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Billionaire On Brain Upload Waiting List Which is 100% Deadly
Billionaire Goes on Brain Upload Waiting List It might seem a thing of science fiction, but it seems that some companies are genuinely offering you the opportunity to upload your brain to a computer. Some of which even profess to allow your memories to be stored which could, of course,…
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Mind Reading Computers Being Developed To Help Police
Mind Reading The question of whether psychics exist is one of a matter of personal belief. Personally, I do not believe they are real. When it comes to mind reading, however, that might actually be closer than we think. Both science and medical experts are collaborating to design computer software which…
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Researchers Working on Performance Enhancing Device for eSports
Competitive gaming aka eSports is big money-making industry so it only makes sense that many people want to get in on the action. Researchers from Perth, Australia however are working on a new device which they claim gives eSports players a competitive edge. The research group is developing an interface…
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Elon Musk to Create Brain-to-Computer Interface Within Four Years
Magnate entrepreneur Elon Musk – the man behind astronautics startup SpaceX, which aims to create a fleet of reusable space rockets, and electric car company Tesla – recently launched Neuralink, an organisation focused on creating brain-to-computer interfaces. Speaking to Wait But Why’s Tim Urban, Musk has now revealed that he…
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Brain Tumour Charity Urges Caution over Mobile Phone Court Ruling
The Brain Tumour Charity has urged caution following a court ruling in Italy which has compensated a man for having a brain tumour which was linked to his mobile phone usage. The court in Italy was persuaded that the claimant, Roman Romero’s, tumour was linked to his 3-4 daily business use…
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Elon Musk Launches Brain Augmentation Company Called Neuralink
Remember last month when Elon Musk said in the World Government Summit in Dubai that humans must merge with machines or become irrelevant? It turns out he was taking the issue seriously and has now backed a startup company called Neuralink, which focuses on developing capabilities of the brain through…
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Future Computers May Replicate Human Brain Synapses
While the development of artificial intelligence is inspired by the replicating the learning and problem-solving capacities of the human brain, the computer systems that they run on bear little resemblance to our grey matter. Researchers from Stanford University and Sandia National Laboratories, though, are one step closer to recreating the…
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Scientists Can Implant False Memories
We’ve all seen the movies based on memories. Peering into people’s memories to extract evidence against giant government plots and having their memories wiped to create entirely new identities. We are now one step closer as researchers in Japan have developed a trick to implant false memories, or rather visions,…
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Brain-Like Computers Are Closer to Reality Than You Might Think
Computers have definitely come a long way over the last few years both in terms of pure power and efficiency. However, creating actual brain-like computers has not been possible outside of laboratories so far, mainly because of the sheer power requirements. Now, it looks like a team of researchers has managed…
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Do You Want Zombies? Scientists Want to Reanimate a Brain!
Remember all those horror films you’ve watched and those games you played where someone made a bad decision and unleashed the zombie apocalypse on the world, I think we may have found the start of ours. When it comes to life, people are often pronounced to have passed when they…
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SkullConduct Could Prove Your Identity by Bouncing Sounds Off Your Skull
When it comes to proving who we are, people are constantly looking for new technologies to help battle unauthorised access to everything from our bank accounts to our offices. While some have relied on matching your fingerprint or even your iris, others are looking at the unique sounds that you make when sounds…
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Who Wants A NERF Chainsaw For All Your Zombie Fighting Needs?
Nerf are not ones to shy away from bringing us hours of fun, from a quick run around with foam darts flying to safely playing out our fantasy survival scenarios, Nerf’s are not just for kids when it comes to your imagination and the fun you can have. Recently we…
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Bridging a Spinal Injury with Electronics Offers Hope to Paralysis
Science is a vital element to the exploration and development of a range of subjects and techniques, one such field is of course the medical profession, huge leaps and bounds have been made over the last decade or so. Now, Scientists at “Case Western Reserve University in Ohio have unveiled…
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Analysing Your Brain Could Be 30 Times Faster Than A Supercomputer
The human brain, fascinating, exciting and full of possibilities, the notion to create, form an opinion and challenge the environment which we live in, is truly exceptional. We now might be able to find answers as to how powerful the human brain is after a project which is designed to compare…
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Almost ‘Fully Formed’ Human Brain Grown in a Lab for the First Time
Researchers from Ohio State University have come tantalizingly close to cultivating a human brain for the very first time. This technological breakthrough is designed to monitor brain activity to help understand neurological conditions such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons. Although not conscience, the synthetic brain reflects the genetic maturity of a…
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