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Mechanism and function of humor identified by new evolutionary theory

A new publication answers centuries' old questions regarding the mechanism and function of humour, identifying the reason humour is common to all human societies, its fundamental role in the evolution of homo sapiens and its continuing importance Read More...

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 2:42 AM by clementlawyer / 0 Comments

Tags: Artificial intelligence, Evolution, Humor

Nanotechnology, Elvis, and the Beatles

Richard Jones brings to our attention an amusing note on which to end the nanotechnology workweek: A pointer to a Technology Review blog in German by Niels Boeing which compares Drexler to Elvis and the UK’s Software Control of Matter project to the Read more

Posted Friday, March 16, 2007 5:46 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

Tags: Artificial Molecular Machines, Nanotechnology, Humor, Nanotech, Nano, European Nanotechnology

French citizen panel: Nanotechnology is too technical

EurActiv.com reports on a citizens’ panel on nanotechnology held by the Ile de France region: Citizens find nanotechs ‘elitist’ A citizens’ conference on nanotechnologies in France found public information on nanosciences difficult Read more

Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:23 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

Tags: Nanotechnology Politics, Public participation, Ethics, Public Involvement, NanoEducation, Nanotechnology, Humor, Nanotech, Nano, European Nanotechnology

Nanobots on The Daily Show

To close out our nanotechnology week on a lighter note: David Berube brings to our attention an irreverent video excerpt — The Daily Show: Future Shock - Robots! — in which Ray Kurzweil is interviewed on the topic of nanobots (nanotech-based robots). Also Read more

Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 6:04 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

Tags: Robotics/AI, Nanotechnology, Humor, Nanotech, Nano

Fun little movie on green nanotechnology

The Woodrow Wilson Center Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies has a cute short (8:25) movie posted in which Bethany Maynard interviews her dad Dr. Andrew Maynard and Dr. Barbara Karn on nanotech. Worth showing to kids, and even adults may enjoy it. The best Read more

Posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 6:11 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

Tags: Nanoscale Bulk Technologies, Opinion, NanoEducation, Artificial Molecular Machines, Nanotechnology, Humor, Nanotech, Nano, Space

For the very latest in nanotech medical care

As we head into a holiday weekend here in the U.S., here’s a lighter item. Those wishing the very latest in nanomedical care will want to check out RYT Hospital’s Nanodocs program: RYT Hospital patients can monitor their health in real-time via Read more

Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 6:28 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 2 Comments

Tags: Public participation, Nanotechnology, Humor, Nanotech, Nano, Future Medicine

Tour Harvard’s nanotechnology center — and fix website

Attendees at this year’s Lux Executive Summit (pdf) will get to tour Harvard’s Center for Nanoscale Systems. As an alumna of the rival school down the street (MIT), I suggest that while you’re there, you help tweak their website, which has Read more

Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:47 PM from Nanodot: Nanotechnology News and Discussion / 0 Comments

Tags: Nanotechnology, Humor, Nanotech, Nano, New Institutions