Author Archives: Neil Halelamien
Click-based visualization of the relationships between scientific fields
Many of you have likely already seen the maps of scientific fields generated based on citation information. In those visualizations, different scientific fields whose papers cite each other regularly get linked closely together on the map, and it produces a neat … Continue reading
Winamp Halloween costume
Originally uploaded by Neil H. Here’s the Winamp (pre-3.0) costume I wore for Halloween. I used the T-Qualizer shirt from Thinkgeek as the basis of the costume, so that it would animate in response to ambient voices and music. It … Continue reading
Spinning dancer illusion; left brain vs. right brain hype?
Many of you have probably seen this animation of a spinning dancer silhouette from the Daily Telegraph, as it’s been making the rounds on various blogs and social networking sites. It’s a neat animation, but the blurb also states the … Continue reading
Video of BrainPort on Today Show
There’s a rather neat video from the Today Show featuring blind climber Erik Weihenmayer and a researcher, discussing BrainPort, a system which takes visual input from a camera and outputs as an array of tongue stimulation. Erik demonstrates recognizing some … Continue reading
Animaniacs flashback: Pinky and the Brain sing about neuroanatomy
Back when I was a youngin’, I dearly loved the characters Pinky and the Brain from the Animaniacs show; eventually the megalomaniacal rodent and his unique friend spun off into their own dedicated series. One of my favorite childhood memories … Continue reading