These links may not go too well together, but they are the some of the ones I was getting together for my class, Introduction to Computer Science, the other day.
The first is another good TED talk. Jonathan HArris talks about ways to map, view the stories, blog entries on the Web. Very interesting stuff, a conglomerate of text as data accompanied by excellent visualization techniques.
The next two deal with the issue of embedding chips into human cells. So are we at Kurzweil’s ‘singularity’? I used these as a springboard to discuss some of Kurzweil’s work with the class. I did a little prep about exponential curves and growth and then showed them Kurzweil’s announcement of the university to study the singularity and its implications. http://blog.ted.com/2009/06/announcing_sing.php
The final links are for videos produced by Google that are meant to apply to the browser Chrome. The concepts though apply to other browsers.
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Jonathan Harris wants to make sense of the emotional world of the Web. With deep compassion for the human condition, his projects troll the Internet to find out what we’re all feeling and looking for.
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“Scientists have already created mini-cyborgs out of living cells and semiconductor materials, but now biological cells can also contain tiny silicon chips. Those silicon chips could become future intracellular sensors that monitor microscopic activities, deliver drugs to target cells or even repair cell structures, according to Nanowerk.”
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“Continuing miniaturization has moved the semiconductor industry well into the nano realm with leading chip manufacturers on their way to CMOS using 22nm process technology. With transistors the size of tens of nanometers, researchers have begun to explore the interface of biology and electronics by integrating nanoelectronic components and living cells. While researchers have already experimented with integrating living cells into semiconductor materials (see “Scientists integrate living brain cells into organic semiconductors”) other research is exploring the opposite way, i.e. integrating nanoelectronics into living cells. “
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Google Chrome videos
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A video about you and your browser. Animation
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