http://eripsa.org/htec CTY Princeton 2006 Thu, 29 May 2008 01:11:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't know how many of you still read this, but...there's an article in the BBC news about a monkey who fed himself with a robotic arm via electrodes in his brain.  Similar to other examples we've looked at such as the guy with the third arm, and a paralyzed ... http://eripsa.org/htec/2008/05/monkey-with-robot-arm/ One more viddie from the same guy who did the previous video and The Machine is Us/ing us http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/10/information-revolution/ If you still read this blog, how true does this ring? http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/10/a-vision-of-students-today/ And of course it is awesome. http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/08/keepon-gets-his-own-music-video/ Forget the three foot nose. That's nothing. Try an out of body experience. Out-of-body experience recreated Experts have found a way to trigger an out-of-body experience in volunteers. Two teams used virtual reality goggles to con the brain into thinking the body was located elsewhere. The visual illusion plus the feel of their ... http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/08/3-foot-nose/ Watch the film here http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/08/the-secret-life-of-leo/ This article at the Washington Post. His Heart Whirs Anew Peter Houghton Has a Titanium Ticker. He's Not Sure How to Feel About That. Peter Houghton is grateful for his artificial heart. After all, it has saved his life. He's just a little wistful about emotions. He wishes he could feel them like he used ... http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/08/three-lines-will-make-you-read/ And I'm not being sarcastic. BBC News: 'Sarcasm' brain areas discovered 'Sarcasm' brain areas discovered The scientists pinpointed three important brain areas Scientists say they have located the parts of the brain that comprehend sarcasm - honestly. By comparing healthy people and those with damage to different parts of the brain, they found the ... http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/08/this-post-has-nothing-to-do-with-robots/ There's a huge article in this week's NYT Sunday Magazine on Social Robots! Read the Article They link to a bunch of videos of some of MIT's fancy new robots, including Leo, who is pretty freakin awesome. http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/07/social-robots/ Read this excellent article on the current status of packet inspection on the Internet. The technology they have available to get rid of net neutrality is quite powerful, and really really scary. Deep packet inspection meets 'Net neutrality http://eripsa.org/htec/2007/07/deep-packet-inspection/