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Quantum downloading the brain
The research is in early stages, but it invokes ideas like uploading brains to the cloud or hooking people up to a computer to track deep health metrics… Hm. This sounds like an idea for a cool science fiction… Ah. https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-quantum-material-download-brain?fbclid=IwAR0gsFggMSQ6RF-poI8QV5rNGpko5HylTbuZyCOM_Uxh0LhV5hnFkUv2xgw
No “Planet McPlanetface” option. Sorry.
The three choices fit IAU naming regulations and are associated with mythological creatures and figures that reflect aspects of 2007 OR10’s physical properties, which include rock, water ice, possibly methane ice, and a surface that’s red in color. Your three choices? Gonggong (共工, the bringer of floods 洪 and chaos) Holle (which I always thought was […]
First ever black hole image (not counting Disney)
“What we see is larger than the size of our entire Solar System,” he said. “It has a mass 6.5 billion times that of the Sun. And it is one of the heaviest black holes that we think exists. It is an absolute monster, the heavyweight champion of black holes in the Universe.” So this […]
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The Ugly Duckling in Japan
Tomorrow is “Coming of Age Day” in Japan, when 20 year olds celebrate officially becoming “adults” in Japanese society. Today, my family went to a performance by a local civic group of The Ugly Duckling, billed as “a moving story … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, family outings, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, kids shows, parenting
Tagged child-raising, cultural differences, folk tales, half-Japanese, Japan, Japanese, racism
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Ja-Bread and Rice Country
My daughter had only five or fix teeth when we were on vacation in North America this past August. Despite that fact, she developed an incredible appetite for bread that has only gotten stronger since then. We had generally avoided … Continue reading
Posted in baby toys, eating, entertainment, kids shows, parenting
Tagged Anpan, baby food, baby toys, child care, family leave, Japan, Japanese, parental leave, Paternity leave
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Getting chores done for a song and a dance
After my ranting about the isolation of Japanese men from their families and the archaic attitude toward parental roles, I thought it might be nice for a little levity… My wife and I resisted the impulse to show videos and … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, kids shows, parenting, TV
Tagged child care, child-raising, educational TV, edutainment, haafu, half-Japanese, Japan, Japanese, Japanese kids, Japanese TV, kid shows, NHK, Paternity leave
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