SF Brains and science

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Comment by Bob Faw on August 25, 2009 at 2:50pm

Michael, thanks for posting the Medina video. Good stuff.

Comment by Paolo Terni on June 27, 2008 at 4:10pm

Finally I had the time to check out this video...
I really enjoyed it!
Medina turns out to be a very engaging speaker!
Plus now I have more arguments to support my unhealthy addiction to running... :)
Thanks for the video,
ciao,
Paolo

Comment by Michael Hjerth on June 18, 2008 at 9:56am

Alan, quite a moving video. It is really interesting to see what happens in the brain. I have some doubts about the philosophical (and scientific) implications about what she is saying, though. The experience must of course have been real. But then she turns a bit mystical for me. For a really practicall down to earth view on how brain science is useful for just about everyone, take a loot at John Medina, the author of Brain Rules:

Comment by Alan Kay on June 18, 2008 at 1:45am

The video link was missed on the last one. Copy and paste
http://www.ted.com/themes/view/id/4

Comment by Alan Kay on June 18, 2008 at 1:43am

Michael, you might have seem this one before.
Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight...

It illustrates dramatically the two sides of the brain and a how SF might work in both. Lots of other videos on the brain on TED. Alan.

Comment by Michael Hjerth on June 10, 2008 at 11:37am

Jenny, wow, sounds like woodstock for egg-heads

Comment by Jenny Clarke on June 9, 2008 at 9:58am

Oops Typos! For brian read brain!

Comment by Jenny Clarke on June 9, 2008 at 9:56am

Hi Michael and all
And thanks for setting up the group. For the last 5 days, Cheltenham (where I live) has been holding its nnual Science Festival. This has been a great treat with a galaxy of stars of the scientific community, including neuroscientists, cosmologists, Darwinists, psychologists (2 gigs with Steven Pinker yesterday), Artificial Intelligence experts .... My mind (brian? mouth?) is still buzzing.

Jenny

Comment by Paolo Terni on June 8, 2008 at 2:34pm

Thanks for the invitation, Michael!!
... and thanks for creating this group!!
Paolo

Comment by Klaus Schenck on June 8, 2008 at 2:28pm

Thanks for the invitation, Michael! Reminds me of my special connection to nerves and brains: In fact, I wrote my (biology) diploma thesis about some aspect of pattern formation and developmental neurobiology (to be more specific: about a growth factor called "Hydra head acivator" - isn't that a promising name? ...;-)

Unfortunately, since then that quote from that postcard mostly applies: "Nothing right in my left brain, nothing left in my right brain" ...

Cheers anyway,

Klaus

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