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November 1, 2013

Shadow profiles and eating babies


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Why you want to eat babies by Ian Woolf,
Facebook shadow profiles by Ian Woolf
The Singularity by Paul Rhodes,
The Placebo effect and faith by Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Maternal status regulates cortical responses to the body odor of newborns

Anger mounts after Facebook's 'shadow profiles' leak in bug
Europe versus Facebook
24 year old student lights match: Europe versus Facebook
What's a Facebook shadow profile, and should you be worried about it?
Facebook Is Building Shadow Profiles of Non-Users
Firm: Facebook's shadow profiles are 'frightening' dossiers on everyone
Facebook Shadow Profiles: What You Need to Know
Facebook Bug Exposed Personal Details Of 6 Million Accounts
Facebook Shadow Profiles: You Probably Have One Too
WHAT’S A FACEBOOK SHADOW PROFILE, AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

Oakland PD Harassing Activist and Got Him Fired
Activist protesting police militarization exercise says police used surveillance footage to get him fired
Facebook Data Scientists Know Who Your Lover Is
Facebook's dubious social missionl
New Facebook Policies Sell Your Face And Whatever It Infers
Facebook Is Using You
New privacy fears as Facebook begins selling personal access to companies to boost ailing profits
Why Does Privacy Matter? One Scholar's Answer
What Privacy Is For


Universal Placebos
Meet the Ethical Placebo: A Story that Heals
Placebos Work Even if You Know They’re Fake: But How?
Placebos help, even when patients know about them
The Placebo Effect: Usage, Mechanisms, and Legality
11 Surprising Facts About Placebo
Inside the Placebo Effect
Placebo effects on human μ-opioid activity during pain
Neurobiological Mechanisms of the Placebo Effect
Direct Evidence for Spinal Cord Involvement in Placebo Analgesia
How Placebos Change the Patient's Brain
Open-label use of placebos in the treatment of ADHD: a pilot study
Placebo Effects and the Common Cold: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Placebo effect works even if patients know they're getting a sham drug

November 4, 2013

Stem Cell Revolutions and HIV protein


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Hearing restored to deaf mice, and
Breast milk protects against HIV by Ian Woolf
Clare Blackburn speaks to Ian Woolf about the film "Stem Cell Revolutions",
Kate Doherty spoke to Ian Woolf about Stem Cell communication and games,
John August reports on HIV proteins and West Nile virus.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Stem Cell Revolutions
Kate Doherty and Clare Blackburn

Stem Cell Revolutions

Kate Doherty, , Nick Di Girolamo, Clare Blackburn, Alexis Bosman, Michael Morris and Uli Schmidt

Notch Inhibition Induces Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration and Recovery of Hearing after Acoustic Trauma
Regenerative disorders: Notching up hearing
Scientists discover possible cure for noise-induced hearing loss

Tenascin-C is an innate broad-spectrum, HIV-1–neutralizing protein in breast milk
Breast milk protein may be key to protecting babies from HIV infection
HIV and mothers’ milk
As luck would have it

Scientists Uncover Breast Milk's Potential Secret Weapon Against HIV
Breast milk protein protects babies from HIV: Study

Stem Cell Revolutions

Euro Stem Cell
Stem Cell Revolutions


HIV protein


Small-Molecule Antagonists of CCR5 and CXCR4: A Promising New Class of Anti-HIV-1 Drugs
HIV-1 infection in individuals with the CCR5-Delta32/Delta32 genotype: acquisition of syncytium-inducing virus at seroconversion
HIV Immunity
The Evolving Genetics of HIV
A common mechanism of clinical HIV-1 resistance to the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc despite divergent resistance levels and lack of common gp120 resistance mutations
The Δccr5 Mutation Conferring Protection Against HIV-1 in Caucasian Populations Has a Single and Recent Origin in Northeastern Europe

November 11, 2013

BrainChips and artificial intelligence


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Australia cuts a quarter of CSIRO jobs by Ian Woolf,
Peter Van De Made talks with Ian Woolf about his Brainchip and the nature of intelligence.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Prime Minister Abbott denies responsibility for government-ordered CSIRO job cuts
$200m spend as 1400 CSIRO jobs face crunch
Latest CSIRO job cuts threaten next generation of Aussie innovation
CSIRO job cuts out of place in lucky country: WWF president
Australia Hates Science: CSIRO Staffers Axed In New Government Cuts
Job fears for CSIRO workers amid public service hiring freeze

Higher Intelligence

November 18, 2013

Mechanical stem cells and Origin catalysts


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The Trans-Pacific-Partnership, patents and copyrights by Ian Woolf,
Professor Melissa Knothe Tate speaks with Ian Woolf about Mechanical stem cells,
John August investigates the role of catalysts in the Origin of Life.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Regenerative Junction video (public television)

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations (dfat.gov.au)
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
Enforcement in the TPP - Australian analysis of the leaked IP chapter
Don't Trade it Away!
Trans-Pacific Partnership secretly trading away rights
THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
YOUR GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT IN THE TPP


The Trans-Pacific Partnership Explained In Under Five Minutes

TPP: The Biggest Global Threat To The Internet Since ACTA
Is Monsanto killing our bees?

November 25, 2013

Mini Maker Faire and Google You


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NBN petition delivered to Australian MPs by Ian Woolf,
Google You by Ian Woolf,
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Julian talks about 3D modelling,
Chris Ferman talks about his 3D printed android,
Stuart Bartlett talks about BlueSat,
Janelle talks about making 3D printed Jewelery,
Gavin talks about Robots and Dinosaurs
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

FTTP NBN supporters lobby Turnbull

A large collection of experiences with Telstra's copper network
Howard and Switkowski allowed U.S. to commence spying on Telstra customers from 29 November 2001 onwards
The Liberal Party of Australia: Reconsider your plan for a 'FTTN' NBN in favour of a superior 'FTTH' NBN

Automated generation of suggestions for personalized reactions in a social network
Automatic generation of content recommendations weighted by social network context
US 8091032 B2

Google patents robot help for social media burnout
Tired of social media? Why not have Google tweet for you


International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance

Sydney Mini Maker Faire blog - Powerhouse Museum
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Julian

2013-11-24 10.38.13

In Moov 3D printed Robot project
2013-11-24 12.31.45
UNSW BlueSat project
2013-11-25
Unellenu 3D printed Jewellery
2013-11-24 13.12.35
Robots and Dinosaurs Hackerspace


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