Mind Reading

Mobile

Coming Soon: Mind-Reading Mobile Phones

1:20PM September 17, 2010 | Ariel Schwartz - FastCompany

What if mobile phones knew what sort of moods we were in? What if they could anticipate to whom we’d want to talk to? What if they knew which calls we’re waiting for? If Intel has its way, they soon will. More »


Science

Mind Reading: It’s Not Just for Mutants and Aliens Anymore

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1:29PM March 10, 2008 | Nathan Taylor

Researchers at the University of California have apparently found a way to read our minds. In an article published in the journal Nature, the researchers wrote that they have found that they can use MRI brain scans to determine which of a range of images a person is looking at. The article notes that the effect is analogous to the ‘pick a card, any card’ trick; using the MRI scans they could determine which card the person is looking at.

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