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GOOGLE REVEALS DETAILS OF GOOGLE GLASS

Google has released a sneak peak of the experience of Google Glass from the perspective of a wide range of activities and industries, showing the potential for what some consider “the next big thing.”

The video highlights some of the features of the device, which can be accessed by the command “ok glass,” followed by a subsequent command, such as “take a picture,” “record a video,” “start a hangout,” or “get directions to.”

Glass can also display the current time or weather, translate languages, and can google photos or information. It also displays information based on your location without having to ask questions, such as notifying you of whether or not you're on time for your flight when in an airport. And all of this is voice-activated.

The video shows some of the more extreme activities in life, such as skydiving or spinning an aeroplane, making for a more elegant way to show people things they might not otherwise get to see. However, it is probably not a good idea to wear your $1,500 Google Glass on a roller-coaster if it goes upside down.

While Glass was only open to developers, Google is now accepting applications from “bold, creative individuals” in the US. The cost remains high ($1,500) and successful applicants must be able to attend an event in New York, San Francisco, or Los Angeles. Applications are open until 27 February and more details can be found here.

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Finger broken off Florence statue by tourist

A 14th-Century statue in the Italian city of Florence has lost a finger after it was handled by an American tourist.

A security guard saw the man touching the statue and tried to stop him but was too late to avert the damage.

The sculpture, believed to be the work of Giovanni d'Ambrogio, was on view at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.

It is unclear how much it will cost to fix the finger, which was not original and had been added at a later date.

The tourist, who is said to have apologised, could receive a fine and has been publicly chastised by the museum's director.

"Do not touch", said Monsignor Timothy Verdun, was a "fundamental" rule of museum-going that had been forgotten.

Dolphins have 'longest social memory' among non-humans

esearchers in the US say that even after 20 years of separation, dolphins could recall the whistles of former companions.

The authors believe that these long-term memories are a product of the complex social connections that dolphins have evolved.

The research is published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

In the study, the scientists used information on the relationships between 56 captive bottlenose dolphins that have been moved for breeding purposes between six different zoos and aquariums in the US and Bermuda.

The records, dating back decades, showed which of the dolphins had been housed together.
Total recall

The researchers then played recordings to the dolphins on underwater speakers of the signature whistles of animals they had once lived with, and measured their responses.

"When they are familiar with the call, the dolphins are more likely to approach the speakers for longer periods of time," said Dr Jason Bruck from the University of Chicago who carried out the study.

"They will maintain contact with the speaker - if they are unfamiliar with the call they are more likely to ignore what I am playing. It's unprecedented in the study of animal behaviour to find memories this long."

Dr Bruck highlighted the case of two female dolphins called Allie and Bailey. They had once lived together in the Florida keys when they were very young.

The scientists say that the complicated nature of their social groupings impact their ability to recall whistles

Bailey now lives in Bermuda but when a recording of Allie was played, she instantly responded in even though it was was 20 years and six months since they had been in contact.

Dr Bruck says this type of response was typical. Compared to unfamiliar calls, there was a clear pattern in the data where dolphins responded significantly more to whistles from animals they had once known, even if they hadn't seen or heard them in decades.

To check that the dolphin's response was due to recognition of a former companion, Dr Bruck would also play a test recording of an unfamiliar bottlenose that was the same age and gender as the familiar animal.

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American who speaks 23 languages says Persian is his favorite

As Iranians head to the polls for today’s presidential election and the world wonders whether the country will see a repeat of its contested 2009 election and subsequent mass protests, it’s worth taking a break from Iran’s complicated political and social issues to appreciate its language. Persian, also known as Farsi, is the country’s official tongue and a member of the Indo-European language family.
Persian is also the favorite language of one the few people who has real authority when it comes to comparing languages: 17-year-old Tim Doner. A famous “hyperpolyglot,” which means someone who can speak many languages, Doner says he knows 23. He recently appeared on an Australian morning news program, where the hosts asked him to pick his favorite, and he selected Persian without hesitation. Doner even recited a few lines from the celebrated 14th century Iranian poet Hafez, leaving the Australian anchors slightly stunned. (That’s at about 1:30 into the above video.)

I can’t verify the level of Doner’s fluency, though some Farsi-speakers who I asked about the video said his pronunciation was good if slightly over-articulated, in the manner of someone who has learned a language but not used it much in conversation. A New York Times story on Doner from last year discussed some of the science behind hyperpolyglots and listed some of his languages: Arabic, Hebrew, French, Latin, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Swahili, Indonesian, Hindi, Ojibwe (a Native American language), Pashto, Turkish, Hausa (spoken in West Africa), Kurdish, Yiddish, Dutch, Croatian and German.

So what makes Persian Doner’s favorite? He doesn’t say, but as someone who does not speak a word of it, I’ve long felt the same way. There’s something wonderfully musical about the language. It’s not hard to see how Persian culture would have developed such a reputation for poetry.

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