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15 Things You Didn’t Know About The Brain

Digigirl — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:14:03 +0000

Guess what? The belief that people only use 10% of their brains is a myth.

Augmented Sight

Digigirl — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:10:06 +0000

Augmented Reality contacts are underway that will show images, graphs and words without disorienting the wearer. Uses may include translations, navigation and bio-monitoring.

Combat Robots

Digigirl — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:53:35 +0000

Real battlefield robots are much more intimidating than Johnny 5 could ever have hoped to be.

Genetic Profiling

Digigirl — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:24:12 +0000

Genetic testing is already being used to identify potential spouses, as well as health problems within yourself, your unborn children and even your pets. What WILL we think of next?

Reality TV

Digigirl — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:05:43 +0000

Today, competitive reality shows abound for everything from supermodels to chefs.

Human Cloning

Digigirl — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:17:59 +0000

We're not quite to the point of replicating legions of human clones, but we're certainly on our way.

Robot Scientists

Digigirl — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:16:47 +0000

Adam the robot is a functioning scientist at Aberystwyth University, where it independently selects and performs experiments in the field of genetics.

Humanoid Robots

Digigirl — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:03:33 +0000

Another example of robotics working towards artificial intelligence / humanoid robots.

Artificial Brain

Digigirl — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:58:36 +0000

Man continues to push the envelope and work towards artificial intelligence to approximate the human brain.

PC Mods

Digigirl — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:49:11 +0000

While the vast majority of us plug along with our standard, off the shelf computers, there's another group that likes to take things a little further.