Collective Imagination http://scienceblogs.com/collectiveimagination/ A short description of this blog. en Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:53:32 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.261 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Michio Kaku on Artificial Intelligence Topics :

  • Artificial Intelligence

  • Physics

  • Universe

  • Space

  • Moore's Law

  • Quantum Computers

  • ... and More

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Land mines are still one of most dangerous hazards affecting many countries, especially developing ones, with almost 20,000 new casualties every year. Since their location is unknown, previous techniques of mine-detecting have proven to be slow, costly and mostly ineffective. This special brand of glowing bacteria, however, might be a huge step forward in fighting the problem and once again shows the great potential of technology.
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Press release from MIT:

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...A robot that can open doors and find electrical outlets to recharge itself. Computer viruses that no one can stop. Predator drones, which, though still controlled remotely by humans, come close to a machine that can kill autonomously....
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But it might not, and we don't.

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New Technology Reduces Risk Of IVF Laboratory Mistakes By Electronically Identifying Sperm, Eggs And Other Materials For Each Patient

Unique software increases safety and security of infertility treatment by accurately tracking every step of the process.

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The companies claim that a better biological match will mean better sex, less cheating, longer-lasting love and perhaps even healthier children.

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And now a word from the future:

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Fifth- and sixth-grade students from Pleasant Valley School District's elementary buildings demonstrated Lego robotics skills during the event at Riverdale Heights Elementary School, Bettendorf. The students participated in after-school programs this fall to learn about programming and constructing the robots.

"You guys are awesome," said Dick Koos, of Davenport and a retired NASA Mission Control engineer. He highlighted NASA's mission to learn more about Mars with robot rovers "Spirit" and "Opportunity."

Details here

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"From Nov 10th to Nov 13th the Brazilian Government hosted a public hacking contest to test the robustness of its voting machines. 38 participants from private and public IT companies (including the Brazilian Federal Police) were divided into 9 teams, which tried several different approaches to try to tamper with the software installed on the machines, and even to physically interfere in other stages of the process. All attempts (aside from a minor one which would not compromise the overall results) failed, and observations from the participants and neutral observers will be taken into account to improve the process even further. Here is the official announcement for the contest (Google translation; Portuguese original). A summary of the results is available in the Brazilian press (original). Brazilian voting machines use Linux."
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