JANUARY 2011
HUMANS
1. Singer, Emily, “A Test for 400 Inherited Diseases,” TechnologyReview.com, Jan. 14, 2011.
based on: Bell, Callum J., et al., “Carrier Testing for Severe Childhood Recessive Diseases by Next-Generation Sequencing,” Sci. Transl. Med., Jan. 2011.
ANIMALS
1. Kluger, Jeffrey, “Dog Might Provide Clues on How Language is Acquired,” The New York Times, Jan. 17, 2011.
based on: Pilley, John W., and Reid, Alliston K., “Border collie comprehends object names as verbal referents,” ScienceDirect.com, 2010.
2. “Mammoth ‘could be reborn in four years’,” The Telegraph, Jan. 13, 2011.
based on: Kato, Hiromi, et al., “Recovery of cell nuclei from 15,000 years old mammoth tissues and its injection into mouse enucleated matured oocytes,” Proceedings of the Japan Academy, May 2009.
MACHINES
1. Paul, Ian, “IBM’s Supercomputer ‘Watson’ Wins Jeopardy Practice Round,” PCWorld.com, Jan. 14, 2011.
based on: Ferrucci, David, “Build Watson: an overview of DeepQA for the Jeopardy! challenge,” Proceedings of the 19th international conference on parallel architectures and compilation techniques, 2010.
2. Spitznagel, Eric, “The Robot in the Next Cubicle,” Businessweek.com, Jan. 14, 2011.
SEPTEMBER 2010
HUMANS
1. Kloc, Joe, “Into the Uncanny Valley,” SeedMagazine.com, Nov. 16, 2009.
based on: Steckenfinger, S.A. and Ghazanfar, A.A., “Monkey Visual Behavior Falls into the Uncanny Valley,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Sep. 2009.
2. “When Memory-Related Region of Brain is Damaged, Other Areas Compensate, Study Finds,” ScienceDaily.com, Aug. 3, 2010.
based on: Poulos, A.M., et al., “Compensation in the Neural Circuitry of Fear Conditioning Awakens Learning Circuits in the Bed Nuclei of the Stria Terminalis,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Aug. 2010.
ANIMALS
1. Kluger, Jeffrey, “Inside the Minds of Animals,” Time.com, Aug. 10, 2010.
based on: The Great Ape Trust.
2. “‘Genomes of Two Ant Species Sequenced: Clues to Their Extraordinary Social Behavior,” ScienceDaily.com, Aug. 27, 2010.
based on: Bonasio, R., et al., “Genomic Comparison of the Ants Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator,” Science, Aug. 2010.
MACHINES
1. “Robots Learning From Experience,” Physorg.com, Aug. 24, 2010.
based on: Xpero
2. “MIT Researchers Unveil Autonomous Oil-Absorbing Robot,” MIT Media Relations, Aug. 25, 2010.
based on: Sea Swarm
APRIL 2010
HUMANS
1. Lemonick, Michael, “Found In South Africa: Key Link In Human Evolution?” Time.com, Apr. 8, 2010.
based on: Berger, L., et al., “Australopithecus sediba: A New Species of Homo-Like Australopith from South Africa,” Science, Apr. 9. 2010.
2. Harmon, Katherine, “Present Imperfection: Is The Human Brain Ill Adapted For Language?” ScientificAmerican.com, Apr. 7, 2010.
based on: Dr. Marcus’ Website
ANIMALS
1. “Darwin’s Finch And The Evolution Of Smell.” ScienceDaily.com, Apr. 6, 2010.
based on: Warren, W. et al, “The Genome Of A Songbird.” Nature, Apr. 1, 2010.
2. “Giggles Give Clues To Hyena’s Social Status.” ScienceDaily.com, Apr. 1, 2010.
based on: Mathevon, N. et al., “What The Hyena’s Laugh Tells: Sex, Age, Dominance And Individual Signature In The Giggling Call of Crocuta crocuta.” BMC Ecology, Mar. 30, 2010.
MACHINES
1. Dillow, Clay, “Opportunity Mars Rover Gets Artificial Intelligence Upgrade, Decides For Itself What To Explore Next.” PopularScience.com, Mar. 24, 2010.
based on: CIT Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2. “Bio-Inspired Computer Networks Self-Organize And Learn.” ScienceDaily.com, Apr. 15, 2010.
based on: PERPLEXUS Project
FEBRUARY 2010
HUMANS
1. Despain, David, “Early Humans Used Brain Power, Innovation And Teamwork To Dominate The Planet.” ScientificAmerican.com, Feb. 27, 2010.
based on: ASU Origins Project
2. Wade, Nicholas, “Human Culture, An Evolutionary Force.” NewYorkTimes.com, Mar. 1, 2010.
based on: Laland, K., et al., “How Culture Shaped The Human Genome: Bringing Genetics And The Human Sciences Together,” Nature Reviews Genetics, Feb. 2010.
ANIMALS
1. Munger, Dave, “Some Animals Can Instinctively Solve Navigational Problems That have Baffled Humans For Centuries. Now, Researchers Are Uncovering How.” SeedMagazine.com, Feb. 10, 2010.
based on: Zapka, M. et al, “Visual But Not Trigeminal Mediation Of Magnetic Compass Information In A Migratory Bird,” Nature, Nov. 2009.
2. “Interactions Between Species: Powerful Driving Force Behind Evolution?” ScienceDaily.com, Feb. 25, 2010.
based on: Paterson, S. et al., “Antagonistic Coevolution Accelerates Molecular Evolution,” Nature, Feb. 2010.
MACHINES
1. Dillow, Clay, “Artificial Intelligence Brings Musicians Back From The Dead, Allowing All-Stars Of All Time To Jam,” PopularScience.com, Mar. 3, 2010.
based on: Zenph Sound Innovations
2. “Walking Robot Switches Gaits Autonomously And Flexibly.” ScienceDaily.com, Jan. 18, 2010.
based on: Steingrube, S., et al., “Self-Organized Adaptation Of A Simple Neural Circuit Enables Complex Robot Behaviour,” Nature Physics, Jan. 2010
JANUARY 2010
HUMANS
- 1. Cloud, John, “Why Your DNA Isn’t Your Destiny,” TimeMagazine.com, Jan. 6, 2010.
based on: Dr. Lars Olov Bygren’s Publications
- 2. Whitfield-Gabrieli, Susan & Gabrieli, John, “Idle Minds and What They May Say about Intelligence,” ScientificAmerican.com, Jan. 5, 2010.
based on: Song, M., et al.,
ANIMALS
- 1. Leake, Jonathan, “Scientists Say Dolphins Should Be Treated As ‘Non-Human Persons,’” TheTimesOnline.com, Jan. 3, 2010.
based on: Reiss, D. & Marino, L.,
- 2. Wade, Nicholas, “Deciphering the Chatter of Monkeys and Chimps,” TheNewYorkTimes.com, Jan. 11, 2010.
based on: Dr. Klaus Zuberbühler’s Publications
MACHINES
- 1. Bond, Allison, “Reality Checkup: Medical Artificial Intelligence Still a Hard Sell in the Clinic,” ScientificAmerican.com, Jan. 12, 2010.
based on: MIT’s Clinical Decision Making Group
- 2. “Do Computers Understand Art?,” ScienceDaily.com, Dec. 25, 2009.
based on: Wallraven, C., et al.,
NOVEMBER 2009
HUMANS
Source: David Brooks, TheNewYorkTimes.com, Oct. 12, 2009.
Research: Dr. Lieberman’s publications, Dr. Amodio’s publications, Dr. Phelps’ publications
2. “Sight Unseen: People Blinded by Brain Damage Respond to Emotive Expressions”
Source: Carina Storrs, ScientificAmerican.com, Oct. 14, 2009.
Research: Tamietto, et al., “Unseen Facial and Bodily Expressions Trigger Fast Emotional Reactions”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Oct. 5, 2009.
ANIMALS
1. “Flies Get Fright From False Memories”
Source: David Cyranoski, Nature.com, Oct. 15, 2009.
Reasearch: Claridge-Chang, et al., “Writing Memories with Light-Addressable Reinforcement Circuitry”, Cell, Oct. 16, 2009.
2. “Tiny But Adaptable Wasp Brains Show Ability to Alter Their Architecture”
Source: ScienceDaily.com, Oct. 15, 2009.
Research: Jones, et al., “Growth and Pruning of Mushroom Body Kenyon Cell Dendrites During Worker Behavioral Development in the Paper Wasp, Polybia Aequatorialis”, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Nov., 2009.
MACHINES
1. “Brain-Computer Interface Allows Person-to-Person Communication Through Power of Thought”
Source: ScienceDaily.com, Oct. 6, 2009.
Research: Experiment Video, BCI Laboratory, University of Southampton.
2. “Computer Helps Deaf Children To Learn Sign Language”
Source: ScienceDaily.com, Oct. 14, 2009.
Research: Lichtenauer, et al., “A Learning Environment for Sign Language”, Presented at the International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition, 2008.
OCTOBER 2009
HUMANS
Source: John Hawks, SeedMagazine.com, Oct. 5, 2009.
Research: White, et al., “Ardipithecus ramidus and the Paleobiology of Early Hominids.”, Science, Oct. 2, 2009.
2. “‘Sorry I Haven’t Written’: A Scientific Explanation”
Source: Michael D. Lemonick, Time.com, Sep. 29, 2009.
Research: Malmgren, et al., “On Universality in Human Correspondence Activity”, Science, Sep. 25, 2009.
ANIMALS
1. “Small Mammals Have A ‘Celtic Fringe’ Too”
Source: ScienceDaily.com, Oct. 5, 2009.
Research: Searle, et al., “The Celtic Fringe of Britain: Insights from Small Mammal Phylogeography”, Proceedings from the Royal Society B, Sep. 30, 2009.
2. “Monkeys’ Grooming Habits Provide New Clues To How We Socialize”
Source: ScienceDaily.com, Oct. 1, 2009.
Research: Lehmann & Dunbar, “Network Cohesion, Group Size and Neocortex Size in Female-Bonded Old World primates.” , Proceedings from the Royal Society B, Sep 30, 2009.
MACHINES
1. “Science Is Reading Your Mind”
Source: Tory Shepherd, AdelaideNow.com, Oct. 6, 2009.
2. “‘Intelligent Car’ Able To Learn From Owner’s Driving and Warn In Case of Accident Hazard”
Source: ScienceDaily.com, Sep. 22, 2009.
SEPTEMBER 2009
HUMANS
1. “Why do we remember bad things? A single chemical may make all the difference”
Source: Laura Blue, Time.com, Aug. 20, 2009
Research: Rossato et al., “Dopamine Controls Persistence of Long-Term Memory Storage” Science 21 Aug. 2009
Source: Moheb Costandi, SeedMagazine.com, Aug. 11, 2009
Research Announcement: National Institutes of Health , Jul. 16, 2009
ANIMALS
1. “Monkey see, monkey do: Why we flatter via imitation”
Media: John Cloud , Time.com, Aug. 17, 2009
Research: Paukner, et al., “Capuchin Monkeys Display Affiliation Toward Humans Who Imitate Them” Science 14 Aug. 2009
2. “Top 20 animal sleepers and why we sleep”
Media: Discovery News, Aug. 21, 2009
Research: Siegel, J. “Sleep Viewed as a State of Adaptive Inactivity” Nature Reviews Neuroscience 6 Aug. 2009
MACHINES
1. “Human-Robot Relationships”
Media: Christie Nicholson, Scientific American, Aug. 18, 2009
Research: Roese, N.J. & Amir, E. “Human-Android Interaction in the Near and Distant Future” Perspectives on Psychological Science 7 Jul. 2009
2. “IBM Gets Research Grant for Brain-On-Chip Project”
Media: Michael Cooney, Computerworld, Aug. 17, 2009
3. “Folding DNA Into Tiny Circuits”
Media: NPR , Aug. 21, 2009
Research: Kershner, et al., “Placement and Orientation of Individual DNA Shapes on Lithographically Patterned Surfaces” Nature Nanotechnology 16 Aug. 2009