Bruce Schneier: Tigers use scent, birds use calls – biometrics are just animal instinct (Guardian Unlimited)
Biometrics may seem new, but they're the oldest form of identification. Tigers recognise each other's scent; penguins recognise calls. Humans recognise each other by sight from across the room, voices on the phone, signatures on contracts and photographs on drivers' licences. Fingerprints have been used to identify people at crime scenes for more than 100 years. What is new about biometrics ... Blind man "sees," cruising through obstacle course without a hitch (Scientific American)
A man left totally blind by a massive stroke navigated a complex maze of boxes, chairs and other objects without stumbling or colliding into any of the obstacles. [More] Blind, Yet Seeing: The Brains Subconscious Visual Sense (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Researchers have found that those without the sense of sight are still able to "see" with their mind. Blind, yet seeing: The brain's subconscious visual sense (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
Published: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 5:20 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at 11:04 a.m. The man, a doctor left blind by two successive strokes, refused to take part in the experiment. Brain may find way to "see" if eyes cannot (Seattle Times)
A doctor left blind by two successive strokes refused to take part in the experiment. He could not see anything, he said, and had no interest... Blind man 'sees' his way past obstacles (New Scientist)
A man with blindness caused by brain damage can navigate around obstacles using a form of "blindsight" that has not been seen in people before Reporters on the Job (The Christian Science Monitor)
What are you looking at? Japan scientists find out (Environmental News Network)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese researchers have reproduced images of things people were looking at by analyzing brain scans, opening the way for people to communicate directly from their mind. They hope their study, published in the U.S. journal Neuron, will lead to helping people with speech problems or doctors studying mental disorders, although there are privacy issues if it gets to the stage ... What are you looking at? Japan scientists find out (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Japanese researchers have reproduced images of things people were looking at by analyzing brain scans, opening the way for people to communicate directly from their mind. Scientists can tell what your eyes see (China Daily)
Researchers have reproduced images of things people were looking at by analyzing brain scans, opening the way for people to communicate directly from their mind.
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