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The Week's Links: July 11, 2014

All the links posted on social networks this week: 

  • WSJ takes you inside Data Science Lab: Facebook Experiments Had Few Limitshttp://owl.li/yONI4
  • Dancing Can Help Senior Mobility – WebMDhttp://owl.li/yOO0h
  • They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, and It Is Dark http://owl.li/yOOMm
  • Box-Office Data on New Met Productions Illustrate the Company's Struggle - WSJhttp://owl.li/yONRx
  • Want to Brainstorm New Ideas? Then Limit Your Online Connections http://owl.li/yOOOE
  • Why the Research on Viewing TV Is Best Ignored - NYTimes.com http://owl.li/yONSh
  • Meet Del Harvey, Twitter’s VP of Trust and Safety http://owl.li/yOOSD
  • Wolf Trap to unveil supertitles on your smartphone for opera performanceshttp://owl.li/yONTm
  • The Science of Us: Guide to Making Friendsowl.li/yONrQ
  • Fantastic list: Scientist biography recommendations owl.li/yONEC /via @kottke
  • Great article: What Facebook Knows | MIT Technology Review owl.li/yONra
  • This Typeface’s Letters Are the Average of the World’s Handwriting owl.li/yONxl
  • Why More Start-Ups Are Sharing Ideas Without Legal Protection owl.li/yONqD
  • The Rise of the Chief Marketing Technologist - Harvard Business Review owl.li/yONvd
  • The Cost of Continuously Checking Emailowl.li/yONpp
  • Pentagram Rebrands Philadelphia's Museum Of Art owl.li/yONuv
  • Projected 360º Installation Immerses Viewers in Breathtaking Virtual Universe owl.li/yONsJ
  • Neuroscientists Say We're Wired To Enjoy Artowl.li/yONnF
  • These Amazing Pictures Made the Shortlist For Astronomy Photographer of the Yearowl.li/yONiE
  • Don't Just Learn to Code, Learn How to Think Like a Computer Scientist owl.li/yONmk
  • Google CEO Larry Page Says Future Workforce Is Part Time owl.li/yONhN
  • Google’s Street View cameras are touring museums and taking weird selfies by accidentowl.li/yONlU
  • Internet Of Things Brings Harry Potter’s “Marauders Map” owl.li/yONhj
  • Neuroscientists Discover an Ignition Switch for Consciousness owl.li/yONlu
  • 794 Ways in Which BuzzFeed Reminds Us of Impending Death - NYTimes.com owl.li/yONe4
  • :TED-Ed: The art of the metaphor - Jane Hirshfield owl.li/yONlf
  • Q&A: Chris Carter on The X-Files and 'The '90s: The Last Great Decade' owl.li/yONkq
  • On Creativity: One subject, many points of view. owl.li/yOFVZ
  • Steven Pinker Uses Theories from Evolutionary Biology to Explain Why Academic Writing is So Bad owl.li/yOFJs
  • An Interactive Infographic of British Interior Design Trends by Decade (1950s to 2010s)owl.li/yOFQN
  • Philosophy: Free Courses Online owl.li/yOFIT
  • Here’s What the Leaders of Tech Told Graduates in 2014 - Digits - WSJ owl.li/yOFPE
  • 4 ways we stop ourselves from pursuing our dreams owl.li/yOFDU
  • Bono and Jonathan Ive Provide an Inside Look At The Success--And Future--Of (RED)owl.li/yOFOy
  • ▶ Fireworks filmed with a drone owl.li/yOFCQ
  • ‘This American Life’ Launching Spin-Off Storytelling Podcast ‘Serial’ in Fall 2014owl.li/yOFMm
  • IDEO: Shaping a School System, From the Ground Up - NYTimes.com owl.li/yOFKj
  • Check out the Spectrum events at The Metropolitan Museum of Art owl.li/yNCBo
  • New York Public Library Looks at Innovative Models for Renovation - WSJ owl.li/yNC07
  • Quantum Computing 101 with D-Wave;s Vern Brownell owl.li/yNCxu
  • Milestone: “Transformers” Movie Has Bigger Box Office In China Opening Week Than In North America owl.li/yNBSK
  • Quantum state may be a real thing | Ars Technica owl.li/yNCuV
  • NYC Pledges $23 Million to Arts Education in 2015 owl.li/yNBOp
  • Why It's Finally Time To Embrace Your Mobile Device As An Effective Working Toolowl.li/yNCtO
  • Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain owl.li/yNBNf
  • Visualizing Algorithms owl.li/yNClM
  • The journalism of Gabriel García Márquezowl.li/yNC58
  • More Americans streamed the USA vs. Germany World Cup match online than this year’s Super Bowl owl.li/yNBsd
  • How J.K. Rowling Plotted Harry Potter with a Hand-Drawn Spreadsheet owl.li/yG8Kk
  • 10 Significant Things You Likely Didn't Know About Social Media But Should owl.li/yNBix
  • 25 Minutes of Meditation Will Get Rid of Your Stress owl.li/yG8Hf
  • IBM's Watson supercomputer will help you cook in this new recipe app owl.li/yN7pg
  • Do Feelings Compute? If Not, The Turing Test Doesn't Mean Much owl.li/yG8CG
  • The Big Question: What is the future of online journalism? owl.li/yN7ka
  • Want: Cloud, An Interactive Speaker and Lamp Combination That Looks Like a Thundercloudowl.li/yG8z7
  • Madrid's parking meters now charge extra if you drive a fuel hog owl.li/yN7dI
  • Seth's Blog: How will you choose your next project? owl.li/yGGAR
  • Artistically Challenged: First Series To Air On Instagram Exclusively owl.li/yG8vN
  • How Pharrell's Creative Director Is Making The World Happy owl.li/yEtNt
  • Ad Age Survey: How Advertisers Are Spending on Facebook, Twitter and YouTubeowl.li/yFUJR
  • How GoPro Is Transforming Advertising As We Know It owl.li/yEs5v
  • Legend: @AmericanAir saved $100K/year by removing olives in salads. 2 MIT scienitsts checked: owl.li/yFUwE /via @NateSilver538
  • 6 Scientifically Proven Ways To Boost Your Self-Control owl.li/yErPY
  • Films Inspired by Artworks owl.li/yEwb1
  • This Audio Illusion Reveals A Funny Quirk About Your Brain owl.li/yzOyU
  • 4 ways we stop ourselves from pursuing our dreams owl.li/yEvsw
  • Why The Future Of Marketing Belongs To Geeks AND Freaks owl.li/yEuwR
  • The World's 26 Best Commercials of 2013-14. The Grand Prix and gold Lion winners from Cannes owl.li/yyRok
  • The Generation Raised on Touchscreens Will Forever Alter Tech Design owl.li/yyR0b
  • Ebooks v paper. Which do our brains prefer?owl.li/yyRjm
  • New Research Shows Search Ads Drive Brand Awareness – Google owl.li/yyQSt
  • Newspaper Makes Deal With Arts Organization For More Arts Coverage (Pay To Play?)owl.li/yyRh5
  • ◉ Jane ni Dhulchaointigh: The Magic Is in The Process owl.li/yzBSz
  • The future of digital marketing will be built on fun owl.li/yyQRF
  • ◉ Recommended: Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries owl.li/yzAxv