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Dolphin with wearable computer? (photo blog)
Finishing up our mirror theme, we promised one last very special animal (or animal group) that is the last of the currently known animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror. (All of the others are mammals, with the exception of magpies. We started off with extinct mammoths, who are closely related to elephants, then went through magpies and great apes, with a lot of mirror photos along the way.) The actual animal that passed the mirror test is the bottlenose dolphin (shown here), but it is believed all cetaceans can pass the test. Cetaceans include dolphins, whales, and porpoises, known to be some of the most intelligent animals out there. This particular leaping bottlenose dolphin is named K-Dog, and has been trained by the US Navy in mine-clearing operations. He’s wearing what looks like a camera, but is described as a locator beacon (and probably includes a camera and other aspects of a wearable computer.)… Read the restSmart cities: analytics, bigdata, cheap IoT sensors
Analytics, big data, cheap IoT sensors and other new #tech will help create smart cities and reduce air pollution. Shown here is Shanghai as seen from the bund (We originally used this photo in our much longer article about pollution in China, but the photo itself drew a lot of reader interest here and on social media). The haze over the city is due to PM2.5 particulate air pollution, which NASA estimates kills over 2 million annually. PM2.5 pollution levels in Shanghai are frequently in what the US EPA would consider the “unhealthy” range, at which 24 hour exposure can impact cancer statistics according to WHO information. Today, citizen scientists can purchase inexpensive arduino-based iot devices to help them monitor indoor and outdoor pollution levels (Wikipedia link). Analytics on the data can help inform policies to help mitigate the pollution, as well as help residents take steps to stay healthy. Read more in our earlier article that originally featured this photo.… Read the restIOT Internet toilet senses disease (and talks?)
We promised to return to Earth after our previous photo post discussing 3,000-year-old Chinese sunspot observations and catastrophic space weather. How else could we do this other than another important Asian trend that we missed: Internet-connected toilets. Don’t laugh, this isn’t a Google April Fools joke (although Google reportedly has installed an earlier non-IOT model of these “advanced” toilets by the same manufacturer, Toto of Japan, in their offices). IOT Internet toilets actually make a lot of sense. These Japanese units from Toto can automatically detect disease via blood glucose, blood pressure, and BMI sensors. They can transmit this health information via WiFi. As they say in startup world, this is obviously a billion dollar idea. All of this can then be integrated with something like Apple’s HealthKit. Thus, they can be integrated with the rest of iOS. So, in the not to distant future, your toilet should be able to talk to you via Apple Siri.… Read the restDolphin with wearable computer?
Finishing up our mirror animal consciousness theme, we promised one last very special animal (or group). This is it. Cetaceans, which includes dolphins, are the last of the currently known very small group of highly intelligent animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror. (All of the others are mammals, with the exception of magpies. We started off with extinct mammoths, who are closely related to elephants, then went through magpies and great apes, with a lot of mirror photos along the way.) The actual animal that passed the mirror test is the bottlenose dolphin (shown here), but it is believed all cetaceans can pass the test. Cetaceans include dolphins, whales, and porpoises, known to be some of the most animals out there. This particular leaping bottlenose dolphin is named K-Dog, and has been trained by the in mine-clearing operations by the US Navy. Many people (and some bloggers) erroneously believe chimps are the second smartest animal after humans.… Read the restRecent Posts
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