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Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "DNA Fog" Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) has developed a new approach to solve crimes using DNA tagging. The difference is that instead of tagging the objects being stolen, they tag the suspect with DNA. While this has been tried before by applying the DNA to a fleeing criminal with a gun which we reported on Mind Set Daily a couple months ago. Well ADNAS has adopted a more subtle approach and it's called "DNA Fog" The device fills a room with smoke to confuse an intruder. The smoke isn't just to make it hard for the person to see; it also contains droplets loaded with DNA. If the person escapes, they are still covered with it, and it's invisible. DNA Tagging can bring many benefits and in this story we learn it could help law enforcment and businesses alike. Can you think of other positive or negative uses for DNA Tagging? While you consider these things we hope this story helps clear up the fog on the subject. The DNA fog that is, Just think about it.. Li

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Google Launching Internet-Beaming Balloons" Access to the internet has enabled a revolution in innovation, collaboration, and education for those with a computer and a connection, but the internet while ever-present in the developed world, is still unattainable for two-thirds of the world's population. But Google has a plan to deliver the internet to everyone, using balloons that fly in the stratosphere and use specialized radio frequency technology to offer internet connectivity to the ground surrounding them using solar power. Google is launching "Project Loon" this is a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters. These technologies seem to have major benefits like this and that is why they are accepted and funded in most cases. Google has a lot to benefit from it as well since it is already the world’s largest advertisin

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Worried Sick? Media Reports May Trigger Real Symptoms" Driven by media and online coverage of the idea, many believe that things like wifi and cell-phone signals are making them ill. How much is self-generated complaint and wishful victimization -- resulting in a very real, nasty physical reaction -- and how much is the actual consequence of the technology? Do you know? Can you separate? A recent fascinating study was done and it was published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, where researchers tested a powerful new WiFi antenna, placed on subjects' heads to see how well it worked and what, if any, ill effects might result. Can you guess? How many subjects felt hot, dizzy, sickened, even so incapacitated by this strong and experimental WiFi they couldn't even walk? Answer: More than half. The catch, of course, was there was no WiFi signal; the antenna was a fake. The participants were in no actual danger whatsoever, these symptoms were generated b

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Download Your Memories - Retrieve Them Later" Scientists are getting closer to replicating the properties of the brain in computers. Could human memories be uploaded and stored -- just like data -- in a computer? Scientists say not now, but in the coming decades it’s likely we’ll be able to store our memories in a way that allows us to retrieve them later. Long the stuff of science fiction novels, this kind of merger between computer technology and the human brain is being pushed by new findings in neuroscience, as well as advances in computer science and artificial intelligence. The past work by scientists has involved shutting down neurons in the brain, they could then play back activity patterns and see how it responds. You need to do more than add a control, they want to be able to read out and build a map at the molecular level of the brain. Scientists have opened a whole number of fronts on these technologies, but is your brain open and ready for dow

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Pet Drone Man's New Best Friend?" Falkor System's Sameer Parekh's has developed an early Pet AR.Drone prototype. The robot uses artificial intelligence algorithms to track a person, follow him or her around from a safe distance, and record video of the journey. It's Parekh’s hope to provide a next-generation companion for anyone who wishes to use it. Think of the possibilities. it could be your new best friend, just think about it... Listen to this episode to find out more! News Link: Pet Drone Man's New Best Friend? News Link: A Pet Drone That Follows You Like A Lost Puppy News Clip Link: HERE Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Snack of the Clones: Test Tube Meat" A revolutionary, new beef burger will soon be unveiled in London -- and then eaten. What is different about this burger is that it was grown in a laboratory at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. The new $325,000 "test tube burger" is the result of years of research led by Dr. Mark Post at the university in the Netherlands, who hopes to show the world that so-called "in-vitro meat" could become a viable food source. In a laboratory Dr. Mark Post believes he's come up with the answer. He's created what's thought to be the world's first test tube burger : five ounces of pink "material" grown in an incubator from cells taken from a cow's neck. It's exactly the same as meat coming from the same cells, they have produced the same proteins. It tastes like meat. The only difference is that it's not grown within the animal, but outside. The technology could hugely reduce the amount of land, energy and water required by t

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Dead Man Walking and The Zombie Obsession" Recently In Zimbabwe, mourners attending a funeral recently were stunned when the “dead” man came back to life. According “Family and friends were filing past a coffin with the remains of a loved one when one of them noticed the dead man’s legs twitching. The man was alive and It’s fortunate that he recovered in time, though not quite a miracle. Stories of people assumed dead but waking up just before burial are weird, but are more common than most people think. Consciousness does not suddenly stop when the heart stops beating, and people who appear dead in some cases may not be. Cases of people who were presumed dead but woke up shortly before burial  — or, in some horrific cases, shortly after burial — have been around for millennia, and may have contributed to belief in vampires and zombies. Why are obsessed with zombies and the dead? We seem to have this cultural fixation on fictionalizing our own death, very

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Fukushima Radiation Fallout" Ever hear about a major news event that happens somewhere in the world and the major piece of news broadcasts all over the Internet, hits the nightly news for weeks and then suddenly you don`t hear about it anymore and it is forgotten? Yes, this happens all the time and one major tidbit of news that rocked the world was the nuclear disaster that happened in Fukushima, Japan a couple of years ago. There has been a lot of long-lasting radiation from this disaster that is affecting the environment, ecosystems, food, people and wildlife. Yet we don't seem to hear about this on the mainstream news it seems. On this episode of Mind Set Daily we highlight a story that talks about what is currently happening with the fallout, would you like to find out more? Then listen to this episode! Link One Link Two Link Three Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Touching the Future: Artificial Skin" A whisper-thin new pressure sensor could be a step toward creating artificial skin that is able to actually feel. A sense of touch is important for developing robots that can navigate the world, and could improve prosthetic limbs for amputees. A new sensor may fit that bill being developed by researchers at Stanford University. Want to find out more? Listen to this episode! Link: Touching the Future: Artificial Skin Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "The Eidos Mask Enables 'Superhuman' Senses" Human beings, while being the dominant species on this planet, hardly have the sharpest or most discerning senses when compared to other Earth-bound species. So in order to see, hear, or otherwise process things that we cannot normally perceive, we invent a piece of technology that helps us along, be it glasses, a magnifying glass, a microscope, night-vision goggles, or anything else someone could dream up. So a group of students from the Royal College of Art in London has developed headsets that allow the wearer to adjust their sight and hearing in the same way they'd control the settings on a TV or radio. It is called The Eidos Mask. The mask and visor works separately to enhance sensory input. The face mask component has the ability to isolate sounds in a crowd and, along with a mouth piece for inner ear transmission, gives the listener the effect of hearing the sound inside one's head. The visor component ha

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "How Terror Hijacks The Brain" Fear short circuits the brain, especially when it hits close to home. When people are terrorized, the smartest parts of our brain tend to shut down. The normal long pathways through the orbitofrontal cortex, where people evaluate situations in a logical and conscious fashion and consider the risks and benefits of different behaviors — that gets short circuited. This dramatically alters how we think, the neural networks in the brain that are involved in rational, abstract cognition — essentially, the systems that mediate our most humane and creative thoughts — are very sensitive to emotional states, especially fear. So when people are terrorized, Problem solving becomes more categorical, concrete and emotional we become more vulnerable to reactive and short-sighted solutions. This warping of your perspective and perception is exactly what terrorists aim to achieve. Terrorists are trying to induce fear and panic. Their mission

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "3D Printing" 3D printing technology is not new. For the past 20 years, designers and manufacturers have been using it to produce prototypes before undergoing the lengthy and expensive process of mass market production. This is changing. Over time, 3D printers have dramatically dropped in price, making it an accessible technology for small businesses and individual consumers as well. The world's first gun made up almost entirely of 3D-printed components has also been created. The firearm, called the "Liberator," is a small pistol-like weapon that can shoot various types of handgun bullets through several interchangeable plastic barrels. Now that the gun has been tested and proven to be functional, they will publish the digital blueprints for it on their website allowing anyone to make it. Another recent creation from 3-D Printing is a bionic ear. A team of scientists have managed to create a truly bionic ear. It's not just a replacement--it has sensors wov

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Drone Shield" In September 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration will open standard US airspace to drones. Not keen on the idea of undetected flying robots overhead, a few engineers and computer scientists have acrowdfunding campaign for a drone detection device called "Droneshield." Worried about an unmanned plane looking into your window? This small detector could alert you when robot planes buzz past. The device might be able to send you text and email alerts that let you know when a drone is nearby. Our skies will soon will be populated by many drones and you may feel they pose no threat because you you have nothing to hide. For those who may be concerned and want advanced warnings of approaching drones, well you can always shield up! Just think about it... Want learn more? Listen to this episode! Link: Drone Shield Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Smart Homes Drive Smart Meter Acceptance" A new report concludes that smart home technology will be crucial to selling the benefits of smart meters to consumers. The communication hub located within smart meters have the potential to create a home area network that acts as a gateway to future services in a connected home, such as remotely managing household appliances, heating systems, home security systems, and even eHealth services for managing chronic conditions. Analysts predict consumers will have anywhere from 15 to 30 appliances and devices connected to a home network in the smart home of the near future. The lessons from smart meter roll outs in other countries is that you have to bring consumers with you so they want to have these devices installed in their homes. The government understands this and is creating a Central Delivery Body to take on this task. What research shows is that in order to secure broad consumer support for smart meters it is

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Scientists Decode Dreams with Brain Scans" Scientists have found a way to "read" dreams, a study suggests. Researchers in Japan used MRI scans to reveal the images that people were seeing as they entered into an early stage of sleep. The team now wants to see if brain activity can be used to decipher other aspects of dreaming, such as the emotions experienced during sleep. People have been trying to understand dreams since ancient Egyptian times, but the researchers who have carried out this study have found a more direct way to tap into our nighttime visions. It is an "exciting" piece of research that brings us closer to the concept of dream-reading machines. It's obviously a long way off, but there is no reason why not in principle. Researchers in this story that tracked people’s brains were able to determine what people would then dream about with astounding accuracy, opening up an enormous set of questions about human consciousness. The content of dr

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "UFO Disclosure" Disclosure is coming for the UFO world. An event with historical implications will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC from April 29 to May 3, 2013. At that time as many as forty researchers and military/agency witnesses will testify for thirty hours over five days before former members of the United States Congress. The Citizen Hearing on Disclosure of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race will attempt to accomplish what the Congress has failed to do for forty-five years - seek out the facts surrounding the most important issue of this or any other time. These are only a few of the numerous sightings seen in the United States. Unidentified flying objects are reported daily all over the planet. Witnesses are left without answers, baffled, confused and sometimes terrified. If they mention what they saw to anyone, they then have to prepare for the potential ridicule of being told they are fools, nut cases, rea

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Your Brain Pattern Could Be Your Password" "Pass-thoughts" can be used wirelessly to authenticate users. Password hints can trigger your memory and help you recall your code word. But future security systems may not need a word or a hint--they’ll just read your mind. A password system that tracks and authenticates your brain waves can actually work, according to a new study. Scientists still are uncertain as to whether someone’s thoughts could be duplicated or if the system could be easily hacked. There are also studies yet to be done about how brain patterns change over time. This method will probably not replace typed passwords on our computers in the very near future, considering the hardware that's required to make it work. However, with new wearable technology like Google Glass, passthoughts could still be useful for performing simpler brain-controlled tasks sometime soon. The study and use of our brainwaves for future technology may seem like someth

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "The Science of PSAs - Do Anti-Drug Ads Work?" The government has poured hundreds of millions of dollars a year into buying ad spots for anti-drug propaganda. But does it work? some have any suggested for some kids, seeing anti-drug ads makes them curious about what doing drugs would be like, even if they had never had that curiosity before. Even without heavy-handed ad campaigns and public service annoucements, convincing kids not to do drugs is a tricky beast. Do public service announcements of Anti-Drug Ads Keep Kids Off Drugs? Well from the science and market research conducted I would just say no, just think about it... Find out more on this story by listening to this episode! Link: The Science of PSAs - Do Anti-Drug Ads Work? Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "Inside North Korea" The news lately has been flooded with North Korean war threats and propaganda as you may know. But many know very little about the culture and mind set of North Koreans. In a world where online communication and globalization have broken down international barriers, North Korea stands alone as unusually isolated. The 24 million or so residents of the country live under a familial dictatorship that frequently threatens attacks against South Korea and its ally, the United States. Amid this brinksmanship, North Korea remains remarkably shut off from the rest of the world. Listen on to this episode to find out some of what's known about the hermit country. Find out more by listening to this episode! Link: Inside North Korea Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate

Topic covered on today's episode of Mind Set Daily "What's Killing the Bees?" Honeybees die and that is nothing new and beekeepers accept this and on average 30% or more of their livestock will vanish each spring as well. But when more than half of all the honeybees in this country die almost at once -- that is new. And that's what happened this spring. So what is killing all the bees? Almost everything is. Unfortunately, there's little that anyone can do about it. Only by completely reworking agricultural practices can these insects possibly be saved. Until then, it's likely that their numbers will keep declining, which means bad news for farmers who need them to pollinate their crops. Find out what all the "BUZZ" is about by listening to this episode! Link:  What's Killing the Bees? Support Mind Set Central Suscribe or donate