Uncanny Valley

The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of human aesthetics which holds that when human features look and move almost, but not exactly, like natural human beings, it causes a response of revulsion among some human observers. Examples can be found in the fields of robotics,^[1] 3D computer animation,^[2][3] and in medical fields such as burn reconstruction, infectious diseases, neurological conditions, and plastic surgery.^[4]The "valley" refers to the dip in a graph of the comfort level of humans as subjects move toward a healthy, natural human likeness described in a function of a subject's aesthetic acceptability.

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"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Wright Interview 9/28/1957 clip1

More proof that religion and religious organizations hinder human development to their fullest potential. But can everyone rise to this without someone (some-body) to help you along. Fortunately we have ways to learn from people of the past.

Intel says something similar to Trusted Platform Module can provide

"a way to let valuable data be combined and analyzed without endangering anyone’s privacy. Its researchers are testing a super-secure data locker where a company could combine its sensitive data with that from another party without either side risking that raw information being seen or stolen." 

Seems like baseless bragging to me. Something the first commenter points out very succinctly.

Gerome Miklau, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, says that the approach Intel is testing does have the potential to reduce risks of disclosing sensitive information. But he adds that it could be difficult to a find third party that companies would trust to run such a service.

[via technologyReview]

Sadhguru | Does God test your faith?

unmai edhu , adhai ted-radaku dhairyam ilai , teramaiyum ilai - avangal dhaan aastik ilati naastik aagiduvaanga 

Ira Glass | Talks at Google