Jul 18, 2015
NASA just found something big hiding out behind Pluto
Posted by Sean Brazell in category: space
NASA and the team behind its New Horizons spacecraft announced today that Pluto — the dwarf planet — has a giant tail.
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At the 5-star Henn-na Hotel in Japan, robots welcome guests at reception, carry their bags and even do the cleaning.
Jul 18, 2015
After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics found
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: electronics, particle physics
Scientists have discovered Weyl fermions, elusive massless particles theorized 85 years ago that could give rise to faster and more efficient electronics because of their unusual ability to behave as matter and antimatter inside a crystal.
Jul 18, 2015
Monkey ‘brain net’ raises prospect of human brain-to-brain connection
Posted by Phillipe Bojorquez in category: neuroscience
In two separate experiments, scientists have formed a network from the brains of monkeys and rats, allowing them to co-operate and learn as a “superbrain”.
Jul 18, 2015
Robots pass ‘wise-men puzzle’ to show a degree of self-awareness
Posted by Phillipe Bojorquez in category: robotics/AI
A trio of Nao robots has passed a modified version of the “wise man puzzle” and in so doing have taken another step towards demonstrating self-awareness in robotics. The feat was demonstrated at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York to the press prior to a presentation to be given at next month’s RO-MAN conference in Kobe, Japan.
Jul 18, 2015
The $100 Million Content Farm That’s Killing the Internet — Charles Buzz | Motherboard
Posted by Seb in category: internet
“This week, the viral aggregator ViralNova was acquired for $100 million dollars. Meanwhile, the Pitchfork spin-off film criticism site The Dissolve ceased operations with an internet_meaningful blogpost entitled “The End.” The divergence between the missions and lifecycles of these two media projects that both launched in 2013 leave me wondering, “WTF is value?” It is certainly not creating #niche content for ‘intelligent audiences.’ Over the past two years, we’ve learned that there isn’t any actual monetizable ‘cultural value’ in building a content farm with an authoritative voice or domination of a niche area. Instead, it is more important to chase quantifiable human metrics by shoving lowbrow content in front of Facebook users. This is exactly what ViralNova has done better than most content farms–it figured out the current system and #growth_hacked the hell out of it.” Read more
Jul 18, 2015
Soar Over Pluto’s Heart at 77,000 Kilometers in This New Animation
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: space, space travel
Jul 18, 2015
How to Reverse Aging with Dr. Michael Fossel, M.D. PhD. [Health Longevity Series]
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: health, life extension
A superb and fun interview with Dr Michael Fossel and why he believes telomerase therapy is the most direct route to dealing with aging.
Jul 17, 2015
This Robot Just Passed a Rudimentary Self-awareness Test
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: futurism, robotics/AI
It’s nothing to get too excited or alarmed about, but a robot has passed a modified version of the classic King’s Wise Men Test. It’s another classic case of simulation rather than emulation, but the experiment shows how artificial self-awareness can be programmed into our technology.
Jul 17, 2015
The innovative power of slack time | Business Standard
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: business, innovation
There is a whole lot more to innovation than thinking up a great new idea. A new study from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management suggests that when budding entrepreneurs get time off their normal activities to work on other things — dubbed ‘slack’ time — they use it to complete the less exciting jobs needed to bring a novel project to life.
