Videos
Is the earth a self-regulating complex system? Independent scientist James Lovelock reveals the origins of the Gaia theory with diplomat and environmentalist Crispin Tickell. From hypothesis to...
Is it possible to extract more information from video than meets the eye? A new technique shows how it can be done.
The video accompanied a SIGGRAPH 2012 paper called "Eulerian Video Magnification...
An insect's ability to fly is perhaps one of the greatest feats of evolution. Michael Dickinson looks at how a common housefly takes flight with such delicate wings, thanks to a clever flapping...
Want to see how Glass actually feels? It's surprisingly simple. Say "take a picture" to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you see, live.
Directions are right in front...
The Argus II allows Barbara Campbell, who lost her sight 20 years ago, to see the world through patterns of light. Scientists hope it is the beginning of even more treatments.
In this talk Johnjoe McFadden, professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Surrey, reviews the current status and opportunities in the emerging field of quantum biology.
Evidence has...
Can we use our brains to directly control machines—without requiring a body as the middleman? Miguel Nicolelis talks through an astonishing experiment, in which a clever monkey in the US learns to...
A great video discussing Atheism and spirituality, featuring Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Attenborough, Sam Harris, and others.
Short presentation, "The Singualrity is Far," by Kevin B. Korb.
Korb does agree that a Technological Singularity is quite possible. He summarises I. J. Good's famous quote on the Intelligence...
IBM, WellPoint, Inc. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center unveil the first commercially developed Watson-based cognitive computing breakthroughs. These innovations stand alone to help transform...
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