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Soft Touch: Squishy Robots Could Lead to Cheaper, Safer Medical Devices: Scientific Ame... - 0 views

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shared by Ryan Beneck on 17 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Hard robots require a sophisticated feedback mechanism to help them determine how much force to apply during surgery so they do not damage our delicate tissues and organs. Soft robots could take advantage of their rubbery appendages to reduce the likelihood of surgical damage
  • Soft robots can be 3-D printed in a day or two from silicone and other materials that cost about $20.
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The 10 Most Weirdly Specific Movie Cliches | NextMovie - 1 views

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  • sometimes Hollywood takes it a bit further, hitting us with cliches that are so oddly specific (and frequently divorced from reality) that they make you wonder if they've been written by a random plot-generating robot with limited resources and a tenuous grasp on the human experience.
  • Ryan Beneck on 16 Jan 14
     
    Interesting article about how the art filmmaking tends to repeat itself.
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Will We Ever Run Out of New Music? - 0 views

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  • Ryan Beneck on 14 Jan 14
     
    Are there a finite amount of songs that can exist? This is an interesting video that looks at the arts in a mathematical way.
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Future Timeline - 0 views

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  • Welcome to the future! Below, you will find a speculative timeline of future history. Part fact and part fiction, the timeline is based on detailed research that includes analysis of current trends, long-term environmental changes, advances in technology such as Moore's Law, future medical breakthroughs, the evolving geopolitical landscape and more.
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Why Are Bad Words Bad? - 0 views

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  • Ryan Beneck on 13 Dec 13
     
    This is an interesting video about the power and evolution of language.
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Connecting the Mind to the Internet | Futurescape - 0 views

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  • Ryan Beneck on 11 Dec 13
     
    Is this the future of information distribution?
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Consider the Lobster - 0 views

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  • Ryan Beneck on 24 Oct 13
     
    This article asks an interesting question: is pain just a physical sensation, or is it emotional? Do other animals feel pain in the same way that humans do?
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We Are All Related - 0 views

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shared by Ryan Beneck on 23 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Ryan Beneck on 23 Oct 13
     
    This is a fascinating video that talks about ancestors and distant relatives.
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Testing Pyramid Power - 0 views

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shared by Ryan Beneck on 22 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Ryan Beneck on 22 Oct 13
     
    Here is an attempt to test (and disprove) pyramid power. Is it truly possible to test? Popper would argue that this is not a scientific theory. Also, I could not find part 1 of the video.
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False Memories | Through the Wormhole - 0 views

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  • Ryan Beneck on 12 Sep 13
     
    I remember seeing this on television a while ago. It is an interesting experiment that reveals flaws in human memory.
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