Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
singularityu Marissa Mayer + Tim Brown + Randy K; Google + IDEO + Kleiner Perkins = awesome http://ping.fm/Ifigz
singularityu - GBN - Rockefeller Foundation Report on technology impact on the world http://ping.fm/F9WfL
singularityu - GBN - REACH - companies are now responsible for the environmental safety of the chemicals they produce http://ping.fm/DsRrA
Monday, July 26, 2010
4 Ways to access a conditional probability
Conditional Probabilities:
- Sleep on it
- Kinesilogy thumb and pinky? Salim --- no it's hard to come apart yes it's yes to come apart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_kinesiology
Yes, no, maybe, I don't know - Men vs women leadership --> how do you instill this in other people... ask a woman... volume of the "Inner voice..."
- ?
singularityu Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes--and How to Correct Them: Lessons from the New Science of Behavioral Economics http://ping.fm/KxTOi
singularityu - John Gage - Awesome data visualization - trend analyzer: http://ping.fm/XMKfo
http://ping.fm/qyYzA
http://ping.fm/qyYzA
singularityu - Paul Saffo - I'm concerned that there could be a new religion; we are long over due for one, and I believe it could happen in the next 20-30 years http://ping.fm/fzesM
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
singularityu Peter D: MIT-based team wins DARPA's Red Balloon Challenge, demonstrates power of social networks (and cold hard cash) http://ping.fm/kBvmT
singularityu So sad, we heard him speak last week even: Stephen Schneider, a leading climate expert, dead at 65
http://ping.fm/wRc66
http://ping.fm/wRc66
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
singularityu - Daniel Kammen - Nobel Prize winner speaking at Singularity University this morning http://ping.fm/RYTqC
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Dean Kamen - segway inventor - notes from singularity university
I wanted to share some of this stuff. I've never been more inspired by a guy than listening to Dean Kamen give a 2 hr lecture, and q/a session. He received the only standing ovation at SU so far this summer. The quotes are worth a read
Steve
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This man is legend.
But don't take my word for it, ask Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen
Here are some gems from last night's address:
When asked about pursuing an idea: "You need to answer three questions: Is it crazy? (The answer should be yes it's crazy for 50% of the people and a great idea for 50 of the people). How long will it take and how much will it cost? If it works, will it be a really big deal?"
On the state of the world: "Instead of building Weapons of Mass Destruction, we should be building Weapons of Mass Construction."
On the lengthy FDA process to take a medical device to market, referring to dialysis machines: "Essentially, you need to turn indefensible to indispensable."
On inviting political figures to attend FIRST (Dean Kamen's league for young scientists & technologists, which stands for: For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology; see www.usfirst.org): "Presidents are very unreliable people. They have world events screwing up their affairs...and vice-versa."
On deliberately avoiding marketing/business to concentrate on inventing: "The biggest challenge I have with bringing something to scale is convincing someone else to bring it to scale."
When asked what he has left to invent: "The only thing that I'd like to invent that I haven't invented yet is a time machine."
On failure: "Keep kissing frogs. Sure, you'll get a lot of warts...but once in a while, you'll find your prince or princess."
On choosing to invent and work on multiple projects and give the marketing rights/revenues to other companies: "Take your little bit...and get it from a lot of places."
On his corporate policy: "There is only one: use good judgment."
On process: "I fight like hell to keep process out of it."
On valuing experience: "Treat people fairly - not equally."
Also - quoted within his talk:
"FIRST is the only sport where everybody has the opportunity to turn pro." - Past CEO of British Aerospace (paraphrased)
"FIRST...like the WWF - for smart people." - George H. Bush, 41st president of the United States
"Education is not filling a pail - it's lighting a fire." - William Butler Yeats
Dean - it was an honor.
Friday, July 16, 2010
singularityu Ralph Merkle: Project Orion: nuclear propulsion for space via atom bombs http://ping.fm/K8JB3(nuclear_propulsion)
singularityu Cryonics is a technique designed to save lives and greatly extend lifespan. http://ping.fm/fujZ0
Thursday, July 15, 2010
singularityu: Dan Vorhaus --> The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a DNA database funded by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It is a computer system that stores DNA profiles http://ping.fm/WYEGo
singularityu: Dan Vorhaus --> Great book on medical ethics and aging: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks http://ping.fm/ETEy4
singularityu: William Haseltine --> George W. Bush's commitment to help fight AIDS in africa --- PEPFAR - Emergency Plan http://ping.fm/Cyfpk's_Emergency_Plan_for_AIDS_Relief
singularityu: Daniel Kraft --> Four people are going to try to quit smoking this summer at SU with a couple weeks of help via Zyban http://ping.fm/I4Bk6
singularityu: Keith Murphy --> Organovo Develops First Commercial 3D Bio-Printer for Manufacturing Human Tissue and Organs http://ping.fm/5GiXE
singularityu: Keith Murphy --> Research may pave the way for future research to eventually create entire replacement organs based on the patient's own cells http://ping.fm/7n7ZH
singularityu: Keith Murphy --> The idea of biological organ development is decades old http://ping.fm/7Qu4D
Phillip Low - Neuromonitoring Technology, disease and the iBrain
Electroencephalography (EEG) is the recording of electrical activity along the scalp produced by the firing of neurons within the brain.[2] In clinical contexts, EEG refers to the recording of the brain's spontaneous electrical activity over a short period of time, usually 20–40 minutes, as recorded from multiple electrodes placed on the scalp
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
singularityu Jack Hidary: Car sharing. . . Drive Mint --> http://ping.fm/G3zky
Connect by hertz --> http://ping.fm/g01eU
Connect by hertz --> http://ping.fm/g01eU
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
singularityu: Pete Worden: Planning to enable low earth orbit via commercial companies such as Spacex http://www.spacex.com/
Monday, July 12, 2010
State of the Art: AI Engines
Google - A "Search Engine"
Wolfram Alpha "A Compute Engine"
True Knowledge "Inference Engine"
IBM's Deep QA "Entity Retrieval Engine
SIRI Virtual Personal Assistant "Do Engine" (now owned by apple!)
singularityu Adam Cheyer: IBM's watson to take on humans in the game of Jeopardy! http://ping.fm/sDiNB
Saturday, July 10, 2010
singularityu Gregg Maryniak --> Antimatter as a power source! http://ping.fm/8f7l8
http://ping.fm/FMZMB
http://ping.fm/FMZMB
singularityu Gregg Maryniak --> the world’s first commercially produced ‘Electric Aircraft’ http://ping.fm/cRK60
singularityu The worlds fastest computers
Top 500 Graph --> http://ping.fm/wgK9v
Wiki -->
http://ping.fm/c9KqL
Top 500 Graph --> http://ping.fm/wgK9v
Wiki -->
http://ping.fm/c9KqL
Friday, July 9, 2010
singularityu - Kevin Marks --> Pubsubhubbub server-to-server web-hook-based publish/subscribe protocol http://ping.fm/iCFrO
singularityu Raph Merkle --> Nanofactory Website http://ping.fm/W8MYM
Nanofactory Collaboration
http://ping.fm/1MsOh
Nanofactory Collaboration
http://ping.fm/1MsOh
Thursday, July 8, 2010
singularityu Microsoft's computational user interface group which is working on Skinput --> http://ping.fm/SHm59
singularityu QuestBridge: scholarships for high-achieving low-income students http://ping.fm/y0SsP http://ping.fm/Owf1h
The story of data storage for Google at Stanford via IBM
I just talked to someone who told me the story of how Google initially got storage capability for indexing the web at Stanford, and the relationship between Stanford, IBM, and Larry / Sergey in this undertaking.
singularityu being motivated and hearing words of wisdom from Buzz Aldrin the second person to set foot on the moon!!
http://ping.fm/CnEqq
http://ping.fm/CnEqq
singularityu - David Ewing Duncan:
Personalized health project. . . http://ping.fm/91w2y
Personalized medicine:
http://ping.fm/h2ubt
Personalized health project. . . http://ping.fm/91w2y
Personalized medicine:
http://ping.fm/h2ubt
fMRI Scans can determine a level of brain activity for....
Impulsiveness
Risk-Taking
Green
Altruism
Politics
Belief in God
Love
Memory
singularityu Personal genetic testing companies: http://ping.fm/qpyhh http://ping.fm/AM2ly
http://ping.fm/eVIrK
http://ping.fm/eVIrK
singularityu - David Ewing Duncan: The age of personalized health care is about to begin...
http://ping.fm/HMyOj
http://ping.fm/HMyOj
Neuroprosthesis & Evolving Neuro-Technologies
WORLDWIDE HUMAN DISEASE BURDEN... HOW CAN WE SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS MEDICALLY...
ANXIETY DISORDERS
OBESITY
CHRONIC PAIN
DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
SLEEP DISORDERS
ECONOMIC BURDEN OF DISEASE...
NEUROPLASTICITY BASED TRAINING - video/games
FAST FORWORD --> REMEDIATION SOFTWARE
BRAIN AGE --> GAMES
POSIT SCIENCE --> REVERSAL OF AGING-RELATED DECLINE
fMRI based brain reading today
singularityu - Chris DeCharms: JFK space speech, "We chose to goto the moon, not because it's easy, but,because it's hard" --> http://ping.fm/5hp2S
Neuroscience Overview and Brain Scanning Technology
The big questions of the Brain and Nervous system. . .
CHOICE
CONSCIOUSNESS
LEARNING / MEMORY
PLASTICITY
CARTOGRAPHY
LANGUAGE
PERCEPTION
ACTION
NEURAL FUNCTION
NEURAL CODING
SLEEP
MOTIVATION
PLANNING / EXECUTION CONTROL
BODY AND WORLD
DISEASE
When we control our own minds and brains where will it lead?
LOVE
CHOICE
TRUTH
BRILLIANCE
VISION
PAIN
FEAR
JOY
FREE WILL...
Brain Training - Potential Applications...
- ELIMINATE DISEASES
- ENHANCE PERFORMANCE.
Brain organization.. SPATIALLY ORGANIZED
LANGUAGE PRODUCTION
HEARING
LANGUAGE RECEPTION
HIGHER COGNITION
VISION
CONSCIOUSNESS DOESN'T HAVE A PLACE IN THE BRAIN...
IT IS NOT A LOCALIZED PROCESS IN THE BRAIN... IT'S VERY COMPLEX...
MEISSNER CORPUSCLES
PACINIAN CORPUSCLES
SENSORY MAPS..
CERVICAL
THORACIC
LUMBAR
SACRA
SLEEP AN 8 HOUR MYSTERY..
AWAKE
STAGE 1
STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT (REM) SLEEP SHOWN IN PURPLE
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