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dataanxiety: quantumaniac: Simple and Circular Motion Although it may seem counterintuitive, simple harmonic motion (left) and simple circular motion (right) have a great deal in common. If one looks at an object undergoing simple circular motion, it is clear that there are two scales to which an extreme can be reached – a polarized left/right, and…
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What is Generative Art? A PBS Micro-Documentary | Brain Pickings
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It is always a little hard to find a convincing answer to the man who says, “What has posterity ever done for me?” and the conservationist has always had to fall back on rather vague ethical principles postulating identity of the individual with some human community or society which extends not only back into the…
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We regularly receive emails from readers confused as to the actual size of sensor used in digital cameras. Sensors (CCD / CMOS) are often refered to with an imperial fraction designation such as 1/1.8" or 2/3", this measurement actually originates back in the 1950’s and the time of Vidicon tubes. Those who find the specification…
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prosthetic knowledge: Eye-tracking Fine Art: Odalisque a la culotte grise (Matisse), and the proposal of the “opsieme”
prosthetic knowledge: Eye-tracking Fine Art: Odalisque a la culotte grise (Matisse), and the proposal of the “opsieme” prostheticknowledge: a – the original b – areas of interest c – foveal and perifoveal visions Jean Paul Courchia proposes the idea of the “opsieme”, a visual unit equivalent to the ‘phoneme’ and ‘graphemes’ used to deconstruct sounds…
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The laser-powered bionic eye that gives 576-pixel grayscale vision to the blind | KurzweilAI
The laser-powered bionic eye that gives 576-pixel grayscale vision to the blind | KurzweilAI smarterplanet: (Credit: Nano Retina) Bionic eye implants are finally hitting the market — first in Europe, and hopefully soon in the U.S., ExtremeTech reports. These implants can restore sight to completely blind patients — though only if the blindness is caused by a…
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curiosity counts: Why You Can’t Resist The Pull Of Another Person’s Gaze
curiosity counts: Why You Can’t Resist The Pull Of Another Person’s Gaze curiositycounts: At just the moment the magician swaps the position of two cards in her left hand, she looks across deliberately and misleadingly to her right hand and your attention follows. You can’t help it. You see where she’s looking and your attention…