Touch the vision.
ScienceNOW is watching perceptual experts sketch out the first map of a strange sensory hinterland – the perceptual space that lies between what you see what you feel:
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Science Art: Ammonit-internal-xx_hg, by Hannes Grobe.
A partially polished ammonite fossil.
At one point in history, these guys ruled the world. A few million years ago, there were bajillions of varieties of nearly … Read the rest “Science Art: Ammonit-internal-xx_hg, by Hannes Grobe.”
I Love Charts
Oh, my.
I may have to cover this. You get the picture.
Of schizophrenic sight and hollow faces.
New Scientist reports on an unusual perceptual quirk schizophrenia grants its victims – the ability to see through the tricky “hollow mask” optical illusion:
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The satellite feels.
BBC News reports on a new kind of observational satellite overhead. It’s not looking down at us – it’s feeling our weight:
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Depressed brains are… depressed.
Washington University in St. Louis has been looking at depressed people’s brains – specifically the “default mode network,” a series of connections that link… Read the rest “Depressed brains are… depressed.”
AI baby step: Robot masters scientific method.
The sober, respectable Financial Times isn’t really the publication one would expect to be covering OH EM GEE THE ROBOT THINKS IT THINKS! kind of breakthroughs, but that’s… Read the rest “AI baby step: Robot masters scientific method.”
Science Art: Bipolar direct-current generator, Webster’s New International
Where Edison’s power came from. It’s a step up from what was called, no lie, an iron-clad machine.
Today, we use alternating current. (Go ahead, click that link. It lets you … Read the rest “Science Art: Bipolar direct-current generator, Webster’s New International”
Vampire batteries for implants eternal!
New Scientist pulls back the veil from a team of Canadian biotech researchers who have built a yeast-based fuel cell that can run on blood:
… Read the rest “Vampire batteries for implants eternal!”Such fuel cells would be especially useful for devices,
First-person shooters in shades of gray.
From Chris Pirillo’s Lockergnome comes news of good cheer to those who can’t tear their gaze away from Left4Dead for more than a few seconds at a time. Researchers have concluded… Read the rest “First-person shooters in shades of gray.”
Spank for a happy relationship!
New Scientist, always on the raw, throbbing edge of behavioral science, reveals the heartwarming findings about the couple that spanks together:
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Jacket makes movies feelies.
The IEEE (what used to be the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) reports in Spectrum about a strange new entertainment breakthrough that combines neurology, electronics… Read the rest “Jacket makes movies feelies.”
Moon Flowers.
Peggy Lee, Santana
Science Art: Ambystoma maculatum by John D. Willson
A spotted salamander, spotted in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Photo from the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative.
We’re not doing science right.
As if we needed someone to tell us about it, Science Daily informs us Americans that we’re failing at basic scientific literacy:
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