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Nova
Nova
03/14/2003 09:57 PMNova 1.3
NOVA scienceNOW
NOVA scienceNOW
02/01/2005 09:20 PMNOVA scienceNOW
http://www.pbs.org/wgb
h/nova/sciencenow/
For more than three decades, NOVA
has been unrivaled in bringing authoritative, innovative, and
entertaining science documentaries to television. Now the same
award-winning producers have teamed up with veteran reporter Robert
Krulwich to cover the timeliest developments and intriguing
personalities in science and technology today. Presenting multiple
stories in a magazine format hosted by Krulwich and reported by a
diverse team of correspondents in the field, NOVA scienceNOW will air
five times a year in the NOVA time slot, Tuesdays at 8 PM ET. The
first NOVA scienceNOW episode premieres on January 25, 2005. It
includes segments on the potential catastrophic flooding that
threatens New Orleans, the "booming sands" of Death Valley, a profile
of "swarm-robot" pioneer James McLurkin, and a special report by
Krulwich on the brain structures called "mirror neurons," which may
affect everything from language evolution to the visceral appeal of
spectator sports.
Escape Velocity: Nova 1.0.4
Escape Velocity: Nova 1.0.4
03/13/2003 10:24 AMA sprawling universe dominated by a myriad of warring factions and
territorial contentions.
Nova gets read to ship
Nova gets read to ship
06/28/2004 11:40 AMDanny Ayers review of Nova Spivacks From Semantic Web to Global Mind. I guess
Nova's getting ready to ship. Hopefully he'll (Nova) be able to make
it to our "micro-content" dinner in NYC at Keen's on Aug. 19th.
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A post from Nova Spivack, From Semantic Web to Global Mind, in which he
looks at…well, the title says it all. It’s funny, I don’t really
disagree with any of his major points, though I wouldn’t have put
things in this way at all.
My personal take on each section:
Distributed Intelligence
A nice line here: …whereas basic written languages simply make raw
information portable, metalanguages make knowledge and intelligence
about information portable. But I disagree There’s the usual
problem of differentiating between x and meta-x, if that matters in
the slightest. Existing human languages are pretty good at making at
making knowledge portable, but there are certainly at least two
related aspects of web languages that do make a difference. That the
(meta-)data is machine-readable is one big step, and from that the
data being machine-processable is another. A practical key is that the
web languages are allow declarative expression of the information
independent of processing, something which Nova is obviously aware
with his reference to there being no need for hard-coding.
The Internet is a Brain…and the Web is its
Mind
Again I kind-of agree, but would be very reluctant to put it in these
terms. The Internet has features like those of a brain, but isn’t
yet at all smart like a mouse, and the web is currently nothing like a
mind apart from in the sense of carrying a whole load of jumbled
information around in it. The analogy to the animal brain only works
to a point, the nature of the system is so very different. I’d have
probably thrown in the phrase ‘hive mind’ somewhere around here,
the net as a whole gets what intelligence it has from lots of little
stupid entities. But even then that isn’t a very good analogy, as
the millions of individual humans sat on the edges are an incredibly
important part of the system.
Memes are Evolving Minds of their Own
Hmm, sounds nice but I’d be tempted to use the meme notion as it
currently stands - pretty self-unaware little items of belief (or
knowledge).
The Infrastructure of Distributed Intelligence
This is more on ground I’m comfortable with, whatever analogies you
use for net intelligence, the wiring is a significant part. A
distinction I think Nova blurs here is between design and emergence.
Viewed holistically I suppose the XML spec could be seen as an
emergent property of the human+machine system, but if we’re talking
about the net as an mind in its own right then the watchmaker isn’t
blind.
The Evolution of Metalanguage
Not sure about the angle of this section at all, many of the ideas of
the Semantic Web languages have been around for thousands of years
(leading up to first order logic), it’s only when they’re combined
with computers, in particular a big network of computers that the
utility explodes. The feedback loop, that the philosophers can now use
the computer as a practical tool is probably quite significant too.
Mutter - we might have these metalanguages, but still I can’t
link to the individual paragraphs in Nova’s piece, can we really
expect a global mind before TypePad features named anchors?
MARC's answer = NO!
How the Global Mind Thinks
This section gives a high-level view of the layers of the Semantic
Web, and notes the role grassroots stuff like RSS is likely to play.
But “Thinks” should either be in italics or at least a courier
font (as in (cwm –think).
Can the Global Mind Pass the Turing Test
I like Nova’s example here, he was able to get the answer to a math
problem quicker than an expert by farming it out to other semi-expert
folks. But I think the Turing Test only makes sense for a very human
kind of intelligence, and a future clever web is highly unlikely to
think like like that.
Reading the Global Mind
Here Nova discusses data mining and meta-metrics on the cognitive web.
It’s an interesting area, the fact that we can safely probe inside
live systems makes everything a lot easier than analysis of biological
systems. But I think there’s a caveat here - beware of reading too
much into statistics. Just because it talks and wears the same clothes
as a causal relationship doesn’t mean to say it is a causal
relationship.
Minding Your Business
As the global mind develops it will initially be focused around making
information more useable. Indeed. Nova goes into the high-level
sharing of knowledge in organizations here, which does make sense,
those which take advantage of these developments are likely to have an
advantage. I don’t think the mind analogy is needed for that.
Knowledge Objects: A New Medium for the Web
Here Nova goes into discussion of the framework his company, Radar Networks is developing.
Sounds interesting, the approach seems to be something along the lines
of signed RDF
Objects or CBD’s. There seems
to be emphasis on the separation of data (e.g. media objects) and
metadata, which is interesting - other folks (like Adobe) go the other
way, embedding the metadata. I’m sure both have their place.
Knowledge Networks
I can’t comment much about this because a lot relates to the
approach taken by Nova and co. I’m not sure whether the Knowledge
Networks he refers to are the semantic ‘islands’ that when joined
will for the Semantic Web, or whether it’s a different (proprietary)
idea. Whatever, if you stick the stuff on the web you can have
whatever knowledge networks you choose.
On a personal note…before the Semantic Web ideas were around
(before the web or IBM-compatible PCs in fact) I myself carried the
flame of the realisable global mind. I’d got the idea from old SF
novels, and it fitted with the growth in computing power and
distribution (particularly of early personal computers). But in recent
years I’ve tended to avoid this angle, being more interested in
making what we’ve got just one (big) step more useful. I still think
the old-AI notion is basically reasonable, just the timescales and
expectation of the work involved were completely out. That’s another
reason I’m wary of talking in old-AI terms, the hype angle -
engineers are much more likely to be receptive to a tool that does
work today rather than a vision that might work tomorrow. Let’s just
get the RDF and OWL designed in, the vision emergence will take care
of itself.
My own change in focus has more and more pointed to the notion of
human augmentation as an alternative (but not incompatible) long-term
vision. Right now the distributed communications angle offers a major
augmentation, when the Semantic Web parts kick in a little more I
believe we’ll start to exploit computing power of computers a lot
more. There were I suppose two major sci-fi angles to all this - the
individual cyberman and there’s the global mind. Those of us with
access to computer technology already are cybernetic, just that the
human-computer interface is a whole lot clunkier than we expected.
Right now the global mind is maybe bigger, thanks to the distribution
of hosts, but an awful lot dumber. Really, really dumb. But an
enormous benefit is already coming from a third avenue, those two
pretty crude things mixed together, an augmented humantity. Not that
it shows very much outside science and technology.
Anyhow, Nova has a word along those practical, next-step lines:
Note: The patent-pending Radar Networks Semantic
Applications platform represents four years of stealth R&D. The
platform is in pure Java and complies with open standards for the
Internet and Semantic Web. A lightweight, unsupported version of the
platform will be released to the public under an LGPL open-source
license in summer of 2005. The full, commercially supported version of
the platform will be available via a commercial license from Radar
Networks.
Looking forward to it.
Marc's final note: Oh goodey, Nova's technology is
patented. That way it'll attract investment and THEN they can fuck us
- right? Why would we get involved in something that's
patented?
NOVA | The Elegant Universe | PBS
NOVA | The Elegant Universe | PBS
10/29/2003 09:10 AMBrian Greene's The Elegant Universe becomes TV show (via Jason Kottke)
.. de Theorie die alles verklaart .. three-part series on
PBS
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant
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Escape Velocity: Nova 1.0.8
Escape Velocity: Nova 1.0.8
05/10/2004 02:50 PMA sprawling universe dominated by a myriad of warring factions and
territorial contentions.
The Dark Nova Project
The Dark Nova Project
04/23/2004 10:41 AMDark Nova 0.1.3 Alpha released
The pride of Nova Scotia...beer?
The pride of Nova Scotia...beer?
04/09/2004 04:02 PMToday after school decorating Ben's locker for his birthday...too
funny. I could list 13 teachers who I knew who saw...
New NOVA Website, TV Program Help
Explain Tsunamis
New NOVA Website, TV Program Help
Explain Tsunamis
03/22/2005 03:34 PMWave That Shook The World is the new site and special report shot
within days of the disaster. NOVA presents a clear explanation and
analysis of the tragedy, revealing exactly how these deadly waves were
triggered by one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded in the past
century.
New NOVA Website Examines the Wrath of a
Tsunami
New NOVA Website Examines the Wrath of a
Tsunami
03/22/2005 03:16 PMIn "Wave That Shook the World," a special report shot within days of
the tsunami, NOVA presents a clear explanation and analysis of the
tragedy on March 29 at 8pm ET on PBS, revealing exactly how the deadly
waves were triggered by one of the most powerful earthquakes recorded
in the past century. Additional information is available at
http://www.pbs.org/nova/tsunami. [PRWEB Mar 21, 2005]
NOVA | The Elegant Universe | Watch the
Program | PBS
NOVA | The Elegant Universe | Watch the
Program | PBS
11/16/2003 05:58 AMWatch The Elegant Universe (3 hours) [via Malin Cantwell] .. series of
quick time vids .. view in streaming video .. three-hour stream ..
available online .. online
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html
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Super-nova pre-dinner/party June 23
Super-nova pre-dinner/party June 23
06/02/2004 05:09 PMI'm going to try to help plan a dinner/party that I can't attend.
David Beckemeyer et al to are working on Heckelbot so I can be there virtually. The
dinner/party is scheduled for June 23, the day before Supernova 2004 at the
Westin in Santa Clara. I ALWAYS go to Supernova, but this year I just
can't make it since I have to be in Tokyo for a shareholders
meeting.
Here a
wiki page for the planning.
Speaking of Supernova, I'm hoping I will be able to participate in
the conference via rigged Hecklebot as well. Stay tuned for more on
this. ;-)
Identity mgmt. predictions from Nova
Scotia
Identity mgmt. predictions from Nova
Scotia
02/01/2005 08:20 PMWe've been looking at predictions for what's going to happen in the
identity management area in 2005, and the returns from Nova Scotia are
now in (hey, it's winter up in the Maritime provinces and it takes
longer to get to the mail box!). Abridean CTO Greg O'Malley has
chipped in with what his crystal ball is showing for the near future.
Among the things O'Malley sees happening this year:
Ambrosia updates Escape Velocity: Nova
Ambrosia updates Escape Velocity: Nova
03/13/2003 10:20 AMAmbrosia Software today posted Escape Velocity: Nova 1.0.4, an update
to the company's popular action/adventure game...
NOVA scienceNOW Launches Online
Destination for Hot Science
NOVA scienceNOW Launches Online
Destination for Hot Science
03/14/2005 05:03 PMThe NOVA scienceNOW web site is a newly designed portal on NOVA's Web
site, the most trafficked destination on pbs.org. The site will be
updated regularly with fresh content throughout the year, creating an
exciting ongoing presence for the series and an online destination for
thought-provoking science.
Cthulhu at the Nova Express coffee house
[Flickr]
Cthulhu at the Nova Express coffee house
[Flickr]
03/22/2005 04:38 PMNova Media unveils Mac support for UMTS
connections
Nova Media unveils Mac support for UMTS
connections
04/30/2004 07:57 AMNova Media today unveiled Mobile High Speed 3G, which it says is the
first Mac OS software to support online connections using the UMTS
(Universal Mobile Telephone Service) protocol...
Nova offers Mac wireless UMTS data
connections
Nova offers Mac wireless UMTS data
connections
04/30/2004 07:56 AMNova media on Friday introduced Mobile High Speed 3G, which adds the
ability for Macs to connect to online services through mobile phones
using the UMTS protocol. UMTS is gaining traction in Europe and
provides the ability to download up to 384Kbps. In addition to UMTS,
Mobile High Speed 3G provides support for GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD and
GSM-based cell phone networks worldwide.
Ambrosia updates Escape Velocity: Nova
for Panther
Ambrosia updates Escape Velocity: Nova
for Panther
12/16/2003 05:30 AMAmbrosia Software today posted Escape Velocity: Nova 1.0.7, an update
to the company's popular space action/adventure game...
Terra Nova - Virtual Worlds
Collaborative Blog
Terra Nova - Virtual Worlds
Collaborative Blog
04/03/2005 07:57 AMTerra Nova - Virtual Worlds Collaborative Bloght
tp://terranova.blogs.com/Terra Nova is a collaborative weblog experiment. It is about
an emerging social phenomenon called "virtual worlds" --
computer-generated, persistent, immersive, and representational social
platforms. Currently, the most popular virtual worlds are massively
multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs), such as Everquest and
Star Wars Galaxies. However, there are many other old and new
varieties of virtual worlds. Posts at Terra Nova will offer news and
opinions regarding the social, economic, legal, psychological, and
political aspects of these worlds. They will feature scholarship,
insights, and data relevant to the study of virtual worlds. This has
been added to
Social
Informatics Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.
Police raid Bank of Nova Scotia for
Royal Group Technologies documents
Police raid Bank of Nova Scotia for
Royal Group Technologies documents
02/01/2005 09:21 PMCBC Feb 1 2005 11:41PM GMT
Alchemism shows ART in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, CAN by *alchemism
Alchemism shows ART in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, CAN by *alchemism
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Stem Cells From Hair Follicles Can
Change into Neurons, Study Shows
Stem Cells From Hair Follicles Can
Change into Neurons, Study Shows
03/29/2005 01:38 AMRare, fatal injury baffles science,
sports (USATODAY.com)
Rare, fatal injury baffles science,
sports (USATODAY.com)
07/26/2004 07:24 AMUSATODAY.com - A rising fastball. A slap shot to the chest. A wayward
elbow as players battle for a rebound.
Study: Fantasy sports sites addictive
Study: Fantasy sports sites addictive
07/19/2004 07:57 PMOnce a hobby of statistics fanatics and number crunchers, fantasy
sports is flourishing online.
National Science Foundation study to
look at tech monocultures
National Science Foundation study to
look at tech monocultures
12/02/2003 01:49 AMAre IT monocultures inherently less secure because of their reliance
on a single platform? A new study hopes to shed some light on the
issue.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Study
highlights global decline
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Study
highlights global decline
03/31/2005 06:59 AMHuman activities 'threaten Earth' .. Study highlights global decline
.. do a good job .. Earth at Risk .. BBC
News
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4391835.stm
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Study Finds Ample Opportunities for Life
Science Suppliers in the Biodefense
Market
Study Finds Ample Opportunities for Life
Science Suppliers in the Biodefense
Market
07/28/2004 02:47 AMBiodefense research is one of the fastest growing markets for
suppliers of life science products and instrumentation. Government
spending on biodefense research is likely to continue to increase at a
rate exceeding investment in other areas of biological research and
development, and is attracting both scientists and the companies who
support them. President Bushs authorization of the Project BioShield
Act last week is but one of many government initiatives to improve the
countrys defenses against bioterrorism. Since the ability to
effectively combat bioterrorism largely depends on the information
generated by biomedical research on disease-causing microorganisms and
the immune systems response to them, nearly $1.6 billion is allocated
in 2004 to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This budget will
help support basic research on potential agents of bioterrorism such
as anthrax or smallpox as well as the development of vaccines,
diagnostic tests and therapies to detect and counter the effects of a
bioterrorist attack. [PRWEB Jul 28, 2004]
eBay Today: Mirror, Mirror
eBay Today: Mirror, Mirror
06/23/2004 10:57 AMAnother vintage Sigma classic...
CES Software to acquire leading online
sports information provider, Don Best
Sports
CES Software to acquire leading online
sports information provider, Don Best
Sports
01/05/2005 08:40 AMBiz.yahoo.com - Wed Jan 5, 09:35 am GMT
Yahoo! en espaol/Fox Pan American Sports
Design Online Sports Site
Yahoo! en espaol/Fox Pan American Sports
Design Online Sports Site
05/04/2004 01:38 PMMedia Post May 4 2004 5:09PM GMT
The Spectator.co.uk
The Spectator.co.uk
03/15/2003 01:40 AM"The resentments of old Europe" .. I found this link on
Instapundit .. William Hague .. piece
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The American Spectator
The American Spectator
04/22/2004 05:17 AMFriends Like These .. Doug
Bandow
spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=6453
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"American Spectator"
"American Spectator"
09/10/2004 03:08 PMSports Internet Destination! Releases
Free Version of Top Sports Sites Search
Engine - Attached Document with HTML
Source Code Enclosed
Sports Internet Destination! Releases
Free Version of Top Sports Sites Search
Engine - Attached Document with HTML
Source Code Enclosed
04/05/2005 02:17 AMSports Internet Destination! Top Sports Sites Search Engine provides
new relevance to targeted sports search in that 100% of search results
returned are drawn exclusively from top sports sites. You may insert
the HTML code to place this valuable search engine for free on your
website, in accordance with the terms detailed. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]
The American Spectator - Anatomy of a
Forgery
The American Spectator - Anatomy of a
Forgery
09/10/2004 02:35 PMheights of paranoia hitherto unexplored .. handed the forgeries to 60
Minutes
spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=7096
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The Spectator: Hoping for the worst by
Toby Harnden
The Spectator: Hoping for the worst by
Toby Harnden
05/14/2004 04:54 AMto this story ..
Wow
spectator.co.uk/article.php?table=old§ion=current&issue=2004
-05-15&id=4605
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Spectator Phelps' 8th Medal Ties Record
(AP)
Spectator Phelps' 8th Medal Ties Record
(AP)
08/21/2004 08:22 PMAP - Michael Phelps won another gold medal, this time wearing khaki
shorts and flip-flops. From a front-row seat at the Olympic pool,
Phelps watched his teammates do all the work in the 400-meter medley
relay Saturday night. When they won with a world-record time, Phelps
got a gold, too — his record-tying eighth medal of the Athens
Games.
Binary Neurons For Dummies
Binary Neurons For Dummies
07/31/2004 10:33 PMBinary neurons are one of the most basic forms of computational
intelligence, so much so that they are quite often described as being
logic systems, and not intelligent at all. Either way, I will now
teach you how to building and use a neuron in a simple environment.
Mirror, mirror on the wall...
Mirror, mirror on the wall...
10/28/2003 11:07 PM
..who will mirror Fink above all? There is a new player on the turf
and it belongs to the Fink team. Finkmirrors.net tells you
everything you wanted to know about mirroring Fink and its related
resources on your Server. As our mirror structure will hopefully grow
in the future, this web-site will also hold information about each
individual mirror.
To ensure that our service remains as stable as possible and to
distribute the load imposed onto our main rsync server, we are looking
for rsync mirrors or full mirrors. Those of you who are willing to
share resources will find all the necessary information on
Finkmirrors.net.
UPDATE: Yes, I screwed up when I initially installed the DNS records.
If you cannot connect please try again later. I am very sorry for this
inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.
Stockholm Spectator GroupBlog »
The Lies of Fahrenheit: The First in a
Series
Stockholm Spectator GroupBlog »
The Lies of Fahrenheit: The First in a
Series
07/06/2004 01:45 AMThe Lies of Fahrenheit: The First in a Series .. quote ..
one,
spectator.se/stambord/index.php?p=45
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New Neurons plug-in for Web Crossing 5.0
announced
New Neurons plug-in for Web Crossing 5.0
announced
11/03/2003 12:16 PMWeb Crossing today announced a new Neurons plug-in for the creation of
interactive multimedia database modules in a Web Crossing 5.0
environment...
Neurons Derived From Stem Cells
Neurons Derived From Stem Cells
02/01/2005 08:44 PMThis breakthrough, accomplished through a couple of years of
painstaking work, holds promise in treating spinal cord injuries and
in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease.
Neurons plug-in released for Web
Crossing
Neurons plug-in released for Web
Crossing
11/03/2003 12:17 PMWeb Crossing Inc. on Monday
announced a new Neurons plug-in for creating interactive multimedia
database modules in a Web Crossing 5.0 environment. It lets you create
and share "Neurons," interactive data-driven elements such as catalogs
and phone lists, and is free (for a limited time) for any Web Crossing
5.0 installation whether licensed or ASP (server hosted) model.
Anti-FoTW: Love amongst the neurons
Anti-FoTW: Love amongst the neurons
11/07/2003 03:12 AM Letter "11-dimensional belief system :-o"
Scientists Switch Stem Cells into
Neurons
Scientists Switch Stem Cells into
Neurons
02/01/2005 09:58 PMScientists turn stem cells into neurons
Scientists turn stem cells into neurons
02/05/2005 10:06 PMUsatoday.com - Tue Feb 1, 08:07 am GMT
Whiskery stem cells grow skin, muscles
and neurons
Whiskery stem cells grow skin, muscles
and neurons
03/29/2005 02:22 PMFairly bristling with ideas
Protein Deficiency Seen in Neurons Born
in Adulthood and Those Affected by
Disease
Protein Deficiency Seen in Neurons Born
in Adulthood and Those Affected by
Disease
06/05/2005 11:02 PM From Nova Spivak
