A GM tomato has been portrayed in the world’s media as a major cancer fighter, as well as having other important health-enhancing properties. And some media commentators suggest that this is the “breakthrough” that will convince people of the benefits of GM foods. But the health claims are
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According to this study in the journal Nature Biotechnology, pave the way for a new generation of “functional foods” that could potentially offer protection against serious diseases.
It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving based on your brain wave patterns. Similar technology could also allow you to control ... Read more
Or would you call them museums or even attractions? This looks cool for kids and adults alike. Mechanical engineering students would benefit from these as much as biology students do real zoos.
These look great. I would take the kids if there was one near me. Don’t like seeing caged animals but do like giving the kids new places to visit and things to think about.
If we insist on playing God, I would prefer we be benevolent creators than tyrannical rulers, especially in a world where the robots could reject and replace us eventually. The AI revolution seems inevitable. We should make sure we’re on the right side.
I saw a guy from Boston Dynamics beating up on a robot – it made me feel sad, despite knowing it wasn’t even “feeling” it – wasn’t even a robot but a cgi trick. Playing with our emotions already and they don’t know it – bless the bots, they will tell us who we really are.
As robots learn more and more by imitation, we may have to start treating them better. As machines approach intelligent status, should there be a code of ethics for how we behave around them?
Interesting. It would be wrong to let people think that their robots are persons.
“There are several fundamental claims of this paper:
1 – Having servants is good and useful, provided no one is dehumanised.
2 – A robot can be a servant without being a person.
3 – It is right and natural for people to own robots.
4 – It would be wrong to let people think that their robots are persons.”
Nice idea but don’t believe everything you read. Check this article out. we’re fighting an information war at present.
This would be great but they don’t even know which “normal” foods are good or bad for preventing the different types of cancer. https://www.roswellpark.org/article/foods-help-fight-cancer-focus-esophageal-cancer
According to this study in the journal Nature Biotechnology, pave the way for a new generation of “functional foods” that could potentially offer protection against serious diseases.
Maybe not for astronauts, but looks fun for kids.
Interesting…
Lol, and cook it with lasers!
This, but you just need the sensors in a bandana and it goes on the cloud to calculate what you are seeing and thinking.
looks like this isn’t too far in the future. This hat is half way there it seems.https://phys.org/news/2008-05-baseball-cap-mind.html
There was one in London, not sure if it’s still there though.
Or would you call them museums or even attractions? This looks cool for kids and adults alike. Mechanical engineering students would benefit from these as much as biology students do real zoos.
These look great. I would take the kids if there was one near me. Don’t like seeing caged animals but do like giving the kids new places to visit and things to think about.
If we insist on playing God, I would prefer we be benevolent creators than tyrannical rulers, especially in a world where the robots could reject and replace us eventually. The AI revolution seems inevitable. We should make sure we’re on the right side.
I saw a guy from Boston Dynamics beating up on a robot – it made me feel sad, despite knowing it wasn’t even “feeling” it – wasn’t even a robot but a cgi trick. Playing with our emotions already and they don’t know it – bless the bots, they will tell us who we really are.
Interesting. It would be wrong to let people think that their robots are persons.
“There are several fundamental claims of this paper:
1 – Having servants is good and useful, provided no one is dehumanised.
2 – A robot can be a servant without being a person.
3 – It is right and natural for people to own robots.
4 – It would be wrong to let people think that their robots are persons.”