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Andrew Solomon: Love, no matter what. A TED Talk That Might Turn Every Man Who Watches It Into A Feminist? It's Pretty Fantastic. Brittany Wenger. Brittany Wenger, a high-school senior, is well on her way to making the diagnosis of breast cancer less painful and more accurate. Wenger began studying neural networks when she was in the seventh grade. And this year, she won the grand prize in the 2012 Google Science Fair for her project, “Global Neural Network Cloud Service for Breast Cancer.”

The resulting Cloud4Cancer service aggregates data from biopsies done with the fine-needle aspiration process, instead of the traditional and more painful surgical option. The goal of Wenger’s network is to ensure that fine-needle aspiration biopsies are as accurate as traditional biopsies, which would allow more women to be diagnosed and treated early. Award-winning teenage science in action. Jitterbug Perfume.

Plot summary[edit] A powerful and righteous 8th-century king named Alobar narrowly escapes regicide at the hands of his own subjects, as it is their custom to kill the king at the first sign of aging. After fleeing, no longer a king but a simple peasant, he travels through Eurasia, and eventually meets the goat-god Pan, who is slowly losing his powers as the world turns toward Christianity. In India, he meets a girl, Kudra, who goes on to become his wife. As with most of Robbins' couples, their mutual libido is enormous, and their love quite like something out of a fairy tale.

After an encounter with a mysterious group known as "The Bandaloop Doctors," Alobar is set down the path towards eternal life, which, according to Robbins, can be attained by a consistent ritual of controlled breath work, simple eating, sex, and bathing in extremely hot water. Meanwhile, in present-day, a "genius waitress" named Priscilla struggles with a difficult job in a low-end Mexican restaurant. Trivia[edit] The Mechanics of Ascension - Danny Searle Full 8 Parts. Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ... ---C E N S O R E D T E D x T A L K--- The War on Consciousness, Graham Hancock at TEDxWhitechapel.

Inspiration Campaign: Vote Now. Birth of a Book. A Pep Talk from Kid President to You. Tyler Knott. This week, I was so fortunate join forces with the amazing PEN America, one of the most amazing literary organizations in the country who work very hard to, in their words, “ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to make it possible for everyone to access the views, ideas, and literatures of others.” They have an unbelievable event coming up, the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, from April 28th through May 4th in New York City. They wanted my help spreading their word, and it’s a word I believe is so absolutely vital to be spread. Right now, there are authors and writers being persecuted for their works. These wordsmiths, these authors, need help from people like me, from people like you, to guarantee their safety, their release in many cases, and their freedom to express their beliefs in whatever way they see fit.

64 Interview Questions. Norman Mailer Quotes (Author of The Naked and the Dead) Browse Inside Audrey: The 60s by David Wills. Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ... Bold & Justified: The Huge World of Typography. [Infographic] The Story of Keep Calm and Carry On.