By Katherine Derla, Tech Times
For the first time, scientists developed brain scans of people who were high on LSD and saw how the psychedelic substance affects brain activity and connectivity. They found that LSD makes the brain more complete. Continue reading LSD Makes The Brain More Complete: Scientists
ABOUT once a month I run across a person who radiates an inner light. These people can be in any walk of life. They seem deeply good. They listen well. They make you feel funny and valued. You often catch them looking after other people and as they do so their laugh is musical and their manner is infused with gratitude. They are not thinking about what wonderful work they are doing. They are not thinking about themselves at all.
Theo Jansen’s “Strandbeest” sculptures are more like a species of artificial animals than a work of art. Their movements are incredibly life-like. Meaning “beach animals” in Dutch, Jansen’s creations move with the wind and are made with plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. In the future, he wants to equip them with artificial intelligence, so they know to avoid the water and not drown.
Continue reading Theo Jansen’s ‘Strandbeest’ sculptures live on the beach
Episode 1: New Zealand’s freaky AI babies, robot exoskeletons, and a virtual you.
If you’re asked to travel to New Zealand to interview people about the country’s technology scene, prepare to hear about one thing over and over again:
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When we slip into sleep and embark on a subconscious journey through our dreams, what exactly is our brain up to? Theoretical physicist, best-selling author, and all around cool guy Michio Kaku returns to Big Think to discuss the science of dreaming, as well as everything Freud got right about our subconscious: Continue reading This is Your Brain on Dreams, with Michio Kaku