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Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Pilot a Plane with Your Thoughts" Why pilot a plane with your hands and feet when you can do it with your brain? Thought-controlled flight could be arriving soon, according to the EU-funded “BrainFlight” project. A team of scientists from the Institute for Flight System Dynamics and the Berlin Institute of Technology says it has translated brain impulses into control commands, enabling pilots in a plane simulator to achieve a range of remarkably precise maneuvers without touching the controls or pedals. "Secret Service to Track Twitter Users in Real Time" The United States Secret Service is set to purchase software that can track Twitter users in real time, prompting concerns that individuals could face greater harassment over tweets deemed to be threatening or anti-government. According to a solicitation posted this week, the federal agency announced its intention to use the tool to undertake “sentiment analysis,” “influencer identification,” “access to historical Twitter data,” “ability to detect sarcasm,” and “heat maps” that will show user trends. The Department of Homeland Security is intensifying its efforts to keep track of what users are tweeting in order to monitor public sentiment and media narratives. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Suspended-animation Trials to Begin on Humans" Knife- and gunshot-wound victims will be placed in suspended animation as the first human trials begin on this emergency life-saving technique. This month, the world's first attempts at placing humans in suspended animation using a new technique will take place at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- not for space travel, but to save lives. "Scientists Discover Ways to Send Internet Access to the Moon" Checking your Facebook status or sending an Instagram photo from space could become reality as MIT and Nasa have demonstrated for the first time that data communication technology can provide people in space, with the same sort of internet connectivity that we enjoy at home. It would not take hours to send a simple message either, as the team says it is possible to process large data transfers and even high definition video streaming. Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Company Develops Surveillance Jewelry" When someone thinks of GPS tracking bracelets, court mandated devices or criminals under house arrest typically come to mind, but one company is aiming to break that stigma and bring ubiquitous location monitoring into fashion. Under the guise of providing a convenient, stylish way to “stay safe,” a San Francisco-based company has produced bracelets, key chains, necklaces and hair clips with embeddable GPS sensors targeting women as the primary market, just the latest Orwellian gadget in the campaign to make Big Brother appear fashionable and trendy. News Clip "The Pentagon Has A Battle Plan Against Zombies" From responses to natural disasters to a catastrophic attack on the homeland, the U.S. military has a plan of action ready to go if either incident occurs. It has also devised an elaborate plan should a zombie apocalypse befall the country, according to a Defense Department document. officials from U.S. Strategic Command used the specter of a planet-wide attack by the walking dead as a training template for how to plan for real-life, large-scale operations, emergencies and catastrophes. Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Russia to Begin Moon Colonization in 2030" Russia has drafted a program for colonization of the moon, and plans to send the first expeditions to build a permanent lunar base in 2030. "The moon is a space object for the future exploration by terrestrial civilization, and a geopolitical competition for the Moon’s natural resources may begin in the 21st century,” said a report on a potential lunar program prepared by the Russian Academy of Sciences. The program aims to build an inhabited moon base and testing ground by the middle of the century, which would allow mineral extraction on Earth’s only natural satellite. Previous lunar expeditions, which started with the USSR’s Luna program in 1959 and the US landing the first man on the Moon 10 years later, discovered aluminum, iron, titanium, rare earths and other minerals. Now it's up for grabs just think about it... "NSA to Control the Stock Market" An upcoming surveillance hub monitoring all investment transactions in real-time will allow the National Security Agency unparalleled ability to manipulate the stock market. Through the use of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)’s latest database, which keeps investor data in the same centralized location, the NSA could easily capture private, financial data on targeted investors and even influence the stock market as a whole. And it appears that the dragnet database, called the Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System (CARDS), was designed with such vulnerabilities in mind. The database will also make it easier for corporate entities and high frequency traders to rig markets. Further NSA documents from 2010 show that the NSA also targets the transactions of customers of large credit card companies like VISA for surveillance. So the next time you make a move in the stock market you may be trading more than you expected, just think about it... Find out more by listening to this episode and visiting the article links! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Vampire Therapy Could Reverse Aging" Throughout history, cultures across the globe have seeked the properties of youthful blood, with children sacrificed and the blood of young warriors drunk by the victors. Now scientists have found that young blood actually ‘recharges’ the brain, forms new blood vessels and improves memory and learning. In parallel research, scientists at Harvard University also discovered that a ‘youth protein’ which circulates in the blood is responsible for keeping the brain and muscles young and strong. "Make Yourself Invisible - Company Wants to Make Your DNA Untraceable" BioGenFutures, a new company hopes to bring DNA surveillance back to the forefront. The company just announced a product it calls "Invisible," which attempts to make it harder for authorities to trace left-behind DNA evidence back to people. Not only is the product actually launching to consumers, but they believe solutions of its kind will be commonplace within five years. A previous project by the company focused on how the physical traces we leave behind in everyday spaces — saliva, skin, and hair follicles — can become liabilities if regulations aren't put in place to restrict how that genetic data is mined. This new project "Invisible" expands on that work by imagining a future wherein discrimination based on genetics is an everyday fear. Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Mysterious robotic plane hits 500 days in space; what's it doing?" A robotic space plane is speeding in low Earth orbit at this very moment. Some say it's a weapon; others, a data-gathering mission. There's one fact most agree on as the plane hits 500 days in space: Its real purpose is a mystery. The Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Space Vehicle, constructed in California, is one-fourth the size of the Endeavour Space Shuttle. The Air Force craft, purely a test vehicle that will never reach production, in part aims to explore reusable space-vehicle technologies. That means the robotic vehicle can land, but no one will say when. What could it be? "Sweaty Hands? New Fingerprinting Method Takes Pore Prints" Criminals might not get away so easily, thanks to a new fingerprinting method that may be faster and more reliable than traditional methods, researchers say. The method images the sweat pores in a human hand using a polymer that glows fluorescent and changes color when it comes in contact with tiny droplets of water. Only a small fraction of the fingerprint is needed to identify an individual, according to the new study. The sensor technology developed in this study has the potential of serving as a new method for fingerprint analysis and for the clinical diagnosis of malfunctioning sweat pores. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Mysterious 'Man-Eating' Holes Appear in Sand Dune" Last summer, 6-year-old Nathan Woessner was walking across the sands of Mount Baldy in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore when he suddenly disappeared into a deep hole. It took a team of rescuers about three hours to pull Woessner to safety from beneath 11 feet of sand and sediment. More holes have appeared in Mount Baldy, forcing officials with the National Park Service (NPS) to close part of the park, located 55 miles southeast of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. But why are these dangerous holes suddenly appearing in the sand dunes? This particular dune has a lot of history. The site was once mined for sand used in the manufacture of glass Mason jars. There are also manmade structures like an old wooden staircase buried beneath the surface of the dune. Historical photographs of the area determine what has changed since the 1930s. Trees and grass that once covered Mount Baldy are now also buried. Researchers say that the age of the materials and the wet conditions during the spring of 2013 may have forced these materials to become unstable, collapsing and creating openings to the surface. "Researchers Track Isolated Amazon Tribe With Google Earth" As you can imagine, it isn't easy to study uncontacted tribes in Amazonia. And the history of western interaction with these tribes is dark indeed, often leading to the destruction of these peoples' way of life. So researchers have come up with a less invasive way of keeping tabs on them: tracking them via Google Earth. In a study published in the American Journal of Human Biology, researchers analyzed satellite images of one particular Amazon village on the border of Brazil and Peru, and calculated that it has fewer than 40 inhabitants. Deforestation, cattle ranching, illegal mining, and outside colonization threaten their existence. There are somewhere between 70 and 100 uncontacted groups in Amazonia. Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Humans Will Compete with Droids for Jobs by 2040, study claims" By 2040, cabs will be driven by Google robots, shops will become showrooms for online outlets and call centres will be staffed by intelligent droids. That’s the scenario depicted in recent research which suggests robots could be taking over our lives and jobs in less than 30 years.The competition for work caused by a rise in the robots population will see us heading to surgeons for ‘additional processing power for our brains’, they claim. We may also be requesting bionic implants for our hands that will make us able to perform tasks as fast as any machine. Those who take these risks and innovate with their own bodies will be the biggest earners in 2040, they claim. Experts expect the current 37.4 hour working week to increase by a third to 50.5 hours. The gloomy study predicts we will work several ‘micro jobs’ from a desk in our bedroom, and across different time zones. Smarter software and hardware such as wearable devices are already changing the way we communicate and this will continue to develop rapidly.‘But it will also alter the way robots or artificial intelligences interact with us, as call centre workers are replaced by machines that can learn and question.Humans may even feel the need to compete against such artificial intelligences for jobs, as genetic or android technology develops to the extent we can self-improve in the same way as a software upgrade. Just think about it... "Eyes Over Compton: How Police Spied on a Whole City" In a secret test of mass surveillance technology, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department sent a civilian aircraft over Compton, California, capturing high-resolution video of everything that happened inside that 10-square-mile municipality. If it's adopted, Americans can be policed like Iraqis and Afghanis under occupation–and at bargain prices. Many Americans elect their own sheriffs. This is the future if nothing is done to stop them. A sergeant in the L.A. County Sheriff's Department compared the experiment to Big Brother, even though he went ahead with it willingly. Is your city next? Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Camera in Your Eye" What could be better than Google Glass? Well something that is both cooler and smaller and still eyeball-centric is a patent for a camera-containing contact lens, filed by Google in late 2012. Sensors on the contact lens would detect blinks and respond to commands based on those blinks. The camera sits below the pupil on the contact, so it shouldn't obstruct vision. Because the camera is on the eyeball, it follows the wearer's gaze, potentially recording anything he or she sees, as he or she sees it. This isn't the first time Google has talked about putting a computer on an eyeball. Earlier this year, it announced development of a contact lens that checks tears for blood sugar levels and communicates with insulin pumps. These are just two of Google's contact lens patents; there are at least five more in the works. It is all very eye opening, just think about it... "Scientists to Test Artificial Blood in Humans" Scientists have found a way to produce human blood, potentially on an industrial scale — thanks to a certain University of Edinburgh professor, Marc Turner, and his program’s funds from the Wellcome Trust. With this new method, scientists hope they’ll produce a sort of “limitless” supply of type-O red blood cells, free of diseases and able to be transfused into any patient. The technique will be tested in live humans for the first time, in a trial running through 2016 or 2017. Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "DNA Nanobots Deliver Drugs in Living Cockroaches" It's a computer – inside a cockroach. Nano-sized entities made of DNA that are able to perform the same kind of logic operations as a silicon-based computer have been introduced into a living animal. The DNA computers – known as origami robots because they work by folding and unfolding strands of DNA – travel around the insect's body and interact with each other, as well as the insect's cells. When they uncurl, they can dispense drugs carried in their folds.  DNA nanorobots could potentially carry out complex programs that could one day be used to diagnose or treat diseases. "DARPA’s New Biotech Division Wants To Create A Transhuman Future" The Pentagon’s advanced research wing has announced its latest budget — and whoa, does DARPA ever have some ambitious plans for the future. Their new Biotech unit will be harnessing biology for national security, and dealing with everything from stopping plagues to building synthetic soldiers. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Yellowstone Animal Exodus" A video with lines of bison and other animals 'fleeing' Yellowstone National Park in the US have raised fears that the supervolcano underneath the park is preparing to erupt, but how much truth — if any — is there to this claim? "Networks Set to Air Live Moon Landing in 2015" The Science Channel and the Discovery Channel will be teaming up to air a live lunar landing, calling it an “Apollo Moment” for the millennial generation. The networks have teamed with Google Lunar XPRIZE, which is a $30 million competition where teams aim to land an unmanned aircraft on the moon by December 31, 2015. Not only will the networks air the actual landing, but they will air a miniseries that will follow these teams throughout their entire process. Find out more by listening to this episode and visiting the article links. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Americans Brains Being Fried by Cell Towers?" Exposure to cell phone towers alters brain function in alarming ways, causing a lack of concentration, irritability, difficulty sleeping and lack of appetite. That's the conclusion of a new study just published by the British Medical Journal. The study concluded that the severity of such symptoms directly correlated to cell tower exposure levels. In other words, the closer a person lives to a cell tower, the greater the severity of their symptoms. This was true regardless of race, income level and other demographics. "Noah Movie Controversy" Religious moviegoers are concerned about the film Noah. The isn't an exact retelling of the biblical tale, and this irked religious leaders and commentators enough that a disclaimer was put into Noah. It’s understandably frustrating when a movie fails to faithfully adapt a story from a book. Some things just don’t translate, and modern, flashy films demand a bit more action. Book lovers can be frustrated, but they also have to understand the constraints of filmmaking. But Noah is different. To find out more listen to this episode and click the article links! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Creepy Staten Island Clown Roaming the Streets" A mysterious clown has been seen lurking on the streets of Staten Island, N.Y., at night over the past week. The "SI Clown," as the costumed creature has been dubbed, bears a striking resemblance to Pennywise, the evil clown in Stephen King's classic horror novel and film "It." Why would a person dress as a clown and freak people out? There are several possible reasons, ranging from a playful prank to a professional clown innocently returning from a kid's birthday party. Yet, according to the New York Post, the SI Clown may be a publicity stunt: It seems that the four people who originally posted photos and videos of the costumed creepster not only know one another, but also have links to the same Staten Island-based company that produces horror films. Coincidence? Could be. just think about it... "Watch Out for iBeacon - Because It's Watching You" Last June, Apple’s senior vice president of software, sneaked something big into his Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. On a slide listing features that would debut in iOS 7, an unfamiliar word appeared: iBeacons. An iBeacon is a small module that makes a spontaneous Bluetooth connection with a nearby smartphone to deliver packets of information. In December, stores, arenas, and other venues began to test the hardware, pushing coupons and other location-based information to customers. Like any technology, iBeacon is not inherently good or bad; it’s how we use it that will make the difference. The trouble is, iBeacon is an all-or-nothing scenario. The only surefire way to turn it off is to turn Bluetooth off altogether—also shutting down the connection to your headset or fitness tracker or smartwatch. But that’s not realistic; we’re attached to Bluetooth. Which means it’s up to individual developers and companies to make the right choices and treat us, our privacy, and our attention with a little respect. Just think about it... Visit the article links and listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "New York uses Toll Tags to Track Motorists" Both the New York City Department of Transportation and Transcom, a traffic management agency, admitted that for nearly 20 years they have been using antennas to connect to E-ZPass toll tags in vehicles driving across more than 3,000 miles of public, non-toll roads, not just in New York but neighboring states as well. “We’re being watched in ways that I think none of us would have imagined,” Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union said recently in an interview. “It’s happening without any public scrutiny, without any decision that’s consistent with checks and balances.” And these surveillance programs aren’t just limited to private vehicles. Last week, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced its plan to install thousands of audio and video recorders on its commuter trains. "Society is Doomed, Scientists Claim" There's never been a shortage of doomsday scenarios. From the dreaded Mayan Apocalypse of 2012 (remember that?) to the havoc wreaked in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow," people have been predicting the end of civilization for as long as there has been a civilization. The trouble is, they're sometimes correct: The Roman Empire fell spectacularly, as did the Mayan civilization, and dozens of other once-mighty kingdoms. But how, exactly, do powerful empires collapse, and why? Researchers now believe they've found an answer, one that has troubling implications for today — because we're clearly on the road to ruin. Listen to this episode and click the article links to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "U.S. Quietly Gives Up Control Over The Internet" Recently, the United States announced some very big news. The U.S. government is relinquishing its last official control over the internet. The phrasing chosen by the Department of Commerce announces its intent "to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community." "What Will Happen When The ‘Big One’ Hits California?" On Monday, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake threw the city of Los Angeles into a bit of a tizzy. The ground shook, people screamed and news anchors ducked under their desks. But it was just a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. So what would happen if the “Big One” hit California? What would happen if an earthquake hundreds of times more powerful than the one that we saw on Monday hit Los Angeles or San Francisco? So when will the “Big One” strike? “It could be today. It could be 100 years from now.” But what we do know is that the “Ring of Fire” is becoming more active, and the California coastline sits right along it. So this latest California earthquake comes in the context of a lot of other seismic activity worldwide. And without a doubt, the state of California is long overdue for a major earthquake. It is going to occur at some point. Everyone agrees on that. The only question is when it will happen. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Is There a Bermuda Triangle Connection?" As officials from several countries, and dozens of planes and boats, scour the South China Sea and the Bay of Bengal for the mysteriously missing China-bound Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 with 239 people aboard, some people are wondering if there might be some connection to the Bermuda Triangle. Flight 370's disappearance is a genuine mystery for now, but just because it has gone missing doesn't mean that anything unexplained or supernatural happened to it. The search area is vast and remote, and ocean currents can scatter debris great distances. The fate of Flight 370 is unknown for now, but an explanation could surface any day, literally. Just think about it... "Frack, Rattle and Roll: Does Hydraulic Fracturing Play a Role in Quakes?" How much of a role does hydraulic fracturing play in the startling rise of quakes in the middle of the U.S.? What’s definitely suspicious is the astounding increase in earthquake activity in parts of the central and eastern U.S.—the same areas that have taken part in the fracking boom. So induced earthquakes are definitely one more reason to worry about the rapid spread of fracking. But their are other concerns—potential groundwater contamination, spills and accidents and stress on small town infrastructures. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "China Begins Openly Use Drones to Spray Chemtrails" It has been well reported that China’s cities have some of the worst pollution problems in the world, with smog so thick that it is hard to see through. The Chinese government’s solution is actually to use drones that will disperse chemtrails into the air. They claim that the chemtrails will actually work to disperse the pollution, but there is very little actual basis for these claims, and little is known about possible side effects that these chemicals can cause. "Newly Found Megalithic Ruins in Russia" An incredible discovery that was recently made in Russia threatens to shatter conventional theories about the history of the planet. On Mount Shoria in southern Siberia, researchers have found an absolutely massive wall of granite stones. Some of these gigantic granite stones are estimated to weigh more than 3,000 tons, many of them were cut “with flat surfaces, right angles, and sharp corners”. Nothing of this magnitude has ever been discovered before. So how in the world did someone cut 3,000 ton granite stones with extreme precision, transport them up the side of a mountain and stack them 40 meters high? According to the commonly accepted version of history, it would be impossible for ancient humans with very limited technology to accomplish such a thing. Could it be possible that there is much more to the history of this planet than we are being taught? Find out more by visiting by listening to this episode and visiting the article links. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Biotech is Creating GMO Human Babies" With the human race slowly being killed off by GMO food, environmental poisons, petroleum, plastics, chemtrails, pharmaceuticals, vaccinations, radiation, and weaponized warfare, the powers that be are working on new strain of stronger ‘humans’ to carry on our existence. Forget designer babies with specific gene preferences determined by parents. It is called transhumanism and scientists in the UK and US have already submitted proposals to legally create GMO babies. Actually, GMO human embryos have already been created. Techno-eugenics, you might call it – a way to appropriate humanity for the use of an elite class. If you want Big Pharma and Biotech companies to be able to own every square inch of you – right down to your DNA – then this is a great advance in technology and medicine. The babies you make will not be your own, and the DNA in your own body will be patented by some corporation that has the same rights as a person. It's a brave new world, just think about it... "Facebook is Buying 11,000 Drones" Facebook is in negotiations to buy a drone manufacturer with the aim of using its high-altitude autonomous aircraft to beam internet connections to isolated communities in Africa and around the world. The social networking company is one of the main backers of the internet.org project, which aims to connect the large parts of the world which remain offline. Today, only 2.7 billion people – just over one-third of the world's population – have access to the internet. Listen to this episode and visit the article links to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Chinese Man Becomes First To Sue Government Over Severe Smog" A man in a smog-ridden northern city has become the first person in China to sue the government for failing to curb air pollution. A resident of a northern China Province submitted his complaint to a district court asking the city's Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau to "perform its duty to control air pollution according to the law". He is also seeking compensation from the agency for residents for the choking pollution that has much of northern China, this winter. It was unclear whether the court would accept the lawsuit. "Native American Tribe Adopts Its Own Bitcoin Clone" Payu Harris, a Bitcoin developer and activist at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, made a promise last year to continue his tribe's struggle against the United States. "My family fought and died on this soil,” Harris said in a recent interview, surveying the land of his tribe, the Oglala Lakota Nation. “Suddenly the story of Custer’s Last Stand wasn’t just words on a page but something deeply personal. I looked at how things were for the tribe now and suddenly had an idea about how we might fix it." That fix is a Bitcoin clone called MazaCoin, which Harris hopes his people can use to sidestep the federal government, and lift themselves out of poverty. Although exactly how that might happen is unclear. Harris convinced chiefs to accept it as the official national currency; it's the first time native people have launched their own crypto-currency. Find out by visiting the article links and listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "No Mars for Muslims?" Martian colonization is a risky proposition. So risky, in fact, that a group of Islamic leaders in the United Arab Emirates issued a religious ruling saying Muslims should not go to the Red Planet. The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowment (GAIAE) ruling compares a Mars mission to suicide, and says that those who attempt it can expect the same consequences in the afterlife. In fact, GAIAE went so far as to claim that those seeking to escape God's judgment on Mars would be unable to do so, saying: "This is an absolutely baseless and unacceptable belief because not even an atom falls outside the purview of Allah, the Creator of everything." "Melting Snow Delivers Deadly Shocks" As winter's snow slowly melts, people may be happy to see that sidewalks are finally free of ice and slush. But those ice-free sidewalks and roadways may hold an even more dangerous threat: death by electrocution. Find out more by listening to this episode or by visiting the links. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Does America Need a Bacon Intervention?" Has America's obsession with all things bacon gone hog wild? U.S. bacon sales climbed 9.5 percent in 2013 to an all-time record of almost $4 billion. Much to the alarm of cardiologists nationwide, America now seems to be completely wrapped up in bacon — not unlike many of its favorite foods: Virtually any item that can be consumed — and many that can't — now comes in a bacon-infused style. "Brain Implants that can Restore Memories and Experiences" DARPA, at the behest of the US Department of Defense, is developing a black box brain implant — an implant that will be wired into a soldier’s brain and record their memories. If the soldier then suffers memory loss due to brain injury, the implant will then be used to restore those memories. The same implant could also be used during training or in the line of duty, too. Find out more by listening to this episode or by visiting the links. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Is the Loch Ness Monster Dead?" A veteran custodian of Loch Ness monster sightings is concerned that Nessie has not been seen in well over a year, and may be gone, according to a news report. This is the first time in nearly 90 years that such a lengthy lag in sightings has occurred. But fear not, monster lovers and Inverness Tourism Board: If history is any indication, eventually there will be more sightings of Nessie, whether they exist or not. There are enough things in the lake that can be mistaken for a monster, including large fish, strange waves, and even the occasional hoax, to keep the sightings going and the tourist dollars coming. "Vein Scan Payment System Launched" We live in a world where the security of our finances is just as important of a concern as the security of our homes. Identity theft, fraudulent payments, and accidental misuse of funds are all realities in our fast paced economy. In recent years however, technology has played a huge role in securing financial assets. PINs and security codes have been the status quo for basic financial security, but two friends in New Jersey are taking that concept a step further by using vein scans to confirm a person's identity to secure financial transactions. It’s called Pulse Wallet and it is a point-of-sale register and biometric payment terminal. PulseWallet lets customers link their credit cards and other payment methods to their palms so they can leave their wallets at home. Will that be cash, credit or palm? Just think about it... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Android Robocops to Patrol Crime-Riddin Areas" The local neighborhood watch may be beefing up its robotic arsenal if a new technology startup gets its way anytime soon. In a bid to make local communities safer and give local law enforcement agencies more tools to fight crime, California-based Knightscope recently unveiled a line of K5 robots that it believes will “predict and prevent crime with an innovative combination of hardware, software and social engagement.” The new K5 units have a look that resembles R2-D2 from “Star Wars,” but their casual design masks a highly advanced robot that its creators hope will drastically cut down on crime. "Cancer-Sniffing Glowing Fruit Flies" A lot of animals have an amazing sense of smell, so they can often pick up things that even sensitive odor sensing machines might miss. We already know that dogs and even bees have an impressive ability to sniff out diseased cells, but now a group of scientists in Germany have genetically modified fruit flies so their antennae glow if they smell cancer cells. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Visions of Life Before Conception" While Christian theology denies such a thing is possible, the concept that life precedes physical fertilization is a given for people who believe in reincarnation. But is such an idea learned? Or is it based on an innate feeling about our own immortality? "Through a Face Scanner Darkly" NameTag, an app built for Google Glass by a company called FacialNetwork.com, offers a face scanner for encounters with strangers. Facial Recognition for the masses. "Neanderthal DNA lives on in modern humans" Some of the DNA acquired by human ancestors who mated with Neanderthals is found in some people today, including genes that control the development of skin and hair, studies find. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Lawsuit Alleges NASA Is Failing To Investigate Alien Life" You may recall, NASA recently announced that a strange rock had somehow "appeared" in front of its Mars Opportunity rover. The explanations for the mystery rock were straight-forward: maybe some kind of nearby impact sent a rock toward the rover, or, more likely, the rover knocked the rock out of the ground and no one noticed until later. The lawsuit, filed recently in a California court, is aimed at NASA and its Administrator, Charles Bolden, requesting that the agency "perform a public, scientific, and statutory duty which is to closely photograph and thoroughly scientifically examine and investigate a putative biological organism. The "rock," according to the lawsuit, was there the whole time, it just grew until it became visible. "The refusal to take close up photos from various angles, the refusal to take microscopicimages of the specimen, the refusal to release high resolution photos, is inexplicable, recklessly negligent, and bizarre," according to the suit. "Chinese Social Media Prays for ‘Little Bunny’ Moon Rover" Troubled Jade Rabbit module becomes social media sensation. China’s Jade Rabbit moon rover became the most popular topic on Chinese social media Monday when Chinese state-run media reported that it was having mechanical troubles. Listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Google buys artificial intelligence start-up DeepMind" In an apparent move to feed its smart-hardware ambitions, Google has bought an artificial intelligence startup, DeepMind, for somewhere in the ballpark of $500 million. Considering all of the data Google sifts through, and the fact that it might be getting into robotics, it's not completely absurd that they'd want some software to give a robotic helping hand. But the other part of this story is a little stranger: the deal reportedly came under the condition that Google create an "ethics board" for the project. "Who Died in Your House?" Been hearing strange noises in the night? Thinking your house just may be haunted? Well, now you can get answers, at DiedInHouse.com. As the name suggests, the website tells you who, if anyone, has died in the place you call home. Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Google Smart Contact Lenses" The smart contacts are being developed in Google's famous Google X labs, a breeding ground for projects that could solve some of the world's biggest problems. The corporation is still in talks with the Food and Drug Administration and plan to partner with experts in bringing products like this to the market and it's very eye opening just think about it... "Robots May Replace One-Fourth of U.S. Combat Soldiers by 2030" By the middle of this century, U.S. Army soldiers may well be fighting alongside robotic squadmates. General Robert Cone revealed the news at an Army Aviation symposium last week. Cone is in charge of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), the part of the Army responsible for future planning and organization. If the Army can still be as effective with fewer people to a unit, TRADOC will figure out what technology is needed to make that happen. Listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "China is cloning pigs on 'an industrial scale'" The Beijing Genomics Institute produces 500 cloned pigs a year, according to a BBC News report, making it the world’s biggest centre for cloning the animals. It is also the world’s largest centre for gene sequencing of species of animals, particularly those that are "cute" or "taste good". The BGI has a gene sequencing centre with 156 machines, huge when compared with Europe’s largest sequencing centre, the Welcome Trust Sanger Institute near Cambridge which has 30. "Blackphone: A secure, encrypted smartphone for the post-Snowden era" Riding on the recent revelations of the NSA’s widescale and seemingly indiscriminate interception of communications, Silent Circle and Geeksphone are teaming up to produce the “Blackphone” — a customized Android smartphone that has the necessary hardware and software to make secure phone calls, send secure messages, store and transfer files securely, and to browse the web privately and securely. "If a Time Traveller saw a Smartphone" A well-educated time traveller from 1914 enters a room divided in half by a curtain. A scientist tells him that his task is to ascertain the intelligence of whoever is on the other side of the curtain by asking whatever questions he pleases. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Supercomputer Duplicates Human Brain Activity" The most accurate simulation of the human brain to date has been carried out in a Japanese supercomputer, with a single second’s worth of activity from just one per cent of the complex organ taking one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers 40 minutes to calculate. Researchers used the K computer in Japan, currently the fourth most powerful in the world, to simulate human brain activity. "Hollywood Figures Spied for CIA" It’s well known that Hollywood loves a good spy story. But what is also true, according to a new book by a former senior CIA official, is that movie makers regularly do some real-life spying. “The CIA has long had a special relationship with the entertainment industry, devoting considerable attention to fostering relationships with Hollywood movers and shakers—studio executives, producers, directors, big-name actors,” John Rizzo, the former acting CIA general counsel, wrote in his new book, “Company Man: Thirty Years of Crisis and Controversy in the CIA.” Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Can a Pill Give You Perfect Pitch?" Before your next karaoke contest, you might want to visit a pharmacist: Researchers have found that a drug known as valproate, or valproic acid, might help people learn how to produce perfect pitch. The use of any drug to enhance learning by inducing greater neuroplasticity also poses some thorny ethical issues, just think about it... "Crop Circle Was a Publicity Stunt: Why 'Experts' Were Fooled" It remained a mystery until Sunday night (Jan. 5), when at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the real circle makers stepped forward:  a marketing team hired by a computer-graphics company. The "crop circle" was not an astronomical calendar forewarning of an impending comet, but instead a drawing of the company's new processing chip.  A small team of British crop-circle artists created the complex pattern expertly and without detection. It was a great publicity stunt, and one that left many people wondering how experts could have been fooled. Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Disney Can Track Your Every Move with NSA-Style Wristbands" Families planning trips to one of Disney’s theme parks can now get waterproof rubber wristbands embedded with computer chips in lieu of paper tickets. When scanned, the bands can act as a park entry ticket, a FastPass, a hotel room key and a credit card. The “Magic Bands” — which are currently optional — are part of a new MyMagic+ “vacation management system” that can track guests as they move throughout the park. "Study Finds No Time Travelers On The Internet" If you had traveled from the future to the present, you might be likely to mention some things that you'd learned there (for example: buy this lottery ticket). Using this logic, physicists searched for prescient mentions of future events on the present-day internet, scouring Twitter, Facebook, Google, Google+ and Bing. They used these services to see if anybody had mentioned Pope Francis or the comet ISON before these terms existed, looking at the time span from the early 2000s to mid-2013, the idea being that both terms represented major events travelers-from-the-future might talk about somewhere online. Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Can A Human Fall In Love With A Computer?" Short Answer: Love conquers all. he film Her, which opens across the country this month, tells a love story between a man and some software. It may seem far-fetched, but researchers say it’s plausible. If so inclined, they could stitch together existing systems into one irresistible romance algorithm. "The Internet Of You" When people describe the Internet of Things, they’re referring to a network of Web-enabled devices that speak to one another. But the next step is to take the user out of the loop and connect our personal data to the world around us. For this to happen, we’ll need a wearable network of gadgets, an Internet of You. Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Facebook Self-Censorship" Facebook knows pretty much everything about you — and that includes when you type out posts but decide not to hit “enter.” "Google Wants To Move Into Your Home" Google is already heavily criticized for trying to know almost everything about us, and now the firm wants to get inside our homes, literally. Listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Scientists Reveal Life May Have Developed Below Ground" How life on Earth came into existence is still one of the greatest mysteries in science but new research into the “deep biosphere” indicates that the first replicating life-forms on the planet may have originated deep underground rather than, as commonly believed, on the surface. Scientists have now discovered microbes living and reproducing as deep as 3.1 miles below ground and studies have shown that they are likely to have survived in complete isolation from the surface biosphere for millions and perhaps even billions of years. Knowledge of the Earth’s deep biosphere and how it survives such environmental extremes could also help astrobiologists searching for life on Mars, where the planetary surface is known to be hostile for living organisms. To gain the knowledge and answers we may just have to go underground, just think about it... "200,000 People Apply to Live on Mars" If you have ambitions of being one of the first people on Mars, listen up: A Dutch company says it is moving along with its plan to send four lucky Earthlings to colonize the Red Planet. The catch: They won’t ever come back. Enthusiasm has been growing since the project’s first big announcement in April. More than 200,000 people have signed up to be prospective astronauts. Apparently, they’re OK with living out the rest of their lives on Mars. The technology for a return flight doesn’t exist and having a one-way trip greatly reduces costs, the company has said. But will the money come through? Will the technology really be developed by 2018 for the unmanned mission and to send people there by 2025? Will four humans survive the journey in a tight space capsule and embrace a desolate planet as their home? Just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Clearing China’s Smog with Artificial Rain" China is notorious for smog emergencies, thanks to its severe air pollution. Smog has done everything from grounding planes at major airports to closing schools across the country. China’s smog is so dense that it’s even crept over to Japan and across other parts of Asia. Although the country is working on putting measures into place to combat pollution, China still needs a more immediate solution for clearing up the heavy smog. This is why the country is putting its hopes on artificial rain, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Instead of cloud seeding, though, maybe they could experiment with using lasers for rain creation — or even better, invest in a smog-sucking vacuum. Both are alternative ideas to cloud seeding and Right now, the results are literally up in the air. Just think about it... "The NSA Has Been Infiltrating Online Games" To the National Security Agency analyst writing a briefing to his superiors, the situation was clear: their current surveillance efforts were lacking something. The agency's impressive arsenal of cable taps and sophisticated hacking attacks was not enough. What it really needed was a horde of undercover Orcs. That vision of spycraft sparked a concerted drive by the NSA and its UK sister agency GCHQ to infiltrate the massive communities playing online games including World of Warcraft, according to secret documents disclosed by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Perhaps the next time you boot up World of Warcraft, your really turning on another game, the world of spycraft. Just think about it... Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "The River of Blood" Villagers' shocked as Slovakian waterway turns red overnight like something from a horror film. Rumours were swirling in a Slovakian town this week when a river running through it turned bright red. The river is in a small community on the border to the Czech Republic, and it had changed colour over night and turned into 'blood'. Police have been called in to investigate the matter, but it is believed to be a faulty filtering system from a slaughterhouse upstream. "Radio Beams to Remotely Disable Vehicles" End of the high-speed car chase? Engineers invent system that disables a vehicle's engine remotely using radio beams. The RF Safe-Stop system uses blasts of electromagnetic pulses to remotely shut off any car engines that targeted by the device. RF Safe-Stop works because the targeted radio frequency pulses ‘confuse’ the electronics within the car, and this causes the engine to cut out as a safety measure. Find our more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Japan Wants To Turn The Moon Into A Giant Power Plant" Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese architecture and engineering firm, has a plan to effectively turn the moon into a giant solar power plant. Once complete, this hypothetical plant could continuously send energy to "receiving stations" around the globe by way of lasers and microwave transmission. This idea gets around two major hurdles for solar power, as there is no weather or darkness to curb electricity production on the moon. "Google Glass Makes Its Way Into Operating Rooms" Hands-free devices like Google Glass can be really transformative when the hands they free are those of a surgeon. While average users might find Glass’s tiny display tiring to look at, surgeons are already accustomed to looking through magnifying glasses while they work. "Battle over Google Glass etiquette" Man thrown out of diner for wearing Google Glass may prove the latest tech vs. privacy flashpoint. Mobile phones, digital cameras and laptops have all stoked debates on the sphere of privacy — and now it seems Google Glass is set to become the focus of such disputes. Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Mysterious Arrows" Giant Concrete Arrows That - Point Your Way Across America... The Internet has been buzzing in recent weeks with chatter about a mysterious series of giant arrows. They trace a sort of dotted line across northern Utah and several other states. "The Iron Man Suit" U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wants its operators to be protected with what it informally calls an Iron Man suit, named after the fictional superhero. In September, SOCOM made a Broad Agency Announcement for proposals for prototypes of the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit, or TALOS. Find out more by listening to this episode! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Inside the Head of a Headbanger" New research suggests that, for some fans, heavy metal music fills deep-seated psychological needs. Heavy metal fans tend to be stereotyped as angry, alienated, and rebellious. The genre “attracts the misfits and the crazies,” as an Arizona music writer put it last year. “The aggression and precision speaks to them, gives them an outlet for their pent-up rage or whatever hard-to-define thing lives inside them.” A newly published study attempts to explain that hard-to-define thing. A research team at the University of Westminster paints a psychological portrait of those who love metal, reporting that fans “show a particular constellation” of personality traits. "US Oil Dominance will be Short Lived" The International Energy Agency says North America’s shale boom doesn’t diminish the supremacy of the Middle East in the global oil market. The fossil fuel boom underway in the United States has transformed the global energy landscape, with the U.S. poised to eclipse all other countries as the leading producer of oil and gas in the world in 2013. But according to a new report from the International Energy Agency, that dominance will be short lived and doesn’t mark an end to the Middle East’s 40-year-reign as the world’s energy leader. Listen to this episode to learn more! Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Do We Live in the Matrix?" Tests could reveal whether we are part of a giant computer simulation — but the real question is if we want to know... In the 1999 sci-fi classic The Matrix, the protagonist, Neo, is stunned to see people defying the laws of physics, running up walls and vanishing suddenly. These superhuman violations of the rules of the universe are possible because, unbeknownst to him, Neo’s consciousness is embedded in the Matrix, a virtual-reality simulation. Physicists can now offer us the same choice, the ability to test whether we live in our own virtual Matrix, by studying radiation from space. As fanciful as it sounds, some philosophers have long argued that we’re actually more likely to be artificial intelligences trapped in a fake universe than we are organic minds in the “real” one. So should we say yes to the offer to take the red pill and learn the truth — or are the implications too disturbing? Just think about it... "Robo-Friends: The Emotional Distance Between Humans And Robots Is Shrinking" As robots advance, it's going to get harder and harder for people to remain detached. Roombas are basically extremely smart vacuum cleaners, but to some owners they start to feel like pets or friends. As more advanced robots enter more parts of our lives, especially in the workplace, there could be growing emotional and psychological consequences for their human caretakers. Listen to this episode to find out more! News Story Links: Matrix Robo-friends Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Typhoon Haiyan - Result of Climate Change?" The Philippines delegate at the UN Climate Change talks that began recently has blamed Typhoon Haiyan on climate change, and urged sceptics to 'get off their ivory towers' No matter where you stand on climate change, it is obvious that our weather is becoming more extreme every year. Take the politics out of the debate and you may get a clearer picture on the situation. There are not two sides, but the whole of humanity. There are no winners and losers, we all either win or lose in the future we make for ourselves. Just think about it... "Super Smog Hits North China City" Visibility shrank to less than half a football field and small-particle pollution soared to a record 40 times higher than an international safety standard in the northern Chinese city Harbin as the region entered its high-smog season. Air pollution has been identified as a major cause of cancer and is being officially classified as carcinogenic to humans. Meanwhile many of the world's countries continue produce record amounts of smog and air pollutants each year. We need to clear the air on this subject, we need to breathe. Just think about it... Find out more by listening to this episode! News Story Links: Typhoon Haiyan Super Smog Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topics covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily Man Dies Opening Pandoras Box Mystery surrounds the death of a 37-year-old man who collapsed after opening ‘Pandora’s box’.Jason Airey was found slumped unconscious by his parents in the bedroom of their Carlisle home in May this year. A box bearing the words ‘Pandora’s box’ was beside him. Mysterious disease rapidly turning starfish to ‘slime’ SAN FRANCISCO—Scientists are struggling to find the trigger for a disease that appears to be ravaging starfish in record numbers along the U.S. West Coast, causing the sea creatures to lose their limbs and turn to slime in a matter of days. US Navy Secrets 'Sold For Lady Gaga Tickets' A US Navy commander has been accused of passing secrets to a Malaysian businessman in exchange for bribes, including access to prostitutes and Lady Gaga tickets. Until Next Time... Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "The Li-Fi Revolution" Scientists have a bright idea, The next generation of wireless internet could use converted LED lightbulbs to transmit data faster and more cheaply than traditional Wi-Fi signals. If the hype is to be believed, Li-Fi could be the next Wi-Fi. Computers or other devices placed near a Li-Fi bulb can connect to the net, using light frequencies rather than the usual radio waves. The bulb is embedded with a microchip that produces a signal, yielding rates faster than typical connection speeds. Many experts claim that Li-Fi represents the future of mobile internet thanks to its reduced costs and greater efficiency compared to traditional Wi-Fi. Have a lightbulb and a Li-Fi kit? well —you have the internet. Of course, there are still a few technical details— that would need to fall into place before Li-Fi becomes ubiquitous. So for now, Li-Fi remains an experiment but with a bright future. Just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! Link 1 - Link 2 News Clip Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "The Power of an Hour" (The Dangers of Daylight Savings Time) The biannual ritual of turning clocks might feel like second nature to us today, it is actually a fairly new phenomenon that has only taken effect on a global scale within the past several decades. The subtle time shift can take a noticeable toll on the human body. With verdicts on the benefits and costs of daylight saving time up for debate, it may be no surprise that the yearly time changes inspire polarized reactions. That is the power of an hour, just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! News Story and Clip Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "A Chip In The Head" Would you like to surf the Internet, make a phone call or send a text message using only your brain? Would you like to “download” the content of a 500 page book into your memory in less than a second? Would you like to have extremely advanced nanobots constantly crawling around in your body monitoring it for disease? Would you like to be able to instantly access the collective knowledge base of humanity wherever you are? All of that may sound like science fiction, but these are technologies that some of the most powerful high tech firms in the world actually believe are achievable by the year 2020. Are you ready for this kind of a future? These technologies are being developed right now, and they will be enthusiastically adopted by a large segment of the general public. At some point in the future, having a brain implant may be as common as it is to use a smart phone today. Just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! News and Clip Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Vampire Cannibals" Papua New Guinea — a large island nation north of Australia — boasts a fast-growing economy and a rich natural resource base of gold, copper, oil and agricultural products. But deep within the British Commonwealth country's rugged mountains and tropical rain forests, some dark practices still occur. Real Ghouls Haunt Papua New Guinea, and these vampire cannibals want your flesh and blood, just think about it... News Story Link "Real Life Zombies" To understand the zombie phenomenon and its Haitian roots, an appreciation of the practice of vodoo is needed. A religion based in West Africa, voodoo is still practiced in varying forms throughout the Caribbean, Brazil, the American South and other places with a strong African heritage. Vodoo priests create a white, powdery compound and according to numerous reports the ingredients in this powder allegedly can turn a person into a zombie. Known as zombie powder. News Story Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily Topic Covered Today on Mind Set Daily - October 24, 2013 "Government Program to Control Religious Thought" Is the U.S. Government working on a program to…well…program the way you view religion? A whistleblower who has worked on that program says yes and he wants you to know exactly what has been going on. The Defense Department is said to be using taxpayer dollars to learn how to influence people with religious beliefs in order to control those beliefs. The program is aimed at controlling fundamentalist Muslims and fundamentalist Christians. If we believe that government should have the power to control how the extremist thinks… wouldn’t they have the authority to decide how and what we all think? Just think about it... Find out more by listening to this episode! News Story Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "The Bionic Man" He walks, he talks and he has a beating heart, but he's not human — he's the world's first fully bionic man. Like Frankenstein's monster, cobbled together from a hodgepodge of body parts, the bionic man is a combination of the most advanced human prostheses — from robotic limbs to artificial organs to a blood-pumping circulatory system. The bionic man brings up some ethical and philosophical questions: Does creating something so humanlike threaten notions of what it means to be human? What amount of body enhancement is acceptable? And is it wrong that only some people have access to these life-extending technologies? The access issue is especially troublesome. The preservation of life and quality of life has become basically a technical question and an economic question. Just think about it... Listen to this episode and find out more! News Story Link News Clip Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Using Twitter for Depression Surveillance" The federal government is studying how to use Twitter for surveillance on depressed people. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) began a study financed by the National Institutes of Health last month that will provide “population level depression monitoring” through the social media site. The researchers will create algorithms to determine if people are depressed through their tweets, which they hope will serve as a basis for monitoring mental illness. The will also engage with depressed individuals on Twitter directly. The researchers hope that in developing these algorithms and resources will provide the bedrock for building social media based surveillance systems. If this story or something else has you feeling depressed, well just tweet about it... Find out more and listen to this episode! News Story Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Cheap Mass-Produced Mind-Reading Device" The Pentagon has called for the development of a small, low-cost device (perhaps as cheap as $30) to measure the voltage fluctuations that occur as neurons fire within the brain. The device would work in conjunction with an app to deliver real-time information on neural activity to a tablet or smartphone. While there are limits to what level of "thinking" such a cap can detect, an accurate, affordable and portable EEG system could open up the door for other applications. After all innovation is all about putting on the proverbial thinking cap. Just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! News Story Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Animal Spies Among Us" Today we have unmanned vehicles as small as a hummingbird that can search and spy in war situations, and drones. But during the cold war (1960’s) we did not have technology like that, we had something almost as good. At the I.Q. Zoo at Hot Springs, Arkansas, tourists could watch all kinds of animals perform amazing feats, such as chickens playing baseball, parrots riding bicycles and a variety of other animals performing. What people did not know was that the same people who taught these animals, also worked for the CIA. It is true that animals have been used in military and intelligence since ancient Greece, but not like the cold war of the 60’s. Researchers note that animal intelligence work of this sort today has been rendered largely nonessential by technology. Today, all you have to do is illuminate someone with an infrared laser and pick up the scatter back from that, and you can listen to their conversation without any trouble at all. But that doesn’t mean this kind of research is done or useless. Because when you work with animals you are working with something with millions of years of evolution behind it, just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! News Story Link Support Mind Set Central Subscribe or donate