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The Disappearing Interface
What do vibrating insoles that help blind people navigate, Google Glass, live brain simulcasts and talking to dolphins have in common?
Don’t U Dis Txtspeak; It’s a “Linguistic Miracle,” Says Professor
“Texting is fingered speech. Now we can write the way we talk.”
Shopping in the Future: Glasses.com’s Augmented-Reality Fitting-Room App
Coming soon: See how glasses fit your face and your style from the comfort of your own iPad.
“We Need a Plan B for the Internet,” Warns Internet Pioneer Danny Hillis
“We don’t know the consequences of what an effective denial-of-service attack on the Internet would be. So what we need is a plan B.”
And for Their Next Trick, Smartphones Will Analyze Your Urine
“The future might not be in your hand; it might well be down the toilet.”
The TED Conference Is Moving to Canada
The Vancouver Convention Centre is apparently a more eco-friendly venue.
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TED Talks Hit One Billion Views
TED today said that its conference videos have been seen more than one billion times. Sure, “Gangnam Style” alone is about to catch up, but the standard TED format is an 18-minute lecture. There are 1,400 free TED videos online, and as of today there are now playlists of favorite talks by Ben Affleck, Bill Gates and Glenn Close.Crowdfunded Genetics Makes Its First Gene Discovery
Just in case you thought crowdfunding was all about gadgets and indie movies.
DARPA’s Regina Dugan Will Join Google
Regina Dugan, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is leaving to take a role at Google.
Amazing Video: Learning Neuroscience by Making a Cockroach Dance
Greg Gage is on a mission to get kids excited about neuroscience by helping them understand how the brain works — in ways that are extremely memorable.