Assignment 2: Oh, the places you can go!

- idengager -

This article explains how a single algorithm runs the best search engine in the world, garnering 65% of all searches. Through constant improvements and ingenuity the equation attempts to understand not what we type, but what we mean.

- Emoney99 -

TED: Anthony Alta on growing organs
In the above video provided by TEDMED, Dr. Anthony Atala explains the successful scientific breakthrough of growing human tissue and organs. In 2007, Atala and a team of Harvard University researchers showed that stem cells can be harvested from the amniotic fluid of pregnant women. This and other breakthroughs in the development of smart bio-materials and tissue fabrication technology promises to revolutionize the practice of medicine. More info on Dr. Atala's experiments can be found at: http://www.wfubmc.edu/wfirm/.

- f1ferrari09 -

This image shows a strategically significant bridge connecting North Korea and China via setellite imaging by Google and the US State Department.

Larger image available here.

- Fl33ting23 -

I found a remarkable/rare/noteworthy natural phenomenon on NASA TV that
 shows live feed from a space station (with people living in there!) that is orbiting the
 earth. The station orbits the Earth once every 90
minutes, seeing a sunrise or a sunset every 45 minutes. When the station 
is in darkness, external camera video may appear black, but also may 
provide spectacular views of city lights below.

- Haru Bird -

Eric Giler demos wireless electricity at TED.

- Mochi Bear -

Through high energy physics, A. Garrett Lisi attempts to provide An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything.

- Olivia Turner -

Blue holes are underwater caves that naturally occur throughout the ocean. Here is footage from a few of these unique ecosystems.