Raising Consciousness
What can the complex brain activity of seemingly unconscious patients tell us about the nature of consciousness? By Emily Singer
MIT News: Jan/Feb 2012
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Charles Simonyi, who built Microsoft Office, says he's "programming probably harder than ever before." And it's not for the money. The billionaire wants to start a revolution in software. By Scott Rosenberg
What can the complex brain activity of seemingly unconscious patients tell us about the nature of consciousness? By Emily Singer
To power its rapidly growing economy, China will need to make coal gasification technology work on an unprecedented scale. By Peter Fairley
Strict and simple conventions favor the useful expression of ideas
A chef in Chicago wants to blow your mind. By Corby Kummer
New twists on fluorescence imaging are allowing researchers to look closer into cells than ever before. By Emily Singer
A look at how Infinera packs dozens of optical components onto photonic integrated circuits. By Kate Greene
Lisp is a very old computer language, and still spoken widely. By Daniel Turner
The problem with programming. By Jason Pontin
How Microsoft's long-awaited operating system disappointed a stubborn fan. By Erika Jonietz
Sony's e-book reading device is the most ingenious to date. It may fail anyway. By Wade Roush
As its 20th anniversary approaches, what can the landmark agreement on controlling CFCs teach those who want to control greenhouse gases? By David Rotman
In a few years, China will be the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Don't look for any quick and easy solution to the problem, says Richard Lester.
There are still no treatments for traumatic brain injury, though Barclay Morrison offers cause for hope.
Larry Constantine asks, If most commercial software isn't any good, why not use a more communal approach?
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