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Creating Science Cities

Filed in Science/Tech/Art, Switzerland, US, February 4, 2008, 11:14 , , ,

Here are a few articles that might interest both the geek and politico that I know lurks within us all.  They are partly about recent work that the research group I am involved with has been doing in the field of neuroprosthetics but also about the transfer of technology and knowledge to developing nations (in [...]

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Brains at Davos

Filed in Science/Tech/Art, January 25, 2008, 8:58 ,

Julian Glover writes a small article on CiF today about a project that I am involved in. Our group works on creating interfaces between the brain and external machines with the hope of developing workable artificial limbs for amputees or SCI patients that can be controlled directly from motor areas of the brain, allowing them [...]

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Chancellor Darling’s Gummy Fingers

Filed in ID cards, Science/Tech/Art, November 26, 2007, 17:26 ,

Just would like to draw your attention to Ben Goldacre’s blog on the faking of biometric details. It makes for interesting and quite fun reading. I will be cooking up my own edible and fraudulent fingerprints soon to see if I can fool the fingerprint reader on my computer.
For now though, watch this excerpt [...]

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if you’re going to San Di-ego….

Filed in Science/Tech/Art, US, October 30, 2007, 10:53 ,

If Southern California hadn’t had enough to deal with recently, 35-40 000 neuroscientists will be descending on San Diego next week and I get to be one of them. whoopee.
I wonder whether god might have something against neuroscience. The annual Society for Neuroscience conference rotates between Washington DC, Orlando, New Orleans and San Diego. [...]

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Bad Science

Filed in Bad Science, Liberal Democrats, Science/Tech/Art, October 29, 2007, 17:04 , ,

Ben Goldacre, the bad science columnist from the Guardian, stands up for Evan Harris today on his blog. Evan has being getting some stick from, among others, Nadine Dorries, his fellow Science and Technology Select Committee member.