The Level Project is an Enterprise Ireland initiative that helps companies develop and implement a gender balance strategy for senior management teams and boards.
Monocle is an open source augmented reality (AR) device designed to be clipped onto glasses. It uses Bluetooth, a 720p camera, and a micro OLED display, and costs $349.
Other than the main tracking feature of GPS, the system can also be used to detect and monitor in a range of additional and unique situations. The amount of snow on the ground can be measured from GPS signal noise, it can used to detect earthquakes, monitor volcanoes, and to analyse the atmosphere.
Researchers have discovered a bias against bar graphs in a study of more the 4,000 people that were asked to predict results based on a data series presented in different formats.
Jetopetra have developed a new fluidic propulsion system for aircraft that uses coander effect to pull air into a thruster using negative pressure, removing the need for propellers and reach speeds of Mach 0.8.
Less Wrong published an interesting guide on how to engage in rationalist discourse, with some helpful examples on how to upgrade your thinking and statements to be more clear.
Watershed published a list of climate change reading items that they have identified as the most influential on identifying the problem space and solution areas.
Nan Ransohoff published an excellent post describing the different approaches on getting a job in climate change, based on her own journey of switching careers and working on climate removal with Stripe.
