Here’s what I am reading today: replacing a phantom limb “After 31-year-old Zac Vawter lost part of his leg in a motorcycle accident, a team of doctors set out to create a new kind of prosthetic limb: one whose motions he could manipulate with his mind, by “flexing” a foot Read more…
(Something a little special for my birthday last month!) Here is what we are reading today: preventing HIV from spreading “The work was led by Dr Caroline Goujon and Professor Mike Malim at the Department of Infectious Diseases, King’s College London. Professor Malim said: “This is an extremely exciting Read more…
Visiting with our daughter Karen. I had a chance to see how she teaches Social Media at the University of Louisville, see the 8th ranked Cardinals win at football and actually place some bets on the horses at Churchill downs! Here is what I am reading today: sleep less, buy Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: the evolution of words and tools “Unlike ancient bones and stone tools, language does not fossilize. Researchers have to guess about its origins based on proxy indicators. Does painting cave walls indicate the capacity for language? How about the ability to make a Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: computer search solves the mystery of the hidden author “Over the past decade, I have developed a computer program to do this sort of analysis of writing style, based on literally millions of different features. This program will take a sample of writing and determine, on the Read more…