Even though technology evolved at a crazy pace the last 100 years, the humble button has stayed at the center of it all. What is its past, its future? Why is it important? What does it say about the interaction between humans and technology? Pictures, stories, revelations, maybe movies.
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History of the Button
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Is The Brain The Ultimate Computer Interface?
Will we be able to jack into the brain and upload helicopter instructions, like in The Matrix? We already have the technology to control a prosthetic arm or Twitter with thoughts alone. Dishes of neurons can control a robot. And scientists have created a working artificial memory chip in rats.
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Open Science: Create, Collaborate, Communicate
From South by Southwest Interactive 2010:
From discovering galaxies to folding proteins: how to actively contribute to science. Science projects are harnessing open collaboration to further discovery and exploration. As a result, citizen science is witnessing a renaissance. The panel will discuss how you can get involved and challenges faced in making science open.
- Ariel Waldman, Spacehack.org
- Kirsten Sanford, This Week in Science
- Jessy Cowan-Sharp , NASA
- Natalie Villalobos, Google
- Tantek Çelik tantek.com