OneHourAhead

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 this case Brazil) so that they can use it to stimulate their own economies.

Mind Powered Robots & Creating Science Cities

Building the Knowledge Archipelago

Building a Future on Science

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 to use these neuroprosthetics in a similar manner to real limbs. He seems to miss the point though and think we want to turn everyone into cyborgs which is a shame as he could have written a good article about it but instead went down the fear route. The point is not to wire everyone up to robots as he puts it, but to allow people that have limited function then chance to regain that function and live a normal life again.