JoAnn Kuchera-Morin: Tour the AlloSphere, a stunning new way to see scientific data

http://www.ted.com JoAnn Kuchera-Morin demos the AlloSphere, an entirely new way to see and interpret scientific data, in full color and surround sound inside a massive metal sphere. Dive into the brain, feel electron spin, hear the music of the elements ...

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[ratholin]

But can professor Xavier hook into it and find all the mutants?

[anoutsideobserver]

If it wasn't for the hollow edutainment of the discovery channel and the like I would never have done a degree in physics.

Making science accessible is of the utmost importance to prevent it from being overcome by the ignorance and resulting fear from the populus.

I am impressed though that you were able to ascertain the all the algorithms used in this demonstration from the visuals given.

[crystaltofu]

push the boundaries further, explore the unexplored. go you good thing.

[perceptualvets]

I suspect I'll meet my Combat PTSD in the Allosphere, and like most successful recovery, as a recoverist mather -mentor I sense once I meet my enemy, I'll find peace, as will my "former" enemy, to wit the "unseen" trauma of PTSD. ( It is my hope this becomes a equation in the AlloSphere. Dr this is music (therapy) to my ears and taps the vibes in my soul. Nice Work Dr. Joann. vr, sci r vets & arts cafe, jw.

[gp4nut]

Reminds me of iMax. I don't think there's any demand or need for this AlloSphere. Nice invention but a bit of a white elephant. Who will invest or pay for these? I doubt many will be built.

[chh5555]

Interesting but if you see the direction this is going... higher levels of complexity requiring hyper levels of investment, horrifically complex computational hardware that becomes obsolete almost before it gets online. Which is monstrously difficult to use and plagued by monumental glitches. The level of development eventually exceeds the usefulness and eventually funding dries up, dust collects and another colossally expensive technofossil is left neglected.

[greenmushi666]

This is the first step to making star treks holodeck :)

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[Akkkico]

3:00, it looks like the universe. 

[dbalieiro]

#thankU #TEDtalk 

[derman077]

I wonder if Zinc or Copper's song played in our scale will kill viruses.

[derman077]

NVIDIA, The way it's meant to be played.