June 2011
14 posts
The man-machine: Harnessing humans in a hive mind - tech - 28 June 2011 - New Scientist →
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Computers just don’t have the brains to solve some basic problems – unless we lend them ours
Evolution machine: Genetic engineering on fast forward - life - 27 June 2011 - New Scientist →
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Say hello to the evolution machine. It can achieve in days what takes genetic engineers years. So far it is just a prototype, but if its proponents are to be believed, future versions could revolutionise biology, allowing us to evolve new organisms or rewrite whole genomes with ease. It might even transform humanity itself.
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“Michael Galpert rolls over in bed in his New York apartment, the alarm clock still chiming. The 28-year-old internet entrepreneur slips off the headband that’s been recording his brainwaves all night and studies the bar graph of his deep sleep, light sleep and REM. He strides to the bathroom and steps on his digital scale, the one that shoots his weight and body mass to an online data file. Before he eats his scrambled egg whites with spinach, he takes a picture of his plate with his mobile phone, which then logs the calories. He sets his mileage tracker before he hops on his bike and rides to the office, where a different set of data spreadsheets awaits.”
—FT.com / FT Magazine - Invasion of the body hackers
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Wired 9.12: The Geek Syndrome →
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Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger’s syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame?
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