NOVA scienceNOW with Neil deGrasse Tyson

NOVA scienceNow: Where did we come from?
Origins of the Solar System, the start of life, how head lice figures in human evolution, erasing memories.


NOVA scienceNow: Can we live forever?
Slow down Aging, replacement body parts, virtual replica of you.



NOVA scienceNow: How smart are animals?
How smart are dogs? How smart are dolphins? How smart are Octopus? Talking parrot Alex, how intelligent was he?


NOVA scienceNow: How does the brain work?
How does the brain pay attention? Magnetic mind control. Artificial Intelligence. Neuroscience and synesthesia.


NOVA scienceNow: What is the next big thing?
Robots, earthquake forecasting, automated vehicles, Smart grid, designer microbes (synthetic biology).

TED TALKS - My Underwater Robot

David Lang talks about how he and a friend were able to build their own underwater robots.

How Robot WIll Change the World (NHK)

This is a documentary made by the Japanese channel NHK. It is about how many organizations where pushed into making humanoid robots after the Fukushima nuclear incident. Japan, North Korea, and USA are the top contenders to create the first humanoid robots to help in emergency disaster situations.



The video above stop short. The video below has the remainder of the show.

Robot that fles like a bird. - TED

This is very cool. The people of FESTO do some interesting things.