This Is Your Brain On Jazz: Researchers Use MRI To Study Spontaneity, Creativity
ScienceDaily (Feb. 28, 2008) — A pair of Johns Hopkins and government scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas …
25 Nov
Android vs iPhone for sysadmins
Android vs iPhone for sysadmins
There are plenty of reviews comparing Android to iPhone generally so this post will focus specifically on the features sysadmins would find useful. This is comparing …
24 Nov
The Go Programming Language
The Go Programming Language
New Programming language from Google (Go Programming Language Home) : No major systems language has emerged in over a decade, but over that time the computing …
19 Nov
It Takes 147,456 PowerPC Processors To Out-Think a Single Cat Brain
It Takes 147,456 PowerPC Processors To Out-Think a Single Cat Brain
IBM has revealed the biggest artificial brain of all time, a simulation run by a 147,456-processor supercomputer that requires millions of watts of electricity and …
15 Nov
Dizzy In Greece
Dizzy In Greece
Dizzy In Greece features compositions, arrangements and performances by jazz immortals. Writings from the pens of Quincy Jones, Ernie Wilkins, Tadd Dameron, Benny Golson and …
13 Nov
EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis
EyeWriter Allows Man To Paint Despite Paralysis
Before disease took his ability to move, Tony Quan was an amazing graffiti artist. Now he is completely paralyzed, save for his eyes, and still …
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