This sentence comes from a Philosophy student’s term paper, which a coworker shared with me:
It is undeniable that much time has passed between 340 B.C. and 1740 A.D.
I deny it.
This sentence comes from a Philosophy student’s term paper, which a coworker shared with me:
It is undeniable that much time has passed between 340 B.C. and 1740 A.D.
I deny it.
From the Associated Press:
Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that could lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury.
The monkeys regained use of paralyzed muscles by learning to control the activity of a single brain cell.
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[Study co-author Chet Moritz] stressed the approach is years, if not decades, away from use in people.
We can all agree that any progress on a new treatment for paralysis is excellent news, both for paralyzed people and for the scientific and medical communities.
Now, let’s focus for a moment on the fact that we can teach monkeys to play video games. How long has this been going on?
Please, somebody confirm that we’ve also taught them to post YouTube comments. It would explain so much…