Author Archives: Neil Halelamien
(Very) rough PhD thesis draft: Table of Contents
I’ve decided to work on and post one (very) rough draft of each subchapter of my PhD thesis at a time, so that I can focus on just one part at a time without being distracted by the rest of … Continue reading
Culture wires the brain: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
Don’t have access to the full details to determine how solid the results are, but it seems like an intriguing cognitive neuroscience study of cross-cultural differences: There is evidence that the collectivist nature of East Asian cultures versus individualistic Western … Continue reading
Map: Where Americans Are Moving – Forbes.com
More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another during 2008. The map below visualizes those moves. Click on any county to see comings and goings: black lines indicate net inward movement, red lines net outward movement. via … Continue reading
Mouse-drawing boxes in gwt-phys2d; Google Code repository
I’ve added in support for drawing your own boxes (as many as you want!) into gwt-phys2d. It’s fun to try to do things like create a long see-saw shape and try to balance boxes on both sides. Check it out: … Continue reading
Initial release of gwt-phys2d (Javascript/GWT physics engine)
I’ve been exposing myself to web programming lately, and in order to teach myself how to use Google Web Toolkit (GWT), Google App Engine (GAE), the Eclipse development environment, and Javascript. Yes, it’s a Javascript physics engine — committing the … Continue reading