A prediction algorithm could unlock secrets of the universe

What is synchronicity? Is it a real thing or is it apparent? Can a system ever truly be synchronous? And if a system becomes synchronous, can it ever become asynchronous again?

The 7 Most Useful Twitter Links

As part of my once-a-month email blitz wherein I blast through emails while slurping large amounts of decaffeinated mochas (a luxury, for moi) to reduce my respective inboxes down to below 100, I found some tidbits of useful gold.

“Big Data” or whatever synonyms they wish to call it is only as good as those who design the algorithms to analyze it. Too often, we as a society, put too much faith in quantification and little in qualification. We say “quality” is subjective — so it’s bias. Quantity however is math — and we can’t dispute math. We fail to remember the “garbage in …

Instagram Crisis or False Alarm?

Cyclone Instagram has been threatening to devastate the coast of Instaland for the past few days with ‘InstaFamous’ personalities and brands joining with the frightened masses of over 400million everyday Instagram civilians.