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It is one of those articles that provide interesting insights into the life of a scientist that changed how we undersatnd the world around us. In an exclusive excerpt from a new biography, the great physicist wrestles with what it means to believe in God and what does it mean to hear the music of the spheres!
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Privacy and Patents seem to be the buzzwords these days. Here is an article in the Scientific American concerning the Murdoch Scandal.
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The article provides a broad analysis of the implications of advancement in time-keeping technologies on the performance of athletes in competitions such as swimming. Traversing the story of electronic circuits, the article showcases how technology has indeed become the game changer in recent times.
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Aah well, the world has come a long way.
As seen on: http://www.thatericalper.com/2012/08/28/the-internet-a-decade-later-infographic/
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Now this particular discovery is quite remarkable in itself. A new study (http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nn.3193.html) published in the journal Nature Neuroscience shows that the human mind continues to learn even while the person is sleeping. By using a combination of smells and sounds, the research team showed strong correlations between the way our mind perceives smell, sound, and the relationship between the two while we are asleep.
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This is something that I was not expecting to read leisurely on a Sunday morning. Usually military applications take 5-8 years to be implemented but DARPA has different plans. They plan to hire software developers, akin to the smartphone era we are in, and standardize the hardware and software for the milatary systems so that apps can be easily deployed over.
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A new science study shows that a particular kind of targeted brain simulation increased the craving for cigarette-smoking in adults. Although they did not observe the reverse effects in the experiment, scientists believe (don't they always?) that additional research might give insight into ways for helping smokers.
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Well, as everyone has been pointing out - we are far from even coming close to generate computing power similar to the human brain. However, as it turns out - IBM claims that we can simulate a Cat brain, entirely! Although the results are published in a similar not-so-accesible scientific manner - I leave it to you to judge!
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From TED.com:
Tech enthusiast Kevin Kelly asks "What does technology want?" and discovers that its movement toward ubiquity and complexity is much like the evolution of life.
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Steven Pinker, a renowned psychologist, claims that the human race is more peaceful now than it used to be ever before. So, are we really less violent as of today? Really?
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Another addition to the Minute Physics video series, this video gives an accessbile explanation as to why the night sky is dark - when, in reality, it actually should never be dark. Now you are just shaking your head - well, so did I.
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I am not sure whether it is the best idea or not, but then this is pretty amazing in its own right! Telefonplan School, in Stockholm Sweden has a new school system that is eliminating all of its classrooms in favor of an environment that fosters and nurtures a child's curiosity.
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Sandi Everlove and Michael Zimmeran discuss the contemporary controversy concerning the societal choice between STEM (science, engineering, technology, and mathematics) disciplines on one hand and the liberal arts and humanities on the other. Of course, taking a side is pointless within such a "manufactured" controversy and the two authors show how both the sides need each other to provide a better understanding of what it means to be human.
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Just when I start to think that the days of technological determinism are over, something comes along that baffles me all over again. Here is an infographic that shows how technology shall redeem you all from travel frustration. On another note, it should read: "How technology will create the need for more technology by attempting to solve problems created by a technologically-enabled overflow of information" - Good luck with that! However, for all those of us out there who have a more acceptable stance towards technology, the infographic does give some insights into the future of travel-related technologies.
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) along with the Maryleborne Cricket Club (MCC) are working with an Australian scientific institution to develop a specific kind of technology which can be worn bowlers to provide insights into suspectable bowling actions. A new step towards biomechanical testing of bowlers, what does this imply for the future of the game?
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It is one of those articles that provide interesting insights into the life of a scientist that changed how we undersatnd the world around us. In an exclusive excerpt from a new biography, the great physicist wrestles with what it means to believe in God and what does it mean to hear the music of the spheres!
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A new study states that the tongue is actually a servant of our other smarter senses. Taking the case study of wine, researchers try to point out that the taste of wine can be influenced by the music playing in the background! Well, I had always thought about how our surroundings had a large role to play in the way we perceive reality (if there is one!) but I never would believe that one of my senses is a lesser servant of the other! I leave it to you to decide.
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A group of psychologists have come forward to say that the phenomenon that we commonly refer to as "Near Death" experiences, are in fact a figment of our imagination. To put it in a more science-ish way - such experiences are a reaction in the brain rather than a glimpse of the afterlife. Read more to find out further.
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By leading the Americans in his audience at TEDxPSU step by step through the thought process, sociologist Sam Richards sets an extraordinary challenge: can they understand -- not approve of, but understand -- the motivations of an Iraqi insurgent? And by extension, can anyone truly understand and empathize with another?
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I have always been fond of eye scans -- they are too matrix-like and make people feel important. We had always believed them to be harmless ways of judging whether it is the real person or not. We never wanted to know anything like -- is the person female? Is he white? Is she black? But people at Indiana think otherwise! Read this article and think whether it is right or wrong to use the iris scan to judge someone's gender/race!
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