Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailWhen Elon Musk and DARPA both hop aboard the cyborg hypetrain, you know brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are about to achieve the impossible.BMIs, already the stuff of science fiction, facilitate crosstalk between biological wetware with external computers, turning human users into literal cyborgs. Yet , microelectrode “nerve patches”, or “memory Band-Aids” are still purely experimental medical treatments for those with nervous system impairments.With the , DARPA is looking to . This month, the project tapped six academic teams to...…Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailWhen Elon Musk and DARPA both hop aboard the cyborg hypetrain, you know brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) are about to achieve the impossible.BMIs, already the stuff of science fiction, facilitate crosstalk between biological wetware with external computers, turning human users into literal cyborgs. Yet , microelectrode “nerve patches”, or “memory Band-Aids” are still purely experimental medical treatments for those with nervous system impairments.With the , DARPA is looking to . This month, the project tapped six academic teams to...WW…
Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailThe Earth’s biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory of biologically useful elements and molecules.But the recent discovery of possibly biogenic phosphine reminds us that at least some of these ingredients exist elsewhere in the solar system too. So where are the other most promising locations for extra-terrestrial life?Mars is one of the most Earth-like worlds in the solar system. It has a 24.5-hour day, polar...…Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailThe Earth’s biosphere contains all the known ingredients necessary for life as we know it. Broadly speaking these are: liquid water, at least one source of energy, and an inventory of biologically useful elements and molecules.But the recent discovery of possibly biogenic phosphine reminds us that at least some of these ingredients exist elsewhere in the solar system too. So where are the other most promising locations for extra-terrestrial life?Mars is one of the most Earth-like worlds in the solar system. It has a 24.5-hour day, polar...WW…
Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailThe world as we know it may never be the same. The global economy has slowed, people are living in isolation, and the death toll from an invisible killer is rising exponentially. The coronavirus pandemic has imposed a harsh reality of bereavement, illness, and unemployment. Many people are already facing financial hardship and uncertainty over future job prospects.Early data suggest that the immediate psychological impact of the pandemic . There are also more uplifting analyses, however, suggesting the experience for the better. But are...…Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailThe world as we know it may never be the same. The global economy has slowed, people are living in isolation, and the death toll from an invisible killer is rising exponentially. The coronavirus pandemic has imposed a harsh reality of bereavement, illness, and unemployment. Many people are already facing financial hardship and uncertainty over future job prospects.Early data suggest that the immediate psychological impact of the pandemic . There are also more uplifting analyses, however, suggesting the experience for the better. But are...WW…
Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailWhen did something like us first appear on the planet? It turns out there’s remarkably little agreement on this question. Fossils and DNA suggest people looking like us, anatomically modern Homo sapiens, evolved around 300,000 years ago. Surprisingly, archaeology—tools, artifacts, cave art—suggest that complex technology and cultures, “behavioral modernity,” evolved more recently: 50,000 to 65,000 years ago.Some interpret this as suggesting the earliest Homo sapiens weren’t entirely modern. Yet the different data tracks different...…Sign inPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailWhen did something like us first appear on the planet? It turns out there’s remarkably little agreement on this question. Fossils and DNA suggest people looking like us, anatomically modern Homo sapiens, evolved around 300,000 years ago. Surprisingly, archaeology—tools, artifacts, cave art—suggest that complex technology and cultures, “behavioral modernity,” evolved more recently: 50,000 to 65,000 years ago.Some interpret this as suggesting the earliest Homo sapiens weren’t entirely modern. Yet the different data tracks different...WW…
Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountyour usernameyour passwordPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailA password will be e-mailed to you.Brain scans, like social distancing, are inherently very lonely.Regardless of the equipment, brain scans often rely on a single person performing a single task, often completely still, outside of their normal environment. It’s powerful, sure. Brain mapping projects haven’t only uncovered hidden anatomical highways between brain regions, but also how they transiently organize into neural networks to support sensations, memories, thoughts,...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountyour usernameyour passwordPassword recoveryRecover your passwordyour emailA password will be e-mailed to you.Brain scans, like social distancing, are inherently very lonely.Regardless of the equipment, brain scans often rely on a single person performing a single task, often completely still, outside of their normal environment. It’s powerful, sure. Brain mapping projects haven’t only uncovered hidden anatomical highways between brain regions, but also how they transiently organize into neural networks to support sensations, memories, thoughts,...WW…
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