Posts tagged Science
Businesspersons vs. Engineers
We need more engineers. This is part opinion, part fact, and all true. The U.S., once leader in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors, is quickly falling behind. Business (and in particular, MBA) major rates keep rising. Both government and private institutions are asking for more STEM graduates, but we get business [...]
Hey! Look at me! Robot can tell when ...
Georgia Tech’s Socially Intelligent Machines Lab (perhaps an offshoot of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation’s Genuine People Personalities?) has created a new version of social robots. The new robot (named Simon) uses a camera and some clever software to know when someone is interacting with it, trying to get its attention… or ignoring it.
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No Progress without Sci-Fi
I feel like lately, there’s been little progress in technology. Well, not exactly, more like a lack of imagination. Yes, we keep coming out with better computers, phones, and what have you; but there hasn’t been anything fundamentally new. There hasn’t been the equivalent of the very first PC or cellphone in a while, and I think people are n [...]
Forums are now Open! [Editorial]
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The official Teknophilia Forums are now open! I’ve been discussing topics and helping people out through email a lot, so in an effort to help more people with similar issues and discussions, I’ve opened up a forum where we can all interact and have it open for others to see and join in.
Some of the forums opened up so far:
Discussions relat [...]
Science has Failed Us [SOTW]
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quinet
“Science was supposed to create a new world where all our dreams would come true. It failed completely, and for this reason people have rejected it completely. This is a simplification, but I think it conveys an essential truth.
When I was in high school I was the president of our Science Club; we believed in Science and its marvelous [...]
A Photo Tour of the Large Hadron Coll...
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Jody Art
“To handle the interest generated by the LHC, CERN has built a new visitor’s center to introduce the public to the work that goes on there. For this visit, however, the tour started across the street, next to the CERN gift shop (yes, it has a gift shop).” [via Ars Technica]
See the full photo tour here.
Further Reading
A pho [...]
Robotic Drone Flies Itself by Looking...
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ieee Spectrum
“Robotic aircraft have taken to the skies, finding increasing use in military applications, law enforcement, environmental monitoring, and also becoming popular among hobbyists who want to build their own drones.
These unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, have varied degrees of autonomy, though typically they depend on GPS and al [...]
When computers go wrong [via PC Pro]
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Wesley Oostvogels
“When computers go wrong, they often go spectacularly wrong.
In most cases, catastrophic failures are blamed on “computer bugs”, although human error is normally the root cause for embarrassing failures. Here, we look at ten IT disasters that highlight the precariously fickle nature of computers.”
Among these spectacular fa [...]
Re-Evolution: Technology + Culture + ...
Remember when you could go to the World’s Fair and see the future? The amazing technologies, ideas, and exhibitions that were bonded by the feelings of progress, excitement, and anticipation of a better world? What happened to that? Re-Evolution is a large scale industrial art and technology festival in Los Angeles that is trying to bring ba [...]
Digg in the Future Predicts Top Submi...
Roman Pinzon-Soto
While most Digg users have spent at least a couple of hours looking at the articles lucky enough to make it to the front page, helping digg up some new stories and bury (sorry, “hide”) the bad ones, all of us have had to wait a while to see whether a new submission will make it to the front page or not.
Well fret no more; w [...]
Engineer Guy [Education]
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