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What tech offices tell us about the future work(aeon.co)
1 points by robg 12y ago|0 comments
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Yes, Airbnb’s new logo looks like a butt. That’s kind of the point(washingtonpost.com)
1 points by robg 12y ago|0 comments
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This 3200 Year Old Tree Is So Huge It's Finally Been Captured In A Single Image(news.distractify.com)
9 points by robg 12y ago|0 comments
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by robg 12y ago
In fact, I'd argue that because Uber/Lyft are more trustworthy than traditional cabs, the result on DUIs is more robust. Using Uber is far safer for a drunk person than trying to hail a taxi, haggle with a driver, and hope you m
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by robg 12y ago
That's a hypothetical ("if the regulation limiting the number of cabs had not been in place") made real exactly by Uber/Lyft. Let me put it this way: Hypothesis: Too few cabs mean more DUIs Experiment: Add more "ca
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by robg 12y ago
Shows my bias as a researcher. Seems even better to market in this direction and against cabs. Give discounts for Ubers called from bars/clubs during nightlife hours. Team up with MADD. Give friends/bartenders a way to enter an a
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by robg 12y ago
It wouldn't be the first time governments are biased toward entrenched interests that kill (e.g., tobacco and alcohol). If I were Uber facing regulation, I'd drive hard after these studies. Let governments explain why they favor m
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by robg 12y ago
Isn't the purpose of Uber/Lyft exactly about increasing the number of "cabs"? I don't see a distinction here, your explanation is coincident with the causal factors driving the effect.
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by robg 12y ago
Exactly my experience coming home late from the office. I call an Uber, leave my building when it arrives, get into a vehicle that at least has some trust associated with it, and I get out at my destination without my wallet ever leaving my
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Are Uber and Lyft responsible for reducing DUIs?(washingtonpost.com)
61 points by robg 12y ago|53 comments
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by robg 12y ago
1 - All of science is a progress report, subject to change with more evidence. This is one compelling study that will drive more research. 2 - An excellent point easily missed and hard to account for without true longitudinal studies. Early
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by robg 12y ago
What is the objective data to support that concept?
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by robg 12y ago
It depends on what you want. Accuracy and price are at cross purposes. Our biggest fear is the glut of cheap devices now is undercutting the long-term value for true health applications.
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by robg 12y ago
And to think the science of sleep is just really getting started. Stress and sleep are two sides of the same physiological coin and basal responses at that. Sleep well and manage stress to optimize health, productivity, and happiness. Yet,
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Mark Zuckerberg on a Future Where the Internet Is Available to All(online.wsj.com)
43 points by robg 12y ago|13 comments
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by robg 12y ago
I've noticed a marked change for the better since dang came aboard. Links are generally more informative with less controversy and comments are overall good and nice with less flaming trolls. Just great to see the efforts really paying
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by robg 12y ago
That's a bit cynical, no? Everything else is payola? Who knows why certain publications are banned. Maybe it's not their content but that they spammed the site and with sockpuppets? That said, I'd like to fewer filters on whi
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by robg 12y ago
I think so, it's certainly more descriptive of what's contained therein. EDIT: The generic "women" in the current title is certainly more misleading and may be contributing to the penalty being assessed by those who have
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by robg 12y ago
Not just owned, but incubated by their employees. That completely blows me away that IAC is so, so good at rebranding for different audiences.
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How Can Uber Serve Customers With Disabilities?(nextcity.org)
1 points by robg 12y ago|0 comments
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by robg 12y ago
Thank you for the feedback. Honestly, that is the point. We're building for high data quality first and foremost. That means low volumes with a focus on materials and manufacturing. Longer-term it means validation and medical applicati
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by robg 12y ago
We've been looking but besides the clinical reports of sleep disturbances and night tremors, we're not finding physiological evidence of sympathetic activation. It's where we get excited by doing the research as a community o
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by robg 12y ago
Our users who meditate report the same thing. What's really interesting to consider whether like sleep, meditation helps open up the glymphatic system for garbage collection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glymphatic
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by robg 12y ago
The accelerometer is actually really helpful. We are naturally paralyzed during deep sleep and REM, so that helps to distinguish those stages. Lighter sleep and being awake is easier as a kind, but less so as a degree.
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by robg 12y ago
I mean that people report (and their activity data suggests) sleeping but that the sympathetic response - "fight-or-flight" - didn't seem to turn down significantly from being awake. The best analogy, I think, is that your bo
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by robg 12y ago
Sure! It took me a decade as a neuroscientist to realize that sleep is the inverse of stress. That's physiologically speaking - stress is the sympathetic system; sleep is the parasympathetic system. We're seeing a type of high str
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by robg 12y ago
The corollary that he leaves out - Sleep appears to wash away toxins that collect during the stressful day. Sleep seems to be a form of garbage collection. http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2013/ninds-17.htm
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Sleep as a Competitive Advantage(dealbook.nytimes.com)
480 points by robg 12y ago|174 comments
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Facebook And Manipulating User Emotions(techcrunch.com)
3 points by robg 12y ago|0 comments
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Chronic Stress Can Impair Your Memory(scienceworldreport.com)
5 points by robg 12y ago|1 comments

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