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Yale researchers reconstruct facial images locked in a viewer’s mind

By Guest PostMarch 25, 2014Sciencebrain activity, europaeische vogelwelt, fmri scan, grandmas, kristen hawkes, marvin chun, neurobiology, pair bonds, pattern, people pair up, yale researcher, yale university

Using only data from an fMRI scan, researchers led by a Yale University undergraduate have accurately reconstructed images of human faces as viewed by other people.

“It is a form of mind reading,” said Marvin Chun, professor of psychology, cognitive science and neurobiology and an author of the paper in the journal Neuroimage. (more…)

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

By Guest PostNovember 7, 2011Media2008 presidential election, bill keller, dynamics of digital age news delivery, harvard college, hurricane katrina, international festival of arts and ideas, jean m handley, jill abramson, ken auletta, marvin chun, mary lou aleskie, new haven, the new york times, the raw materials of superior journalism, the times book review, top editor, washington bureau, yale, yale daily news, years of global financial crisis

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.

“What joins us every day is that we’re all working to produce the best news report in the world,” Jill Abramson, the Times’ executive editor, said during a packed Berkeley College Master’s Tea held at Sterling Memorial Library. (more…)