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What It’s Like to Live With a Bionic Hand
Nicky Ashwell was born without her right hand, but that’s never held her back. By Victoria Turk. (Oct. 25, 2016)
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MIT Researchers Break Plant-Human Communication Barrier
New kinds of information might be able to be gleaned from this new channel of communication with our neighbors in the plant kingdom. By Brett Tingely.
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First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate
After training on whack-a-mole and Pong, a woman paralysed by ALS has become the first person to use a brain implant at home, communicating by thought alone. By Jessica Hamzelou.
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The benefits and downsides of mind-controlled machines
A future where we can control cars or smartphones solely with the power of thought is round the corner — but the price may be [crazily] invasive surgery. By Eloise Gibson.
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The Socialist Origins of Big Data
Evgeny Morozov on how the ideas behind Project Cybersyn, a futuristic experiment in cybernetics from nineteen-seventies Chile, still shapes technology.
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How the 18th-century steam engine helped physicists make a quantum breakthrough
A new technique can remove noise from tiny electronic circuits, raising hopes of extremely efficient electronics and quantum technologies. By Clive Emary.
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A New Wireless Brain Implant Helps Paralyzed Monkeys Walk. Humans Could Be Next
One small step for monkeys, one potential leap for humans. By Brian Handwerk .
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The Curious Genius Of Amar Bose
The acoustic innovator and founder of the Bose Corporation died Friday [July 12, 2013]. This is the story of how his insatiable curiosity helped launch a better future. By Tom Clynes. (July 15, 2013)
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Consciousness: The Mind Messing With the Mind
Science is struggling to figure out if we, or even a thermostat, truly possess matter beyond the physical. By George Johnson.
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The Wyrd of the Early Earth
Cellular Pre-sense in the Primordial Soup. By Eric Wargo.
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The Forgotten Father of the Information Age
Shannon had a weakness for juggling and unicycles, but his fingerprints are on every electronic device we own. By Siobhan Roberts. (Apr. 30)
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Rats learn to sense infrared in hours thanks to brain implants
Rat brains quickly adapted to use data from four infrared sensors, allowing them to "see" in the dark and paving the way for augmenting the human brain. By Andy Coghlan.
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Giant remote-controlled cyborg beetles could replace drones
For the first time scientists have shown it is possible to control insects, making them walk and even fly on demand. By Sarah Knapton.
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Design and Science
Can design advance science, and can science advance design?
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The Inside Story on Wearable Electronics
Researchers want to wire the human body with sensors that could harvest reams of data—and transform health care. By Elizabeth Gibney.
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Why Our Genome and Technology Are Both Riddled With “Crawling Horrors”
When we build complex technologies, despite our best efforts and our desire for clean logic, they often end up being far messier than we intend. They often end up kluges: inelegant solutions that work just well enough...
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