problem. Research Manager, Physical Analytics |
All You Want to Know : Pigments and Cooking There are several characteristics of vegetables that influence the way we cook them. One of these is colour. No matter what colour a raw vegetable is, we want to preserve as much as possible of that colour. Vegetables may be grouped |
by colour into four categories: RED: beets, red cabbage, red beans GREEN: beans, broccoli, asparagus, peas artichokes, okra, brusselsprouts, spinach, parsley. YELLOW: carrots, yams, squashes, sweet potatoes, WHITE: potatoes, turnips, celery, cauliflower, onions, mushrooms, cucumbers, zucchini These colours come from th... |
alkalis, or heat during cooking, undergoing chemical changes that cause the vegetable to change colour. It is important to know which pigments are susceptible to colour change and how to deal with them during the process of cooking. Red Vegetables: The pigments in red vegetables are known as anthocyanins. These |
pigments are red in an acid medium but will change to blue or purple in an alkaline medium. They are also water soluble and therefore can draw out the colour into the cooking medium. egs.: Beetroot- one would have to cook it with the skin on, so that the colour |
does not leach out into the water. Cook covered so the acids do not evaporate. Red cabbage in an alkaline medium will not only lose its redness, but will also turn purple, blue or green. Green Vegetables; Chlorophyll’s action to acid is the opposite of the red vegetables. They keep |
their colour best if cooked in a slightly alkaline medium. It would seem ideal to include baking soda in the cooking medium to increase alkalinity-Not So! If only colour were the quality desired then this approach would be fine. Baking soda has other less desirable effects. It tends to destroy |
such nutrients as vitamins, and also makes the vegetables more mushy and sometimes gives it a bitter taste. Note- the dark green colour in canned green vegetables is because of prolonged cooking at high temperatures to prevent botulism. Yellow Vegetables; The pigments here are known as carotene’s, and there are |
several types which range from the yellow in corn, to the orange in carrots, to the red in tomatoes. They do not suffer any colour loss in acidic or alkaline medium, however if the vegetable is overcooked then it can lose some amount of colour. White Vegetables; The Flavones are |
the pigments in these veggies! They remain white in acid, but turn yellow in an alkaline medium, so a bit of lemon juice or a cover on the pot is in order. NOTE; the pH value of a material indicates its acidity or alkalinity. Acids are characterized by hydrogen ions(H+), |
while alkalis or bases by hydroxyl ions (OH). To test the pH value of a material a scale of numerical value ranging from 1 (for very acidic) to 14 (for very alkaline) has been developed and is in common use. The whole pH scale has been so devised that each |
whole step represents a tenfold change in the degree of acidity. Thus a solution with a pH of 5 is ten times more acidic than a solution with a pH of 6. Similarly a solution with a pH of 4 is hundred times more acidic than a solution with a |
pH of 6. -salad greens go limp and discolour when salad dressings are poured over them, a long time before service. This is because the acids first of all destroy the chlorophyll. The reaction here takes a long time, because there is no heat involved in this reaction. Secondly the |
acids and the seasonings in the dressings draw out the moisture in the leaves- this leaves the salad all limp. -fresh milk has a pH of 6.6. As it ages the milk sugar lactose is converted to lactic acid, and at a pH of around 6.4 the change in the |
pH along wit the other changes can be detected in taste. We say that milk is sour at a pH of around 5 where the coagulation of protein takes place and the milk has curdled. -table wines have a pH of between 3 to 3.5 and beers a pH of |
about 4 to 5 . -the pH of living muscle is about neutral, but becomes acidic after death due to the formation of lactic acid from glycogen. -did you know that egg white is alkaline while egg yolk is acidic? Image Credit: almightydad.com |
A first-degree burn is the least serious type of burn in which only the outer layer of skin is burned, and not all the way through. The skin is usually red, swollen and possibly painful. As long as it doesn’t |
involve a substantial portion of skin in places like the face or major joints, a first-degree burn can be treated as a minor burn. Even these “minor” burns, however, should be treated correctly to prevent complications. Whether you live alone |
or with a large family, it’s important to know how to prevent common household burns, as well as how to treat minor burns. Safe Kids Canada, the national injury prevention program of The Hospital for Sick Children, reminds parents and |
caretakers that children are particularly vulnerable to burns because their skin is thinner than an adult's skin. A child's skin burns 4 times more quickly and deeply than an adult's at the same temperature. Scalding injuries, caused by hot water |
and liquids, are unfortunately common. To avoid these types of burns, be sure to keep cooking materials and hot liquids out of reach when children are nearby. Always test the temperature of bath water and any drinking liquids before they |
come in contact with a child. If a minor burn does occur, use these recommendations: • Cool the burn by holding the injury under cool – not cold – running water for 10 or 15 minutes or until the pain |
subsides. You can also immerse the burn in a bowl of cool water or use a cold compress. • Don't put ice on the burn. • Cover the burn with a sterile gauze bandage. Don't use fluffy cotton or other |
materials that easily stick to the wound. Wrap the gauze loosely to avoid putting pressure on burned skin. • Take an over-the-counter pain reliever such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen or acetaminophen. Use caution when giving aspirin to children and teenagers, |
and call your doctor with any questions or concerns. • Don't apply butter or ointments to the burn (unless a specific ointment or cream is advised by your healthcare provider). • Don't break blisters. Most minor burns heal on their |
own. If your burn doesn’t heal within 10 days to two weeks, or if you experience a fever, excessive swelling or blisters filled with coloured fluid, however, seek immediate medical attention. For more information about burns and first aid, visit |
Frozen vegies contain more nutrients that fresh Frozen vegetables can often contain more nutrients than fresh vegetables, a report has claimed. Up to 45 per cent of important nutrients are lost in fresh vegetable by the time they are consumed. It can take up to two weeks for fresh produce to reach the table from being ... |
found that 80 per cent of shoppers thought the fresh vegetables in supermarkets were less than four days old. Produce which is frozen soon after being picked with have more nutrients sealed in, scientists from the Institute of Food Research claimed. Meanwhile after 16 days green beans have lost 45 per cent of nutrients... |
garden peas up to 15 per cent and carrots 10 per cent. The research was carried out by the Institute on behalf of Birds Eye the frozen food manufacturer. Nutritionist Dr Sarah Schenker said: “The nutritional content of fresh vegetables begins to deteriorate from the minute they are picked. This means that by the time t... |
Almost one million school children think Professor Green is a scientist, says study Almost one million school children aged five to 16 think rapper Professor Green is a scientist, according to research. Children are more familiar with Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook (68% correctly identified him), than physici... |
identified him), the poll by Haier home appliances reveals. Although one in five children (19%) know and love TV Professor Brian Cox, a large proportion are unable to identify a number of significant, heavyweight names from the world of science and innovation, including Charles Darwin (63% unable to identify), Louis Pa... |
spending an average 17 hours and 34 minutes in front a TV screen every week, almost half (45%) do not know that John Logie Baird invented the television. In fact, a quarter of eight-year-olds think David Cameron invented it (23.83%). Other key findings from the survey are :: Around a third five-year-olds (35%) think Bo... |
a quarter of eight-year-olds (22%) think Stephen Hawking is a hairdresser :: Around a fifth of seven-year-olds (22%) believe Thomas Edison created Facebook :: Nearly a tenth of children (8%) think Charles Darwin was a reality TV star :: Around one in 20 school children (6%) believe The X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlo... |
stage three pupils (35%) do not know that Isaac Newton discovered gravity, despite energy transfer and physical processes being part of the school curriculum. Jeff Moody, sales and marketing director of Haier Home Appliances UK, said: "It is eye opening to discover that children of today are more aware of popular figur... |
have made iconic discoveries and inventions that have revolutionised the modern world. "At Haier, we put science at the very heart of everything we do and we passionately believe the future of innovation lies in the scientific interest and imagination of the next generation." The research was commissioned as part of Ha... |
with the Science Museum and its children's Create It drawing wall where children are encouraged to dream up and draw their ideas and inventions. :: Haier surveyed 1,000 children, aged between 5 and 16 on October 8. That's some guestlist! Stunning images show huge dynastic wedding between Ultra-Orthodox Jewish families ... |
of conspiracy to murder victim of Woolwich machete attack, named as Drummer Lee Rigby 'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets Video: Woolwich attack - man with bloodied hands and knife addresses camera Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the mother-of-two hailed as a hero for confront... |
unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets - 4 Woolwich murder: They killed, then they performed - these men should be starved of our attention - 5 Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes G... |
Millions of tons of debris washed out to sea from north-east Japan by the March 11 tsunami has embarked on a 10-year circuit of the Pacific, endangering shipping and wildlife. The French environmental group Robin des Bois estimates that a large percentage of the 25 million tons of debris created by the magnitude 9 eart... |
out to sea. Insurance costs for damage caused across Japan likely to be in region of £9bn adding further blow to indebted economy A firefighter looks at burned-out vehicles at Hitachi port, north-eastern Japan, the day after the giant quake and tsunami struck. Photograph: AP Industry in the world’s third-largest econom... |
Toyota to Nissan, Sony, Fuji and brewers Kirin and Sapporo shut down their operations in Japan to assess damage and allow staff to check on their families. The quake is a shattering blow to Japan’s already heavily indebted economy, which recently endured a downgrade in its credit rating. Finance minister Yoshihiko Noda... |
but suggested that this would be hard to compile before the end of March. JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted on Monday for the third time in a week, driving the number of refugees to almost 70,000, as the death toll from a tsunami thousands of kilometers to the west rose to 431, officials said... |
cloud around 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) into the air above Merapi, which sits on the outskirts of Yogyakarta city in Central Java, and caused panicked residents to flee villages on the slopes of the mountain for safety shelters. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said that 38 people have been killed and 69,533 eva... |
that flights around Yogyakarta may be disrupted. Dozens of injured survivors of a tsunami off western Indonesia today languished at a sorely strapped hospital alongside a newly orphaned 2-month-old baby found in a storm drain, as the death toll from the disaster rose above 400. The injured lay on mats or the bare floor... |
and intravenous cords hung from plastic ropes strung from the rafters. The baby, its lungs filled with fluid and with cuts on its face, blinked sleepily in a humidified crib. “We need doctors, specialists,” nurse Anputra said at the tiny hospital in Pagai Utara — one of the four main islands in the Mentawai chain slamm... |
and the 7.7-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean that spawned it rose to 408 today as officials found more bodies, and 303 people were still missing, said Agus Prayitno, of the West Sumatra provincial disaster management center. Rescue teams “believe many, many of the bodies were swept to sea,” said Harmensyah... |
that erupted Tuesday more than 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) to the east in central Java, the number of dead from Indonesia’s twin disasters this week has now reached 441. The downtown of Fagatoga was flooded when a tsunami hit American Samoa early on Tuesday. (AP) SYDNEY, Australia — A powerful tsunami generated by an ... |
out several villages in the tropical islands of American Samoa and Samoa early on Tuesday there, according to officials and local residents who were working to assess the damage. The earthquake struck around dawn, as many residents were preparing for work and getting their children ready for school. Officials said they... |
United States territory with about 60,000 residents. Damaged telephone lines on both islands hampered efforts to count the casualties and assess the destruction from the earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.0. It struck below the ocean about 120 miles southwest of American Samoa and 125 miles south of Samoa, and it was ce... |
Geological Survey. At least 14 people were killed in American Samoa, the territory’s governor, Togiola T. A. Tulafono, said at a news conference in Hawaii. The toll could rise as emergency workers gain access to damaged areas, he and other officials said. Food riots have broken out across the globe destabilizing large ... |
and India have imposed controls over rice exports. Wheat, corn and soy beans are at record highs and threatening to go higher still. Commodities are up across the board. The World Food Program is warning of widespread famine if the West doesn’t provide emergency humanitarian relief. The situation is dire. Venezuelan Pr... |
commodities which is pushing prices into the stratosphere. The UN is calling the global food crisis a “silent tsunami”, but its more like a flood; the world is awash in increasingly worthless dollars that are making food and raw materials more expensive. Foreign central banks and investors presently hold $6 trillion in... |
pain radiates through entire economies. This is especially true in countries where the currency is pegged to the dollar. That’s why most of the Gulf States are experiencing runaway inflation. Continue reading » |
Human expansion and interference have detrimental effects as civilizations continue to encroach on previously undisturbed habitats. As a result, many species of animals and plants must struggle to survive. Biodiversity reveals the important role each of these life forms plays |
in its ecosystem as well as the irreversible and extensive consequences that would result from a massive loss of biodiversity. It explores the ecological and evolutionary processes, how these processes depend on the cohabitation of a wide range of life |
forms within an ecosystem, and how the existence of these diverse organisms maintains a crucial stability in the natural world. Beginning with an introduction to biodiversity, this new volume discusses its importance and history, the difficulties in maintaining it, and |
past and current efforts to protect ecosystems from greater destruction. It examines five specific case studies, including the United States, Indonesia, New Zealand, Madagascar, and Costa Rica, describing the current status and history of biodiversity, obstacles, and conservation efforts in |
the country at hand. Maps. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Chronology. Tables and graphs. About the Author(s) Natalie Goldstein is a freelance writer who has written numerous books for the educational market, including textbooks and teacher's guides for the middle school and |
encyclopedias for the high school. She also wrote Globalization and Free Trade and Global Warming in the Global Issues series. Foreword author Julie L. Lockwood is director of the graduate program in ecology and evolution and associate professor in the |
Paper presented by Robert E. Arnold M.D. Dr. Arnold is a retired Naval Surgeon It was April 24, 1865, ten days after John Wilkes Booth had assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Lt. Edward Doherty, Enerton Conger and Luther Baker reported to the office of Lafayette Baker the War Departments chief detective and Luther Baker’s co... |
the route taken by Booth for his escape. O’Beirne thought he had Booth cornered, he asked for orders from Washington but was told to return to his command in Maryland. The honor of capturing Booth was taken from a first class general and transferred to amateurs (2). Thus began a strange saga of mistakes, contradictions... |
Conger, Baker and twenty-five men embarked on the steamer John Ide for Belle Plain (3). They searched the area and eventually were led to Mr. Garretts house. Under threat of death, Garrett led the detectives and the detachment to the barn. The farm was surrounded and a conversation ensued with the men inside. One of th... |
official report states that a fire was started in some hay in the rear of the barn. A shot struck the lone figure in the neck. Conger, Baker, and some of the soldiers entered the barn and removed him to the front porch of the house. Conger stated that the man had shot himself. Baker thought Conger had fired the |
fatal shot but thought that if he had, it had better not be known. Sgt. Boston Corbett would eventually get the credit for shooting Booth. Sgt. Corbett deserves comment. He was a religious fanatic who changed his first name to Boston after the city where he had joined the church. He was also said to have castrated hims... |
for spending a night with a prostitute. He had been a hatter in civilian life and hatters were well famous for mental alterations caused by inhaling mercury vapors (The Mad Hatter from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carrol). For example, when Corbett was asked why he had shot Booth, he said, “ God had directed him ... |
(2) One of the soldiers summoned a doctor, Charles Urquhart, but there is nothing in the Official Record of his visit. There was no death certificate and Urquhart was not questioned later. The decedent lived 2-3 hours and was reported to have uttered a few sentences. Conger took the man’s possessions and left for Washi... |
lest as far as Belle Plain. Conger officially reported that Booth had been tracked down and shot by Sgt. Boston Corbett while trying to escape. The body’s 18-mile trip to the Belle Plain landing was bizarre. Luther Baker took the body over Doherty’s objection and went on ahead. This resulted in quite a delay and Baker ... |
lost.” They arrived in Alexandria at eleven o’clock P.M. and Lafayette Baker took charge of the body, transferred it to a tugboat and took it to the ironclad Montauk, which was laid up for repairs in the Washington Navy Yard. The commanding officer, LC. Dr. Edward Stone stated he received no orders or authority concern... |
urgent message to the secretary of the Navy that the body was changing rapidly. An autopsy was ordered to be performed on the Montauk by Joseph K. Barnes, the Surgeon General. The witnesses summoned for the identification of the corpse deserve comment. Charles Dawson, the hotel clerk, said he knew Booth from the initia... |
named the wrong wrist. The Captain clerk on the Montark said he knew Booth and recognized the body from “general appearance.” Likewise the Montark’s acting master, William Crowninshield. There is no good evidence that either of these had ever met Booth. Dr. Frederick May who had removed a tumor from Booth’s neck was su... |
is no resemblance in that corpse to Booth nor can I believe it to be him.”(1) Dr. May later said the scar on the neck was similar to Booths. No stage acquaintances, personal friends, relations, or co-conspirators were questioned, although they were readily available. The autopsy demonstrated a bullet wound through the ... |
vertebrae. The body was then taken to the grounds of Washington’s old penitentiary, which was being used as an arsenal and interred in one of the old cells. This removal from the Montauk was done quickly and without the knowledge of the Commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, John B. Montgomery. The body remained inter... |
was disinterred and transferred to a Baltimore undertaker. Joseph Booth was present but the corpse had disintegrated so thoroughly that identification was not possible. The remains were then buried in Green Mount Cemetery. In 1903, a man named David George committed suicide in Enid, Oklahoma after confessing to have as... |
display locally and at St. Louis World Fair in 1904. Various carnivals displayed the remains until 1920 when Finis Bates of Memphis claimed it. Its whereabouts are no longer known. (5). The mummy was supposedly examined and had a broken ankle, deformed right thumb and a scar above the right eye which Booth was known to... |
Begins There are many contradictions surrounding the death and autopsy of Booth. Many of them are minor, such as the presence of a mustache, what he was wearing and also fake testimony given by witnesses for various reasons. There is one undeniable fact that casts doubt on the identity of the dead man and that is the a... |
army during the autopsy and burial. Booth was the most wanted man on earth. The natural course would be to take the body to Washington where as many people as possible could see it, pictures taken and documentation by impeccable sources. The army did the exact opposite. 1. Instead of taking the remains to a hospital, t... |
Participatory Video created by members of various indigenous communities in Itogon, Philippines, tracking the impacts of large-scale mining and now climate change on their environment and culture. This film was created by members of various indigenous communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines, during a Pa... |
PV workshop in the barangay of Garrison, in Itogon, and created this 24-minute film to communicate the devastating impacts of large-scale mining wrought on their communities by various companies over the years, and now the increasingly alarming impacts of climate change. This project was part of Conversations with the ... |
build a global movement for an indigenous-controlled community media network. CWE works with a growing network of indigenous groups and communities living in critical ecosystems around the world, from the Atlantic Rainforest to Central Asia, from the Philippines to the Andes, from the Arctic to Ethiopia. Through CWE, t... |
How does it work? Read on for a thrilling example scenario! (Alternatively, skip to Step 10 to find out how I made it.) Step 1: A text-based adventure in 3D |
printing and alcoholism You try to get up, but your stomach climbs up your throat and tries to smother your brain. You lie back down. >Drink the water. You are |
too far away from the water and you lack the coordination required to crawl. You doze off again, in the hope that sleep will somehow solve your predicament. You wake |
some time later. Your head still aches. The hedgehog in your mouth has been joined by its unruly, even less healthy family. >Remove the hedgehog. The hedgehog is not a |
literal hedgehog. It began as a simile then became a metaphor while you were napping. It represents dehydration and regret. You lurch to your feet and, after swaying on the |
spot for over a minute, you manage to remain upright. After another minute, so does the room. > Drink the water. You drink the stale water. It feels pure and |
cleansing. There is not enough of it. >Go to the bathroom. You stagger to the bathroom. There is a sink, a mirror, a toothbrush and a toilet which has been |
soiled in an unholy manner. >Use the sink. You put your lips over the faucet and fumble for the taps. The water is warm, but still good. You drink until |
you are dizzy. The vile taste in your mouth remains. >Brush your teeth. You squeeze toothpaste along the entire length of the toothbrush and, on your third attempt, insert the |
head of the brush into your mouth. You brush gingerly. With nothing better to occupy your mind for two minutes, you try to make sense of what happened last night. |
Last reviewed by Faculty of Harvard Medical School on January 24, 2013 By Harvey B. Simon, M.D. Harvard Medical School Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause |
of death in the United States. It's also the only disease among the top 10 killers that is seeing an increase in deaths each year. About 15 million Americans suffer |
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