Conservative Wunderkind is now a Liberal
Did you ever say something at 13 that you regretted later in life? At
least you had the presence of mind not to get that captured on camera
or social media for posterity, right?
What? It’s on Facebook?! Well, at least [...]
Robot Fish Fools Zebrafish
The robocalypse is already happening … if you’re a zebrafish. Researchers
at the Polytechnic Insitute of New York University and Istituto Superiore
di Sanità, Italy, have created an artificial fertile female zebrafish
that was [...]
Robotic Fish Accepted by Real Fish as Leader
Researchers
at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University have created a robotic
fish that have been accepted as leader by real fish:
The researchers designed their bio-inspired robotic fish to mimic
the [...]
Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Getting a Stiff Competition: Here Comes Viagra Gum!
The little blue pill is going to have some competition Pfizer’s patent on Viagra ends next year, so the company is trying to market something edgier: Viagra gum.
The market for drugs to correct erectile dysfunction has passed $5 billion a year from sales to tens of millions of men. And it is increasingly being driven [...]
Getting to Know Americans
New York University has advice for international students in dealing with US Americans. A handy guide is posted on their website.
Americans generally believe the ideal person is self-reliant. Most Americans see themselves as separate individuals, not as representatives of a family, community or other group. They dislike being dependent on other people, or having others [...]
Camouflage to Disrupt Facial Recognition Programs
During the First World War, Allied nations painted their vessels with odd, angular shapes to break up their lines and make them harder to see at a distance. CV Dazzle is a thesis project by Adam Harvey of New York University that attempts to do the same thing with hair and makeup in order to [...]
Photographer Plans to Surgically Implant Camera in the Back of His Head
Wafaa Bilal, a professor of photography at New York University, plans to have a camera surgically implanted in the back of his head. When his project his completed, it will stream images to museum visitors:
For one year, Mr. Bilal’s camera will take still pictures at one-minute intervals, then feed the photos to monitors at the [...]
Wash Clothes Before You Wear Them
A lot of people buy clothes and immediately wear them without washing them, but a recent study has come out showing that this can be an unintentionally filthy habit. Good Morning America went to a number of both high-end and low-end retailers and purchased 14 items of clothing, which they then sent to Dr. Philip [...]
