https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3T1tiVcRDs Stanford scientists have generated a hardware system based on the human brain that is capable of simulating, in real-time, a million neurons with billions of synaptic connections using only a similar amount of power to what is required to run a tablet computer. The results have been published in Proceedings of the IEEE. Generating... Continue Reading →
The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will cost taxpayers $4 trillion to $6 trillion, taking into account the medical care of wounded veterans and expensive repairs to a force depleted by more than a decade of fighting, according to a new study by a Harvard researcher. Washington increased military benefits in late 2001 as... Continue Reading →
Bio-Inspired Robotic Device Could Aid Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation
http://youtu.be/IbXRiTbuDvY A soft, wearable device that mimics the muscles, tendons and ligaments of the lower leg could aid in the rehabilitation of patients with ankle-foot disorders such as drop foot, said Yong-Lae Park, an assistant professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. Park, working with collaborators at Harvard University, the University of Southern California, MIT... Continue Reading →
Every Button On This Touch Screen Is Actually A Tiny Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsD3uTUtPks Your iPhone is a facade. Its apps may sparkle with color--some even seem to pop from your screen in 3-D--but they’re illusions with real tactile qualities. More and more, interface designers are attempting to break this fourth wall and make information something that you can really feel and move with your own two hands.... Continue Reading →
Netflix Roulette will help you decide what to watch tonightSure, Netflix has a seemingly endless library of content and a neural network specifically built to recommend content that you’d be interested in. Does that make it any easier to choose what to watch? Not always. Netflix Roulette is a much simpler randomizer for all of the content... Continue Reading →
Netflix Roulette will help you decide what to watch tonight
living with lag – an oculus rift experiment
http://youtu.be/_fNp37zFn9Q You wouldn't accept lag offline, so why do it online? ume.net, a fiber broadband provider that offers up to 1000 Mbit/s, performed an experiment. Four volunteers got to experience internet's biggest disturbance in real life - lag.
NASA Discovers Hidden Portals In Earth’s Magnetic Field
http://youtu.be/y3_vW5yrNek Our planet has come a long way in scientific breakthroughs and discoveries. Mainstream science is beginning to discover new concepts of reality that have the potential to change our perception about our planet and the extraterrestrial environment that surrounds it forever. Star gates, wormholes, and portals have been the subject of conspiracy theories and... Continue Reading →
The Giving Pledge is a commitment by the world’s wealthiest individuals to dedicate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMJKGGENMUA The Giving Pledge is a campaign to encourage the wealthiest people in the world to make a commitment to give most of their wealth to philanthropic causes. The campaign specifically focuses on billionaires (or those who would be billionaires if not for their philanthropy) and was made public in 2010 by Warren Buffett and... Continue Reading →
Being married makes you MORE depressed: Constant nagging triggers deep-rooted stress, study revealsBeing married can make people more prone to depression, a study reveals.Constant nagging and domestic spats are significant triggers of long-term stress that cannot be outweighed by the positive aspects of wedlock, scientists found.It can also make husbands and wives far less responsive to... Continue Reading →
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