Science Magazine
Scientists entered people’s dreams and got them ‘talking’
4 min · · Dreaming experiments involved real-time conversations between sleepers and scientists · Shared by 259, including News from Science, Lee Keyes, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Making Sense Podcast, Prof Hugo Spiers, Tara Imani, AIA, Jansnet, AAAS, Jason Silva
TIME
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020
· Introducing this year's best fiction, nonfiction and poetry · Shared by 421, including Katja Evertz, Memen Isimo, rohit, Luminous Kaleidoscope, Michael Genova, Stephanie A Kowalski, William Gibson, Essaadi, @nonprofitorgs / Nonprofit Tech for Good, ckrickson, Danny D, Phillip Murphy
Mark Manson
8 Logical Fallacies that Mess Us All Up
12+ min · · Logical fallacies are incredibly common in our everyday lives. Here are some of the worst ones we all fall prey to. · Shared by 190, including davidabrock, Matthias Lampe
nature
The brain rhythms that detach us from reality
5 min · · A low-frequency neuronal oscillation underlies dissociation. · Shared by 240, including rohit, Matthias Lampe, Gabriele, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, SusanaDeLeón, MD, Niklaus Gerber, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Prof Hugo Spiers
Singularity Hub
Neuralink's Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science
8 min · · For a device its size, the team packed in an admirable array of features. The “Link” device has over 1,000 channels, which can be individually activated. · Shared by 79, including Marktechpost AI Research News ⚡, John Hagel, John Nosta, Brian Ahier, Terence Mills, AI
WIRED
A Radical New Model of the Brain Illuminates Its Wiring
2 min · · Network neuroscience could revolutionize how we understand the brain—and change our approach to neurological and psychiatric disorders. · Shared by 244, including Anita Leirfall, Rick King, Liv 😷, Aníbal M. Astobiza, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Matteo Furia, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), George M 🇪🇺
Fast Company
This is the right way to challenge someone’s thinking
3 min · · If you want to share your perspective in a way that gets heard, and acted upon to create positive change, try these three steps. · Shared by 276, including Alan See, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, John Hagel, Linus Basig, LoriBeth, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, K. Williams, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Deirdre Breakenridge, Gabrielle Mendoza, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Doug Sundheim, Nick Floro, Nir Eyal, Dorie Clark, Oliver Raduner, Massimiliano Aroffo
Nautilus Magazine
Why Is the Human Brain So Efficient?
7 min · · The brain is complex; in humans it consists of about 100 billion neurons, making on the order of 100 trillion connections. It is often… · Shared by 298, including Bilal Aslam, Jansnet, Vaughan Bell, Christian Surchi, John Hagel, Stefan Diepolder, Liv 😷, Anita Leirfall, Liliane Ferrari ™, Jonathan Kogan
WIRED
Is the Brain a Useful Model for Artificial Intelligence?
3 min · · Thinking machines think just like us—but only up to a point. · Shared by 251, including Bob E. Hayes, Francesco Corea, Tamara McCleary, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Anita Leirfall, Andreas Staub, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, ipfconline in vacation mode :) will be back Sept.4, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Martin Ford, Mike Tamir, PhD, Prof. Sally Eaves, Carl Robinson 🎙️, Terence Mills, AI, Vinod Sharma, Iain Brown, PhD, Ronald van Loon
Scientific American
New Artificial Eye Mimics a Retina’s Natural Curve
3 min · · Researchers have crafted a device that replicates the shape of the eye’s sensory membrane · Shared by 5
Scientific American
The Neuroscience of Reality
13+ min · · Reality is constructed by the brain, and no two brains are exactly alike · Shared by 180, including Faik Ersoy, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Yvette Dubel, Miguel Angel Escotet, Matthias Lampe, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Aníbal M. Astobiza, Dr. Price-Mitchell, Jonathan Kogan, Ward Plunet, Rich, Tauno, Liliane Ferrari ™, John Maeda, Thomas Power
Scientific American
A Successful Artificial Memory Has Been Created
4 min · · The growing science of memory manipulation raises social and ethical questions · Shared by 164, including Miguel Angel Escotet, 瑞拿頭, Dominik Grolimund, Noah Smith, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Power, Ronald van Loon, John Nosta, Faik Ersoy, Ward Plunet, Fern, Yvette Dubel, Sarah-Jayne Gratton, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Aimee Meifeu ✍️⚖️, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Scott Williams, Nige Roberts-Willson, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
WIRED UK
Forget about artificial intelligence, extended intelligence is the future
5 min · · We should challenge the cult of Singularity. AI won't take over the world · Shared by 257, including Joi Ito, Ines Bieler, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, 📁𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧, Klaus Eck, Mark Tabladillo PhD, Sergio Caredda, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Peter Schmidhuber, Stephan Woodtli, Florian Hanke 🍎, Cyrill Schmid, Gerd Leonhard, Phrasee, Bertrand Maltaverne, Howard Getson, Glyn Britton, Niklaus Gerber, Antonio Vieira Santos, Clemens M. Schuster