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Diabetes is actually five separate diseases, research suggests

Scandinavian researchers say a new classification would mean better treatment for patients.

Magic Leap New Patent Applications

Just some quick notes to let my readers know I am in the process of digesting some new Magic Leap Patent Applications that were published last week. There are several related applications, but the most interesting one was US20180052277 MULTI-LAYER DIFFRACTIVE EYEPIECE. This application is 272 pages long, and I have only had time to flip through it, so this is all preliminary information, so I am mostly going off the figures.

Queryparser, an Open Source Tool for Parsing and Analyzing SQL

Giant human family tree traces how people moved and married over 300 years

Gut bacteria key to the vampire bat’s ability to survive on blood

Machine Learning Crash Course

How does machine learning differ from traditional programming?What is loss, and how do I measure it?How does gradient descent work?How do I determine whether my model is effective?How do I represent my data so that a program can learn from it?How do I build a deep neural network?

Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain

New brain imaging research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that the brain alters after years of persistent depression, suggesting the need to change how we think about depression as it progresses.

Teams, Microsoft’s Slack competitor, is about to become a whole lot more competitive

Captain Obvious Finally Arrives: Ride-sharing Actually Causes Congestion

A recurring theme among ride-hailing executives from the likes of Lyft and Uber is that their platforms will help reduce congestion in the world’s most populous cities. However, anyone actually living in these places will tell you it doesn’t appear to be working. Cities like New York were already clogged with taxi cabs but, instead of seeing all of these drivers buy personal vehicles to enlist as independent contractors for ride-hailing firms, Uber and Lyft brought in new drivers, more vehicles, and fresh competition.

Most images of black holes are illustrations. Here’s what our telescopes actually capture.