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Computer viruses could infect humans?

Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at Reading University in England, warns that computer viruses could infect humans... "We're looking at software viruses and biological viruses becoming one and the same....The security problems will be much, much greater....For those of you that want to stay human...you'll be a subspecies in the...

Tags: Robots, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, computer, Kevin Warwick, computer virus

Blog posts 2004-11-13

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A brain-computer interface that communicates thoughts between people

Oh, good griefthis is a bit of a stretch. Thoughts? Here's what happened:One person raised his left or right arm. Another person saw it.The only difference is, we put a computer in the middle of it, reduced the action to electrical impulses and called it brain to brain communication.Of course,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, EEG

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

A brain-computer interface that communicates thoughts between people

New research from the University of Southampton has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought alone. Looking to take brain-computer interfaces BCI to the next level, Dr. Christopher James from the University’s Institute of Sound and Vibration Research,...

Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Person, Engineering, Internet, B2B, Telecom & Utilities, E-business/E-Commerce, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain

University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. And this is a world's premiere. Other research teams have tried to control robots with 'brains,' but there was always a computer in the loop. This new project is the first one to...

Tags: Project, Brain, Multi Electrode Array, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-13

Captain Cyborg and the Problem of Evil

(This is a re-run, from Dec 16/05.)While looking at a problem related to archiving thousands of project proposals and reports for a large IT consulting firm I was struck by the ease with which these could be classified into two strongly differentiated groups: those based on clerical or other worker...

Tags: Unanswered questions, Government, General

Blog posts 2007-07-04

Captain Cyborg and the problem of evil

While looking at a problem related to archiving thousands of project proposals and reports for a large IT consulting firm I was struck by the ease with which these could be classified into two strongly differentiated groups: those based on clerical or other worker replacement, and those focused on enabling...

Tags: computer

Blog posts 2005-12-16