Posts Tagged: Science
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Mar 11
Immaterials: Light painting WiFi
How do we determine what our WiFi landscape looks like? One way is to create an LED rod that turns more light on, the stronger the WiFi signal is, then walk around and take extended exposure shots. Timo has done just that. More here on his page. Video Source Page Here.
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Feb 11
LIVE NOW on Ted.com
The team at IBM that created Watson, the computer that kicked ass in Jeopardy! Will have a live discusion and answer questions from the internet community. Click here to tune into the live webcast on TED.com. Starting at 11:30am est.
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Jan 11
Vanishing Soundscapes
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I have always been into soundscapes for as long as I can remember, Here, Wired has a nice little article on the folks who record disappearing habitats. Click on the images in the article for a sample. If you are really into this, then you can buy the full length albums from the Wild Sanctuary. (for a good time, preview the Antartica sounds)
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Jan 11
Art by eyes
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Tony Quan aka TEMPT1 was a graffiti artist in LA. He was paralyzed with ALS in 2003. His method of communicating was via a $15k+ eyetracker system that allowed him to type; TEMPT1′s drawing career seemed over. Then came Zach Lieberman and some other peeps who built the EyeWriter. Click here to see more.
