Monthly Archives: May 2012

Mirror Neurons

Posted on May 31, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Neuroscientific evidence suggests that one basic entry point into understanding others’ goals and feelings is the process of actively simulating in our own brain the actions we observe in others. This involves the firing of neurons that would be activated … Continue reading →

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Embodied Cognition and iCub

Posted on May 28, 2012 by PlatoHagel

An iCub robot mounted on a supporting frame. The robot is 104 cm high and weighs around 22 kg An iCub is a 1 metre high humanoid robot testbed for research into human cognition and artificial intelligence. Systems that perceive, … Continue reading →

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The Incandescent Sun

Posted on May 24, 2012 by PlatoHagel

 This video takes SDO images and applies additional processing to enhance the structures visible. While there is no scientific value to this processing, it does result in a beautiful, new way of looking at the sun. The original frames are … Continue reading →

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BroadBand Technology

Posted on May 24, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Broadband research is a McGill area of expertise. Meet researchers such as David Plant, Tho Le-Ngoc, and Mark Coates who are on the cutting edge of machine to machine communication, high-speed internet technologies, and wireless communications. Dialogos of Eide

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Hypercomputation

Posted on May 23, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Hypercomputation or super-Turing computation refers to models of computation that go beyond, or are incomparable to, Turing computability. This includes various hypothetical methods for the computation of non-Turing-computable functions, following super-recursive algorithms (see also supertask). The term “super-Turing computation” appeared … Continue reading →

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Digital Physics

Posted on May 21, 2012 by PlatoHagel

In physics and cosmology, digital physics is a collection of theoretical perspectives based on the premise that the universe is, at heart, describable by information, and is therefore computable. Therefore, the universe can be conceived as either the output of … Continue reading →

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First Alcibiades

Posted on May 21, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Papyrus fragment of Alcibiades I, section 131.c-e. The First Alcibiades or Alcibiades I (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκιβιάδης αʹ) is a dialogue featuring Alcibiades in conversation with Socrates. It is ascribed to Plato, although scholars are divided on the question of its … Continue reading →

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SNOLAB Grand Opening

Posted on May 19, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Dialogos of Eide

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Particle Dark Matter

Posted on May 17, 2012 by PlatoHagel

Looks interesting. Dark matter is among the most important open problems in modern physics. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book describes the theoretical and experimental aspects of the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Featuring … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Fermi Spots ‘Superflares’ in the Crab Nebula

Posted on May 17, 2012 by PlatoHagel

The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times more powerful than any previously seen from the object. The outburst was first detected by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on April 12 and lasted six … Continue reading →

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