Archive for December, 2005

The End is Nigh

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

Last weekend I went to Bratislava on Saturday with Shanti, Andrew, Melinda, Patrick, and Kelsay, while Dora took the SAT…meant to make a post about it, but this mention will have to suffice.
The matter at hand: Yesterday was the last day of class, and our final exam. The exam went well (I love oral exams!), […]

Custom-Built Brain to Fly Jets

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

Researchers have grown a “brain” (neural network in petri dish) from rat neurons (some 25,000) that can fly a jet in a flight simulator (well, keep it from crashing).
Implications? Brain grafts that enhance memory, vision, or automize processes (such as flying - helicopters are difficult!). There are also numerous possibilities outside of our bodies: […]