Avatar Monkey
Continuing in the theme of mind/computer/mind interfaces… we are almost there… We now have monkeys that can take over the bodies of other monkeys that are knocked out. The future is now.
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I wish I had more energy to analyse and comment, but I’m just going to link these stories because I found them interesting. WaPo says Asian American kids don’t succeed because of Tiger moms, they...
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David Epstein, the author of The Sports Gene, has a TED talk about how atheletes have changed and not changed. It seems that most gains in performance on the Olympic tracks and pools comes from...
View ArticleSingle gene found that accounts for 6 IQ points
If this result holds, and it may not, then a gene has been discovered to account for 6 points of IQ no matter a person’s age. This bests the previous record holder of half a percent by a significant...
View ArticleWheat or rice?
If you’re Chinese, the question of whether your ancestors farmed wheat or rice may affect your current day cultural habits of being interdependent or independent. A study of Chinese groups in southern...
View ArticleLearned debt
For all the students out there contemplating taking on significant debt for a college education, you may want to consider how it’ll impact your future accumulation of wealth. In short, it hurts. A lot....
View ArticleUS cyber high horse
The Obama administration formally indicted members of the Chinese PLA for the crime of cyberspying. No no, stop the snickering, I’m not joking. Ok, at least not intentionally. Their reason seems to be...
View ArticleHow to be a sniper in 10 mins
This device seems to be initially geared toward the public for game hunting. I’m a little concerned there doesn’t seem to be a restriction on who this gets sold to.
View ArticleDog eat dog world of diversity
USAToday has an opinion piece up written by a woman who is tired of white women being the face of diversity when it comes to representation in technology companies. I have in the past sympathized with...
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