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Why I don't care very much about tablets anymore - 5 views

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Francesco Biscani on 22 Feb 11

There it goes :)

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Ma Ru on 22 Feb 11

"So a new tablet will never be exciting the way that a new, luxury gel ink pen will be exciting" Man, I immediately felt like ordering some new luxury gel ink pens!

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LeopoldS on 22 Feb 11

like also this one: "Some of the really savvy new media efforts like Flipboard are exciting, but after the initial "wow" factor wears off, these apps mainly serve to remind me that there's already too much good stuff to read out there, and that my life is slipping away from me in an infinite stream of interesting bits about smart animals, dumb criminals, outrageous celebs, shiny objects, funny memes, scientific discoveries, economic developments, etc.. I invariably end up closing the app in a fit of guilt, and picking up one of the truly fantastic dead tree or Kindle books that I'm working my way through at the moment, so that I can actually exercise my brain (as opposed to simply wearing it out)."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">like also this one: "Some of the really savvy new media efforts like Flipboard are exciting, but after the initial "wow" factor wears off, these apps mainly serve to remind me that there's already too much good stuff to read out there, and that my life is slipping away from me in an infinite stream of interesting bits about smart animals, dumb criminals, outrageous celebs, shiny objects, funny memes, scientific discoveries, economic developments, etc.. I invariably end up closing the app in a fit of guilt, and picking up one of the truly fantastic dead tree or Kindle books that I'm working my way through at the moment, so that I can actually exercise my brain (as opposed to simply wearing it out)."</div>

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Human Brain Project - Goals - 3 views

www.humanbrainproject.eu/goals.html

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shared by LeopoldS on 20 May 11 - No Cached

LeopoldS on 20 May 11

can we contribute in any way to this - or alternatively benefit from this research already now?

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Luzi Bergamin on 20 May 11

Watch out!! I read quite a lot about the contribution by EPFL (apparently coordinator) and their boss, Henry Markram. From what I read, this is not really science, but mainly a PR campaign. The main motor in this project is attracting a lot of money and the main aim to do so is promising a lot of stuff that nobody will be able to deliver. Accordingly, Markram is a very controversial person in the business...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Watch out!! I read quite a lot about the contribution by EPFL (apparently coordinator) and their boss, Henry Markram. From what I read, this is not really science, but mainly a PR campaign. The main motor in this project is attracting a lot of money and the main aim to do so is promising a lot of stuff that nobody will be able to deliver. Accordingly, Markram is a very controversial person in the business...</div>

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Luzi Bergamin on 20 May 11

Oups, sorry! Of course I meant, "the main MEAN to do so...", but the aim justifies the means. Well, that's exactly Markram's motto, I guess.

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LeopoldS on 21 May 11

interesting info indeed ... I though still think that the overall goal of this project, even if too ambitious for the time being is interesting, no?

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Luzi Bergamin on 22 May 11

It's not about interesting or not, it's about serious science or not. Also the goal of a fortune-teller is interesting, isn't it? Any description of a good science project is too ambitious, that's normal and not necessarily PR. But personally I think there is a certain limit where a science project becomes a bad SciFi thriller. This one here is a dime novel, I think. But the too ambitious is not the only point I became very doubtful. I have seen quite a number of scientists and engineers from different fields; what I read about the character and attitude of this guy just hints towards the worst case scenario. It's presumptive evidence, I know...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It's not about interesting or not, it's about serious science or not. Also the goal of a fortune-teller is interesting, isn't it? Any description of a good science project is too ambitious, that's normal and not necessarily PR. But personally I think there is a certain limit where a science project becomes a bad SciFi thriller. This one here is a dime novel, I think. But the too ambitious is not the only point I became very doubtful. I have seen quite a number of scientists and engineers from different fields; what I read about the character and attitude of this guy just hints towards the worst case scenario. It's presumptive evidence, I know...</div>

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LeopoldS on 22 May 11

that bad! wow ....

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Luzi Bergamin on 22 May 11

You know me, I'm the bullshitter... You remember Kurzweil and his Singularity-nonsense. In a way this was very similar. Though I think Kurzweil and Markram are very different characters (The Singularity essentially is a religion, I can't see anything like that in Markram's claims) they seem to share an important point: they are both complete nerds that apparently never spent a single thought on the limits of science (in its English meaning) in general nor of their particular research field in specific. One may find this excusable, I don't. But even then, they make claims that the nerdest nerd must know that they are completely unrealistic and thus I just have to assume that they claim their nonsense on purpose. The reason in Markram's case clearly seems to be money. But all this does not mean that these nerds cannot produce valuable results.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">You know me, I'm the bullshitter... You remember Kurzweil and his Singularity-nonsense. In a way this was very similar. Though I think Kurzweil and Markram are very different characters (The Singularity essentially is a religion, I can't see anything like that in Markram's claims) they seem to share an important point: they are both complete nerds that apparently never spent a single thought on the limits of science (in its English meaning) in general nor of their particular research field in specific. One may find this excusable, I don't. But even then, they make claims that the nerdest nerd must know that they are completely unrealistic and thus I just have to assume that they claim their nonsense on purpose. The reason in Markram's case clearly seems to be money. But all this does not mean that these nerds cannot produce valuable results.</div>

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Airbus Concept Cabin - 3 views

www.thefuturebyairbus.com/...the-airbus-concept-cabin.aspx

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Luzi Bergamin on 15 Jun 11

Another futuristic view on flying by Airbus. To make it more sexy it also includes some biomimetics...

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Ma Ru on 16 Jun 11

"The cabin electrical system can be compared to the human brain, with a network of intelligence pulsating through the cabin.". Oh, come on, ...

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» Kamikaze Satellite Could Be Earth's Last Defense Against Asteroid - 5 views

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Lionel Jacques on 24 Aug 11

Does ESA really want to sent 2 S/C to this rock ?

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Luís F. Simões on 24 Aug 11

yes, WE do :) http://www.esa.int/esaMI/GSP/SEML9B8X9DE_0.html

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Joris _ on 26 Aug 11

Isn't there a bit of confusion there - Don Quijote will actually not fly, is it? Isn't it just an old buzz that has been misquoted...

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LeopoldS on 27 Aug 11

indeed the article is a bit too upbeat - DQ is a concept and brain child of Andrés! and chances are indeed good that ESA will do something on NEO missions, if it will be don quijote, nobody knows of course ... but in my view it's a nice concept ...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">indeed the article is a bit too upbeat - DQ is a concept and brain child of Andrés! and chances are indeed good that ESA will do something on NEO missions, if it will be don quijote, nobody knows of course ... but in my view it's a nice concept ...</div>

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Personal values colour sentence comprehension within milliseconds - MPI Website - 0 views

www.mpi.nl/...prehension-within-milliseconds

BMI curiosity brain INF BIO

shared by LeopoldS on 29 Jul 09 - Cached

LeopoldS on 29 Jul 09

interesting research - could we put this in context with curiosity cloning? 200 ms is probably measurable ....

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Artificial brain '10 years away' - 0 views

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New research explores how -- and why -- music affects our brain: Scientific American Blog - 0 views

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Brain-controlled computer switches on in a heartbeat - 0 views

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