1.2: Positioning in 3D Space

23/10/2023 1h 11min Temporada 1 Episodio 2
1.2: Positioning in 3D Space

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Here, David and Amelia explore spatial understanding– how we can position ourselves in space, what our brains do to enable that process, and what implications this might have.References and Additional Resources:Robot motion:https://bostondynamics.com/about/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1_QhJ1EhQMoral dilemma games:https://www.moralmachine.net/MIT researches self driving car moral dilemmashttps://store.steampowered.com/app/773830/Dr_Trolleys_Problem/Cute indie game with trolley problems and self driving carLet’s play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlg-HRRQUk0Crowd-sourcing science problems:https://scistarter.org/foldit, https://fold.it/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing#In_scienceHippocampal cells which may respond to the idea of a particular person (whether their written name, in costume, or just a photo of them):https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-cells-searching-for-jennifer-aniston-neuron/The extent of this doesn’t seem clear.Please send any questions, feedback, comments, or objections to our email at [email protected]!

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