Progress In Gibberish Computing #2

Progress In Gibberish Computing #2

#2 ‘Implementing a Jabberwocky Gibberish Generator’. In contrast to some computer-programme developers who create gibberish by jumbling word-orders (see Progress In Gibberish Computing #1 ) others…
Progress In Gibberish Computing

Progress In Gibberish Computing

Part 1, ‘Generative Text Generation’ Daniel Shiffman  is Assistant Arts Professor at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. The professor has developed a…
Ghastly Mathematics

Ghastly Mathematics

A good number of very high profile philosophers and mathematicians have drawn attention to what they see as the intrinsic beauty in mathematical solutions. For example : "It seems to me now that…
Dr. Martens’ Bug Extermination Machine

Dr. Martens’ Bug Extermination Machine

Dr. Andy Martens,  of the psychology dept. at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and colleagues from the University of Arizona, US, have devised an Extermination Machine [pictured at…
'The Slimeball' (Maritime Weapon)

'The Slimeball' (Maritime Weapon)

Shaving foam and baby diapers might not be the first key components to spring to mind if you were tasked with developing a gargantuan Non Lethal Weapon (NLW) for use against enemy warships.But spring…
‘Stray Sock Syndrome’ - A Robotic Investigation

‘Stray Sock Syndrome’ - A Robotic Investigation

The ubiquitous ‘Stray Sock Syndrome’ can be a considerable headache for human sock-owners and sock-sorters. But help is afoot courtesy of the Computer Science Division at the University of California…
Square Eggs - A Review Of Progress

Square Eggs - A Review Of Progress

Through millions of years of evolution, the shape of an egg has evolved to an optimum – at least from a hen’s point of view.For some humans though, this shape is less than ideal –  there are…
Tortoises - Which Way Do They Prefer To Roll?

Tortoises - Which Way Do They Prefer To Roll?

If one were to overturn a tortoise, would it be more likely to right itself (i.e. get back on its feet) to the right or to the left? To find out, a joint research team from the Comparative Psychology…