Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation“The FBI can shield its terrorism-investigation data from the prying eyes of New York Times investigative journalist Charlie Savage, a federal judge ruled. Savage repeatedly sought FBI data through the Freedom of Information Act for a series of articles exposing how federal authorities vigorously probed thousands of people without reasonable suspicion.”Via www.courthousenews.com
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Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future A U.S.District Court dealt two blows Thursday to the three WikiLeaks associates fighting a ruling that gives a grand jury access to their private Twitter data: One decision declaring that their private information on Twitter should be revealed, and…Via www.forbes.com
Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureThe Symphony of Science is a musical project of John D Boswell, designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. The project owes its existence in large measure to the classic PBS Series Cosmos, by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steve Soter, as well as all the other featured figures and visuals.Via symphonyofscience.com
Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future Computer scientists and pathologists at Stanford University now have a computer system that can look a tissue sample and diagnose breast cancer more accurately than a human doctor.Via www.extremetech.com
Via Scoop.it – Creating the Future The results could be an initial step toward generating viable, transplantable human organs.Via www.technologyreview.com
Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation Bloomberg joins Republicans in claiming Congress “forced” banks to give bad loans. “Bank A (let’s say it’s Goldman, Sachs) lends criminal enterprise B (let’s say it’s Countrywide) a billion dollars. Countrywide then … creates a billion dollars of shoddy home loans, committing any and all kinds of fraud along the way in an effort…