States’ Policies on Health Care Exclude Some of the Poorest
By ROBERT PEAR, nytimes.comWASHINGTON — The refusal by about half the states to expand Medicaid will leave millions of poor people ineligible for government-subsidized health insurance under President Obama’s health care law even as many others with higher…
When can we start charging politicians who act blatantly against their constituents with treason.
i could reblog SBJ all day long
Learning From Los Gatos — The Peer Society — Medium
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A Real-Life Tricorder Is Now Available For You To Buy And Scan Yourself | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
Today, the Scanadu Scout tricorder is available for pre-order on Indiegogo. It’s a chance for early adopters to check out Scanadu’s technology, and an opportunity for Scanadu to gather some of the data it needs for FDA approval.
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A Real-Life Tricorder Is Now Available For You To Buy And Scan Yourself | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation
Today, the Scanadu Scout tricorder is available for pre-order on Indiegogo. It’s a chance for early adopters to check out Scanadu’s technology, and an opportunity for Scanadu to gather some of the data it needs for FDA approval.
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Buccaneer Initial Specs via 3dprintingindustry.com
If price stays at $347 I will totally get one
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Students are the victims and culprits of India’s broken higher education system
Thane Richard, qz.comI recently read an article on the Kafila blog—more like an angry, reflective rant—written by some students from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi. To quickly summarize, the piece criticized the draconian views of the principal …
My experience with many of the international students I interact with has been similar to the author. Most are exceptional at memorization/working of pre provided information, far from lazy they seem to have hyper evolved into forming groups and passing on relevant facts. Where I’ve seen them fail is in the abstract, they don’t like unspecific questions or creative projects. If its not quantifiable it is difficult for them. This article was interesting because it gave me an insight into the teaching style many have grown up with. I think the true challenge is making sure our own educational system stats challenging and free thinking.
Caterpillar CEO: ‘We Can Never Make Enough Profit’
Max Nisen, businessinsider.comCorporate profits have been on the rise for some years now, but wages are stagnant, at best.
That’s best illustrated by these two charts, showing the trends in corporate profits as a percentage of GDP, compared to…
