Too many clips to post, so click and enjoy!
https://www.uproxx.com/tv/2014/02/10-tracking-shots-visually-impressive-one-true-detective/
Month: February 2014
Look Ma, No Hands! Mind-Controlled Helicopter Flies on Brainwaves
It may seem like science fiction, but researchers are experimenting with a mind-controlled device that enables users to fly a model helicopter with only their thoughts.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis created a brain-computer interface – a system that allows the brain to communicate directly with an external device…
Sound familiar?
Darth Vader’s Facebook look back shows his dark side
Those Facebook look-back videos that have been clogging your news feed got a fun new addition that looks way, way back … into a galaxy far, far away.
https://www.today.com/tech/darth-vaders-facebook-look-back-shows-his-dark-side-2D12083847
Brain Area for Decision-Making and Planning is “Uniquely Human”
Star Trek may have told us that space is humanity’s final frontier, but plenty of uncharted hinterland remains unexplored within the human brain. And scientists at Oxford University recently discovered an area of the brain that contributes to make humans, well, human.
The walnut-sized area, nestled within the frontal cortex, is called the lateral frontal pole. It’s responsible for planning and decision-making and, according to the new findings, has no equivalent in the monkey brain. Researchers thus believe this brain region might be responsible for humans’ upper hand in tasks that require strategic planning, decision-making and multitasking…