The Think Tank

Sep 02

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Aug 28

Breaking the brain code — Scientists are trying to create artificial life, but we have not yet managed to cross the border between material that is not alive, and life.

This week in history: Gutenberg Bible completed. The Bible is printed for the first time by DANIEL BENSADOUN

Aug 06

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Aug 05

“A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.” — Beverly Sills

Jul 30

“Sane is a dangerous word. It implies a clear distinction, a sharp line between the Sane and the Insane that we all see clearly and accept as a truth of nature. But it is not. No. The only real difference between the Sane and the Insane, in this world, is the Sane have the power to have the Insane locked up. That is the bottom line. CLANG! Go immediately to prison. You crazy bastard, you should have been locked up a long time ago. You are a dangerous freak—I am rich, and I want you castrated.” — Hunter S. Thompson American Journalist & Author (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005)
Kingdom of Fear, Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century. (page 27)

Jul 22

Human Interface Technology Lab :: Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) animations -

These three animations show how the Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) scans laser beams into the eye to create bright high-resolution images.

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