1.12 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Kyle Cole
October 29, 2013

How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d;”

-Alexander Pope, “Eloisa to Abelard”

 

MIT Mice Tet1

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/09/24/14/30/memory-erasing-gene-found-in-mice

Time Magazine Article

http://science.time.com/2013/09/11/memories-can-now-be-created-and-erased-in-a-lab/

Creating and Erasing Memories

http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1319867-creating-and-erasing-memories-lab-possible-now

 

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1.11 Holodecks

Kyle Cole
October 22, 2013

 

Touchscreen that morphs itself:

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/06/morphing-touchscreen-lets-you.html

Projection technology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Manor

Prototype this episode:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1310479/

Real-life holodeck:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-real-life-holodeck-in-10-years

Holography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holography

Astral Projection:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astral_projection

Pepper’s Ghost:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper’s_ghost

 

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1.10 Zombies

Kyle Cole
October 16, 2013

The Zombie Ant!

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/absurd-creature-of-the-week-zombie-ant-fungus/

 

Krokodil

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09/zombie-apocalypse-drug-reaches-us-not-joke

 

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1.9 The Evolution of Man

Kyle Cole
October 7, 2013

 This week, we discussed the evolution of man from here on out. The title is truly deceiving. Enjoy!

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1.8 Who Wants To Live Forever?

Kyle Cole
October 2, 2013

This week, we discuss immortality…do you want to live forever?

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