January 2012
1 post
“You are comfortable with feeling like you have no deep understanding of the...”
– What is it like to have an understanding of very advanced mathematics?
October 2011
2 posts
“Come, my friends.
‘T is not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off,...”
– Lord Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses
WatchVideo accompaniment of my radio interview on Nanotechnology!
Dr. Hildy — Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology (by The Living Light Network)
September 2011
1 post
Evolutionary Algorithm: Evolving "Hello, World!" →
Great primer on Evolutionary Algorithms!
June 2011
1 post
“And from my pillow, looking forth by light
Of moon or favouring stars, I could...”
– Wordsworth, William. 1888. Complete Poetical Works.
April 2011
2 posts
“Science has no native land, and it is the boast of medicine that it knows no...”
– “Notes on current topics”, The Medical Press and Circular, 5/18/1904
March 2011
9 posts
Fight tactics in wood ants: individuals in smaller... →
What an awesome paper!
A review of my Nanotech book →
NPR's real problem
I thought that the link here was pretty interesting in how it discussed the difference between NPRs interest and individual stations. NPR can, and does, distribute onli…ne pretty successfully. I love NPR and almost all of my NPR listening is through online distribution and not through affiliate stations (I am eagerly awaiting the day when one of the Sunday Puzzle winners says “Oh, ...
“Furthermore we reprobate, condemn, and of certain knowledge declare void, all...”
– The Golden Bull of the Emperor Charles IV 1356 A.D.
“I felt the physical city to be a perfect equation for a great abstraction.”
– John Tolva, Our Cites Can Evolve: From Abstraction to Insight
Gates Foundation Puts Whispers in Teachers' Ears... →
Because what we really need in this country is MORE distracted teachers…
February 2011
10 posts
“And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken...”
– Gloucester (Richard III)
Our robotic offspring →
intended to “endear it to a human caregiver in a more natural way.”
WatchHere I am leading the recent Hybrid Reality Nanotech Salon at Science House.
No, robot: Japan's elderly fail to welcome their... →
“We want humans caring for us, not machines”.
Technologies to Measure Emotion →
Bettershare or overshare?
Today I measured the number of minutes I jogged, how many glasses of water, tea & coffee I drank, and the number of hours of sleep on which I am operating. I shared (and perhaps overshared) that data with my husband and a co-worker.
But something which BOTH my husband and co-worker might appreciate more would be if I were to gain a heightened awareness of my...
January 2011
11 posts
What Matters: An audio interview with Ayesha... →
“Privacy will become something that only the rich will be able to afford.”
Thoughts on evolving a solution →
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The problem is that sometimes you have to put up with a lot of failure before a solution will evolve into something that works in a wonderfully new way.
Peaked Performance →
Has (natural) athletic performance peaked?
In the sports that best measure athleticism — track and field, mostly — athletic performance has peaked. The studies show the steady progress of athletic achievement through the first half of the 20th century, and into the latter half, and always the world-record times fall. Then, suddenly, achievement flatlines. These days, athletes’ best sprints, ...
Map of scientific collaboration between... →
The surprising part is how big of a hole Russia is - relatively little collaboration
Politics: Participatory Panopticon →
The “Participatory Panopticon.” Foucault would have a lot to say about it.
Great interview with Jane McGonigal →
WatchFellow Hybrid Realities fellow Heather Knight with a great TEDWomen talk
Silicon-based comedy: Heather Knight on TED.com
We are all cyborgs now: Amber Case on TED.com →
Well, in as much as this is true, we are all cyborgs…
IBM - The New Next Five in Five →
Here’s what’s coming…
December 2010
8 posts
“Our beds are empty two-thirds of the time. Our living rooms are empty...”
– R. Buckminster Fuller
Quantum cryptography is secure... except when it's... →
Contains a great primer on Quantum Cryptography
NASA Launches a Nanosatellite from a... →
The beginnings of nanoswarms…
“THERE was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,
The earth, and every...”
– Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood. William Wordsworth
“MY candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and...”
– A Few Figs From Thistles, Edna St. Vincent Millay
Can you disappear in surveillance Britain? →
Any one who remains unconcerned about privacy issues should read this.
November 2010
2 posts
My AAAS Qualia blog post →
“O! Water cold we may pour at need
Down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
October 2010
2 posts
“[Erasmus] also suggested that every student and teacher keep a notebook,...”
– Nicholas Carr, The Shallows
The Smart Set: Happy 200th, Snow White! →
Do you remember how, in the original Cinderella, the stepsisters tried to force the glass slipper to fit them by slicing off parts of their feet?
September 2010
2 posts
WatchAn excellent presentation. Both in content and design.