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The Future Momentum - Readings & Links (35) 30. August 2009, 21:24
Selected readings (week 35) including e.g. the development of social capital markets, the emergence of educational MMORGs, the effects of constant multitasking, the future of scientific conferences and the limitations of human brain processing and an article about the role of sentiments in online environments.
Mapping the social capital markets; a directory of global players active in the field of social investment. (Philantrophy 2173 Blog) Read
How fast human genome change through mutations? Measuring DNA change with next-gen sequencing technology. (Scientific American) Read
An educational MMORG “Emergence”, a game focusing on the mastery of diplomatic, economic and social dynamics. (Change Observer) Read
Reflections on the future of scientific conferences and papers. Virtual presence & online journals(?). (Seed Magazine) Read
A Stanford study: Media multitaskers pay a mental price – cluttered thoughts, imbalanced focus. (Standford University) Read
The imaginary redesign of Graiglist with varying approaches and design premises. (Wired) Read
Complex cognitive processes, entropy and their effect on the human brain processing speed. (MIT Technology Review) Read
Mining sentiments & opinions from the web; new enhanced trend analysis methods on their way? (NYT) Read