How Technology May Soon "Read" Your Mind


	How Technology May Soon "Read" Your Mind

balthazarus

1-7-2009 10:21 AM

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balthazarus says:

Interesting to watch and read.
And it continues:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPu-KC9kGo&feature=related

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1-8-2009 8:41 AM

Antara

Do we live in the most exciting of times or what????

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