Tag: William Shakespeare

Shakespeare and Wordsworth boost the brain

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science UX Research, Cognitive Systems AI, Design UX, Regenerative Economy

Shakespeare and Wordsworth boost the brain, new research reveals By Julie Henry, Education Correspondent, telegraph.co.uk The works of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are “rocket-boosters” to the brain and better therapy than self-help books, researchers will say this week. RT @TelegraphSci: Shakespeare and Wordsworth boost the brain, new research reveals http://flip.it/o4phh http://flip.it/iIR1N Related articles Difficult Texts Boost … Continue reading Shakespeare and Wordsworth boost the brain

Scientists Turn Digital Code into Life

by timbatchelder, posted in Biomedical Informatics, Cognitive Systems AI

via online.wsj.com Okay it has finally happened. Computer science has become biology and digital DNA has been used to make the first synthetic cell. The potential applications are diverse from biofuels to medicine. But what about the risks? Related articles Shakespeare's sonnets encoded in DNA (guardian.co.uk) Huge Amounts Of Data Can Be Stored In DNA (news.sky.com) … Continue reading Scientists Turn Digital Code into Life