Stuff that was probably relevant for the former Digital Media programme in Bremen.
A new and stunning approach in anti-shake algorithms. In research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shown at SIGGRAPH 2009. (However, they do not mention that – like with every other algorithms of this kind – a lot of the picture borders go down the drain, but it is stunning, nevertheless.)
Maybe some readers will remember Big Dog from Boston Dynamics, which freaked me out and fascinated me at the same time. Well, although we all saw it coming, for me this TED Talk by PW Singer fires up the transition from the fantastic and horrible visions, like so many other forms of technical “improvements” from the past into a part of our everyday perception of the world.
Hi, some weeks ago I read that Wolfram Research is planning to contend Google’s supremacy on Internet.
The initiative is reported in The Guardian, and comprises a knowledge search engine based on natural language entries. For that purpose Stephen Wolfram believes his scientific and mathematics engine might give better results in answering normal and usual questions than any of the current search engines. Wolfram is the developer of Mathematica®.
Wolfram published a book with what he calls a new kind of science, which is a good reading to get more information and context about the person behind this project. The book is available here.
The engine is coming soon: Wolfram|Alpha
If you are interested on you can follow the project: here
This engine sounds like a step forward in fulfilling the Asimov’s all mighty computer: Multivac.
April 18th, 2009 @ Caligari Theater in Wiesbaden
We will explore new approaches that are being developed to confront the flood of information and transform it into useful knowledge
Speakers will be Aaron Koblin (made that Radiohead music video), Sebastian Oschatz from MESO and others.
Tickets for students are 40€. Drop me a line if you want to join so that we can order tickets together (it’s a cinema anyway).