Archives for December 2007
Robotic Toddler? WHY???
Published on 18 Dec 2007 at 3:14 am.
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Filed under Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Research, Robotics, Seriously???, Technology.
Tonight on the Colbert Report, I learned of a Japanese research project to make a robotic toddler. I am sorry, but not only am I not at all sure why one would endeavor to do this, but I am also not sure why one would choose this particular design.
With all due respect to the researchers [...]
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Martian Spiders, Lizard Skin and Lacework
Published on 15 Dec 2007 at 3:13 am.
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Filed under Astronomy, Exploration, Mars, Space.
While much of Mars looks like the deserts of Utah, the Martian South Polar regions have revealed some surprising geology unlike anything we have here on Earth.
At the 2007 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, Chris Okubo, Candace Hansen, and Timothy Titus who work with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging Camera [...]
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Planet Earth
Published on 12 Dec 2007 at 3:20 am.
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Filed under Green, Photography, Travel, Wildlife.
I have been really enjoying the BBC Series Planet Earth. I am extremely impressed with the quality and subject matter of the footage, and can watch these episodes over and over again.
As we have an HDTV, I am going to wait to purchase the series until we have a BlueRay player. I don’t think that [...]
Walking LEGO Machines
Published on 11 Dec 2007 at 1:15 am.
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Filed under Fun, Inventions, Lego, Mathematics, Robotics, Technology.
On Philippe ”Philo” Hurbain’s LEGO site, I found these amazing 8-legged LEGO walkers. Here you can find a movie of this walker… its very impressive!
These are designed after Theo Jansen’s amazing walking kinetic sculptures that are powered by wind or solar power. Here are some great videos of these Theo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures.
Here are two [...]
Judgement Day Online
Published on 4 Dec 2007 at 3:45 am.
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Filed under Biology, Evolution, Philosophy.
Intelligent Design.
That phrase alone should ignite a firestorm of controversy.
The NOVA special, Judgement Day, on the recent Dover Pennsylvania trial now can be viewed online.
Let us begin with two moral principles: HONESTY and CONSISTENCY. I know of no one who can disagree with the importance of these ideas. These ideas are central to religions all over [...]
