Monthly Archives August 2015

Boston Dynamics

  Consider: Atlas "in the wild".   https://youtu.be/NwrjAa1SgjQ “Making Robots” with more advanced robots and human-computer interaction full length discussion can be found here. Links MIT DARPA Challenge Technology [MIT] MITDRC - YouTube

In Australia inequality increased – but poor people's incomes grew strongly. Our blog: http://t.co/Hwo0712NlPpic.twitter.com/SGfUc08jTU — Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) August 23, 2015 Links Article - Inequality or living standards? Which matters more? Institute for New Economics

Master Recordings of Hirohito Speech

Exactly 70 Years ago today, at 12 Noon on August 15th 1945, a recording of Emperor Hirohito [made the previous day] was broadcast to the Japanese people.     This was an imperial command—known as the Voice of the Crane, since the sacred bird could be heard even when it flew unseen. For most Japanese, it was the first time…

Snot Bot - Ocean Alliance

The Ocean Alliance has a Snotbot Kickstarter project. This is taking non-invasive research to the next level – to study whales without harassing them or harming them. Tens of thousands of whales are killed or injured every year as a direct or indirect result of human activities. The health of ocean ecosystems is tied directly to the health of whales. If…

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