• Semantic Search: The Myth and Reality

  "For a few years now people have been talking about semantic search. Any technology that stands a chance to dethrone Google is of great interest to all of us, particularly one that takes advantage of long-awaited and much-hyped semantic technologies. But no matter how much progress has been made, most of us are still underwhelmed by the results. In head-to-head comparisons with Google, the results have not come out much different. What are we doing wrong?" (ReadWriteWeb)

  tags: semantic, search, grue

• How Fairness Is Wired In The Brain

  "Now, researchers at the California Institute of Technology have discovered that reason struggles with emotion to find equitable solutions, and have pinpointed the region of the brain where this takes place. The concept of fairness, they found, is processed in the insular cortex, or insula, which is also the seat of emotional reactions." (ScienceDaily)

  tags: fairness, morality, neuroscience, neuroethics, grue

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