History
Revolutions of 1848 In Europe
Well this is interesting. On the order of 10 years later I found out a lot more context about this!
Biology
Foldit: Online Protein Folding Puzzle
Foldit is an online puzzle video game about protein folding. The game is part of an experimental research project, and is developed by the University of Washington's Center for Game Science in collaboration with the UW Department of Biochemistry. The objective of the game is to fold the structure of selected proteins as well as possible, using various tools provided within the game. The highest scoring solutions are analysed by researchers, who determine whether or not there is a native structural configuration (or native state) that can be applied to the relevant proteins, in the "real world". Scientists can then use such solutions to solve "real-world" problems, by targeting and eradicating diseases, and creating biological innovations. A 2010 paper in science journal Nature credited Foldit's 57,000 players with providing useful results that matched or outperformed algorithmically computed solutions.
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Biology
Video: Human Behavioral Biology – Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky
A quite interesting take down on life's various reproductive and evolutionary strategies.
Cadence
Monte Carlo Analysis with Cadence and the XFAB Design Kit
Getting Monte Carlo analysis to work on Cadence can be a bit of a puzzle given how Cadence is a ball of various software tools stuck together with spit. You have have seen the following intermodal nastygram:
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Computing
MediaWiki Wiki Manual Software Update Process
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Note that if you are using CKEditor WYSIWYG editor you may need to do a purge after any update to the plugin for the graphics to display correctly on its buttons.