Links for 12-04-2007
Alien foliage, robotic home-help, ‘proof’ of altruism…
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1 – Money game reveals our inner Robin Hood
“Our innate desire for equality prompts us to “even out” the wealth of the rich among the poor – even at our own expense, a new study suggests.” A rather optimistic interpretation of the results, IMHO.
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2 – Futuristic Robot Adapts To People, New Places
“…a very early version of [...] intelligent, robotic helpers–a humanoid called Domo who grasp objects and place them on shelves or counters.”
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3 – Red Foliage Under an Alien Sky
“…the dominant color on other planets depends on so many different factors in the atmosphere and the light emitted by the planet’s star that not even infrared can be ruled out for photosynthesis.”
