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Speakers – Better Data
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Is the Guardian’s science. Correspondent and an avid science communciator. Covering the latest science news ranging from space exploration to breastfeeding rates to bookish brainteasers. Previously, Hannah was the science editor of the Times. She has a PhD in brain imaging using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) from the University of Oxford. Is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sussex. For his PhD at LSE, George created Mappiness. Directs Twins Early Development Study ( TEDS. And he hosts BBC ...
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the nerds are on the march: June 2010
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The nerds are on the march. The official website of the Geek Calendar. Tuesday, 29 June 2010. Shoot three: Adam Rutherford. Our third shoot was with Adam Rutherford. At the lovely Rio Cinema in Dalston. Re-creating a scene from Donnie Darko. Adam describes himself as a "professional geek", so obviously we had to ask him to be in our calendar. He has a PhD in the genetics of the eye, and now works as an editor at the ultimate* science journal, Nature. Heard him on the radio. It was lovely and cool in ther...
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Ex Machina: A shot in the arm for smart sci-fi | NeuroBanter
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Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. Can we figure out the brain’s wiring diagram? Ex Machina: A shot in the arm for smart sci-fi. February 21, 2015. Alicia Vikander as Ava in Alex Garland’s Ex Machina. IT’S a rare thing to see a movie about science that takes no prisoners intellectually. Alex Garland’s. Is just that: a stylish, spare and cerebral psycho-techno-thriller, which gives a much-needed shot in the arm for smart science fiction. Can we construct a modern-day Golem. We face the challenge of...
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TAM London 2010 – Part II | Trunk Talk
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TAM London 2010 – Part II. October 18, 2010. TAM London 2010 – Part II. If you don’t know what TAM is, the answer is quite simple. Read my previous blog. See how this is called ‘Part II? Saturday morning was an early start for everyone except for those that slept in. We arrived at the Hilton at 8:30 am for the 9:00am start for two reasons. One, I hate being late. And two, there was free pastries. And lo they were good. The coffee less so but what do you do…. A few brief songs from the. And Christians rec...
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Nature and Science from ALB: January 2012
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Nature and Science from ALB. Choice bits and pieces from the wild, encountered in my life as a science producer, dog owner and lazy birdwatcher. Tuesday, 24 January 2012. Cornelia Parker talks about her Meteorite Artworks. A Meteorite lands on Paris, Texas. Cornelia talked with Adam Rutherford. About meteorites in our recent Radio 4 feature, Frankenstein's Moon. If things go to Mars in the name of science, why can't they go in the name of art? Jupiter Artland - Nocturne (A Moon Landing) Cornelia Parker.
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consciousness | NeuroBanter
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Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. Tracing the edges of consciousness. February 4, 2016. To grasp what we mean by, as Mark Haddon eloquently puts it, Life in the first person. This quote comes from Haddon’s beautiful introductory essay. To a major new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection in London. Curated by Emily Sargent, States of Mind: Tracing the edges of consciousness. What’s so special about consciousness? Conscious experience: right here, right now, reading these words. In one sense, this...
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ex machina | NeuroBanter
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Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. Tag Archives: ex machina. Ex Machina: A shot in the arm for smart sci-fi. February 21, 2015. Alicia Vikander as Ava in Alex Garland’s Ex Machina. IT’S a rare thing to see a movie about science that takes no prisoners intellectually. Alex Garland’s. Is just that: a stylish, spare and cerebral psycho-techno-thriller, which gives a much-needed shot in the arm for smart science fiction. The best science fiction often tackles the oldest questions. At the heart of.
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AI/cybernetics | NeuroBanter
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Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. Ex Machina: A shot in the arm for smart sci-fi. February 21, 2015. Alicia Vikander as Ava in Alex Garland’s Ex Machina. IT’S a rare thing to see a movie about science that takes no prisoners intellectually. Alex Garland’s. Is just that: a stylish, spare and cerebral psycho-techno-thriller, which gives a much-needed shot in the arm for smart science fiction. The best science fiction often tackles the oldest questions. At the heart of. We face the challenge of figu...
