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Exploring the Ocean in Our Brains with Jaron Lanier

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2011Technology100 most influential people of 2010, 3d environment, avatars, back to nature, cyberspace, digital maoism, gadget, geometry, hollywood, human, human machine interaction, jaron lanier, kinect for xbox 360, manifesto, Microsoft, microsoft research, minority report, motion sensing camera, optimist, sex in movies, silicon valley, somatic cognition, thinking about technology, time magazine, triangle, video game store in california, Wall Street Journal

*Jaron Lanier has spent decades thinking about technology and the ways we use – and misuse – it. He also has been thinking long and hard about using avatars to access the untapped potential of our brains.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Nov. 9, 2011 – One evening last November, Jaron Lanier queued up outside a video game store in California and counted down the minutes until he could buy Kinect for Xbox 360. Lanier – a technologist, computer scientist, composer, and one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2010 – was just as excited to get his hands on Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera as the other gamers in line, most of whom he quickly realized were half his age. He was only slightly embarrassed by the observation.

“As a grownup and as a father I can’t believe I did that,” said Lanier, a partner architect for Microsoft Research. “But I was just so amazed it was really happening.” (more…)

Abused Students Can Return To School and Thrive With Educator Help, MU Researcher Finds

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2011Healthabused students, child maltreatment, daily living skills, thought control

Study of math and reading scores indicate daily focus can bring success

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A new study from the University of Missouri shows that children who are abused can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, pay attention to detail and stay motivated. (more…)

Berkeley Lab Researchers Ink Nanostructures with Tiny ‘Soldering Iron’

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2011Sciencedip pen nanolithography, fabrication technique, nanofabrication techniques, role of temperature

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shed light on the role of temperature in controlling a fabrication technique for drawing chemical patterns as small as 20 nanometers. This technique could provide an inexpensive, fast route to growing and patterning a wide variety of materials on surfaces to build electrical circuits and chemical sensors, or study how pharmaceuticals bind to proteins and viruses. (more…)

NASA Captures New Images of Large Asteroid Passing Earth

By Guest PostNovember 8, 2011Science2005 yu55, aircraft carrier sized asteroid, asteroid, asteroid 2005 yu55, deep space network antenna, earth, flyby, goldstone, hazardous to planet, jet propulsion laboratory, moon orbit, NASA, radar images, spaceguard, trajectory of asteroid, venus and mars

PASADENA, Calif. –– NASA’s Deep Space Network antenna in Goldstone, Calif. has captured new radar images of Asteroid 2005 YU55 passing close to Earth.

The asteroid safely will safely fly past our planet slightly closer than the moon’s orbit on Nov. 8. The last time a space rock this large came as close to Earth was in 1976, although astronomers did not know about the flyby at the time. The next known approach of an asteroid this size will be in 2028. (more…)

MSU Professor’s Invention Analyzes Plant Diseases without Leaving the Field

By Guest PostNovember 7, 2011Sciencefield scientists, genetic analysis, plant diseases, plant pathogens

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Farmers and field scientists can now instantly identify diseases attacking crops and plants, thanks to a Michigan State University professor’s new invention. (more…)

Good Journalism, not 24-7 News Cycle, Will Drive New York Times, Says Top Editor

By Guest PostNovember 7, 2011Mediaamerican journalist, good journalism, internet news cycle, new york times, superior journalism

The new top editor of The New York Times told a Yale audience Friday that her overriding mission is to enforce the paper’s high standards as it continually adapts to the dynamics of digital age news delivery. (more…)

Yahoo! en Español and Ram Truck Launch ‘La Banda Ram’ — First Online Mexican Regional Music Channel

By Guest PostNovember 7, 2011Technologya todo, armando rodriguez, banda, blogs, chrysler de mexico, con todo, duranguense, fred diaz, grupero, hispanic, la banda ram, latin america, latino audience, latino music fans, latino population, music, music genres, music is a universal bond, norteno, photo content, ram country on yahoo music, ram truck brand, us latino audience, yahoo en espanol

*New music website offers Latinos exclusive programming with a mix of music, blogs and video content*

MIAMI & AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)-– Yahoo! en Español, the premier digital media company, and the Ram Truck brand today announced the launch of La Banda Ram, the first dedicated Mexican regional music channel. Accessed from on Yahoo! en Español’s omg! site, La Banda Ram offers fans exclusive programming, music news, and lifestyle-relevant Ram Truck brand integration. The site debuts today and can be found at: es-us.omg.yahoo.com/la-banda-ram/

Focused on engaging the U.S. Latino audience with premium content, La Banda Ram connects consumers to an entertaining mix of music, blogs, exclusive photo content, originally produced video programming, and the latest news and updates from established and up-and-coming artists of the Norteño, Banda, Duranguense and Grupero regional music genres. (more…)

MU Studies Link Depression and Breast Cancer Outcomes

By Guest PostNovember 7, 2011Healthbattle with cancer, breast cancer, breast cancer survivors, depression

COLUMBIA, Mo. – This year, more than 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and nearly 40,000 women will not survive their battle with cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. New research from the University of Missouri shows that certain factors, including marital status, having children in the home, income level and age, affect the likelihood of depression in breast cancer survivors. Further, depressed patients are less likely to adhere to medication regimens, potentially complicating the progress of their treatment. (more…)

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