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Jan 31, 2019
Scientists Have Found a Way to Convert Human Brain Signals Directly Into Speech
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: information science, robotics/AI
Welcome to the future.
In the first experiment of its kind, scientists have been able to translate brain signals directly into intelligible speech. It may sound like wild science fiction at first, but this feat could actually help some people with speech issues.
And yes, we could also get some futuristic computer interfaces out of this.
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Jan 31, 2019
Why NASA blasts half a million gallons of water during rocket launches
Posted by Alberto Lao in category: space
The following is a transcript of the video
Alex Appolonia: This is almost half a million gallons of water being blasted a hundred feet into the air.
The most impressive part? It was all done in just 60 seconds.
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Jan 31, 2019
A gut punch fights cancer and infection
Posted by James Christian Smith in categories: biotech/medical, health
The bacteria that live in our bodies have a pivotal role in the maintenance of our health, and can influence a range of conditions, such as obesity and cancer. Perhaps the most important role for the community of microorganisms that live in our gut — termed the microbiota, which include bacteria, fungi and archaea — is to aid immune-system development. Writing in Nature, Tanoue et al. report the identification of 11 strains of bacteria that reside in the guts of some healthy humans and that can boost immune responses that fight infection and cancer.
Microorganisms in the human gut can affect immune-system cells. Gut bacterial strains have been discovered that boost immune cells that have cell-killing capacity and that can target cancer and protect against infection. Human gut bacteria boost immune cells that have cell-killing capacity.
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Jan 31, 2019
Against Szabo’s Law, For A New Crypto Legal System
Posted by Mark Larkento in category: law
“For A New Crypto Legal System”
Earlier this week (on Sunday night, in fact), I came across a definition and understanding of “legal systems” that has really cleared up a lot of things that have been weighing heavily on my mind for a long time. Here it is:
Legal systems are protocols for the management of disputes.
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Jan 31, 2019
Earth’s Lack Of Carbon May Have Saved It From Venus-Like Fate, Says Prize-Winning Astrochemist
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Jan 31, 2019
Window Blinds Double as Solar Panels
Posted by Victoria Generao in categories: solar power, sustainability
Beat the heat while generating electricity with solar panel blinds
Jan 31, 2019
Study: Memories of music cannot be lost to Alzheimer’s and dementia
Posted by Victoria Generao in categories: biotech/medical, media & arts, neuroscience
Jan 30, 2019
Cancer patients could triple survival rates
Posted by Paul Battista in category: biotech/medical
Jan 30, 2019
Experimental Brain-Computer Interface Translates Brain Signals into Recognizable Speech
Posted by Paul Battista in categories: computing, neuroscience
A team of researchers at Columbia University has developed a speech brain-computer interface system that translates brain signals into intelligible, recognizable speech. By monitoring someone’s brain activity, the system can reconstruct the words a person hears with unprecedented clarity. The breakthrough, reported in the journal Scientific Reports, could lead to new ways for computers to communicate directly with the brain, and lays the groundwork for helping people who cannot speak.
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