Posts are written by library staff and reflect their personal opinions not necessarily those of MSK.
TinEye is a reverse search engine for images. Say you have an image whose creator or title you’re unclear of, or that you would just like to find out how an image is being used in general. Just upload or copy the image URL to TinEye and find out!
Take the image below for example:
Image taken from cancer.gov article*
Sourcebooks has announced that it will be publishing a cookbook by IBM’s Watson. Due in April, Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson is a collaboration between IBM and the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE). The culinary experts at ICE developed 65 original recipes, inspired by unconventional ingredient pairings generated by the supercomputer, including Spanish Almond Crescent, Creole Shrimp-Lamb Dumplings, Austrian Chocolate Burrito, Hoof-and-Honey Ale, Vietnamese Apple Kebab, Poutine and Chili—and, of course, bacon via Belgian Bacon Pudding. Because a computer cannot technically “taste” in the way a human can, Watson looks at ingredients partnered in existing recipes, according to Florian Pinel, senior technical member, IBM Watson.
Also, see Cognitive Cooking to learn about the IBM food truck that’s using computing to reinvent your favorite foods.
An important function of libraries is to protect and maintain information for future generations. While digital materials have their own vulnerabilities, the inherent danger of keeping the world’s knowledge on a flammable media like paper is obvious. Many people believe that since there is so much information on the internet these days, everything that can be has been scanned, uploaded, and made available with a quick Google search.
Unfortunately, this is not the case. The recent fire at a Russian scientific library in January was a startling reminder that even in this digital age, the information is still at risk. Over the years, there have been several fires in libraries that destroyed entire collections that can never be replaced.