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Working LHC produces first images The switch has
been thrown on the biggest machine ever built --
and a beam of protons at near light speed has completed
its first lap. Valerie Jamieson reports from CERN
10 September 2008 -- theory defines the technology
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Why kids don't know if mum's coming or going A person's
gait not only reveals their gender, age and mood,
it also seems to prime us to hang on to women and
be wary of men 09 September 2008 -- human movement
gait perception and gender and evolutionary importance
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New robot legs have a spring in their step Designs
with fibreglass springs and metal cables for tendons
can recycle energy with every stride-- like a human
leg 05 September 2008 -- human movement and
reactivity in balance
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Textured graphics can be captured in a flash Surfaces
in computer games can now have added 3D realism
using a system that compares photos taken with and
without flash lighting 27 August 2008 -- reading
putts and surface detail contrast
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The six forms of music Psychologist Daniel Levitin
argues that all music can be classed into one of
six different categories. New Scientist has playlisted
some examples 26 August 2008 -- human movement,
emotion, and rhythm / tempo
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Mirror test shows magpies aren't so bird-brained
First demonstration of mirror self-recognition in
a bird throws current brain theory into doubt 19
August 2008 -- cognition, theory of mind, and
thievery
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Virtual hand gets under the skin An accurate animation
of the human hand's anatomy produces stunningly
realistic movement -- and may finally reveal how
the complex components work together 14 August 2008
-- human movement biomechanics and anatomy
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Rubbery conductor promises robots a stretchy skin
Mixing nanotubes with rubber could give humanoids
a sensor-packed skin that helps them behave more
naturally 08 August 2008 -- tactile perception
in hands
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Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia Some
people experience movement and flashes as noise.
Find out if you are one of them with a simple video
test 04 August 2008 -- multisensory perception
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56.
Seven reasons why people hate reason When rational
thinking is threatened by everyone from fundamentalists
to pseudoscientists, what can you do but counterattack?
A C Grayling sets the scene for our reason special
report 23 July 2008 -- humans are not particularly
rational, with good reason
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Seven reasons why people hate reason In a series
of essays, our contributors look more carefully
at some of the most provocative charges against
reason. The results suggest that for all the Enlightenment
has achieved, we still have a lot of work to do.
14 July 2008
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Taking motion capture out of the studio and onto
the slopes Elite skiers could refine every move
thanks to a breakthrough system that measures the
movement of the body with a host of sensors 17 July
2008 -- overlapping data streams for accurate
motion capture
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Interview: From rock'n'roll to the sounds of nature
Bernie Krause gave up his musical career to record
the natural sounds of endangered soundscapes before
they are lost forever 09 July 2008 -- human
perception and bioacoustics
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Interview: The language detective Linguist Steven
Pinker says that grammar can reveal a huge amount
about how we think and the way we act 02 July 2008
-- language, perception and behavior
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Charades reveals a universal sentence structure
Regardless of the players' native tongues, non-verbal
communication takes the same sentence structure
anywhere on the globe 30 June 2008 -- common
cognitive structures for language / communication
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90.
Music calms the savage piglet Associating playtime
with music can help lower piglets' stress and reduce
fighting when it is time to be separated from their
mothers 24 June 2008 -- music, emotion, and
human movement timing -- timbre matching feeding
grunts makes for calmer, happier pigs
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Why a scared expression brings a survival advantage
Common facial expressions like disgust and fear
do more than convey how you are feeling -- they
alter your sensory relationship with the world 15
June 2008 -- facial expressions and sensory
perception
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Motion-capture system adds costume to the drama
Movie special-effects software that does away with
restricting body markers can capture the ruffles
of loose clothing as the subject moves 29 May 2008
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122.
Video roundup: Animals with 'human' abilities Recent
research has captured animals on camera behaving
in ways that challenge the concept of human uniqueness.
Here we look at six of the best 22 May 2008
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134.
Eye-tracking interface means gamers' looks can kill
New software could let disabled users of games and
virtual worlds use their the eyes alone to compete
with gamers using conventional controls 05 May 2008
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153.
Interview: The stroke survivor who trained her own
brain Jill Bolte Taylor recovered from a devastating
stroke by retraining her brain from the inside,
and says the stroke was the best thing that ever
happened to her 19 April 2008
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Stretchy circuits promise elastic gadgets The first
foldable, stretchable integrated silicon circuits
could allow electronics into new places, from the
human brain to clothing 27 March 2008 -- human
motion technology
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Review: The Finger Book by John Manning A new book
claims that the ratio of your index finger to ring
finger can reveal intimate details about everything
from your musical abilities to your sexuality 15
March 2008 -- human anatomy
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205.
Review: Big Brain by Gary Lynch and Richard Granger
A popular account of how brains enlarge, in both
evolutionary and developmental terms 08 March 2008
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215.
Music special: Five great auditory illusions Auditory
illusions can help us understand the workings of
the brains - listen to five of the most striking
examples 24 February 2008
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House-hunting bees behave like a brain A swarm of
bees makes decisions about where to set up home
in a democratic process that mimics how the brain
works 26 January 2008
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Learning language with the singalong neurons Mirror
neurons that help birds imitate the songs of others
may work in the same way in humans learning to speak
18 January 2008
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Virtual human has a roving eye New software lets
characters' eyes scan over scenes and people's faces
naturally, making them easier to relate to 10 October
2007 -- natural saccadic scan patterns
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320.
Mind tricks: Six ways to explore your brain New
Scientist's guide to the simple techniques that
will uncover the inner workings of your grey matter
19 September 2007
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326.
Ear-sensor could help athletes go for gold The compact
device feeds back body motion to hone sports performance
-- it might one day also help people recovering
from injury or surgery 13 September 2007
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332.
'Muscular films' promise bodyparts and biomachines
Sheets of polymer coated with living muscle could
be used to test new drugs, repair damaged body parts,
or even create crawling, swimming "machines" 06
September 2007
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An out-of-body experience - without the death bit
Lab experiments show that people who claim to have
left their bodies during surgery or accidents may
be imagining the experience 01 September 2007 --
the human body in space
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Out-of-body experiences are 'all in the mind' Illusion
created experimentally is the first to give people
their own "out-of-body" experiences 23 August 2007
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348.
New devices promise touchy-feely computing Is it
possible to "feel" an object while being in another
location? The question is addressed by several technologies
revealed this month 20 August 2007
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Animal-like 'instinct' keeps robot marching Newly
improved, two-legged Runbot can walk on regular
terrain without 'thinking', only needing higher
levels of control if the going gets tough 12 July
2007
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Self-aware robot turns mirror on humankind A robot
that can recognise itself is a milestone in cognitive
research that will enhance understanding of how
human minds develop 16 May 2007 -- theory of
mind
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A quirky look at our quirky species Exclusive Humans
are strange creatures that must be studied in strange
ways, says psychologist Richard Wiseman 12 May 2007
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How to make a brain transparent Using a mixture
of oils and directed beams of light, scientists
have produced detailed 3D images of the neural networks
inside a whole mouse brain 02 April 2007
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Shoulder-worn camera acts as a third eye The system
automatically tracks head movements and recognises
hand gestures -- it could eventually be used to
record crime scenes 26 March 2007 -- watching
the hands to record behaviors
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Robots with rhythm could rock your world An endearing
robot blob that dances "soulfully" to different
tunes could pave the way for machines that interact
more naturally with human beings 22 March 2007
-- "white robots" can't dance?
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People see pets through rose-tinted glasses We always
knew it but now it's official. People even become
defensive on behalf of a triangle if they are told
it "belongs" to them 06 March 2007 -- mine is
better and nicer
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487.
Modular robot's wriggles show greater flexibility
Self-sufficient modules let "Superbot" roll like
a wheel, crawl like an insect and walk like a humanoid
22 February 2007
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Woman with bionic arm regains sense of touch A prosthetic
arm that moves intuitively and feels like the real
thing is a step closer thanks to a new surgical
technique 02 February 2007
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521.
Bouncy backpack seriously lightens the load A spring
in your step and a bungee cord in your backpack
can slash the stress and strain of carrying heavy
loads 20 December 2006
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525.
Unleash your inner bloodhound -- start sniffing
Humans can follow scent trails across a field in
the same way that dogs can -- and they improve with
practice -- reveals an intriguing new field study
17 December 2006
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526.
Robotic hand has a built-in 'slip sense' Low-cost
sensors and printed circuitry give the five-fingered
hand a lightness of touch that could lead to more
dexterous prosthetics 13 December 2006
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539.
Acoustic sensors make surfaces interactive The sensors
can turn any surface into a touch-sensitive computer
interface -- creating a virtual touchpad or keyboard
28 November 2006
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544.
Robot with 'human soul' explores remotely Technology
that lets a human "inhabit" the body of a distant
robot for remote exploration is put through its
paces 21 November 2006 -- force-feedback
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545.
'Your eyes can deceive you, don't trust them' Obi-Wan
Kenobi was on the right track in his advice to Luke
Skywalker -- people are fooled by magic even if
their eyes see past the illusion 20 November 2006
-- action perception
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'Smart' table could boost brainstorming The system
instantly transfers images of objects to the surface
below, where they can be moved around and manipulated
09 October 2006 -- teaching / learning explorations
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Sketch-recognition turns doodles into websites A
new software tool converts freehand sketches into
fully-functional web pages and hand-drawn code into
real programs 02 October 2006
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578.
Proved: Monkey see, monkey do Monkeys Òimitate with
a purposeÓ, matching their actions to others' behaviour
as a form of social learning, researchers demonstrate
05 September 2006
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'Augmented reality' glasses tackle tunnel vision
Superimposing computer-generated images over real
scenes dramatically improves the way people with
visual impairment use their sight 31 August 2006
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'Fly-vision' sheds light on murky videos Copying
the way insects process differing light levels allows
a camera to capture action normally hidden by extremes
of light or dark 30 August 2006
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Chimps make great teachers and students Chimpanzees
can pass knowledge from one individual to the next
with nearly perfect accuracy through several "generations"
of teacher and learner 28 August 2006
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Ball-balancing robot refuses to roll over "Ballbot"
nimbly teeters on top of a metal sphere about the
size of a soccer ball and could be the model for
more agile androids 11 August 2006 -- dynamic
stability in balance
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Artwork morphs to match viewer's mood A new video
painting tracks the expressions of onlookers and
metamorphoses to match their emotions 03 August
2006 -- human emotion
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Sensory illusions dazzle at graphics conference
Gadgets and gizmos designed to astound the senses
are among the highlights of the SIGGRAPH 2006 computer
graphics convention 02 August 2006
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Computerised judge keeps dancers on their toes The
entertainment system can help dancers sharpen up
their moves or compete against one another for points
02 August 2006 -- mimmicking on-screen silhouettes
for learning movement
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Yoyo-bot shows human-like skill Robots of the future
will need such dexterity if they are to perform
other human tasks, its developers claim 07 April
2006 -- key to keeping the yoyo spinning was
to pull the string upwards just before the yoyo
reaches the bottom -- the human "touch"
system in essential model is knowing the "bottom"
by the rhythm
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Air guitaristsÕ rock dreams come true Aspiring rock
gods everywhere can at last hear their very own
"air guitar" solos brought to life, thanks to a
group of computer scientists in Finland 28 November
2005 -- hand movement virtual reality
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Robot catcher grabs high speed projectiles A machine
capable of matching the most skilled baseball player
could one day allow robots to interact with humans
more naturally 04 August 2005
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Augmented reality brings maps to life Conventional
maps can be augmented with real-time data, photography
and video footage, providing key information for
emergency workers 19 July 2005 -- knowing space
