New Scientist Halloween round-up - October 31, 2008

[lolocaustism]

The first one reminds me of the animation for oblivion

[spcellforever]

O.o :D :D :D :D :D =D :))))))))))))

[vanjastanic]

Great, so if we put together Fleshlight, Japanese robot girl and this head... We get a robot-hooker!

[Ratama]

could we do this to vetrans? you know the ones with no faces

[wordreet]

Tamagotchi can kill!

[thunderboyAAC]

Great so if the phone dies, your a murderer?

[kekoaw]

i think how the guy changed every time is funny

[271828183141592654]

About the head, fascinating development.! The head movements are jerky though. Making it move smoother will make it more realistic.

[bizzyb0t]

Does anyone else think that the woman's voice sounds a lot like "Sun Kwon" from Lost?

[twitchalmighty]

Reminds me of the actroid robot

[a7xfreak32]

how is this scary at all?....

[Soonni2k6]

clearly, scientists are crazy, crazy people.

YAY :D

[a7xfreak32]

lol?...random =/

[Soonni2k6]

Random?

I think you mean, turn on!

[a7xfreak32]

o.o....

[Soonni2k6]

LOL :'] I love the holidays!

[strychnine7777]

You are so damn right!

[Leafshinoby]

Yes it is!!!!! Look at 0:12 at his face...noticed anything wierd? His Face(rofl)!! It's like mush~mushed up and his left eye is a little higher than the right one XD

[a7xfreak32]

no thats just what he looks like >_>...and his left eye isnt higher his right eye is higher...and thats only because his head is tilted

[DanieLaixer]

1:40 Micro$oft $urface?

[whiskytango223]

all if the expressions are great on the mimic, its just how everything moves

[Spectacularification]

i think his hair changed at the end

[ArmiesInSleevies]

I made the mistake of watching this before going to bed

[kevinsmusic]

TERMINATOR IS COMING FOR US!

[uberpain]

not scary at all

[ussyless]

it looks like someone smashed his nose with a hammer

[DRUGMONSTER]

not very scary.

[ChadWicky57]

hmm...

[reijidev02]

hahaha...

[donnyrizo]

hha i injoy science stuuff i think the way he tunred into a werworlf throwou the hoel thang... lolz

[iamevildoing]

there is one thing i don't really get...if the robots are real robots why do humans keep trying to make them more lifelike? can't they just get a real human and do a proper job?

[martinevandam]

Because computers never make mistakes humans does Making robots will make everything almost perfect.

[loperspest]

But humans MAKE computers.

Garbage in. . .garbage out.

[Pikachux1000]

1 word: Glitches

[hammadthegreat]

tht jules lady freaked me out!!, LOL!!

[NozomiSky]

The only thing scary about that was the weird narrator dude.

[deathstalker2000]

lol

[scotlander1]

dont know how long it took to make this video but the presenter seemed to look a bit unwell by the end of it.....maybe you should call nhs direct matey

[Goteche]

It's kind of scary news...Anyway, What you introduced in this video was really amazing.

When can I see those things in real?

[DanSaying]

it's amazing technology especially first thing

If scientists invent humon robot, this tech is going to make robot looks more human. their facial expression really seemed to be live.

[TheJMachine]

if life like robots are made some creepy guy is gonna make a sex robot. then what will happen to the world. a bunch of anti-social people will not want to actually try to find someone to love since the robot can do it.

[Bombardei]

lol that was on futurama

[mohon93]

lol yep i saw that ep hahahaha

[Aristodemos2008]

that was based in the Cherry 2000 movie back in 1987

[TheAmazingGizmoKid]

I saw that one too!

[lostsoldier1967]

I guess a cafe or a bar & such places could also be a good place for the table monitor. But it would still be expensive ,but if it is just a monitor with a touch screen it won't be to bad. At lest it is a better idea then the one microsoft made !!!

[rafkl25]

the head creeped me out a litlle

[Romulo282838]

blowjob virtual...o.o

[fischercharles]

yeah! and then it glitches and bites!!!

[LukeSkyscraper]

I would be surprised if Jules was allowed out in the childrens wards lol. It was the creepiest thing in that set. when I was a kid the automatons on the pier that you'd stick a 5p piece in to make move that were the stuff of nightmares. Especially the clown variants. urgh.. Clowns.. I'm keeping the light on tonight.

[cagronomy]

I'm not even sure if english is her 2nd language...

[chaplinfan48]

If that's the most intelligent thing you can come up with, why don't you spare us all and just watch Jerry Springer from now on.

-Enjoy the day-

[cagronomy]

Did you not enjoy your day or something? I don't see the need to get so snippy. I hope you enjoy your day.

[chaplinfan48]

Making fun of someone's accent is both ignorant and RepubliCON, but I guess that's redundant

[cagronomy]

I'm not a republican. >:( I think her accent is interesting and I like languages in general (although I think there should be one to get rid of more of the cultural barriers). I apologize if anyone felt offended by the comment.

[warconscious]

i don't know about that smug robot

[garlandgay]

fun but definately not scary

[lostsoldier1967]

Didn't micro soft come out with a similar conceapt of that table monitor ,& didn't it fail b/c its price tag would be in the 10,000 dollar range ? I doubt that it would be very useful except to designers or graphic artists. They are most likely the only ones that would be able to afford it !

[chris1612003]

actually the table made for cafe or restaurant.

[kbotreau1]

lol...

[itscarlosj]

the head is so creepy.

D:

[Zhylo]

spam ^

[Zhylo]

spam..

[Maciek3557]

;o nice!!

[PoisonSlang]

Give that robot head saliva glands and head-bobbing movements and I'll buy one off of you.

[obetGr]

amazing

[kealilah]

lmao i love how he just kept changing, and towards the end of the video - he was a werewolf !

[Akillian1]

omg o:51

[Kosovojesrbija1389]

KOSOVO JE SRBIJA!

KOSOVO IS SERBIA!

[znintendotaku]

what?

[Rustyftme]

Een weerwolfje :D

[killerrodan]

intersting

[zyxwvutsrqponmlkh]

I think its funny that no one loves failing children or old people enough to waist there time with, so they make robots to do it for them. Or maybe the true reason is researchers cant get real people to be around them so they invent fake ones. The children and old people is just a cover to get grant money.

[AiltonSn]

very intersting.. funny...

[ShortyThePotHead]

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[cloudssix]

For the first one about the head, surely it would be easier and more accurate to look in a mirror...

[theoppermaneffect]

lol... the host has my name... well actually its Roan... but close enough

[zanw0rks]

c001

my r0f1 c0p73r 60 501 501 501 501 501

[VictimOfBoredom]

The head isn't disembodied because it was never attached to a body in the first place. -_-

[jesswaselvis]

looks like clay aiken!

[sean89109]

BREAKING NEWS. The Dems already picked the

OFFICIAL SONG FOR OBAMA's INAUGURATION:

"OBAMA-SO HELP ME GOD". (watch?v=c4f5noeDZdc).

[maneteruser]

jajaja

[marioebros]

im frightend

[punk12234]

sweet!

[GamingIsLife]

FREEEEEAAAAKKKKYYY!!

[deville010]

ummm... I do not get this video but,OMG. for the ones that don't know what that means... OH MY GOD!!!

[tuninglatinocom]

scarry

[SouljaBoyFuckinSucks]

donk donk donk donk donk

[frozo12]

shit happens....

[timeforheroes01]

hey lads.. im just a young musician looking for a bit of feedback!! check out my acoustic covers would REALLY appreciate it!!! thanks so much!

[gimmegoodhead]

I like how the head bobs.  Any chance this technology can be applied to the dating challenged?

[99XPS]

Vote Obama!!

[poopyoldman]

lub da vidio! LOL~!!!!!

it would mak meh so happy if yall guyz would chek mi vidio

i rely wunnd to noe if i em good r not! LOL!!!!!!!!!!! THX :}

[turreu]

sony ericson is shit anyway

[slimshady322]

the last example ist like MS Surface, but Surface looks much better.

[timeforheroes01]

hey lads.. im just a young musician looking for a bit of feedback!! check out my acoustic covers would REALLY appreciate it!!! thanks so much!

[kingpolaris]

lol nice mask at the end

[Mechicabota]

Spooky...

[killerwoz]

erm boring and nufin special

[Huawuchiue]

ha...ha...ha．．．快笑死我了！

[franka64]

That first thing...pretty much, all these millions of pounds of research spent on a mirror?

[MuslimGhost]

It figures the arrogant, foolish, godless heathen material-worshippers of "New Scientist" would support the satanic holiday of halloween

[mrlachy]

Have you ever even read New Scientist? It's neither arrogant nor foolish. If you haven't, then you shouldn't be commenting on something you know nothing about. It would be like me saying the Qur'an is a crock of shit. But I would't do that...

[MuslimGhost]

Of course I have, and it IS arrogant and foolish. It is foolish to suggest humans and everything around them came from an undirected cosmic explosion. It is just plain retarded to suggest random accidental mutations, with no intelligent outside force, somehow evolved from single cell bacteria to human beings and everything else. And their science delusions, about ending the aging process or making themselves god-like super beings, is both arrogant and stupid.

[MuslimGhost]

Say: "It is He Who has created you and made you grow, and made for you the faculties of hearing, seeing, feeling and understanding: little thanks it is ye give. (Quran 67:23)

Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth, (With the thought): "Our Lord! not for naught Hast Thou created (all) this! Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire. (Quran 3:191)

[Onithyr]

Oh and don't bother spamming shit copy pasted from your retarded book. The quran is no more evidence of your assertions then The Hobbit is of the Shire.

[Onithyr]

"came from an undirected cosmic explosion"

straw man: the big bang was not an explosion.

"random accidental mutations"

Guided by natural selection, you left that part out.

Tell me, which is more arrogant, to think that we are simply a small occurrence in the grand scheme of the universe. Or to think that one powerful enough to create the entire universe cares about the petty actions of animals living on a rock among many orbiting an average star in a typical galaxy among billions?

[MuslimGhost]

Its not a straw man, it WAS an explosion. Guided by natural selection? LOLOL.. what the HELL is natural selection without anything to do the selecting? What a ridiculous ridiculous theory. Where is the natural selection on Mars or Venus or any other planet? Or maybe you're one of the nerds who still chases delusions of life existing on other planets? There is no life on ANY planet except earth, vivid proof that God is the creator and evolver of life, not natural selection or any other invention.

[Onithyr]

"Its not a straw man, it WAS an explosion."

No it was not. Try actually opening a science book before you go online and demonstrate your ignorance to the world.

"what the HELL is natural selection without anything to do the selecting?"

So you admit that you have no evidence against evolution so you have to go against the completely unrelated field of abiogenesis. We know that life exists tell me do you have any evidence for your deity?

[MuslimGhost]

One of God's attributes is "The Evolver". Islam is not Christianity. That being said, humans did not evolve out of monkeys- they were created as humans. Other animals, we can go with science. If you knew anything about DNA, you would know that DNA is built to resist mutations, not to encourage it. What happens when people are exposed to mutagens? Do we ever see positive mutations? Almost exclusively, the mutations cause damage, disease, and death.

[Onithyr]

"That being said, humans did not evolve out of monkeys"

Can you explain the concurrence of shared ERVs and the fact that humans as well as all apes share the very same mutation for disabling the vitamin c gene?

"If you knew anything about DNA"

See above.

"DNA is built to resist mutations"

And yet according to the NCBI every human zygote has on average over 100 new mutations that differ from either parent. Your claim is full of shit.

[MuslimGhost]

God has not sent any empircal proof because we are here to be tested. He wants us to submit to Him and obey Him out of our free will. Meaning you must have the capacity to obey and disobey in order to have free will. If there was empirical proof, everyone would have certainty, meaning there is no test and no free will. If a teacher gives an exam but also provides the answer, is the student tested? But God has signs of His existance all over in His creation, for those who are not foolish to see.

[Onithyr]

"God has not sent any empircal proof because we are here to be tested"

Also known as a self reinforcing delusion. It's funny how you suppose your deity would set up a test that would only select the most gullible among you.

[MuslimGhost]

No, whats funny is how people like you believe in the big bang THEORY, the THEORY of evolution, quantum THEORY, and all sorts of theories that make up the body of science. Called theory and not LAW because it does not have empirical evidence, but rather, it relies on reason suggesting a high probability of it being accurate, yet you want empirical proof of God without using reason. There is no smoke without fire, there is no machine without the engineer, there is no Creation without the Creator.

[Onithyr]

"THEORY"

en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Equivocation

"Called theory and not LAW"

Theories are made up of laws and facts dumbass try looking up the scientific method.

Gravity, electromagnetism, and nuclear theories are all 'theories'.

[MuslimGhost]

Wikipedia:

the word theory is often used to signify a conjecture, an opinion, a speculation, or a hypothesis. In this usage, a theory is not necessarily based on facts; in other words, it is not required to be consistent with true descriptions of reality.

How many THEORIES have been wrong over the years? You place your faith in the hands of error-prone and limited humans, I place mine in God. Soon we will see who was guided and who was astray. Woe to the worshippers of their ego

[Onithyr]

"The word theory is often used..."

Did you read that article I linked you to? How are you not equivocating the scientific and colloquial definitions of the word theory. You are being intentionally dishonest because you know that they are completely different.

[MuslimGhost]

Nonsense, I took 4 years of university physics, I know all about the matter- more than you, thats for sure. We have the LAWS of thermodynamics.. the newtonian LAWS.. the LAW of conservation of mass, etc. and then there are theories.. quantum THEORY, the THEORY of evolution. Why is it a theory? Because they have no empirical proof- no missing link, etc. to make it a LAW of evolution.

[Onithyr]

"Nonsense, I took 4 years of university physics"

1) unsubstantiated appeal to personal authority.

2) your earlier claims and straw men demonstrate that either you did not, or you failed to learn anything.

"We have the LAWS of thermodynamics"

You don't know the difference between a law and a theory. That's okay few laymen do. But someone claiming to be educated has no excuse.

[JayyNumber3]

Word to big bird !

this dude knows whats up !

4 years of university physics SON !

he doesnt mess around

[Onithyr]

"Why is it a theory"

Because all claims in science are tentative. If you knew anything about science then you would know that.

"Because they have no empirical proof"

Science does not rely on 'proof' (logical fallacy affirming the consequent) only evidence. The scientific method works via falsification (modus tollens). Which is why all scientific theories must make testable falsifiable predictions, of which evolution makes many and passes each one.

Can you contend with evidence such as ERVs?

[Onithyr]

"How many THEORIES have been wrong over the years?"

Unlike you scientists correct their mistakes, I fail to see how this is a problem.

"You place your faith in the hands of error-prone and limited humans"

1)Relies on evidence -> not faith

2) It's better then automatically believing the ancient assertions that barbaric men made about god that are completely unsupported by evidence.

[Onithyr]

"Soon we will see who was guided and who was astray."

So why didn't you answer my question? Why would your deity set up a system where only the most gullible are saved?

"Woe to the worshippers of their ego"

Says the guy who thinks he was specially created and that a being capable of making the entire universe cares specifically about him.

[Onithyr]

"Called theory and not LAW because it does not have empirical evidence,"

That right there demonstrates that you have absolutely no understanding of the scientific method.

"yet you want empirical proof of God without using reason"

Incorrect, I want only evidence. You have none other than your oft stated appeals to ignorance.

[Onithyr]

"Where is the natural selection on Mars or Venus or any other planet?"

Do you have any idea how many stars there are out there? How many planets are orbiting them? How much time the universe has been in existence? And you want to talk about the chances of life starting on a single one?

[MuslimGhost]

Secondly you ascribe your own puny limitations to God. God is the creator, sustainer, and cherisher of ALL of His creation. Not a single electron spins in its orbit in an atom, but it is by His permission.

Verily Allah knows (all) the hidden things of the heavens and the earth: verily He has full knowledge of all that is in (men's) hearts. (35:38)

How many are the creatures that carry not their own sustenance? It is Allah who feeds both them and you: for He hears and knows all things (29:60)

[Onithyr]

"Secondly you ascribe your own puny limitations to God."

You're the one who wants to feel special, I'm just pointing out that it is far more arrogant than my perspective. Thus you don't have a leg to stand on in calling us arrogant.

Oh and stop spamming your retarded book, no one cares and I'm not going to take the time to read your copy-pasted shit.

[MuslimGhost]

lol, yup, those who are arrogent get aweful defensive when they are put in their places and shown their limitations. You can kick and scream like a silly child, but you cannot escape God's dominion. You cant stop yourself from breathing, you cant stop your body needing food and water, and you certainly cant avert death from yourself. Your body obeys the laws of God, but He has given you free will, and you will be recompensed for your choices in exercising it while you had the chance.

[Onithyr]

"lol, yup, those who are arrogent get aweful defensive when they are put in their places and shown their limitations."

Projection is quite funny.

"you cannot escape God's dominion"

Demonstrate that a deity exists in the first place, THEN make your assertions about it.

[Onithyr]

"There is no life on ANY planet except earth"

Have you been to EVERY other planet in the universe? No? So then how can you make this assertion?

"vivid proof that God is the creator"

No, it's proof that you like to make appeals to ignorance.

[MuslimGhost]

There is mars, venus, and the moon just next to earth. All of them are barren and desolate, yet earth is TEAMING with life, full of water and living things, a jewel. Why? Why is there no life elsewhere? Come on, explain it? They say there used to be water on mars, so where is the life? Why is there so much water on earth but none on the moon? You find life on another planet first, because for the time being, the more rational belief is that there is no life anywhere else.

[Onithyr]

"There is mars, venus, and the moon just next to earth"

Yes, none of which have the conditions necessary for sustaining liquid water (necessary for life as we know it). Again have you been to every other planet in the universe? If not then how can you make the claim that you did?

"They say there used to be water on mars, so where is the life?"

Key word "used to be" We may very well find fossilized life there, but you rather make appeals to ignorance.

[Onithyr]

"the more rational belief is that there is no life anywhere else."

No, the more rational belief is that there is not currently enough information. Anything else is an appeal to ignorance by definition.

[mrlachy]

Valiant effort there Onithyr!

[GEOAMPAS]

hahahaha werewolf :)

[vangen2k]

freaky

[191901919019190]

watch?v=SLAyIoExtqI

[MyNameIsSandeen]

Awesome. =]

[ignuz]

The guy who presented this was so boring..

I swear to god he could put a chair to sleep.

[mastaflex]

god the accent on the woman is so annoying i had to stop watching

[SoulHeaven0]

wow!!! OMG very cool! =D

[7umoto]

cool :)

[CalicoatMaker]

Europeans have stupid hair. Annoying, arrogant socialist bastards. DIAF

[dasBaum1234]

hahaha you got no idea ;). Poor kid

[PreSs3Play]

watch?v=bgXIlmVVjmQ

[jdawz1995]

its like 2am and i was not really paying attention at the beginning  and i was whole shit whats that sound?

[918128]

what the fuck was that?

[pupasarus]

That's kind of like that computer in Hunt For Red October.

[superfisto]

The 600 series had rubber skin. We spotted them easy.

[buffysboy]

THis s the same journalist for the Science podcast, AAAS.

[TheShiznittt]

LOl and may be used "to help people in nursing homes". Thats really depressing when our elderly have to resort to talking to robots for company instead of their relatives. Anyways i think a more practical use of that robot would probably be for movies and such....

[trickmastermonkey]

i totally agree. haha i was just about to say the same thing about the robot being used for the elderly, perhaps for the entire baby boomer generation?

this kind of technology can be put to so much better use.

[phoneunlisted]

This video really sucked.

[anontix]

i shat bricks

[atimholt]

Have you noticed how most new concept devices under research and prototype are described as being useful for senior citizen care? It's like a sure sign the device is actually useless.

I mean, what are they gonna do? wheel a disembodied robot head into an 80 year old's room so they have someone to talk to?

Yes, I know the real purpose of the robot head is not anything direct and currently useful, they're adding to the general base of human knowledge.

[Furicho]

That's because a lot of men don't like conceited morons who can't tell the difference between an apostrophe and a question mark...

[masterwizard555]

Your fucking ugly, so ugly, and I can?t believe no one has shot you yet!

[Upthemeds]

so a bunch of useless crap

[stupidshnyvolvowner]

That table looks fantastic. Probably wildly expensive but it has so many exciting possibilities.

[bunnibi]

um i dont egt how that head can help sick children can some1 reply and tell me?

[alvisc2002]

they punch it in the face and it makes them feel all better.

:P