JONATHAN HANKINS
Autore, Speaker
Technology Bloggers New Year Awards
New year’s eve saw the Technology Bloggers website announce the winners of several prizes, and the Bassetti Foundation’s Jonathan Hankins took 2. Hankins was awarded ‘top newcomer’ and ‘top all-rounder’ for his contributions over the last 6 months. As the name suggests, the blog addresses many issues related to technology, from reviews of new technology ... Technology Bloggers New Year Awards
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Planet of the Apes
If you find yourself at a loss for a Christmas present for a like-minded adult, might I suggest that you consider the new Planet of the Apes film, released last week on DVD and Blue Ray? A strange idea you might think, but interestingly enough the film addresses many of the issues that we have ... Planet of the Apes
2011 4mn
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Is Citizen Science Coming of Age?
Last year I posted an introductory article to citizen science, something that I again touched upon in a newer article about synthetic biology, and recently have been following some interesting developments in the field. One of these developments involves a game called ‘Fold. It’ and gamers appear to have made a breakthrough in scientific understanding. ... Is Citizen Science Coming of Age?
2011 4mn
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Face recognition
In an as yet unpublished but widely reported article entitled ‘Privacy In The Age Of Augmented Reality’, Alessandro Acquisiti, Ralph Gross and Fred Stuzman ‘investigate the feasibility of combining publicly available Web 2.0 data with off-the-shelf face recognition software for the purpose of large-scale, automated individual re-identification’. The article that is due for publication in ... Face recognition
2011 5mn
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Government Investment and Cuts in Biodefense Research
This month has been rather somber here in the US as the country remembered those that died on September 11 2001, and the effects upon society of that day. One aspect that is cropping up in the press and scientific journals regards government spending on biodefense in the aftermath of the anthrax attacks that followed ... Government Investment and Cuts in Biodefense Research
2011 8mn
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Science: September’s special edition on synthetic biology
On September 2 the US based journal science published a special edition on synthetic biology, a topic that has been debated through several article on this website. The journal was not entirely devoted to this single argument, although it contained several articles and reviews addressing the problem in a special edition section. The following is ... Science: September’s special edition on synthetic biology
2011 5mn
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Scientists wanted for government positions
In August the New York Times published an interesting article entitled “Group calls For Scientists to Engage The Body Politic“. The article tells the story of a small bi-partisan group of politicians that believe that governance would improve if more scientists ran for (and won) office in governmental positions. The author Cornelia Dean describes the ... Scientists wanted for government positions
2011 4mn
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From Here To Infinity, A Book Review
Martin Rees is Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics and master of Trinity college at the University of Cambridge, the Astronomer Royal and a former president of the Royal Society. In 2010 he delivered the Reith Lectures on BBC Radio 4 and his book ‘From Here To Infinity’ is based upon those 4 lectures. The book ... From Here To Infinity, A Book Review
2011 3mn
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Prosthetic by choice?
Following on from the arguments raised during the discussion with athlete Marta Milani, this article looks at some of the issues posed by advances in prosthetic technology, and the issue of a patient’s choice to amputate a hand in order to have a prosthetic version fitted. The BBC World News channel recently carried a report ... Prosthetic by choice?
2011 3mn
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A discussion with Marta Milani about sport
Event: interview. Title: A discussion with Marta Milani about sport. Date: 2011 07 20 Time: 12 min. Place: Bergamo, Italy. Language: Italiano. url Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/26683451 Abstract: A discussion with Marta Milani about sport (in English). 5 Topics for conversation: an athlete’s relationship with her body, the nature of sport itself, an acceptable use of technology, ... A discussion with Marta Milani about sport
2011 1mn
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A discussion with Marta Milani about sport
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius was Initially barred from competing in the last Olympic games in Beijing, won his appeal allowing him to compete but was then unable to meet the qualifying times, but has had 4 years to prepare for qualification for the London games and in April of this year acheived the B ... A discussion with Marta Milani about sport
2011 9mn
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The problem of cold nuclear fusion
On 14th January of this year an article appeared in La Republica (a well respected Italian broadsheet) in which 2 scientists report that cold nuclear fusion (also known as a low energy nuclear reaction or LENR) has been achieved and demonstrated. The article explains that for the first time the process has been achieved using ... The problem of cold nuclear fusion
2011 5mn
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