Life and Stuff

Friday, August 28, 2015

This 3D cancer model shows how tumours mutate

A new 3D modelling technique has revealed exactly how cancerous cells grow and mutate over time. It is hoped the new insight will help researchers better understand how the disease evolves.

By: Daniel Culpan,

Touch, smell and eat your art at Tate Britain's 'Sensorium'

You don’t just look at paintings anymore. A new exhibition at Tate Britain transforms visual art into a multisensory experience, surrounding paintings with sounds, scents, tactile sensations and tastes (i.e. bespoke chocolates) inspired by the artwork.

By: Gian Volpicelli,

'Redditor', 'butthurt' and 'cakeage' added to Oxford Dictionaries slang lexicon

In its latest update of current slang, jargon and kayfabe linguistic pwnage, Oxford Dictionaries has catalogued 1,000 new words to be added to its lexicon.

By: Michael Rundle,

Facebook' 'M' virtual assistant is part computer, part human

Facebook has started public testing of M, its new virtual assistant. The service will take on Apple's Siri, Google's Now and Microsoft's Cortana, but with one key difference: it is powered by actual people, not just artificial intelligence.

By: James Temperton,

WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 27 August

Your WIRED.co.uk daily briefing. Today, major dark web marketplace shuts down, Facebook launches personal assistant, finding the Ashley Madison hackers and more.

By: WIRED.co.uk,

Thursday, August 27, 2015

London, you can now order burgers using emoji

The inventively named BurgerBurger asks people to place orders for burgers, fries and beers using nothing more than emoji.

By: James Temperton,

Technical damage done

Last October when U.S. equity markets were experiencing its first significant correction since 2011, we pointed out an interesting technical support area. The 50-week simple moving average had served as support on a closing basis since the 2011 correction. It was breached a couple of times on the weekly bars but managed to settle at or above it each time.