Weird Science

theoddz · 04-10-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I wonder if this robo suit could be modified for use by ppl with disablities or spinal injuries? It already has the ablity to hepl normal ppl so it should work if applied to the concept of the disabed or others who could benefit from it.it also ould be made smaller to be less bulky..food for thought.

Wow, that was my thought, too. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the technology that went into that suit didn't "evolve" into something to aid the physically challenged.

If I had one of those suits, I could work til I dropped.....dead.

Wait a sec........I WANT to retire.

~Theo~

Medusa · 04-10-2010, 07:30 PM

Mind-reading Software?!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_530009.html

evolveme · 04-10-2010, 07:33 PM

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100410.html

Too big to post, so clickity click.

Kimbo · 04-10-2010, 09:27 PM

NASA Finds Shrimp-Like Creature, Jellyfish Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet: 'We Were Just Gaga Over It'

Link

violaine · 04-10-2010, 09:58 PM

"The current results indicate that the looking response appears to be a function of at least three factors: the cost of looking inside the tube, the value of the reward and the state of the information. The combination of these three factors creates an information processing system that possesses complexity, flexibility and control, three of the features of metacognition*. These findings suggest that nonhuman animals may possess some metacognitive abilities, too."

*Metacognition: cognition about cognition, or knowing about knowing.

http://www.physorg.com/news188645191.html

Kimbo · 04-10-2010, 10:24 PM

A friend posted this on Facebook..

The Pipa Pipa Toad.

Link

Cyclopea · 04-10-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

Mind-reading Software?!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_530009.html

Very interesting! Seems inevitable that our minds will eventually become literally super (supra?) human with integrated technology. I just hope we're not operating heavy machinery when we need to re-boot. lol.

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Originally Posted by evolveme

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100410.html

Too big to post, so clickity click.

What an extraordinary sight! And site! *bookmarked*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimbo

NASA Finds Shrimp-Like Creature, Jellyfish Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet: 'We Were Just Gaga Over It'

Link

So cool. Amazing how much of our planet is still unexplored and full of surprises!

Quote:

Originally Posted by violaine

"The current results indicate that the looking response appears to be a function of at least three factors: the cost of looking inside the tube, the value of the reward and the state of the information. The combination of these three factors creates an information processing system that possesses complexity, flexibility and control, three of the features of metacognition*. These findings suggest that nonhuman animals may possess some metacognitive abilities, too."

*Metacognition: cognition about cognition, or knowing about knowing.

http://www.physorg.com/news188645191.html

Very interesting. I was a bit perplexed by that study because it seems so intuitive that other mammals would "know" that they were capable of error.
I laughed when you said "not weird, but..." because I had misgivings about the thread title- I agree, none of this is "weird". I considered "Science, Whoa" but that seemed gay even for me, and besides, who doesn't like Oingo Boingo?

ok lot's of people don't *cough* lol.

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Originally Posted by Kimbo

A friend posted this on Facebook..

The Pipa Pipa Toad.

Link

Omg. I can truly say I have never seen such a thing before. Wow! Awesome...

Cyclopea · 04-10-2010, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I wonder if this robo suit could be modified for use by ppl with disablities or spinal injuries? It already has the ablity to hepl normal ppl so it should work if applied to the concept of the disabed or others who could benefit from it.it also ould be made smaller to be less bulky..food for thought.

Yes it will be interesting to see how it develops- the bulkiness and also the weight- I think the lighter version is over 40 lbs which seems heavy...

Quote:

Originally Posted by theoddz

Wow, that was my thought, too. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the technology that went into that suit didn't "evolve" into something to aid the physically challenged.

If I had one of those suits, I could work til I dropped.....dead.

Wait a sec........I WANT to retire.

~Theo~

Ha! That's a good point- we do want to retire some day, don't we? lol.
Here's a fascinating and moving vid of Dean Kamen's (he's the guy that invented the awesome Segway vehicle) robotic prosthesis project for DARPA. For those who don't have the time, watch at about the 8:00 mark for incredible footage of the device in use as it exists now-

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