I think my friend is a little crazy…
| June 10, 2011
Month: June 2011
Scientists Create Artificial Brain With 12-Second Memory
| June 10, 2011
The saddest thought ever: if you say ‘I love you’ to the tiny Cheerio-shaped brain in a petri dish, twelve seconds later it won’t remember.
The technicolor ring is an artificial microbrain, derived from rat brain cells–just 40 to 60 neurons in total–that is capable of about 12 seconds of short-term memory.
Developed by a team at the University of Pittsburgh, the brain was created in an attempt to artificially nurture a working brain into existence so that researchers could study neural networks and how our brains transmit electrical signals and store data so efficiently. The did so by attaching a layer of proteins to a silicon disk and adding brain cells from embryonic rats that attached themselves to the proteins and grew to connect with one another in the ring.
Japanese Soccer Team Versus 100 Kids – Video
| June 10, 2011
Professional Japanese football team playing against 100 japanese kids.
How Far Do Cats Travel On Their Own?
| June 10, 2011
Have you ever wondered where your outdoor cat goes all day? Well some scientists wondered the same thing and spent two years tracking pet cats as well as feral cats to map out how far they go each day. Some cats traveled pretty far. Kind of reminds me of that movie Homeward Bound.
The cats were fitted with radio collars and tracked over two years. Some of the collars also had devices that continuously monitored the cats’ every move.
Shampoo Prank – Video
| June 10, 2011
Lather, rinse and repeat forever…
What song are you listening to? – London
| June 10, 2011
1. ABBA – Money Money Money
2. Coldplay – Cemetaries of London
3. The Clash – Rock the Casbah
4. Common – Play Your Cards Right
5. Podcast Tour of London
6. The Bravery – An Honest Mistake
7. Corrine Baily Ray – Seasons Change
8. Vangelis – Conquest of Paradise
9. Nadia Ali – Fine Print
10. Plastician – Japan
11. Rihanna – Disturbia
12. Beirut – Elephant Gun
13. Burial – Endorphin
14. Nine Inch Nails – Deep
15. Gospel Choir – You are Worthy of My Praise
16. Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
17. Danny Byrd – Ill Behaviour
18. Bruce Springsteen – Down to the River
19. Podcast Japanese 101
20. Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
21. Jay Z – Jigga that N***a
22. Disney’s The Jungle Book – I Wanna Be Like You
23. Jessie J – Price Tag
24. Bonobo – Kota
25. Lady Gaga – Highway Unicorn
26. Vybz Kartel – All Out
27. Travis – Love Will Come Through
28. Black Eyed Peas – That’s the Joint
29. Drake – Sooner Than Later
30. Fleet Foxes – The Shrine / An Argument
31. Kings of Convenience – I Don’t Know What I Can Save You From
