Archive for January, 2010


A robotic system

A NASA/DARPA research project that seeks to develop and demonstrate a robotic system that can function as an EVA astronaut equivalent.

This is a clip from Doing the Dirty Work: Robots for Hire documenting the NASA Robonaut. The robot is an extravehicular telepresence astronaut designed to use human tools to assist in space duties…
This is a clip from Doing the Dirty Work: Robots for Hire documenting the NASA Robonaut. The robot is an extravehicular telepresence astronaut designed to use human tools to assist in space duties such as repairs, upgrades, and emergency activity. Its hand is the most dexterous human-like robot hand to-date and can perform many delicate tasks similar to what a person can do. Its eyes are binocular and enable depth-perception just like human eyes. Far future applications include robotic space exploration.

Anthony Atala’s state-of-the-art lab grows human organs

Craig Venter discusses his laboratory’s processes for creating artificial life

Esquire Cube Project
including George Clooney

Esquire magazine invites leading figures of the 21st century (including George Clooney, Danger Mouse, and M.I.A.) into Lincoln Schatz’s video cube to create a new kind of art. Video produced by McConnell/Hauser Inc

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The Cloud – Salesforce + Google: Interview with Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Brain science is about to fundamentally change computing

Jeff Hawkins urges us to take a new look at the brain — to see it not as a fast processor, but as a memory system that stores and plays back experiences to help us predict, intelligently, what will happen next.

Michael Chorost visits Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, CA, to discuss his book “Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human”.

For the first time, David Blaine shares his story about breaking the world record for holding his breath. Simply amazing!

Jack Canfield as the founder and co-creator of the New York Times No. 1 best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, which currently has over 35 titles and 53 million copies in print in over 32 language/blockquote>

More answers on time value of money!

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Americans have donated more than $7 million to relief for the earthquake in Haiti via text message, according to the Mobile Giving Foundation, including more than $5 million to the American Red Cross.