Right about this time in our hectic quarter system (week 7 of 10), one grabs at any opportunity to get a little bit of extra zip out of the old neurons. So among the many news feeds crossing my desktop, one really stood out–how to make myself smarter! I’m definitely Read more…
András Lörincz and István Szita at Eötvös University in Budapest, Hungary have developed a computer program that outplays the average human at the classic arcade game, Ms. Pac-Man [1]. Starting off with scenarios (“ghost nearby”) and possible actions (“move away”), the program “learned” to perform better. Should we feel inadequate Read more…
I had a very nice back-and-forth email conversation with Michelle Norgan, a student reporter for Cal Poly’s Mustang Daily, about the 2007 Weblog Awards. Her article appeared today. Earlier, Michelle wrote an interesting post for the Daily’s own blog entitled “Game On, Ladies.” Michelle was lamenting continuing Hollywood gender stereotypes, Read more…
Every once in awhile, a study comes along that makes me rethink a lot of things I simply took for granted. That makes science so much fun! I have to confess that I have been very convinced by an extensive literature that experience, as opposed to brain differences, has little Read more…
Boomers like myself (Roger and I just celebrated our 55th birthdays) are well aware of the need to maintain healthy weight and fitness levels as we move into our “senior” years. Now we are being told to give our brains a workout, too. I guess even movie stars like Nicole Read more…