Things like National Geographic’s “Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010” always seem like a mixed bag, to me. It’s definitely great to promote public awareness of new species, but any list is going to be at least somewhat biased (admittedly, this particular list doesn’t limit itself to the cute and the furry — between the […]
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Weirdest Post Ever (not really)
Posted by Ben on December 12, 2010
https://www.swordbilled.com/weirdest-post/
Return of the Rundown
Timewaster: Typewar. Think you know fonts? Try this game, which you’ll either find completely boring or riveting. Best aggregated reference word site: Wordnik. My favorite reference site right now. All about words. Maps of Disaster: Informative, curious, unnerving. View map (or maps) of the world, with icons of disaster superimposed. For added effect, project image […]
Posted by Ben on April 17, 2010
https://www.swordbilled.com/return-of-the-rundown/
I can see your brain
Of course, movies have known for years that this was possible–it’s just taken reality a while to catch up. Yes, science can see images in your brain, although for now it’s seemingly mostly proof-of-concept, and fairly limited. (No full color perfect simulacra of your dreams, yet.) “Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed […]
Posted by Ben on June 4, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/i-can-see-your-brain/
The Future Is Now
Two tidbits from NewScientist: Robots have made their first independent scientific discovery (i.e., made its own hypotheses based on data it was given, and then tested those hypotheses); The internet might soon (or already) be self-aware.
Posted by Ben on May 6, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/the-future-is-now/
I continue to be impressed and awed by QTVR
Particularly when it includes things like this. (via BoingBoing)
Posted by Ben on March 12, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/i-continue-to-be-impressed-and-awed-by-qtvr/
Because cotton candy, on its own, does not save enough lives
“I actually hate cotton candy,†Bellan said. “It’s disgusting. I won’t eat it.†But on the other hand, the stuff’s apparently got potential as far as the growing human tissue goes. (And, no, it’s not exactly new. Not super-new, anyway.) (via Monochrom)
Posted by Ben on March 10, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/because-cotton-candy-on-its-own-does-not-save-enough-lives/
Otherwise, you’re just running away from every little disaster
Nothing I see or read does anything but convince me that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is even more awesome than I’d suspected. p.s. although what is the square root of a pork chop? (via monochrom)
Posted by Ben on March 5, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/otherwise-youre-just-running-away-from-every-little-disaster/
Scientific understatement of 2008
Quote: “One might be able to envision potential applications ranging from medical interventions to use in video gaming or the creation of artificial memories along the lines of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character in ‘Total Recall.’ Imagine taking a vacation without actually going anywhere? “Obviously, we need to conduct further research and development…” (via io9, via EurekAlert: […]
Posted by Ben on February 17, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/scientific-understatement-of-2008/
Bring back the dead!
After reading an article on 10 extinct beasts that might conceivably be reintroduced as living, breathing animals on planet earth, is it wrong that the thing I most fiercely crave is to watch a sci-fi movie where the phrase “it might be possible to boot up the moa genome in an ostrich egg” is used? […]
Posted by Ben on January 13, 2009
https://www.swordbilled.com/bring-back-the-dead/
Robots of the future, break out of your cells
Say what you will of Lockheed-Martin’s take on Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles-as-documentary; this proof-of-concept (if that’s the right phrasing) test video is eerily captivating. (References: http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/html/mdalink.html, http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/12/killing_robot_b.html, http://www.thirdeyeconcept.com/news/index.php?page=336)
Posted by Ben on December 19, 2008
https://www.swordbilled.com/robots-of-the-future-break-out-of-your-cells/