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The DIY World of Carlos Owens

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His 18-foot-tall

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“I will poor out my spirit on all flesh... He said I’m gonna raise you... God never asked you to do anything he doesn’t give you the power to do it with... if you don’t put on the Truth, you cannot stand...” 

A feasibility analysis of neural interfaces and controllers

James Kent

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As human neural networks and electronic digital networks converge there is some debate over how to best move data from neural to digital formats.

Cthulhu said it, I believe it, that settles it.

Mark Dery

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As H.P. Lovecraft devotees know...

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DJ Dolphin-Z with the perfect beat. If dolphins could actually do human-style DJ’ing with turntables, mixers, samplers, and drum machines, they might paint something that looks like 3D sound “pictures” of their moods, feelings, and surroundings.

An Interview with Augmented Reality Event 2010 Organizers Ori Inbar and Tish Shute

R.U. Sirius

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ARE2010 (Augmented Reality Event) is the first global event reflecting the rise of the business of AR. The event is taking place on June 2-3 in Santa Clara, California.

Alex Lightman

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As I write this, we are a few weeks away from the H+ Summit: Rise of the Citizen-Scientist, to be held at Harvard University Science Hall, June 12-13, 2010.

An interview with Humanity + Executive Director Alex Lightman and Chairman David Orban

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Humanity+ is sponsoring an h+ Summit in the hallowed halls of Harvard University on June 12-13, organized around the theme “The Rise of the Citizen Scientist.”

Surfdaddy Orca

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Switch on memory? What’s not clear is why the switch flips “off” as we get older. It might help us cope with oxidative stress at the cellular level as we age.

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Tom Nugent is a busy man. When I contact him to ask him about his new company, LaserMotive, he tells me that he’s in the middle of some optical modeling.

Ian Monroe

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Chances are, you’re not using the same computer you were twenty years ago. But chances are, you’re still using the same basic user interface — a mouse for pointing, a keyboard for typing.

Resources: 

Product Showcase Video
http://www.gesturetek.com/flash/productshowcase/gesturetek_vid.html

Hank Hyena

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Imagine this sci-fi scenario: A small tribe with unique literature, customs and myths believes they’ve been “chosen” for a glorious destiny.

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Israeli achievements
http://www.israelnewsagency.com/jewisrael194800.html

Israel’s Green Tech:
http://www.emerginvest.com/Source/TigersFrontiers/2010/4/27/the-one-area-where-israel-is-an-example-to-all-of-us-cleantech.html

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Yet another tiny computer? The press release from Michigan Tech asserts that it is “the first time a brain-like ‘evolutionary circuit’ has been realized.”

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Artificial photosynthesis may soon be a reality – splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. You only have to look as far as your garden to observe...

Extropia DaSilva

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Imagine discovering a town packed with immobile cars, some crashed into each other, others parked at odd angles as though their occupants just abandoned them.

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On April 22nd 2010, the U.S. press was fussing over the Tea Party, illegal aliens (not the outer space kind), and Earth Day.

The Substance Found in Pencils will Speed Up our Computers One Thousand Fold

Valkyrie Ice

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Graphene. If you’ve never heard about it, don’t worry, a lot of people haven’t, because it’s really only been “discovered” relatively recently, and most of the truly interesting news about it has been in the last year.

NASA JPL’s AEGIS Project Brings AI to Mars

Jason Louv

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As announced at the end of March, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratories has upgraded the Opportunity rover (already stationed on Mars) with artificial intelligence firmware, code-named AEGIS.

Resources: 

Information Week: NASA Makes Mars Rover Smarter
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224200482

Jet Propulsion Laboratories
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

JPL: “Under Their Own AEGIS”
http://scienceandtechnology.jpl.nasa.gov/newsandevents/newsdetails/?NewsID=677

JPL AI Group
http://www-aig.jpl.nasa.gov/

Boing Boing: An Image of Earth from Mars
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/26/earth-from-mars.html

Kyle Munkittrick

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A few weeks ago, Mark Bernardin at io9 asked: “Why doesn’t Syfy or AMC or HBO roll the dice and make a Starship Troopers miniseries, one with all the production value and attention to detail of The Pacific or Battlestar Galactica?”

James S. Albus, Ph. D.

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Abundance is a condition where everyone has enough to eat, a decent place to live, a steady income, good medical care, a good education, a safe neighborhood, a clean environment, and a secure retirement.