Listen "1.2: Positioning in 3D Space"
Episode Synopsis
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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