Creating a Thinking Computer.
Scientists at USC and MIT are trying to create a computer that can think, by teaching it common sense. The best part is, you can help. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/24/creating-a-thinking-computer/Archive for October 2005
PolyBot.
Palo Alto Research Center invented many things, such as technologies for laser printing and ethernet. It has now created the PolyBot, a modular robot that can move around like a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/24/polybot/Crossing the Street: Then & Now.
Okay, okay - the first one is the famous pictures of the Beatles crossing Abbey street. The second one is of sumo wrestlers crossing the street in New York for World's Sumo cha...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/24/crossing-the-street-then-now/Oh So Chic Cheesegrater Lamp.
Everyone needs a cheesegrater lamp. Everyone. Here's how to make one. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/oh-so-chic-cheesegrater-lamp/Droste Effect in Escher.
That Escher guy is really sneaky - here's a neat infinite loop clip of his Print Gallery illustration, showing a picture within a picture within a picture effect (or Droste Effect...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/droste-effect-in-escher/Nachtwey's Witness Photography.
James Nachtwey's photos, in a series titled Witness, dramatically captured the anguish and devastation of war, famine, and diseases. Highly recommended. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/nachtweys-witness-photography/Pop a Water Balloon in Zero Gravity.
We've all popped a water balloon before (and yes, it is fun) but what happens if you do it in zero gravity? Here's the answer: Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/pop-a-water-balloon-in-zero-gravity/Lizard Man of Zimbabwe.
Lizard Man, a retired park ranger in Maboto Hills, Zimbabwe, can command lizards like dogs. On his command, little lizards will appear, jump onto his hands, and so on. http://www....
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/lizard-man-of-zimbabwe/Dark Postcard.
Why send just another postcard when you can send a Dark Postcard? http://www.darkpostcards.com/album10...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/dark-postcard/Recchia's Body Art.
For Nelly Recchia, the body is her canvas. Whether you like it or not, this French artist definitely took body painting to a new level. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/23/recchias-body-art/Water Bridge.
This is Europe's largest water bridge over the Elbe River connects the former East and West Germany, as part of the unification project. This (nearly) 1 km long, 500 million &#...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/22/water-bridge/Viking Kittens.
A must for any Led Zeppelin fan, Immigrant Song by the Viking Kittens! Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/22/viking-kittens/Shadow of the Fourth Dimension.
Adrian Ocneanu, professor mathematics at Penn State, designed this sculpture that mathematically presents a 3-dimensional "shadow" of a 4-dimensional object. Link (via C...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/22/shadow-of-the-fourth-dimension/Do-Ho Suh's Fabric Home.
Korean artist Do-Ho Suh re-created his childhood home in Seoul and apt in NY from semi-transparent fabric that he can pack in a suitcase and carry with him! Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/do-ho-suhs-fabric-home/Fly Guy.
You control Trevor Van Meter's Fly Guy as he flies around for fun.Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/fly-guy/UFO in Medieval Arts.
"The Madonna with Saint Giovannino" was painted in the 15th century - above Mary's right shoulder is a UFO!!! For more UFO in medieval arts, see: http://www.global-consp...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/ufo-in-medieval-arts/Secret Lives of Icons.
Cute 'lil Flash clip about the secret, violent lives of icons on your computer. Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/secret-lives-of-icons/Plant with a Secret Message.
This is the Amazing Message Plant - it comes as a seed that will grow to reveal a secret message in just 7 days. http://www.message-plant.com/index.html...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/plant-with-a-secret-message/Holy Polka Dot, Batfish!
The polka dot batfish, or more fancily Ogcocephalus cubifrons, is probably one of the strangest fish in the sea. From the website: "The pectoral fins are quite flex...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/holy-polka-dot-batfish/Zoom Art.
What's chicken got to do with this cool series of pictures? Link...
https://www.neatorama.com/2005/10/21/zoom-art/
