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Samantha Smith
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Venture Capital, Startups, Technology, Blue Sky Research, Education, Government, Food & Health
NYCJoined March 2009
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LIGO Detects Fierce Collision of Neutron Stars for the First Time via
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There is so much to think about, yet so many modern authors may take our time with their unnecessary words for their simple ideas
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Shelf Life: an intriguing video series from the American Museum of Natural history: amnh.org/shelf-life
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A good start! Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove, via #govenment #data nytimes.com/2017/04/17/bus
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A must listen: talks about what's going on today & how to begin to address it. Spot on. itun.es/us/ySv5P.c?i=1
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5 day class at Tufts this summer: Geometry of Redistricting / particularly a fit for #mathematicians sites.tufts.edu/gerrymandr/ #govt
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A great one- Ursula Burns, chairman & former CEO of Xerox, discusses her 37 years with the company on
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Have what you want, after science figures it out: Nestle scientists cut sugar in chocolate by 40% bloom.bg/2g7iMTa via
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The history of ballot design: The election isn't rigged, it's just poorly designed itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/pre feat on
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The more I live the more I see more of the many ways there are to live a fulfilling life.
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Fantastic short interview between Viola Davis and Jane Fonda
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - MLK
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Segregation, the Neighbor That Won’t Leave, via (read the NYTPicks comments, too) nytimes.com/2016/08/21/us/
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Disrespectful: US Army fudged its accounts by trillions of dollars, auditor finds
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Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons (federal only, no timeline, hopefully states next) wpo.st/E0os1
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This is infuriating: Are You Eating Food That Was Irrigated with Oilfield Wastewater? shar.es/1wmlFi via
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The Palo Alto Planning Commissioner Who Resigned Over Affordable Housing
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Evolution, let's see what happens: Under new Oregon law, all eligible voters are registered unless they opt out fw.to/iNIwaqf
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Clarity around what you put in your body from : Nutrition labels > data visualizations you can use: fastcoexist.com/3062173/world-
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Top 5 favorite read of the year, for the simple pleasure it created: The Magic of "Untranslatable" Words scientificamerican.com/article/the-ma #science
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A Flawed Approach to Labeling Genetically Modified Food nyti.ms/29jYbYu
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"Food Fight" Universities & deciding b/w attracting "paying" students & goals like diversity itun.es/us/qKiUcb.c?i=
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President Obama on the Fatal Shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/07/0 #video #speech
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Carlos Doesn't Remember. A child stronger than 99% of us and the idea of "re-capitalization" itun.es/us/qKiUcb.c?i=
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Apply Now: MIT Intro to Cryptocurrencies Bootcamp for Underrepresented Minorities and Women medium.com/mit-media-lab- via
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Big news today for #drones. easily breaks down the new Small UAS Rule and Big Opportunities - Airware nzzl.us/MSChTVG
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What would Brandeis do? (Supreme Court) Hamilton v Jeff, right to privacy, thought, opinion itun.es/us/cKdx3.c?i=3
Light overview of new law that could improve the regulation of some chemicals in the U.S: itun.es/us/N9iMj.c?i=3
"Breaking the cardinal rule" & speeding up: Jimmy Page: How Stairway to Heaven was written - BBC News youtu.be/DDo4CA13LbY via
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Drug Overdoess in the US: nytimes.com/interactive/20 + Ithaca’s Anti-Heroin Plan: Open a Site to Shoot Heroin
'Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire is that which he exercises over himself.' - Elie Wiesel
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How People Learn to Become Resilient - The New Yorker newyorker.com/science/maria-
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Apply to be a #Startup in Residence & address meaningful issues in SF, Oakland, San Leandro, & West Sacramento startupinresidence.org
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Two quads at the U.S. Championship for Nathan Chen, but unfair acknowledgement:
