Philosophy
Yoky Matsuoka--robotics expert and inventor
Yoky Matsuoka
Japanese American, tennis player, nerdette, and expert robotics engineer. A fabulous story of a young woman designing and developing robotic human duplicates [hands]...controlled by the human brain.Watch the entire episode at Nova Science NowNova Science Now--Yoky MatsuokaAdditional:Yoky Matsuoka--Wikipedia BiographyYoky Matsuoka--Carnegie Mellon University Yoky Matsuoka--Washington University
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Time For Some "science Fiction" From Brian Greene
To be aired November 2nd, 2011 on PBS's Nova. Brian Greene Previews NOVA's "The Fabric of the Cosmos"...
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Asimov's "three Laws" Revamped?
I wonder if there is a university course on this subject. If not, there should be one. "Robo-Ethicists Want to Revamp Asimov's 3 Laws" by Priya Ganapati July 22nd, 2009 Wired Two years ago, a military robot used in the South African army killed...
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Disenfranchised From Human Contact?
"Japanese Firms Start Testing Robots In Office Buildings" by John Messina February 7th, 2009 Electronic Devices / Robotics It may not be too long before visitors are greeted by a robotic receptionist in Japanese Smart Office Buildings. Shimizu Corp...
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Neil Degrasse Tyson..."nova Sciencenow"--2nd Season
Neil deGrasse Tyson [cool jacket] Since the death of Carl Sagan, a vacuum was left when it came to popularizing science, but there are new individuals on the horizon. There is Brian Greene and now Neil deGrasse Tyson [Astrophysicist and Director of the...
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Nova's "absolute Zero"
In a general consensus among colleagues it has become evident that PBS's NOVA has offered less good science programs than they used to do but every now and then a fine program is produced and such is the offering called "Absolute Zero" which is a...
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