21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
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ENHANCEMENTS. "What would you give for a retinal chip that let you see in the dark or for a next-generation cochlear implant that let you hear any conversation in a noisy restaurant, no matter how loud? Or for a memory chip, wired directly into your brain's hippocampus, that gave you perfect recall of everything you read?" http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435592981780528 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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A DEFINITION. “At its heart, cultural change is a process of inherited variation that changes due to selection, drift, migration, and other processes, which, in their details, may operate similar to or different from the genetic case.” http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7853.full View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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EVOLUTION OF CULTURE. “A common question is whether culture really evolves. This question comes from both social scientists skeptical of any kind of parallel with evolution, and biologists insistent that Darwin’s theory applies only to genetic evolution. Importantly, no one argues that genetic evolution and cultural evolution operate identically.” http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7853.full View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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THE SECOND PATH. “Cultural change constitutes a Darwinian evolutionary process that shares key characteristics with the genetic evolution of species. The emergence of this second evolutionary process saw an unprecedented extension of genetic evolution by allowing organisms to adapt more rapidly to, and more powerfully create and shape, their environments.” http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/7853.full View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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FRAGMENT FROM NATURE continues from last weekend and concludes this weekend on the theme of the evolution of culture from a biological viewpoint. Cultural evolution is much faster than biological evolution, a fact our common experience reinforces. Culture is not strictly human, and has been found in many species. And perhaps more surprising, culture can create traits that are thought to contribute to speciation. View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
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AUGMENTED ELITE. "The augmented among us—those who are willing to avail themselves of the benefits of brain prosthetics and to live with the attendant risks—will outperform others in the everyday contest for jobs and mates, in science, on the athletic field and in armed conflict. These differences will challenge society in new ways—and open up possibilities that we can scarcely imagine." http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435592981780528 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
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VETERAN IMPLANTS. "Even if parents don't invest in brain implants, the military will. A continuing program at Darpa, a Pentagon agency that invests in cutting-edge technology, is already supporting work on brain implants that improve memory to help soldiers injured in war." http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304914904579435592981780528 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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THOUGHT CONTROL. "Control somebody else's arm with your mind. The best (or worst?) part is that you can actually try this kind of stuff at home, thanks to Gage's company, Backyard Brains, which makes cheap and easy-to-use neuroscience equipment for people to play around with." https://lnkd.in/dd2uEKF View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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SLIME MOULD DUET. "Slime mould and researcher set to play piano duet. When the piano keys are played, the cultured slime mould responds by changing its shape, and this movement creates electrical energy. By capturing the slime mould’s electrical energy and transforming it into sound, this new technology allows the slime mould to provide an auditory response to Miranda’s original musical phrase." https://lnkd.in/d98X_Kx View in LinkedIn
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