Architecture and near-death experiences, innovation trading, “Diagnosis: Robot”, hacking the Circadian rhythms…

• 1 – At the end of the tunnel

  “…is there a particular type of structure that people see when it comes to almost dying? If so, are those structures simply optical phenomena – or are there cultural and historical influences at work?”

  (tags: riff speculation architecture experiences death near)

• 2 – 7 Ways to Crank Out Articles

  “It’s not an insurmountable obstacle. You can squash the distractions and procrastination and crank out articles like a maniac with some simple hacks. Here are some of the best methods for writing productivity…”

  (tags: lifehacks articles productivity tips advice writing freelance)

• 3 – Trading on the mind market – buying and selling innovation

  “The newly launched website is marketing itself as a trading ground for ideas; allowing users to post problems and handpick a team of thinkers varied in age, experience, location and field of expertise to work on the solution.”

  (tags: IP property intellectual inventions trading allocation project database website collaboration expertise ideas IdeaConnection)

• 4 – Sick robot takes med training to the uncanny valley

  “Modeled after an adult female and equipped with body parts that move in a smooth, human-like way, the android is designed to provide students with valuable hands-on experience in diagnosing rare medical conditions.”

  (tags: training treatment therapy diagnosis technology robotics medicine health)

• 5 – Mars experiment might help insomniacs on Earth

  “They found that two 45-minute exposures to bright light in the evening could help people adjust to a longer, Martian-style day.”

  (tags: NASA experiments adjustment clock body day longer Mars space lag jet rhythms Circadian research sleep)