May 2012
The modified Toyota Prius, steered by sensors, radar and cameras, was issued a special red licence plate with an infinity symbol and the words Autonomous Car to differentiate it from regular vehicles. So far, Google has applied to license three test vehicles.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/05/20125904254905662.html
April 2012
Consumerism and its antisocial effects can be turned on—or off
Money doesn’t buy happiness. Neither does materialism: Research shows that people who place a high value on wealth, status, and stuff are more depressed and anxious and less sociable than those who do not. Now new research shows that materialism is not just a personal problem. It’s also environmental.
How can technology transform the human body?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4g60zB4Un4
Children perceive humanoid robot as emotional, moral being
http://depts.washington.edu/hints/index.shtml
Green Living Technologies International announces establishing two pilot indoor urban farms
Is Some Homophobia Self-Phobia?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120406234458.htm
Memory Declines Faster in Years Closest to Death; Mental Activity Best Protection
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120404161835.htm
Musical experience offsets some aging effects
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-musical-offsets-aging-effects.html
Computer scientists form mathematical formulation of the brain's neural networks
http://www.zeitnews.org/engineering-and-computer-science-research/
How farms are using permaculture design to survive and prosper
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/how-farms-are-using-permaculture-design-survive-and-prosper
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