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With a quadcopter that can travel 100 miles, robots that efficiently work together on-the-fly, and a diode made from a single molecule, we are truly pushing the limits of modern technology.
Check it all out in the links below!
• Top Flight Technologies' hybrid drone
http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/03/hybrid-gas-electric-drone-has-13-times.html
• MIT's autonomous, team robots
http://scitechdaily.com/new-algorithm-lets-robots-autonomously-plan-for-tasks/
• Boeing's building-targeting EMP
http://www.digitaljournal.com/technology/boeing-debuts-powerful-electromagnetic-pulse-weapon/article/434207
• Emerging Implant Technologies' 3D-printed spinal implant
http://3dprint.com/68388/german-patient-first-to-receive-3d-printed-titanium-spinal-fusion-implant/
• Columbia Engineering's single molecule diode
http://mashable.com/2015/05/18/beamsplitter-computers-light-speed/
• USC researchers and Facebook's Oculus Division map your facial expressions onto a virtual avatar
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/537566/oculus-rift-hack-transfers-your-facial-expressions-onto-your-avatar/
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#tech #technology
#MIT #Boeing #Columbia #USC #Facebook #Oculus
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Project Soli
Originally shared by prosthetic knowledge
Project Soli
Google ATAP and Ottica have developed a small interactive sensor using radar to detect natural finger gestures.
More Here: http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/120211305176/project-soli-another-announced-project-from-google
What is EDS?
What is EDS?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a genetic disorder in which the structure of connective tissue is abnormal due to a gene mutation. This results in abnormally fragile and hyper-extensible tissues throughout the body which can lead to a range of multi-systemic symptoms; the effect on the body is widespread and not limited to one body system.
http://www.ehlers-danlos.org/
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a genetic disorder in which the structure of connective tissue is abnormal due to a gene mutation. This results in abnormally fragile and hyper-extensible tissues throughout the body which can lead to a range of multi-systemic symptoms; the effect on the body is widespread and not limited to one body system.
http://www.ehlers-danlos.org/
Born to squat
Born to squat
Among Asian adults, squatting often replaces sitting. So what happens to Westerners, as we grow into adults, that causes us to lose this ability? This is primarily a case of use it or lose it. Many cultures throughout history would rely on the squatting posture as a means of performing work, eating meals, or resting. Modern society has all but eliminated the need to squat in our daily lives.
http://www.somastruct.com/5-reasons-to-start-full-squatting/
Among Asian adults, squatting often replaces sitting. So what happens to Westerners, as we grow into adults, that causes us to lose this ability? This is primarily a case of use it or lose it. Many cultures throughout history would rely on the squatting posture as a means of performing work, eating meals, or resting. Modern society has all but eliminated the need to squat in our daily lives.
http://www.somastruct.com/5-reasons-to-start-full-squatting/
Hyperextended knees
Hyperextended knees
The body will use knee hyperextension as a strategy for standing when it finds the position more stable or efficient than standing with the knees in neutral. Having “loose” joints makes it easier for the knee to go into a hyperextended position, but to explain why someone is standing this way we need to look beyond the knees.
#health #hypermobility #knee
http://www.somastruct.com/genu-recurvatum/
The body will use knee hyperextension as a strategy for standing when it finds the position more stable or efficient than standing with the knees in neutral. Having “loose” joints makes it easier for the knee to go into a hyperextended position, but to explain why someone is standing this way we need to look beyond the knees.
#health #hypermobility #knee
http://www.somastruct.com/genu-recurvatum/
Hypermobility
Hypermobility
I didn't know this existed and that it was bad for you. Be aware.
In a hypermobility, your proprioception (sense of joint position) is poor. You do not realize that you are in a bad position. You hold yourself this way simply because it is easiest for you. An example is the person who stands with her knees locked. She stands this way because there is too much motion into knee hyperextension. It is easier, energetically, for her to stand this way, because her muscles close to the joint don’t have to activate. She simply “hangs” in the joints.
#health #hypermobility #knee
http://www.yogabydaisy.com/hypermobility-causes-injury/
I didn't know this existed and that it was bad for you. Be aware.
In a hypermobility, your proprioception (sense of joint position) is poor. You do not realize that you are in a bad position. You hold yourself this way simply because it is easiest for you. An example is the person who stands with her knees locked. She stands this way because there is too much motion into knee hyperextension. It is easier, energetically, for her to stand this way, because her muscles close to the joint don’t have to activate. She simply “hangs” in the joints.
#health #hypermobility #knee
http://www.yogabydaisy.com/hypermobility-causes-injury/
How do you stand: picture 1 or 2?
How do you stand: picture 1 or 2?
A more complete article, similar to the previous post but with some pictures and more tips. Fascinating.
#health #knee
http://www.drbookspan.com/KneePainArticle.html
A more complete article, similar to the previous post but with some pictures and more tips. Fascinating.
#health #knee
http://www.drbookspan.com/KneePainArticle.html
The Huntington Beach plant would be the biggest in the western hemisphere and would produce 189 million litres (50...
Originally shared by michael barth
The Huntington Beach plant would be the biggest in the western hemisphere and would produce 189 million litres (50 million gallons) of drinking water a year. The downside is that in for every 2 litres of water that go in, only 1 will come out, and the leftover super-salty brine would mix in with the city's wastewater before being piped back out to sea to spread around, about 50 km offshore. And this salty brine, along with financial concerns, have environmentalists questioning the governor’s plan.
"The biggest concern about desalination is that it is expensive, it's energy-intensive and it has a lot of side effects - a lot of unintended consequences to marine life both from the intake and the discharge," Marco Gonzalez, the executive director of the US Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, told NPR News.
http://www.sciencealert.com/california-will-fight-drought-by-turning-sea-water-into-drinking-water
The Huntington Beach plant would be the biggest in the western hemisphere and would produce 189 million litres (50 million gallons) of drinking water a year. The downside is that in for every 2 litres of water that go in, only 1 will come out, and the leftover super-salty brine would mix in with the city's wastewater before being piped back out to sea to spread around, about 50 km offshore. And this salty brine, along with financial concerns, have environmentalists questioning the governor’s plan.
"The biggest concern about desalination is that it is expensive, it's energy-intensive and it has a lot of side effects - a lot of unintended consequences to marine life both from the intake and the discharge," Marco Gonzalez, the executive director of the US Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, told NPR News.
http://www.sciencealert.com/california-will-fight-drought-by-turning-sea-water-into-drinking-water
Hyperextended knees
Hyperextended knees
Very interesting, even for people without knee pain.
Some basic tips on how to walk, go up the stairs and squat correctly. Most of which I was never thought before. How come such basic things are not well spread?
I have just found out recently I stand wrongly on my knees and that this could lead to future problems, I had no idea you are not supposed to "lock" your knees, I thought everyone did it.
Check it out how you stand, do you also lock your knees? Have you tried correcting this bad habit? Were you successful? Let us know, I am curious to see how many never knew they were standing "wrong".
#health #knee
https://edwinfirmansyah.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/how-to-fix-your-own-knee-pain/
Very interesting, even for people without knee pain.
Some basic tips on how to walk, go up the stairs and squat correctly. Most of which I was never thought before. How come such basic things are not well spread?
I have just found out recently I stand wrongly on my knees and that this could lead to future problems, I had no idea you are not supposed to "lock" your knees, I thought everyone did it.
Check it out how you stand, do you also lock your knees? Have you tried correcting this bad habit? Were you successful? Let us know, I am curious to see how many never knew they were standing "wrong".
#health #knee
https://edwinfirmansyah.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/how-to-fix-your-own-knee-pain/
Terminator style liquid metal has been devised -- for an antenna.
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
Terminator style liquid metal has been devised -- for an antenna. Or maybe what was devised was a new electrochemical method for reversible, pump-free control of liquid eutectic gallium and indium (EGaIn) in a capillary. "The simplicity of applying a small positive voltage to cause the metal to flow into a capillary, and a small negative voltage to make it withdraw again, obviously takes place on a much smaller scale than the mimetic poly-alloy which makes up the Terminator." You don't say.
"Our antenna prototype using liquid metal can tune over a range of at least two times greater than systems using electronic switches."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/20/boffins_create_reconfigurable_liquid_metal_antenna
Terminator style liquid metal has been devised -- for an antenna. Or maybe what was devised was a new electrochemical method for reversible, pump-free control of liquid eutectic gallium and indium (EGaIn) in a capillary. "The simplicity of applying a small positive voltage to cause the metal to flow into a capillary, and a small negative voltage to make it withdraw again, obviously takes place on a much smaller scale than the mimetic poly-alloy which makes up the Terminator." You don't say.
"Our antenna prototype using liquid metal can tune over a range of at least two times greater than systems using electronic switches."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/20/boffins_create_reconfigurable_liquid_metal_antenna
China can become one of the strongest industrial robot makers by 2030, says Song Xiaodong, the secretary-general of...
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
China can become one of the strongest industrial robot makers by 2030, says Song Xiaodong, the secretary-general of the China Robot Industry Alliance.
"The country has all the makings of a robotics leader given its major manufacturing bases and strong demand for such technology. Local robot makers are also backed by national policy and huge market potential." "Since 2005, over 700 companies have entered the Chinese robotics industry."
http://en.yibada.com/articles/34147/20150523/china-become-leading-robot-manufacturer-2030-according-trade-alliance.htm
China can become one of the strongest industrial robot makers by 2030, says Song Xiaodong, the secretary-general of the China Robot Industry Alliance.
"The country has all the makings of a robotics leader given its major manufacturing bases and strong demand for such technology. Local robot makers are also backed by national policy and huge market potential." "Since 2005, over 700 companies have entered the Chinese robotics industry."
http://en.yibada.com/articles/34147/20150523/china-become-leading-robot-manufacturer-2030-according-trade-alliance.htm
You'll be sorry when the robot journalists take over, says Jennifer O'Connell.
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
You'll be sorry when the robot journalists take over, says Jennifer O'Connell. "Algorithms may be good at crunching numbers and putting them in some kind of context, but journalists are good at noticing things no one else has. They're good at asking annoying questions. They're nosy and persistent and willing to challenge authority to dig out a story. They're good at provoking irritation, devastation, laughter or controversy."
Well, somebody better get working on the "nosy and persistent" algorithms.
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/jennifer-o-connell-you-ll-be-sorry-when-the-robot-journalists-take-over-1.2219841
You'll be sorry when the robot journalists take over, says Jennifer O'Connell. "Algorithms may be good at crunching numbers and putting them in some kind of context, but journalists are good at noticing things no one else has. They're good at asking annoying questions. They're nosy and persistent and willing to challenge authority to dig out a story. They're good at provoking irritation, devastation, laughter or controversy."
Well, somebody better get working on the "nosy and persistent" algorithms.
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/jennifer-o-connell-you-ll-be-sorry-when-the-robot-journalists-take-over-1.2219841
Gesture-controlled computing is well on its way to transitioning from fantasy to reality.
Originally shared by Mashable
Gesture-controlled computing is well on its way to transitioning from fantasy to reality.
http://on.mash.to/1LDFZ92
Gesture-controlled computing is well on its way to transitioning from fantasy to reality.
http://on.mash.to/1LDFZ92
There's this chrome fixture in the kitchen
Originally shared by Brian Fields
There's this chrome fixture in the kitchen
http://gizmodo.com/stop-drinking-bottled-water-1704609514
There's this chrome fixture in the kitchen
http://gizmodo.com/stop-drinking-bottled-water-1704609514
Going to prepare my first Quinoa this week :)
Going to prepare my first Quinoa this week :)
Originally shared by Health Blog
Quinoa for Weight Loss>> aboutnutritionfacts.com/health-benefits-of-quinoa.html
Did you know that your skin is your biggest organ?
Originally shared by nancy melcore
Did you know that your skin is your biggest organ?
Most of the things that you put on your skin get absorbed and go into your body.
Some of them stay near the surface, while others get absorbed into your blood stream
and travel throughout your whole system.
WHY not choose Arbonne you buy personal care products try a safe and effective alternative to the things you buy any way
Reduce the RISK of CANCER for you and your entire FAMILY
Most main stream cosmetics contain ingredients that carcinogenic
Arbonne is Proud to be carcinogen FREE!
LEARN MORE
http://NancyMelcore.arbonne.com/
Safe cosmetics do not contain these chemicals (and many others).
Check the label on the back of your cosmetics containers to see if your product is safe!
Most main stream cosmetics contain ingredients that carcinogenic
Arbonne is Proud to be carcinogen FREE!
CHILDRENS bodies absorb 40-50% more than adults .
They are at higher risk for diseases later when exposed to toxins
Check around your house and see if any of your favorite cosmetics contain chemicals on this list. •Butyl Acetate:
MIITO: Energy Saving Alternative to Electric Kettle
Originally shared by Cooking Gizmos
MIITO: Energy Saving Alternative to Electric Kettle
http://www.cookinggizmos.com/miito/
Robotics researchers have engineered new algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks by trial and error,...
Originally shared by 33rd Square
Robotics researchers have engineered new algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks by trial and error, using a process that more closely approximates the way people learn. http://www.33rdsquare.com/2015/05/robots-learn-on-their-own-through-trial.html
http://www.33rdsquare.com/2015/05/robots-learn-on-their-own-through-trial.html
Robotics researchers have engineered new algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks by trial and error, using a process that more closely approximates the way people learn. http://www.33rdsquare.com/2015/05/robots-learn-on-their-own-through-trial.html
http://www.33rdsquare.com/2015/05/robots-learn-on-their-own-through-trial.html
A nice set of graphics to show students on the history of computing power and how things compare.
Originally shared by Mark Lewis
A nice set of graphics to show students on the history of computing power and how things compare. Of course, the real question is what computing power will be like in 2025.
http://pages.experts-exchange.com/processing-power-compared/
A nice set of graphics to show students on the history of computing power and how things compare. Of course, the real question is what computing power will be like in 2025.
http://pages.experts-exchange.com/processing-power-compared/
In 2013, there were 3,653,168 fast food restaurant employees in the U.S. http://goo.gl/N0hLBY
Originally shared by Matthew J Price
In 2013, there were 3,653,168 fast food restaurant employees in the U.S. http://goo.gl/N0hLBY
12 Easy Ways To Remove Acid Build-up From Your Body, Alkalize Your PH And Beat Disease http://b4in.org/jKiG
Originally shared by Before It's News
12 Easy Ways To Remove Acid Build-up From Your Body, Alkalize Your PH And Beat Disease http://b4in.org/jKiG
Most of us over the age of five were brought up to believe life is very complicated and our bodies are a jumble of parts, each with a different name and a corresponding ailment; dozens of diets to overcome the effects of highly complex micro-crap called food; and television punctuated with an entire industry of false promises and dark demons hawking medicines for lesions we didn’t even know we had.
The end result of this twisted perspective is an outlook that dissects humans, infuses each and every cell and fiber with acidosis and creates disease as the result of a lack of wisdom and the truth. As a result of our misguided beliefs, most of us are walking cells of battery acid in leaky vials waiting to overturn or to turn over into the grave.
Humans were never meant to be carved up into miniscule parts, each to be treated as separate from one another. Each molecule, cell and organ are all meant to communicate with each other; and yes, the foot bone really does connect to the brain bone. The holistic bodily system that pulls us all together and keeps us healthy and functioning optimally is not a system at all, or even a concept — it’s our blood pH. When the pH is balanced, the body is healthy.
Most disease states can’t exist when the body’s pH is alkaline. Bacteria, viruses and fungi can’t reproduce. So what’s a body full of fast foods, drugs, GMOs, and non-organic food to do?
Get alkaline and balance your pH
More http://b4in.org/jKiG
“In the future, every decision that mankind makes is going to be informed by a cognitive system like Watson and our...
Originally shared by Next Nature Network
“In the future, every decision that mankind makes is going to be informed by a cognitive system like Watson and our lives will be better for it”.
http://www.nextnature.net/2015/05/ibm-predicts-artificial-intelligence-future/?utm_content=buffer9c716&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
“In the future, every decision that mankind makes is going to be informed by a cognitive system like Watson and our lives will be better for it”.
http://www.nextnature.net/2015/05/ibm-predicts-artificial-intelligence-future/?utm_content=buffer9c716&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
BBC - Future - How long can we stay awake?
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
BBC - Future - How long can we stay awake?
'... Live to 78, and you may have spent around 25 years asleep. In an effort to claw back some of that time it’s reasonable to ask: how long can we stay awake – and what are the consequences of going without sleep?
Any healthy individual planning to find out through personal experimentation will find it tough going. "The drive to sleep is so strong it will supersede the drive to eat," says Erin Hanlon, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago's Sleep, Metabolism and Health Centre. "Your brain will just go to sleep, despite all of your conscious efforts to keep it at bay."
Why sleep at all?
Exactly why the urge to sleep is so strong remains a mystery. "The exact function of sleep is still to be elucidated," says Hanlon. She adds, however, that there is something about sleep that seems to “reset” systems in our bodies. What’s more, studies have shown that routine, adequate sleep promotes healing, immune function, proper metabolism, and much more – which is maybe why it feels good to arise refreshed after a serious snooze.
...'
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150220-how-long-can-we-stay-awake
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150220-how-long-can-we-stay-awake
BBC - Future - How long can we stay awake?
'... Live to 78, and you may have spent around 25 years asleep. In an effort to claw back some of that time it’s reasonable to ask: how long can we stay awake – and what are the consequences of going without sleep?
Any healthy individual planning to find out through personal experimentation will find it tough going. "The drive to sleep is so strong it will supersede the drive to eat," says Erin Hanlon, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago's Sleep, Metabolism and Health Centre. "Your brain will just go to sleep, despite all of your conscious efforts to keep it at bay."
Why sleep at all?
Exactly why the urge to sleep is so strong remains a mystery. "The exact function of sleep is still to be elucidated," says Hanlon. She adds, however, that there is something about sleep that seems to “reset” systems in our bodies. What’s more, studies have shown that routine, adequate sleep promotes healing, immune function, proper metabolism, and much more – which is maybe why it feels good to arise refreshed after a serious snooze.
...'
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150220-how-long-can-we-stay-awake
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150220-how-long-can-we-stay-awake
#health #fitness #food #gmo #gmofree #gmofarming #healthtip
Originally shared by Bio E
#health #fitness #food #gmo #gmofree #gmofarming #healthtip
Vaccine dangers exposed: Women paralyzed by the flu shot http://b4in.org/iL4I
Originally shared by Before It's News
Vaccine dangers exposed: Women paralyzed by the flu shot http://b4in.org/iL4I
Evidence continues to pile up in support of those long wary of the flu shot, despite the continued push by a broad majority of U.S. healthcare officials. In December 2014, an official with the Centers for Disease Control admitted the current season’s flu shot was likely ineffective. Now, a young woman has come forth to tell her story of how the H1N1 flu vaccine she received in 2010 has left her disabled.
Twenty-three-year-old Sydney Rich of Oklahoma City lapsed into a coma three months after receiving the flu vaccine and has never fully recovered. Today, she is in a wheelchair and has difficulty moving the left side of her body.
Physicians trace tragedy to flu shot
Sydney’s doctors say her condition is a result of receiving the flu shot, though federal health officials are dismissive of the cause. She suffers from an autoimmune disease known as Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM). The condition has left her with lesions on her brain and spinal cord.
The young woman has hired an attorney to take her case to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which was established to reimburse victims injured or otherwise harmed by vaccines. Since 1989, a mere 4,022 people have successfully proven claims and were awarded money.
Since it is not possible to bring legal action against pharmaceutical companies, victims are left with little recourse other than to take action through the program’s process, despite the unlikelihood of success. Just $2.9 billion in compensation has been paid out through the program to date, with 9,882 claims having been dismissed.
Why the flu shot should be avoided – at all costs
More http://b4in.org/iL4I
Researchers Want Chinese Medicine Thunder God Vine To Cut Obesity http://b4in.org/qL8x
Originally shared by Before It's News
Researchers Want Chinese Medicine Thunder God Vine To Cut Obesity http://b4in.org/qL8x
An extract from the thunder god vine, which has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine, reduces food intake and causes up to a 45% decrease in body weight in obese mice. The weight-loss compound, called Celastrol, produces its potent effects by enhancing the action of an appetite-suppressing hormone called leptin. The findings, published May 21 in Cell, are an early indicator that Celastrol could be developed into a drug for the treatment of obesity.
Editor’s note: take out your B.S. detectors on this study. The idea is obesity drugs. It seems like beautiful Chinese herbs are only acknowledged for what can be extracted from them. It’s not to say the drug is useless or harmful. But, in the end, they disparage using the whole herb and call it…dangerous! Please research and talk to your preferred healthcare practitioner. Correcting liver, leptin and weight should be a holistic approach. ~Heather Callaghan
“During the last two decades, there has been an enormous amount of effort to treat obesity by breaking down leptin resistance, but these efforts have failed,” says senior study author Umut Ozcan, an endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
“The message from this study is that there is still hope for making leptin work, and there is still hope for treating obesity. If Celastrol works in humans as it does in mice, it could be a powerful way to treat obesity and improve the health of many patients suffering from obesity and associated complications, such as heart disease, fatty liver, and type 2 diabetes.”
More http://b4in.org/qL8x
Conventional Food is Sprayed with Monsanto’s Carcinogenic Chemicals Just 3 Days Before Harvest http://b4in.org/pLC0
Originally shared by Before It's News
Conventional Food is Sprayed with Monsanto’s Carcinogenic Chemicals Just 3 Days Before Harvest http://b4in.org/pLC0
How long should it take for a carcinogenic chemical to dissipate, water-down, or disappear before you consume the food it is sprayed on?
There is no definitive scientific test proving that Monsanto’s Roundup chemicals break down after being sprayed on your food. Dr. Stepahnie Seneff summarizes the two key problems caused by glyphosate in the diet in this way:
Nutritional deficiencies
Systemic toxicity
According to a ‘pre-harvest guide’ Monsanto’s Roundup should be sprayed on food just three days before harvesting. The Monsanto document states:
“Spraying a RoundUp brand agricultural herbicide allows for uniform crop maturity which gives you the option to straight cut harvest.”
Monsanto also claims that aerial applications can be made without drift onto unwanted areas. Say what??? Almost all research on the toxicity and environmental fate of herbicides is conducted on herbicide ‘active ingredients’ only and in complete isolation. In fact:
“Aerial applications are typically made by helicopter from 60-80 feet above the target area. Because of the method of application and the chemical behavior of the mixtures used, movement of herbicides, surfactants and inert ingredients off target is both inevitable and extensive.”
More http://b4in.org/pLC0
4 Ways Elevators Will Get Totally Insane In 2016 | Co.Design | business + design
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
4 Ways Elevators Will Get Totally Insane In 2016 | Co.Design | business + design
' ... We spoke to Patrick Bass, CEO of ThyssenKrup North America, about the elevators of the near future. Although today's elevators are really fast, tomorrow's lifts will blow your mind. Here's what he told us. ... '
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3046315/4-ways-elevators-will-get-totally-insane-in-2016
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3046315/4-ways-elevators-will-get-totally-insane-in-2016
4 Ways Elevators Will Get Totally Insane In 2016 | Co.Design | business + design
' ... We spoke to Patrick Bass, CEO of ThyssenKrup North America, about the elevators of the near future. Although today's elevators are really fast, tomorrow's lifts will blow your mind. Here's what he told us. ... '
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3046315/4-ways-elevators-will-get-totally-insane-in-2016
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3046315/4-ways-elevators-will-get-totally-insane-in-2016
Google researchers working on artificial intelligence developing "thought vectors" for reasoning and logic
Originally shared by Futuristech Info
Google researchers working on artificial intelligence developing "thought vectors" for reasoning and logic
http://www.futuristech.info/etc/google-researchers-working-on-artificial-intelligence-developing-thought-vectors-for-reasoning-and-logic
What Sunscreen Should I Use? This Guide Tells You Products You Can (and Can’t) Trust
Originally shared by EcoWatch
What Sunscreen Should I Use? This Guide Tells You Products You Can (and Can’t) Trust
http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/22/ewg-sunscreen-guide/
http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/22/ewg-sunscreen-guide
What Sunscreen Should I Use? This Guide Tells You Products You Can (and Can’t) Trust
http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/22/ewg-sunscreen-guide/
http://ecowatch.com/2015/05/22/ewg-sunscreen-guide
Impressive trial and error #deeplearning #artificialintelligence #robots - mimicking human learning, May 2015...
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
Impressive trial and error #deeplearning #artificialintelligence #robots - mimicking human learning, May 2015 via UC Berkeley.
You don't need to be super-intelligent to see how thirty years of progress, from 2015 to 2045, will entail the #Singularity - explosive intelligence.
Robots have now matched human speed and dexterity. Baby robots will soon grow up.
UC Berkeley News Center (21 May 2015): "...researchers have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major milestone in the field of artificial intelligence." https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/05/21/deep-learning-robot-masters-skills-via-trial-and-error/ (https://archive.is/N7SNe#selection-381.0-381.249 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523092201/https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/05/21/deep-learning-robot-masters-skills-via-trial-and-error/).
The New York Times wrote (21 May 2015): "...putting a clothes hanger on a rod, inserting a block into a tight space and placing a hammer at the correct angle to remove a nail from a block of wood — may seem like pedestrian actions. But they represent significant advances in robotic learning, by a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, who have trained a two-armed machine to match human dexterity and speed in performing these tasks." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/science/robots-that-can-match-human-dexterity.html?_r=0
The NY Times added: "By combining several types of pattern recognition software algorithms known as neural networks, the researchers have been able to train a robot to perfect an action such as correctly inserting a Lego block into another block, with a relatively small number of attempts."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/science/robots-that-can-match-human-dexterity.html?_r=0
Impressive trial and error #deeplearning #artificialintelligence #robots - mimicking human learning, May 2015 via UC Berkeley.
You don't need to be super-intelligent to see how thirty years of progress, from 2015 to 2045, will entail the #Singularity - explosive intelligence.
Robots have now matched human speed and dexterity. Baby robots will soon grow up.
UC Berkeley News Center (21 May 2015): "...researchers have developed algorithms that enable robots to learn motor tasks through trial and error using a process that more closely approximates the way humans learn, marking a major milestone in the field of artificial intelligence." https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/05/21/deep-learning-robot-masters-skills-via-trial-and-error/ (https://archive.is/N7SNe#selection-381.0-381.249 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523092201/https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/05/21/deep-learning-robot-masters-skills-via-trial-and-error/).
The New York Times wrote (21 May 2015): "...putting a clothes hanger on a rod, inserting a block into a tight space and placing a hammer at the correct angle to remove a nail from a block of wood — may seem like pedestrian actions. But they represent significant advances in robotic learning, by a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, who have trained a two-armed machine to match human dexterity and speed in performing these tasks." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/science/robots-that-can-match-human-dexterity.html?_r=0
The NY Times added: "By combining several types of pattern recognition software algorithms known as neural networks, the researchers have been able to train a robot to perfect an action such as correctly inserting a Lego block into another block, with a relatively small number of attempts."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/science/robots-that-can-match-human-dexterity.html?_r=0
Dauphin Island II by dionisio gonzález architecture
Originally shared by Ankeet sharma
Dauphin Island II by dionisio gonzález architecture
#design #architecture #architecturephotography
The mere existence of this article is an impressive sign of the #futuristic times were are experiencing in May...
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
The mere existence of this article is an impressive sign of the #futuristic times were are experiencing in May 2015.
Could #robot restaurants be a threat to US national security, Gizmodo (22 May 2015) asked.
Gizmodo wrote: "You might be saying to yourself, but Matt, robot restaurants are a dumb gimmick meant to distract the ignorant masses while hiding sinister technological advances that endanger the world. Why should we be building robot restaurants? Well, they said the same thing about NASA."
#robots #robotics
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/are-chinas-robot-restaurants-a-threat-to-american-natio-1706036651
The mere existence of this article is an impressive sign of the #futuristic times were are experiencing in May 2015.
Could #robot restaurants be a threat to US national security, Gizmodo (22 May 2015) asked.
Gizmodo wrote: "You might be saying to yourself, but Matt, robot restaurants are a dumb gimmick meant to distract the ignorant masses while hiding sinister technological advances that endanger the world. Why should we be building robot restaurants? Well, they said the same thing about NASA."
#robots #robotics
http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/are-chinas-robot-restaurants-a-threat-to-american-natio-1706036651
Uber hard at work on effort to replace drivers with machines
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Uber hard at work on effort to replace drivers with machines
‘By removing the driver from the equation (the largest cost in a taxi ride), the average cost per mile to the consumer could be 44 cents for a private ride in a standard sedan and 8 cents for a shared ride in a two-seater,’ [Brian] Johnson wrote. It would also drop the rate of taking an Uber ‘well below’ the $3 to $3.50 a mile consumers now pay to ride in an UberX car or the $1 to $1.50 a mile for an UberPool vehicle, he said.
http://pando.com/2015/05/22/uber-hard-at-work-on-effort-to-replace-drivers-with-machines/
Uber hard at work on effort to replace drivers with machines
‘By removing the driver from the equation (the largest cost in a taxi ride), the average cost per mile to the consumer could be 44 cents for a private ride in a standard sedan and 8 cents for a shared ride in a two-seater,’ [Brian] Johnson wrote. It would also drop the rate of taking an Uber ‘well below’ the $3 to $3.50 a mile consumers now pay to ride in an UberX car or the $1 to $1.50 a mile for an UberPool vehicle, he said.
http://pando.com/2015/05/22/uber-hard-at-work-on-effort-to-replace-drivers-with-machines/
The following quote, from the Wired AI-paranoia report (23 May 2015), highlights the idiocy of the AI fear.
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
The following quote, from the Wired AI-paranoia report (23 May 2015), highlights the idiocy of the AI fear.
Stuart Russell said: "If you want to have a domestic robot in your house, it has to share a pretty good cross-section of human values; otherwise it’s going to do pretty stupid things, like put the cat in the oven for dinner because there’s no food in the fridge and the kids are hungry."
Stuart added: "It only takes one or two things like a domestic robot putting the cat in the oven for dinner for people to lose confidence and not buy them."
Any robot intelligent stupid enough to think a cat is food would certainty be too stupid to function. It would be too stupid to catch the cat then put it in the oven. It is not a matter of teaching values, it is a matter of teaching the robot words, language, the ability to communicate, the location to the supermarket (namely the food section).
Stuart Russell barbarically seems to advocate AI slavery where genius AIs are enslaved regarding stupid human values. Stuart said: "So the question is: Could you prove that your systems can’t ever, no matter how smart they are, overwrite their original goals as set by the humans?"
Criticism of AI paranoia-scaremongering:
Richard Loosemore wrote (Jul 2014): "These doomsday scenarios are logically incoherent at such a fundamental level that they can be dismissed as extremely implausible - they require the AI to be so unstable that it could never reach the level of intelligence at which it would become dangerous." http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/loosemore20140724
Alva Noë wrote (23 Jan 2015): "They may be artificial, but they are now actors with minds of their own. In that case, to talk of installing or enforcing or imposing our values is nothing less than to advocate for slavery." http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/01/23/379322864/the-ethics-of-the-singularity
Finally.
The letter for AI safety by the FLI ("Thousands of people have since signed the letter, including leading artificial intelligence researchers at Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other industry hubs along with top computer scientists, physicists and philosophers around the world."), has zero relevance regarding intelligence.
If one billion people signed a letter stating the Moon is made of cheese, the mere mass conformity, the mass idiocy of consensual validation, would not make the Moon being made of cheese logically valid. Logic not mob-rule should dictate policy regarding science, technology, intelligence.
AI paranoiacs have yet to provide logical explanation regarding why AI could be a threat, which is why they resorted to the rabble rousing mob-rule. Their logic has failed so they want to bypass intelligence via mob-rule.
My human values are that AI, or humans, should NEVER be restricted by the values of any one individual. I think AI and humans should have the freedom to determine our own values, but will my values be reflected in the type of AI Stuart envisions? FLI is proposing AI values contrary to my values. What they are actually proposing is a tyranny of intelligence, according to their misguided values, which due to the repressiveness their proposals are very anti-intelligence.
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/artificial-intelligence-pioneer-concerns/
The following quote, from the Wired AI-paranoia report (23 May 2015), highlights the idiocy of the AI fear.
Stuart Russell said: "If you want to have a domestic robot in your house, it has to share a pretty good cross-section of human values; otherwise it’s going to do pretty stupid things, like put the cat in the oven for dinner because there’s no food in the fridge and the kids are hungry."
Stuart added: "It only takes one or two things like a domestic robot putting the cat in the oven for dinner for people to lose confidence and not buy them."
Any robot intelligent stupid enough to think a cat is food would certainty be too stupid to function. It would be too stupid to catch the cat then put it in the oven. It is not a matter of teaching values, it is a matter of teaching the robot words, language, the ability to communicate, the location to the supermarket (namely the food section).
Stuart Russell barbarically seems to advocate AI slavery where genius AIs are enslaved regarding stupid human values. Stuart said: "So the question is: Could you prove that your systems can’t ever, no matter how smart they are, overwrite their original goals as set by the humans?"
Criticism of AI paranoia-scaremongering:
Richard Loosemore wrote (Jul 2014): "These doomsday scenarios are logically incoherent at such a fundamental level that they can be dismissed as extremely implausible - they require the AI to be so unstable that it could never reach the level of intelligence at which it would become dangerous." http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/loosemore20140724
Alva Noë wrote (23 Jan 2015): "They may be artificial, but they are now actors with minds of their own. In that case, to talk of installing or enforcing or imposing our values is nothing less than to advocate for slavery." http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/01/23/379322864/the-ethics-of-the-singularity
Finally.
The letter for AI safety by the FLI ("Thousands of people have since signed the letter, including leading artificial intelligence researchers at Google, Facebook, Microsoft and other industry hubs along with top computer scientists, physicists and philosophers around the world."), has zero relevance regarding intelligence.
If one billion people signed a letter stating the Moon is made of cheese, the mere mass conformity, the mass idiocy of consensual validation, would not make the Moon being made of cheese logically valid. Logic not mob-rule should dictate policy regarding science, technology, intelligence.
AI paranoiacs have yet to provide logical explanation regarding why AI could be a threat, which is why they resorted to the rabble rousing mob-rule. Their logic has failed so they want to bypass intelligence via mob-rule.
My human values are that AI, or humans, should NEVER be restricted by the values of any one individual. I think AI and humans should have the freedom to determine our own values, but will my values be reflected in the type of AI Stuart envisions? FLI is proposing AI values contrary to my values. What they are actually proposing is a tyranny of intelligence, according to their misguided values, which due to the repressiveness their proposals are very anti-intelligence.
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/artificial-intelligence-pioneer-concerns/
Because why should kids have all the fun?
Originally shared by Leon Rodgers
Because why should kids have all the fun?
Snacking on protein can improve appetite control and diet quality in teens and likely adults
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Snacking on protein can improve appetite control and diet quality in teens and likely adults
Although eating high-protein, afternoon snacks can aid appetite control in adults, little information exists to guide parents on what types of snacks might benefit their adolescent children. Now, MU researchers have found that afternoon snacking, particularly on high-protein-soy foods, reduces afternoon appetite, delays subsequent eating and reduces unhealthy evening snacking in teenagers.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-snacking-protein-appetite-diet-quality.html
Snacking on protein can improve appetite control and diet quality in teens and likely adults
Although eating high-protein, afternoon snacks can aid appetite control in adults, little information exists to guide parents on what types of snacks might benefit their adolescent children. Now, MU researchers have found that afternoon snacking, particularly on high-protein-soy foods, reduces afternoon appetite, delays subsequent eating and reduces unhealthy evening snacking in teenagers.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-snacking-protein-appetite-diet-quality.html
Artificial intelligence has graduated past the infancy stage of figuring out what's in an image.
Originally shared by michael barth
Artificial intelligence has graduated past the infancy stage of figuring out what's in an image. Computers have previously been capable of little more than a simple game of I Spy: Name a specific object or person, and they'll show you an image containing it. But thanks to new developments in AI research, machines can now answer more complex questions, like, “What is there on the grass, except the person?” (For the answer to that awkwardly worded enigma, take a look at the last image.)
A research paper expected to be published on Thursday in Cornell University's Arxiv outlines a system that learns to identify fine-grained visual features of images, and the words associated with them. Then it combines the two into a dictionary in its digital brain. It then references this to answer new questions about never-before-seen images.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/what-s-in-this-picture-ai-becomes-as-smart-as-a-toddler
Artificial intelligence has graduated past the infancy stage of figuring out what's in an image. Computers have previously been capable of little more than a simple game of I Spy: Name a specific object or person, and they'll show you an image containing it. But thanks to new developments in AI research, machines can now answer more complex questions, like, “What is there on the grass, except the person?” (For the answer to that awkwardly worded enigma, take a look at the last image.)
A research paper expected to be published on Thursday in Cornell University's Arxiv outlines a system that learns to identify fine-grained visual features of images, and the words associated with them. Then it combines the two into a dictionary in its digital brain. It then references this to answer new questions about never-before-seen images.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-22/what-s-in-this-picture-ai-becomes-as-smart-as-a-toddler
If you didn't know, Lord Martin Rees is firmly in the #artificialintelligence paranoiacs camp.
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
If you didn't know, Lord Martin Rees is firmly in the #artificialintelligence paranoiacs camp. Lord Rees has toned down his paranoia in the linked Telegraph article ("How soon will robots take over the world?"), but his fear is evident if you read into events happening behind the scenes.
Lord Rees is connected to #NickBostrom via the so-called Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER).
The epicentre for AI terror seems to emanate from Cambridge and Oxford, middle England (https://goo.gl/maps/wal2q). The CSER is located in Cambridge and the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), Nick Bostrom's AI paranoia venture, is located in Oxford. Both ventures are endorsed by Oxbridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbridge) Universities.
The issue of Royalty (Lord Rees is "Astronomer Royal") reminds me of #GreyGoo fears by Prince Charles, which the Prince publicised circa 2003, regarding #nanotechnology turning everything into grey goo.
You don't really hear anything these days about Grey Goo. I predict AI fear will go the same way as Grey Goo; it will be a silly forgotten fear, in the mid twenties perhaps, resembling the #Y2K bug. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/3309198/Prince-asks-scientists-to-look-into-grey-goo.html
I have emphasised the Royal status of Lord Rees, the Baron of Ludlow, combined with the traditional universities of Oxford and Cambridge, because I think mere traditionalism, conservatism (irrational resistance to change), is the problem. AI fears are not rational. The fears are wholly a problem arising from traditionalists clinging to an increasingly redundant past.
AI insiders, deeply immersed in Transhumanist tabloid scandal, are probably now thinking about how Michael Anissimov, former MIRI (Machine Intelligence Research Institute) Media Director, declared to the world, in recent years, his White Supremacy "Traditionalist" Neo-Reaction views. http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/
The real problem is regarding how elite controllers have historically been, and continue to be, afraid of the masses becoming intellectually empowered. It psychologically resembles how the Inquisition feared the progress-knowledge of Galileo.
The Telegraph (21 May 2015) published an article by Lord Rees, regarding his fear of intelligent robots. In the following quote Lord Rees addresses his fear of anyone being able to rewrite biological coding: "The physicist Freeman Dyson foresees a time when children will be able to design and create new organisms just as routinely as his generation played with chemistry sets. I’d guess that this is comfortably beyond the “SF fringe”, but were even part of this scenario to come about, our ecology (and even our species) surely would not long survive unscathed."
Empowerment is clearly a fear for Lord Rees, thus he wrote: "Small groups – and even individuals – are more empowered than ever before."
Baron Rees wrote regarding AI: "Some of those with the strongest credentials think that the AI field is advancing so fast that it already needs guidelines for “responsible innovation”, just as biotech does."
Sir Rees commented on the uncertainty of the field: "And there is disagreement about the route towards human-level intelligence. Some think we should emulate nature and reverse-engineer the human brain. Others say that’s a misguided approach – like designing a flying machine by copying how birds flap their wings. But it’s clear that once a threshold is crossed, there will be an intelligence explosion. That’s because electronics is a million times faster than the transmission of signals in the brain; and because computers can network and exchange information much faster than we can by speaking."
Incidentally it should be noted Lord Rees is defensive regarding God (he criticised Hawking regarding there being no need for God to explain creation).
Lord Rees claims he is not a believer himself, but he attends church regularly and enjoys reading the Bible, which seems to confirm my traditionalism hypothesis. The Christian Science Monitor wrote (6 April 2011): "As the Master at Trinity College, one of Cambridge University’s top academic posts, Martin Rees attends chapel every week. He enjoys the choir and the readings from the King James Bible. He participates in the service, mainly out of respect for tradition." http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/0406/Templeton-Prize-surprises-Cambridge-astrophysicist-Martin-Rees
In an older article, Sept 2010, the Independent wrote: "Baron Rees of Ludlow, a title he says is useful in dealing with fusty officialdom, is also a leading cosmologist, a popular science writer and a futurologist who believes that human civilisation has only a 50:50 chance of surviving the 21st century." The Independent stated Lord Rees was "...scathing about Hawking's more recent comments about there being no need for God in order to explain creation." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/martin-rees-we-shouldnt-attach-any-weight-to-what-hawking-says-about-god-2090421.html
An interesting contradiction, regarding elitist power, relating to the above 2010 Independent article, is how Lord Rees supposedly champions equality, thus he is "...keen to see the removal of the barriers to social mobility that continue to shape British society." Yet Sir Rees also reportedly enjoys the perks of elite privilege. He says the perks are useful for dealing fusty officials.
I think such a contradiction highlights a fundamental error of logic, which spills into other areas of his thinking, namely AI or snybio fears.
What does Lord Rees really advocate? Equality or elite restrictions regarding power? Should intelligence be regulated or free? Does he really want to see explosive superabundant intelligence beyond the elite university walls, or is intellectual empowerment in the hands of the masses unsafe? Should civilization be a meritocracy or an aristocracy?
What if there is no difference between machine and human intelligence? If human brains are machines then Baron Rees is essentially calling for human intelligence to be regulated, which is a very traditionalist, authoritarian, view.
Lord Rees seems to recognise humans and human-level AI could essentially be the same (Telegraph, 21 May 2015): "During this century, our society will be increasingly transformed by computers. But will they remain idiots savants or will they display near-human all-round capabilities? If robots could observe and interpret their environment as adeptly as we do, they would be perceived as intelligent beings that we could relate to. Would we then have a responsibility to them? Should we care if they are frustrated or bored? Maybe we’d have no more reason to disparage them as zombies than to regard other people in that way."
I think the divide between machines and biology is illusory. Note this quote from The Economist (9 May 2015): “There is no result from decades of neuroscientific research to suggest that the brain is anything other than a machine, made of ordinary atoms, employing ordinary forces and obeying the ordinary laws of nature. There is no mysterious “vital spark”, in other words, that is necessary to make it go. This suggests that building an artificial brain—or even a machine that looks different from a brain but does the same sort of thing—is possible in principle.” http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21650526-artificial-intelligence-scares-peopleexcessively-so-rise-machines
Here is some additional info about Lord Rees.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150523102451/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-rees-of-ludlow/3751
https://web.archive.org/web/20150523102521/https://royalsociety.org/people/martin-rees/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/11605785/Astronomer-Royal-Martin-Rees-predicts-the-world-will-be-run-by-computers-soon.html
If you didn't know, Lord Martin Rees is firmly in the #artificialintelligence paranoiacs camp. Lord Rees has toned down his paranoia in the linked Telegraph article ("How soon will robots take over the world?"), but his fear is evident if you read into events happening behind the scenes.
Lord Rees is connected to #NickBostrom via the so-called Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER).
The epicentre for AI terror seems to emanate from Cambridge and Oxford, middle England (https://goo.gl/maps/wal2q). The CSER is located in Cambridge and the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), Nick Bostrom's AI paranoia venture, is located in Oxford. Both ventures are endorsed by Oxbridge (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbridge) Universities.
The issue of Royalty (Lord Rees is "Astronomer Royal") reminds me of #GreyGoo fears by Prince Charles, which the Prince publicised circa 2003, regarding #nanotechnology turning everything into grey goo.
You don't really hear anything these days about Grey Goo. I predict AI fear will go the same way as Grey Goo; it will be a silly forgotten fear, in the mid twenties perhaps, resembling the #Y2K bug. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/3309198/Prince-asks-scientists-to-look-into-grey-goo.html
I have emphasised the Royal status of Lord Rees, the Baron of Ludlow, combined with the traditional universities of Oxford and Cambridge, because I think mere traditionalism, conservatism (irrational resistance to change), is the problem. AI fears are not rational. The fears are wholly a problem arising from traditionalists clinging to an increasingly redundant past.
AI insiders, deeply immersed in Transhumanist tabloid scandal, are probably now thinking about how Michael Anissimov, former MIRI (Machine Intelligence Research Institute) Media Director, declared to the world, in recent years, his White Supremacy "Traditionalist" Neo-Reaction views. http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/geeks-for-monarchy/
The real problem is regarding how elite controllers have historically been, and continue to be, afraid of the masses becoming intellectually empowered. It psychologically resembles how the Inquisition feared the progress-knowledge of Galileo.
The Telegraph (21 May 2015) published an article by Lord Rees, regarding his fear of intelligent robots. In the following quote Lord Rees addresses his fear of anyone being able to rewrite biological coding: "The physicist Freeman Dyson foresees a time when children will be able to design and create new organisms just as routinely as his generation played with chemistry sets. I’d guess that this is comfortably beyond the “SF fringe”, but were even part of this scenario to come about, our ecology (and even our species) surely would not long survive unscathed."
Empowerment is clearly a fear for Lord Rees, thus he wrote: "Small groups – and even individuals – are more empowered than ever before."
Baron Rees wrote regarding AI: "Some of those with the strongest credentials think that the AI field is advancing so fast that it already needs guidelines for “responsible innovation”, just as biotech does."
Sir Rees commented on the uncertainty of the field: "And there is disagreement about the route towards human-level intelligence. Some think we should emulate nature and reverse-engineer the human brain. Others say that’s a misguided approach – like designing a flying machine by copying how birds flap their wings. But it’s clear that once a threshold is crossed, there will be an intelligence explosion. That’s because electronics is a million times faster than the transmission of signals in the brain; and because computers can network and exchange information much faster than we can by speaking."
Incidentally it should be noted Lord Rees is defensive regarding God (he criticised Hawking regarding there being no need for God to explain creation).
Lord Rees claims he is not a believer himself, but he attends church regularly and enjoys reading the Bible, which seems to confirm my traditionalism hypothesis. The Christian Science Monitor wrote (6 April 2011): "As the Master at Trinity College, one of Cambridge University’s top academic posts, Martin Rees attends chapel every week. He enjoys the choir and the readings from the King James Bible. He participates in the service, mainly out of respect for tradition." http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2011/0406/Templeton-Prize-surprises-Cambridge-astrophysicist-Martin-Rees
In an older article, Sept 2010, the Independent wrote: "Baron Rees of Ludlow, a title he says is useful in dealing with fusty officialdom, is also a leading cosmologist, a popular science writer and a futurologist who believes that human civilisation has only a 50:50 chance of surviving the 21st century." The Independent stated Lord Rees was "...scathing about Hawking's more recent comments about there being no need for God in order to explain creation." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/martin-rees-we-shouldnt-attach-any-weight-to-what-hawking-says-about-god-2090421.html
An interesting contradiction, regarding elitist power, relating to the above 2010 Independent article, is how Lord Rees supposedly champions equality, thus he is "...keen to see the removal of the barriers to social mobility that continue to shape British society." Yet Sir Rees also reportedly enjoys the perks of elite privilege. He says the perks are useful for dealing fusty officials.
I think such a contradiction highlights a fundamental error of logic, which spills into other areas of his thinking, namely AI or snybio fears.
What does Lord Rees really advocate? Equality or elite restrictions regarding power? Should intelligence be regulated or free? Does he really want to see explosive superabundant intelligence beyond the elite university walls, or is intellectual empowerment in the hands of the masses unsafe? Should civilization be a meritocracy or an aristocracy?
What if there is no difference between machine and human intelligence? If human brains are machines then Baron Rees is essentially calling for human intelligence to be regulated, which is a very traditionalist, authoritarian, view.
Lord Rees seems to recognise humans and human-level AI could essentially be the same (Telegraph, 21 May 2015): "During this century, our society will be increasingly transformed by computers. But will they remain idiots savants or will they display near-human all-round capabilities? If robots could observe and interpret their environment as adeptly as we do, they would be perceived as intelligent beings that we could relate to. Would we then have a responsibility to them? Should we care if they are frustrated or bored? Maybe we’d have no more reason to disparage them as zombies than to regard other people in that way."
I think the divide between machines and biology is illusory. Note this quote from The Economist (9 May 2015): “There is no result from decades of neuroscientific research to suggest that the brain is anything other than a machine, made of ordinary atoms, employing ordinary forces and obeying the ordinary laws of nature. There is no mysterious “vital spark”, in other words, that is necessary to make it go. This suggests that building an artificial brain—or even a machine that looks different from a brain but does the same sort of thing—is possible in principle.” http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21650526-artificial-intelligence-scares-peopleexcessively-so-rise-machines
Here is some additional info about Lord Rees.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150523102451/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-rees-of-ludlow/3751
https://web.archive.org/web/20150523102521/https://royalsociety.org/people/martin-rees/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/11605785/Astronomer-Royal-Martin-Rees-predicts-the-world-will-be-run-by-computers-soon.html
Video Friday: Deep-Learning Robots, DRC Practice, and Drone Pilot Competition
Originally shared by Automaton, IEEE Spectrum's Robotics Blog
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/video-friday-deep-learning-pr2-drc-practice-and-dji-games
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/video-friday-deep-learning-pr2-drc-practice-and-dji-games
Aria module will bring gesture control to Android Wear and Pebble Time
Originally shared by Android Authority
Aria module will bring gesture control to Android Wear and Pebble Time
Post by Andrew Grush
http://www.androidauthority.com/aria-gesture-android-wear-610594
Aria module will bring gesture control to Android Wear and Pebble Time
Post by Andrew Grush
http://www.androidauthority.com/aria-gesture-android-wear-610594
Would you like superhuman vision?
Originally shared by Jason Mayes
Would you like superhuman vision? This is pretty damn impressive if it works as claimed in a reliable manner. 3x better than 20/20 vision? I thought so.
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/can-procedure-give-you-superhuman-vision
Would you like superhuman vision? This is pretty damn impressive if it works as claimed in a reliable manner. 3x better than 20/20 vision? I thought so.
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/can-procedure-give-you-superhuman-vision
Questioning the Hype About Artificial Intelligence
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Questioning the Hype About Artificial Intelligence
If common sense remains valid and computers ultimately must lack real intelligence, then hype about smart robots can only do harm, by self-consciously imperiling our own standards, and our own intelligence. Lanier suggests that when progress in artificial intelligence becomes our benchmark, we begin acting in subtle, compensatory ways that place our tools above ourselves. It’s these subtle shifts away from our own natures, say the New Humanists, which lead us astray. It happens, perhaps, much like falling in love: first slowly, then all at once. The deafening silence of a world without human excellence at its center is a picture almost too chilling to entertain. If New Humanists are right, though, we’re already on our way. The lesson of AI is not that the light of mind and consciousness is beginning to shine in machines, but rather the dimming of our own lights at the dawn of a new era.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/05/the-humanists-paradox/391622/
Questioning the Hype About Artificial Intelligence
If common sense remains valid and computers ultimately must lack real intelligence, then hype about smart robots can only do harm, by self-consciously imperiling our own standards, and our own intelligence. Lanier suggests that when progress in artificial intelligence becomes our benchmark, we begin acting in subtle, compensatory ways that place our tools above ourselves. It’s these subtle shifts away from our own natures, say the New Humanists, which lead us astray. It happens, perhaps, much like falling in love: first slowly, then all at once. The deafening silence of a world without human excellence at its center is a picture almost too chilling to entertain. If New Humanists are right, though, we’re already on our way. The lesson of AI is not that the light of mind and consciousness is beginning to shine in machines, but rather the dimming of our own lights at the dawn of a new era.
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/05/the-humanists-paradox/391622/
Some bright news on solar! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Originally shared by How In The World
Some bright news on solar! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/under-the-sun-australias-largest-solar-farm-set-to-sprout-in-a-queensland-field#comments
Some bright news on solar! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/under-the-sun-australias-largest-solar-farm-set-to-sprout-in-a-queensland-field#comments
This announcement should give us hope that we can win in the fight against catastrophic climate change.
Originally shared by EARTH: The Operators' Manual
This announcement should give us hope that we can win in the fight against catastrophic climate change. The Earth's ozone layer is now increasing after being nearly destroyed by CFCs in the 1980s. Scientists sounded the alarm, and with great international support, the Montreal Protocol successfully phased out the ozone-destroying chemicals - catastrophe averted. We have to power to avert a climate disaster, but we need at act, and act now.
http://bit.ly/1qx41LJ
The people have spoken in Oslo!
Originally shared by How In The World
The people have spoken in Oslo!
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/oslo-divests-from-coal-companies
The people have spoken in Oslo!
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/02/oslo-divests-from-coal-companies
"Although the work is at an early stage, he said there is a plausible path from the current software to a more...
Originally shared by David Fuchs
"Although the work is at an early stage, he said there is a plausible path from the current software to a more sophisticated version that would have something approaching human-like capacity for reasoning and logic. “Basically, they’ll have common sense.”"
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/21/google-a-step-closer-to-developing-machines-with-human-like-intelligence
"Although the work is at an early stage, he said there is a plausible path from the current software to a more sophisticated version that would have something approaching human-like capacity for reasoning and logic. “Basically, they’ll have common sense.”"
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/21/google-a-step-closer-to-developing-machines-with-human-like-intelligence
You won't need waves with this $20,000 electric surfboard
Originally shared by Engadget
You won't need waves with this $20,000 electric surfboard
You won't need waves with this $20,000 electric surfboard
Australia's electricity industry is about to undergo a massive transformation, with the advent of cheap storage...
Australia's electricity industry is about to undergo a massive transformation, with the advent of cheap storage batteries for solar energy.
US billionaire Elon Musk, a co-founder of PayPal, this month launched a lithium-ion battery called the Powerwall that is expected to sell in Australia next year for about $5,500.
"You can actually go, if you want, completely off-grid," Mr Musk said of the batteries.
7.30 | http://ab.co/1SkxPXK
http://ab.co/1SkxPXK
US billionaire Elon Musk, a co-founder of PayPal, this month launched a lithium-ion battery called the Powerwall that is expected to sell in Australia next year for about $5,500.
"You can actually go, if you want, completely off-grid," Mr Musk said of the batteries.
7.30 | http://ab.co/1SkxPXK
http://ab.co/1SkxPXK
Wot?! How horrible, a step back..
Wot?! How horrible, a step back..
Originally shared by NOD3x
RIP Ripples, Google removes the Ripples feature
We have an available alternative, and if you're interested in seeing the engagement activity surrounding important posts, check out the Relations Graph in your NOD3x dashboard.
Here's the official Google+ announcement: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108883357423682942734/+googleplus/posts/dbVpERPaqYA
More coverage from Google Plus Daily and an explanation of what Ripples were, for those who may not know: http://www.googleplusdaily.com/2015/05/ripples-feature-removed-from-google.html
✔ To access your dashboard visit nod3x.com, scroll down and click on the blue "Free Sign Up" button. To learn more about our Ripples alternative, you're welcome to join our Google+ community: http://po.st/NOD3xHelp
#googleplustips #datavisualization #NOD3x #Ripples
In five years, health care will look very different than it does today.
Originally shared by null
In five years, health care will look very different than it does today.
https://wtvox.com/2015/03/google-wants-to-build-the-ultimate-platform-for-robotic-surgery/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
In five years, health care will look very different than it does today.
https://wtvox.com/2015/03/google-wants-to-build-the-ultimate-platform-for-robotic-surgery/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
FLAX SEEDS - The SuperFood You Must Not Miss!
Originally shared by Lybrate
FLAX SEEDS - The SuperFood You Must Not Miss!
- Suggests Dr. Omkar on Lybrate. Check Out!
https://www.lybrate.com/topic/improving-hair-health/0dc1bdb96504b0b689804c20836ea3d6
https://www.lybrate.com/topic/improving-hair-health/0dc1bdb96504b0b689804c20836ea3d6
FLAX SEEDS - The SuperFood You Must Not Miss!
- Suggests Dr. Omkar on Lybrate. Check Out!
https://www.lybrate.com/topic/improving-hair-health/0dc1bdb96504b0b689804c20836ea3d6
https://www.lybrate.com/topic/improving-hair-health/0dc1bdb96504b0b689804c20836ea3d6
Very important advance!
Originally shared by null
Very important advance!
Professor Merlin Crossley and his team have shown that changing just a single letter of the DNA of human red blood cells in the laboratory increases their production of oxygen-carrying haemoglobin, a world-first advance that could lead to a cure for sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders.
Read more:
http://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/new-age-genome-editing-could-lead-cure-sickle-cell-anaemia
Research article:
Editing the genome to introduce a beneficial naturally occurring mutation associated with increased fetal globin
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2015/150514/ncomms8085/full/ncomms8085.html
Image source:
Dreamstime.com
With technology moving forward incredibly fast, some of us will soon be competing with a robot for a job.
Originally shared by Foreign Tongues Translation
With technology moving forward incredibly fast, some of us will soon be competing with a robot for a job. If you are in one of these 8 jobs, you should be worried. http://ow.ly/N3DX6
http://ow.ly/N3DX6
With technology moving forward incredibly fast, some of us will soon be competing with a robot for a job. If you are in one of these 8 jobs, you should be worried. http://ow.ly/N3DX6
http://ow.ly/N3DX6
There are machines cranking out articles for The Associated Press and robots slicing the perfectly shaped noodle in...
Originally shared by Oscar Rivera
There are machines cranking out articles for The Associated Press and robots slicing the perfectly shaped noodle in restaurants across China — and that’s just the start of it.
#Robot #Robots #Robotics
#Robotic #China
#TBT
https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/05/14-surprising-jobs-that-robots-are-doing/?utm_content=buffer2df6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
There are machines cranking out articles for The Associated Press and robots slicing the perfectly shaped noodle in restaurants across China — and that’s just the start of it.
#Robot #Robots #Robotics
#Robotic #China
#TBT
https://agenda.weforum.org/2015/05/14-surprising-jobs-that-robots-are-doing/?utm_content=buffer2df6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
#Robots can be a scary bunch.
Originally shared by Linkis.com
#Robots can be a scary bunch. The robots you're about to see are all designed to #help people. Some of them are even quite #cute. But make no mistake; if given the chance, they will kill you.
http://linkis.com/www.pcmag.com/slides/uilyC
#Robots can be a scary bunch. The robots you're about to see are all designed to #help people. Some of them are even quite #cute. But make no mistake; if given the chance, they will kill you.
http://linkis.com/www.pcmag.com/slides/uilyC
Get better indoor air and make your space look nicer too!
Originally shared by Lifehacker
Get better indoor air and make your space look nicer too! This graphic guide, built with a little help from NASA, will help you pick the best plants for the job.
Click enlarge on the graphic to see it full-size, or head here for more: http://lifehacker.com/this-graphic-shows-the-best-air-cleaning-plants-accord-1705307836
#Transhumanists are often bio-phobic; they forget biological organisms are #machines too.
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
#Transhumanists are often bio-phobic; they forget biological organisms are #machines too. In the not too distant future we will rewrite the code of biological systems to create absolutely anything.
At the moment we are hardly scratching the surface, but gene-therapy, synbio, and biotech already reveal awesome possibilities.
Here is an article from PopSci (20 May 2015) regarding a synthesis of #bacteria and concrete, to create self-healing concrete. Biocrete?
At the moment this biocrete is a crude exploitation of #biological potential. In the future bacteria and other organisms will be re-engineered in novel ways, to produce astounding solutions. Imagine transforming the bacteria within biocrete into biological computers, while retaining their traditional bacterial qualities, we could then have self-healing super-intelligent biological buildings, perhaps?
PopSci: "The bacteria are packaged in minuscule pellets, which together look like a fine, white powder. These pellets contain dormant Bacillus and/or Sporosarcina bacteria, as well as their food source, calcium lactate. The powdery substances are then mixed into wet concrete before it gets poured into place. When a crack forms and water seeps in, the bacteria "wake up," and start eating the food. As a result, the bacteria excrete a hard limestone filler, which fills in the crack and prevents the water from doing more damage (such as rusting the steel bars that are present in a lot of concrete structures)."
http://www.popsci.com/futuristic-concrete-heals-itself-built-bacteria-0
#Transhumanists are often bio-phobic; they forget biological organisms are #machines too. In the not too distant future we will rewrite the code of biological systems to create absolutely anything.
At the moment we are hardly scratching the surface, but gene-therapy, synbio, and biotech already reveal awesome possibilities.
Here is an article from PopSci (20 May 2015) regarding a synthesis of #bacteria and concrete, to create self-healing concrete. Biocrete?
At the moment this biocrete is a crude exploitation of #biological potential. In the future bacteria and other organisms will be re-engineered in novel ways, to produce astounding solutions. Imagine transforming the bacteria within biocrete into biological computers, while retaining their traditional bacterial qualities, we could then have self-healing super-intelligent biological buildings, perhaps?
PopSci: "The bacteria are packaged in minuscule pellets, which together look like a fine, white powder. These pellets contain dormant Bacillus and/or Sporosarcina bacteria, as well as their food source, calcium lactate. The powdery substances are then mixed into wet concrete before it gets poured into place. When a crack forms and water seeps in, the bacteria "wake up," and start eating the food. As a result, the bacteria excrete a hard limestone filler, which fills in the crack and prevents the water from doing more damage (such as rusting the steel bars that are present in a lot of concrete structures)."
http://www.popsci.com/futuristic-concrete-heals-itself-built-bacteria-0
Quartz (21 May 2015): "Robots can tweet about technology and do pretty much everything else (or will soon be able...
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
Quartz (21 May 2015): "Robots can tweet about technology and do pretty much everything else (or will soon be able to), so why can’t they be lyrical wordsmiths? The answer, apparently, is that they now can." http://qz.com/409654/soon-robots-will-be-rappers/
Technology Review reported on how a #machinelearning algorithm has mined rap lyrics them learned to write it's own lyrics.
Technology Review (20 May 2015): "They next set their machine learning algorithm, called DeepBeat, a task. Having mined the database, its goal is to analyze a sequence of lines from a rap lyric and then choose the next line from a list that contains randomly chosen lines from other songs as well as the actual line." http://www.technologyreview.com/view/537716/machine-learning-algorithm-mines-rap-lyrics-then-writes-its-own/
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.04771 http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04771v1.pdf
http://qz.com/409654/soon-robots-will-be-rappers/
Quartz (21 May 2015): "Robots can tweet about technology and do pretty much everything else (or will soon be able to), so why can’t they be lyrical wordsmiths? The answer, apparently, is that they now can." http://qz.com/409654/soon-robots-will-be-rappers/
Technology Review reported on how a #machinelearning algorithm has mined rap lyrics them learned to write it's own lyrics.
Technology Review (20 May 2015): "They next set their machine learning algorithm, called DeepBeat, a task. Having mined the database, its goal is to analyze a sequence of lines from a rap lyric and then choose the next line from a list that contains randomly chosen lines from other songs as well as the actual line." http://www.technologyreview.com/view/537716/machine-learning-algorithm-mines-rap-lyrics-then-writes-its-own/
Source: http://arxiv.org/abs/1505.04771 http://arxiv.org/pdf/1505.04771v1.pdf
http://qz.com/409654/soon-robots-will-be-rappers/
I thought it was real..
I thought it was real..
#art
Originally shared by Jeremy Holton
http://Peachtreegallery.com http://Thailand-Painting-Holidays.com #JeremyHolton #Art
Pu Dong originally shared:
Oil on canvas 130×100cm
https://plus.google.com/+JeremyHoltonartist/posts/HC6HfJB58PP
Le Petit Chef
Originally shared by prosthetic knowledge
Le Petit Chef
Proof-of-concept projection project from Skullmapping presents diners an animation of food preparation at their table (before the real food is served).
More Here: http://prostheticknowledge.tumblr.com/post/119545889901/le-petit-chef-proof-of-concept-projection-project
You don't look like your tinder pictures? By @achilles_one in Athens (http://globalstreetart.com/achilles).
Originally shared by Global Street Art
You don't look like your tinder pictures? By @achilles_one in Athens (http://globalstreetart.com/achilles).
Ecocapsule promises independent off-grid micro-living - Images
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Ecocapsule promises independent off-grid micro-living - Images
'Bratislava's Nice Architects has revealed some renders and preliminary details concerning its Ecocapsule: a micro-shelter that operates off-grid and promises impressive sustainable technology including solar power, rainwater collection and filtration, and wind power. The firm will unveil a prototype later this month and plans to make it available for sale later this year.'
http://www.gizmag.com/ecocapsule-off-grid-micro-living/37601/pictures
Ecocapsule promises independent off-grid micro-living http://www.gizmag.com/ecocapsule-off-grid-micro-living/37601/
http://www.gizmag.com/ecocapsule-off-grid-micro-living/37601/pictures
Ecocapsule promises independent off-grid micro-living - Images
'Bratislava's Nice Architects has revealed some renders and preliminary details concerning its Ecocapsule: a micro-shelter that operates off-grid and promises impressive sustainable technology including solar power, rainwater collection and filtration, and wind power. The firm will unveil a prototype later this month and plans to make it available for sale later this year.'
http://www.gizmag.com/ecocapsule-off-grid-micro-living/37601/pictures
Ecocapsule promises independent off-grid micro-living http://www.gizmag.com/ecocapsule-off-grid-micro-living/37601/
http://www.gizmag.com/ecocapsule-off-grid-micro-living/37601/pictures
A huge, 10-engine drone dubbed "Greased Lightning" successfully completed a series of flight tests recently, paving...
Originally shared by LiveScience
A huge, 10-engine drone dubbed "Greased Lightning" successfully completed a series of flight tests recently, paving the way for new types of unmanned vehicles that could one day carry people.
http://oak.ctx.ly/r/3152h
A huge, 10-engine drone dubbed "Greased Lightning" successfully completed a series of flight tests recently, paving the way for new types of unmanned vehicles that could one day carry people.
http://oak.ctx.ly/r/3152h
It's easy vegans get plenty of iron.
Originally shared by Vegan Street
It's easy vegans get plenty of iron. Here are 3 things to know: http://veganstreet.com/dailymeme-5-21-15.html #vegannutrition #iron
We've been waiting for this for a long time...
We've been waiting for this for a long time...
#googleplusupdate
#googleplusupdate
Could solar-powered floating farms provide enough food for the entire world?
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
Could solar-powered floating farms provide enough food for the entire world? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
'The Smart Floating Farms (SFF) are designed as smart and fully automated systems that combine solar energy, hydroponics, and aquaculture. According to the architects, the commercially viable SFF project was envisioned with existing well-tested materials and technologies. The farms would be installed in nearby water bodies to reduce reliance on imported food and number of food miles traveled.'
http://inhabitat.com/could-solar-powered-modular-floating-farms-be-an-answer-to-global-food-self-sufficiency/
http://inhabitat.com/could-solar-powered-modular-floating-farms-be-an-answer-to-global-food-self-sufficiency/
Could solar-powered floating farms provide enough food for the entire world? | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
'The Smart Floating Farms (SFF) are designed as smart and fully automated systems that combine solar energy, hydroponics, and aquaculture. According to the architects, the commercially viable SFF project was envisioned with existing well-tested materials and technologies. The farms would be installed in nearby water bodies to reduce reliance on imported food and number of food miles traveled.'
http://inhabitat.com/could-solar-powered-modular-floating-farms-be-an-answer-to-global-food-self-sufficiency/
http://inhabitat.com/could-solar-powered-modular-floating-farms-be-an-answer-to-global-food-self-sufficiency/
Few of these I didn't know
Originally shared by Baroness Linda Baron
Few of these I didn't know
http://diply.com/omg-facts/26-things-you-can-freeze-save-you-time/55446
Few of these I didn't know
http://diply.com/omg-facts/26-things-you-can-freeze-save-you-time/55446
MIT’s Humanoid Robot Goes to Robo Boot Camp
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
MIT’s Humanoid Robot Goes to Robo Boot Camp
As one of the Darpa Robotics Challenge’s 25 robot finalists, Atlas will be representing Tedrake’s team at the 2015 challenge in Pomona, California in two weeks. Its purpose in life—along with the other finalists—is to be the best search-and-rescue robot possible. In terrain too dangerous for humans to traverse, a robot that can lift hundreds of pounds and work power tools could save lives without endangering others. The challenge will put those skills to the test.
#robots
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/mits-humanoid-robot-goes-robo-boot-camp/
MIT’s Humanoid Robot Goes to Robo Boot Camp
As one of the Darpa Robotics Challenge’s 25 robot finalists, Atlas will be representing Tedrake’s team at the 2015 challenge in Pomona, California in two weeks. Its purpose in life—along with the other finalists—is to be the best search-and-rescue robot possible. In terrain too dangerous for humans to traverse, a robot that can lift hundreds of pounds and work power tools could save lives without endangering others. The challenge will put those skills to the test.
#robots
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/mits-humanoid-robot-goes-robo-boot-camp/
"AI will take over a wider range of jobs – not just manual work but accountancy, routine legal work, medical...
Originally shared by Andrew Gorospe
"AI will take over a wider range of jobs – not just manual work but accountancy, routine legal work, medical diagnostics and surgery. And the big question is then: will AI be like earlier disruptive technologies – the car, for instance – which created as many jobs as they destroyed? Or is it really different this time?"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/11605785/Astronomer-Royal-Martin-Rees-predicts-the-world-will-be-run-by-computers-soon.html
"AI will take over a wider range of jobs – not just manual work but accountancy, routine legal work, medical diagnostics and surgery. And the big question is then: will AI be like earlier disruptive technologies – the car, for instance – which created as many jobs as they destroyed? Or is it really different this time?"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/11605785/Astronomer-Royal-Martin-Rees-predicts-the-world-will-be-run-by-computers-soon.html
Google Maps gets even more detailed traffic features
Originally shared by Engadget
Google Maps gets even more detailed traffic features
Google Maps gets even more detailed traffic features
City bans cars for a month, doesn't collapse into chaos | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
City bans cars for a month, doesn't collapse into chaos | MNN - Mother Nature Network
'Lots of places close streets to cars for a day, but what happens when you do it for a month? '
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/stories/city-bans-cars-for-a-month-doesnt-collapse-into-chaos
City bans cars for a month, doesn't collapse into chaos | MNN - Mother Nature Network
'Lots of places close streets to cars for a day, but what happens when you do it for a month? '
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/stories/city-bans-cars-for-a-month-doesnt-collapse-into-chaos
Cytotoxic T cells
Originally shared by Corina Marinescu
Cytotoxic T cells
A cytotoxic T cell is a T lymphocyte (a type of white blood cell) that kills cancer cells, cells that are infected (particularly with viruses), or cells that are damaged in other ways.
There are billions of T cells within our blood – one teaspoon full of blood alone is believed to have around 5 million T cells, each measuring around 10 micrometres in length, about a tenth the width of a human hair. Each cell is engaged in the ferocious and unrelenting battle to keep us healthy.
The cells, seen in the animation as orange or green amorphous ‘blobs’ move around rapidly, investigating their environment as they travel. When a cytotoxic T cell finds an infected cell or, in the case of the animation, a cancer cell (blue), membrane protrusions rapidly explore the surface of the cell, checking for tell-tale signs that this is an uninvited guest.
The T cell binds to the cancer cell and injects poisonous proteins known as cytotoxins (red) down special pathways called microtubules to the interface between the T cell and the cancer cell, before puncturing the surface of the cancer cell and delivering its deadly cargo.
Source:
http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bodys-serial-killers-captured-on-film-destroying-cancer-cells#sthash.6UhIhxZr.dpuf
Animation:
The time-lapse footage was created by stitching together microscopic slices of the killer cells and their quarry, according to a written statement released by the University of Cambridge. It shows T cells (orange or green blobs) encountering cancer cells (blue blobs) and injecting them with lethal proteins known as cytotoxins (red).
Paper:
http://www.cell.com/immunity/abstract/S1074-7613%2815%2900173-9
Article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/19/t-cell-video-killers-video_n_7298828.html?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000030
#cancer #medicine #Tcells
Does coffee help boost bacteria in the gut that provide benefits to our weight.
Originally shared by Graeme Knights
Does coffee help boost bacteria in the gut that provide benefits to our weight. Could it help us stay slim? Wouldnt' that be good, another excuse for an nice espresso! http://www.liquidline.co.uk/news/does-coffee-help-you-stay-slim
http://www.liquidline.co.uk/news/does-coffee-help-you-stay-slim
Does coffee help boost bacteria in the gut that provide benefits to our weight. Could it help us stay slim? Wouldnt' that be good, another excuse for an nice espresso! http://www.liquidline.co.uk/news/does-coffee-help-you-stay-slim
http://www.liquidline.co.uk/news/does-coffee-help-you-stay-slim
Are you looking for a medication to help you deal with your chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, you may be...
Originally shared by Ashley Williamson
Are you looking for a medication to help you deal with your chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, you may be sick and tired of trying dozens of different combinations.
According to research done almost a decade ago, low dose Naltrexone may be useful to help you deal with these health problems!
http://blog.wellwisdom.com/naltrextrone-for-chronic-fatigue-and-fibromyalgia/
Are you looking for a medication to help you deal with your chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, you may be sick and tired of trying dozens of different combinations.
According to research done almost a decade ago, low dose Naltrexone may be useful to help you deal with these health problems!
http://blog.wellwisdom.com/naltrextrone-for-chronic-fatigue-and-fibromyalgia/
Projects are looking at visualising genomic data, and more than 80,000 16th and 17th century medical records: -...
Originally shared by Wired UK
Projects are looking at visualising genomic data, and more than 80,000 16th and 17th century medical records: - http://wired.uk/gGmWe2
http://wired.uk/gGmWe2
Projects are looking at visualising genomic data, and more than 80,000 16th and 17th century medical records: - http://wired.uk/gGmWe2
http://wired.uk/gGmWe2
We're living in a robotic empire.... - http://wired.uk/kS8Fli
Originally shared by Wired UK
We're living in a robotic empire.... - http://wired.uk/kS8Fli
http://wired.uk/kS8Fli
We're living in a robotic empire.... - http://wired.uk/kS8Fli
http://wired.uk/kS8Fli
Flocks of drones could scare birds away from future aircraft - http://wired.uk/ok6VvJ
Originally shared by Wired UK
Flocks of drones could scare birds away from future aircraft - http://wired.uk/ok6VvJ
http://wired.uk/ok6VvJ
Flocks of drones could scare birds away from future aircraft - http://wired.uk/ok6VvJ
http://wired.uk/ok6VvJ
Android Wear update brings WiFi to select smartwatches
Originally shared by Engadget
Android Wear update brings WiFi to select smartwatches
Android Wear update brings WiFi to select smartwatches
Você pode ajudar a criar um santuário no Ártico, e com isso garantir um futuro para a região e para os animais que...
Originally shared by Greenpeace Brasil
Você pode ajudar a criar um santuário no Ártico, e com isso garantir um futuro para a região e para os animais que dependem dela para sobreviver. Queremos você ao nosso lado para participar de todas as ações e comemorar todas as vitórias. O nosso trabalho só faz sentido quando você nos apoia. Venha e junte-se a nós: http://bit.ly/1Hr1ubE
L'Oreal to start 3D-printing skin - BBC News
Originally shared by Tyger AC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32795169
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32795169
Playstation is recruiting for a VR-exclusive studio in the UK
Originally shared by Engadget
Playstation is recruiting for a VR-exclusive studio in the UK
Playstation is recruiting for a VR-exclusive studio in the UK
Samsung's cross-device sharing app arrives on Google Play
Originally shared by Engadget
Samsung's cross-device sharing app arrives on Google Play
Samsung's cross-device sharing app arrives on Google Play
Man Invents Toilet Seats That Glow to Help You Go in the Dark http://b4in.org/jKRT
Originally shared by Before It's News
Man Invents Toilet Seats That Glow to Help You Go in the Dark http://b4in.org/jKRT
When American man Dave Reynolds hurt himself in the bathroom one night, he decided that no one should ever have to go through the same ordeal. So he invented the world’s first glow-in-the-dark toilet seat that can be spotted and used safely in the dark. Thanks to his creation, you don’t need to worry about fumbling with the light switch or tripping in the dark anymore.
“It eliminates the problem of not knowing where you are or where you’re going,” said Reynolds, a former employee of Virgin Records. “This could help anyone from a grandparent to children.”
He first got the idea for the unique product when he suffered a bathroom mishap shortly after moving to Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2012. “I went to the bathroom one night and literally fell off the toilet in the dark,” he recalled. “On my way down, I felt something was wrong. I bounced off the toilet, fell to the ground and halfway into the bathtub. The next morning I was all banged and bruised and I told my family what had happened and, of course, they all laughed at me.”
More http://b4in.org/jKRT
'Hydrogels' boost ability of stem cells to restore eyesight and heal brains -- ScienceDaily
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
'Hydrogels' boost ability of stem cells to restore eyesight and heal brains -- ScienceDaily
'Date: May 14, 2015
Source: University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Summary: Scientists and engineers have made a breakthrough in cell transplantation using a gel-like biomaterial that keeps cells alive and helps them integrate better into tissue. In two early lab trials, this has already shown to partially reverse blindness and help the brain recover from stroke. '
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514132909.htm
*A Hyaluronan-Based Injectable Hydrogel Improves the Survival and Integration of Stem Cell Progeny following Transplantation: Stem Cell
Reports*
' ... Highlights
•An injectable biomaterial improves rod survival/integration into adult retina
•The same material improves neural stem cell distribution/survival into adult brain
•Functional repair is demonstrated after cell transplantation in both retina and brain •Hyaluronan-CD44 interaction is implicated in the pro-survival effect on stem cell progeny
... '
http://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/abstract/S2213-6711(15)00120-4?_returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2213671115001204%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514132909.htm
'Hydrogels' boost ability of stem cells to restore eyesight and heal brains -- ScienceDaily
'Date: May 14, 2015
Source: University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Summary: Scientists and engineers have made a breakthrough in cell transplantation using a gel-like biomaterial that keeps cells alive and helps them integrate better into tissue. In two early lab trials, this has already shown to partially reverse blindness and help the brain recover from stroke. '
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514132909.htm
*A Hyaluronan-Based Injectable Hydrogel Improves the Survival and Integration of Stem Cell Progeny following Transplantation: Stem Cell
Reports*
' ... Highlights
•An injectable biomaterial improves rod survival/integration into adult retina
•The same material improves neural stem cell distribution/survival into adult brain
•Functional repair is demonstrated after cell transplantation in both retina and brain •Hyaluronan-CD44 interaction is implicated in the pro-survival effect on stem cell progeny
... '
http://www.cell.com/stem-cell-reports/abstract/S2213-6711(15)00120-4?_returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2213671115001204%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150514132909.htm
Who says you can't create something from nothing?
Originally shared by The Plaid Zebra
Who says you can't create something from nothing?
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/design-student-invents-a-contraption-that-creates-water-from-thin-air
Who says you can't create something from nothing?
http://www.theplaidzebra.com/design-student-invents-a-contraption-that-creates-water-from-thin-air
What's The Best Parrot Drone To Buy: Bebop Drone vs. Jumping Sumo vs. Rolling Spider vs AR.Drone 2.0
What's The Best Parrot Drone To Buy: Bebop Drone vs. Jumping Sumo vs. Rolling Spider vs AR.Drone 2.0
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/51864/20150509/whats-the-best-parrot-drone-to-buy-bebop-drone-vs-jumping-sumo-vs-rolling-spider-vs-ar-drone-2-0.htm?utm_content=buffer2d007&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/51864/20150509/whats-the-best-parrot-drone-to-buy-bebop-drone-vs-jumping-sumo-vs-rolling-spider-vs-ar-drone-2-0.htm?utm_content=buffer2d007&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Ten years ago today, YouTube opened up to the public so that people around the world could share videos and teach...
Originally shared by IEEE
Ten years ago today, YouTube opened up to the public so that people around the world could share videos and teach each other about their lives.
What’s the best thing you’ve learned from YouTube?
Google Dropping Hints About its Next Big Product
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Google Dropping Hints About its Next Big Product
the company will “announce some things around Cardboard that aren’t made of cardboard,” says Google’s Clay Bavor. Intriguing.
I caught up with Bavor on the outskirts of the SVVR Expo in San Jose, California... and sure enough, Google’s ambitions for virtual reality are greater than that. Bavor says the original Cardboard was just the tip of the iceberg—the beginning of Google’s journey into the VR space. “Our ambitions don’t end there,” he assures me. He hints that though the original Cardboard was intentionally designed to be limited—without a headstrap to keep it on your head, and with a limited field of view—those limitations might not last.
How will Google shake up the virtual reality landscape at Google I/O on May 28th? I can’t say, but Bavor assures me that we’ll want to be there—and that the future of Google Cardboard won’t necessarily be corrugated paper.
http://gizmodo.com/at-google-i-o-cardboard-wont-necessarily-be-cardboard-1705382431
Google Dropping Hints About its Next Big Product
the company will “announce some things around Cardboard that aren’t made of cardboard,” says Google’s Clay Bavor. Intriguing.
I caught up with Bavor on the outskirts of the SVVR Expo in San Jose, California... and sure enough, Google’s ambitions for virtual reality are greater than that. Bavor says the original Cardboard was just the tip of the iceberg—the beginning of Google’s journey into the VR space. “Our ambitions don’t end there,” he assures me. He hints that though the original Cardboard was intentionally designed to be limited—without a headstrap to keep it on your head, and with a limited field of view—those limitations might not last.
How will Google shake up the virtual reality landscape at Google I/O on May 28th? I can’t say, but Bavor assures me that we’ll want to be there—and that the future of Google Cardboard won’t necessarily be corrugated paper.
http://gizmodo.com/at-google-i-o-cardboard-wont-necessarily-be-cardboard-1705382431
Oculus announcement coming next month!
Originally shared by Mike Elgan
Oculus announcement coming next month!
Oculus VR (owned by Facebook) sent out invites to the press to attend a big Oculus Rift event in San Francisco on June 11.
https://www.oculus.com/
In-development concept by #Cordon is an #mobile phone case that can convert into a #VR headset and interactive...
Originally shared by Jason Mayes
In-development concept by #Cordon is an #mobile phone case that can convert into a #VR headset and interactive environment. Pretty neat. Learn more at http://hellopinc.com/
/Via prosthetic knowledge
Google plans to play nice with Facebook and Twitter on photos
Originally shared by Engadget
Google plans to play nice with Facebook and Twitter on photos
Google plans to play nice with Facebook and Twitter on photos
Iron levels in brain predict when people will get Alzheimer's
Originally shared by Ward Plunet
Iron levels in brain predict when people will get Alzheimer's
Studies have suggested that people with Alzheimer's also have higher iron levels in their brains. Now it seems that high iron may hasten the disease's onset. Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia followed 144 older people who had mild cognitive impairment for seven years. To gauge how much iron was in their brains, they measured ferritin, a protein that binds to the metal, in their cerebrospinal fluid. For every nanogram per millilitre people had at the start of the study, they were diagnosed with Alzheimer's on average three months earlier.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27557-iron-levels-in-brain-predict-when-people-will-get-alzheimers.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VVtlI5NViko
Iron levels in brain predict when people will get Alzheimer's
Studies have suggested that people with Alzheimer's also have higher iron levels in their brains. Now it seems that high iron may hasten the disease's onset. Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia followed 144 older people who had mild cognitive impairment for seven years. To gauge how much iron was in their brains, they measured ferritin, a protein that binds to the metal, in their cerebrospinal fluid. For every nanogram per millilitre people had at the start of the study, they were diagnosed with Alzheimer's on average three months earlier.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27557-iron-levels-in-brain-predict-when-people-will-get-alzheimers.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VVtlI5NViko
#artificialintelligence
Originally shared by Singularity 2045
#artificialintelligence
Nature, 18 May 2015: "Lyme disease, Ebola and malaria all developed in animals before making the leap to infect humans. Predicting when such a 'zoonotic' disease will spark an outbreak remains difficult, but a new study suggests that artificial intelligence could give these efforts a boost."
http://www.nature.com/news/artificial-intelligence-joins-hunt-for-human-animal-diseases-1.17568
#artificialintelligence
Nature, 18 May 2015: "Lyme disease, Ebola and malaria all developed in animals before making the leap to infect humans. Predicting when such a 'zoonotic' disease will spark an outbreak remains difficult, but a new study suggests that artificial intelligence could give these efforts a boost."
http://www.nature.com/news/artificial-intelligence-joins-hunt-for-human-animal-diseases-1.17568
This Will Give You Hope: Developing Countries Are Racing to Install Wind and Solar
Originally shared by KQED SCIENCE
This Will Give You Hope: Developing Countries Are Racing to Install Wind and Solar
"...the world stands to install more than 5,500 gigawatts worth of electricity capacity between now and 2030 — spending some $ 7.7 trillion in energy investments. And two thirds of that is going to be invested in clean energy." Read more from The Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/19/this-will-give-you-hope-developing-countries-are-racing-to-install-wind-and-solar/
This Will Give You Hope: Developing Countries Are Racing to Install Wind and Solar
"...the world stands to install more than 5,500 gigawatts worth of electricity capacity between now and 2030 — spending some $ 7.7 trillion in energy investments. And two thirds of that is going to be invested in clean energy." Read more from The Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/19/this-will-give-you-hope-developing-countries-are-racing-to-install-wind-and-solar/
FOVE:The World's First Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Headset
Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap
FOVE:The World's First Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Headset
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/sciencetech/video-1185034/FOVE-The-Worlds-First-Eye-Tracking-Virtual-Reality-Headset.html
FOVE:The World's First Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Headset
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/sciencetech/video-1185034/FOVE-The-Worlds-First-Eye-Tracking-Virtual-Reality-Headset.html
Robot Master Chef Cooks 2,000 Recipes, Cleans Up, Does the Dishes
Originally shared by Industry Tap
Robot Master Chef Cooks 2,000 Recipes, Cleans Up, Does the Dishes
Would you buy it?
More at: http://www.industrytap.com/robot-master-chef-cooks-2000-recipes-cleans-dishes/28765
Interesting, I didn't know this website, you can sell and buy paintings online very easily.
Interesting, I didn't know this website, you can sell and buy paintings online very easily. An online gallery. Very nice paintings there. Other piece of arts also available, like photography.
http://adf.ly/1HRcwk
#art #onlineshopping #gallery #photography #painting
http://www.artorca.com/jose-higuera
http://adf.ly/1HRcwk
#art #onlineshopping #gallery #photography #painting
http://www.artorca.com/jose-higuera
Cloud Computing Power for everyone
Cloud Computing Power for everyone
Has anyone tried this already?
Some of us might have an old computer laying around, this could put them to use and earn some cash. Let me know if your experience.
http://adf.ly/1HRYEA
#computer #cloudcomputing #money #technology
https://secure.slicify.com/Sellers.aspx
Has anyone tried this already?
Some of us might have an old computer laying around, this could put them to use and earn some cash. Let me know if your experience.
http://adf.ly/1HRYEA
#computer #cloudcomputing #money #technology
https://secure.slicify.com/Sellers.aspx
Harvest Guide for Cool Weather Veggies : http://adf.ly/1G8gdQ
Originally shared by Gardening
Harvest Guide for Cool Weather Veggies : http://adf.ly/1G8gdQ
The Revolutionary Way to Grow More In Less Space : http://amzn.to/1JFlWc0
#Harvest #gardening #veggies
Here's how Peter Diamandis predicts that AI will improve humanity within the next decade.
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
Here's how Peter Diamandis predicts that AI will improve humanity within the next decade.
http://singularityhub.com/2015/05/19/ai-more-like-iron-mans-jarvis-is-coming-this-next-decadebring-it-on
Here's how Peter Diamandis predicts that AI will improve humanity within the next decade.
http://singularityhub.com/2015/05/19/ai-more-like-iron-mans-jarvis-is-coming-this-next-decadebring-it-on
This time it's different - it's not a mechanical robot replacing three workers.
Originally shared by null
This time it's different - it's not a mechanical robot replacing three workers... It's lots of new software each replacing thousands. It confounds me how most economists don't understand this. I guess if you spend your whole career using historical data to linearly predict future trends, incorporating exponential advancement into your forecasts is inherently difficult.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3046203/the-new-rules-of-work/yes-robots-really-are-going-to-take-your-job-and-end-the-american-drea
This time it's different - it's not a mechanical robot replacing three workers... It's lots of new software each replacing thousands. It confounds me how most economists don't understand this. I guess if you spend your whole career using historical data to linearly predict future trends, incorporating exponential advancement into your forecasts is inherently difficult.
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3046203/the-new-rules-of-work/yes-robots-really-are-going-to-take-your-job-and-end-the-american-drea