After surgery to implant electrodes into her brain, Oliviaās brain is now even more of a circuit that allows Dr. Halperinās team to map the brainās functions by trying out the different connections #VICEonHBO
itās crazy how the Silicon Valley finale ended with AI discovering a math breakthrough that could break up the worldās encryption.
in the show, the AI wasnāt even trying to break encryption. it just stumbled upon the discovery while recursively improving Pied Piperās compression algorithm and itself, without any engineers guiding the process.
now 7 years later, with OpenAIās math and Anthropicās cryptanalysis progress, watching that ending hits a little different.
man this show was really ahead of its time, not talking about it āpredictingā anything but just the sheer range of things its writers could imagine back then.
@deepwebslinger If you want the number 216 in the world, you will find it everywhere. 216 steps to your front door...when your mind becomes obsessed you filter everything else out. But, MAGAs, as soon as you discard scientific rigor, you are no longer a mathematician...you're a numerologist.
Phenomenal. At Stanford we used a glove with vibrating motors to confuse the somatosensory cortex into allowing the auditory cortex to "forget" it was supposed to hallucinate tinnitus, looks like this works better. Kudos.
A groundbreaking treatment pairing auditory tones with mild electrical shocks rewires the brain to quiet chronic tinnitus.
Chronic tinnitus, the agonizing perception of ringing in the ears without an external sound source, affects millions worldwide and has long eluded effective medical intervention.
However, innovative research in neuroscience shows that bimodal neuromodulationāa technique combining audio tones with gentle electrical stimulation delivered directly to the tongueācan effectively quiet these phantom sounds.
By stimulating touch receptors on the tongue while simultaneously playing targeted acoustic signals through headphones, the treatment leverages the brain's natural neuroplasticity. This dual-sensory approach encourages the central nervous system to reframe its sensory processing, essentially retraining the brain to ignore hyperactive auditory signals.
In a landmark clinical study involving over 300 adults suffering from chronic subjective tinnitus, more than 86% of compliant participants experienced a significant reduction in symptom severity following 12 weeks of daily treatment.
Remarkably, these therapeutic benefits persisted for up to 12 months post-treatment, representing a major leap forward in long-term tinnitus care. Described by patients as feeling like a mild fizzing sensation on the tongue, this non-invasive therapy offers a promising and safe alternative to traditional management strategies, bringing renewed hope to millions seeking lasting relief.
source: Conlon, B., Langguth, B., Hamilton, C., Hughes, S., Meade, E., Connor, C. O., Schecklmann, M., Hall, D. A., Toal, P. D., & Lim, H. H.. Bimodal neuromodulation combining sound and tongue stimulation reduces tinnitus symptoms in a large randomized clinical study. Science Translational Medicine, 12(564).
Can confirm. Did literally this to check into a hotel, took two steps back from the desk and called the person right in front of me to make a reservation. At no time did they appear to believe this was strange or tedious, saying only "no walk-in, phone only sorrythankyousorry."
@JanJekielek I can accurately summarize 40 years of Art Bell, George Noory, Alex Jones, Bob Lazar, and now David Grusch, Nick Bell and Dr. Phil(!) on aliens. This is the sum total of all evidence from them:
"[Guy tells story]. You should believe it because [reasons said with words]."
I can accurately summarize 40 years of Art Bell, George Noory, Alex Jones, Bob Lazar, and now David Grusch, Nick Bell and Dr. Phil(!) on aliens. This is the sum total of all evidence from them:
"[Guy tells story]. You should believe it because [reasons said with words]."
āOur government has been lying to us for 79 years⦠ā
Dr. Phil got an early look at the UAP files declassified by the Trump administration.
Now, heās declaring that he can āconfirm without questionā that the government has engaged in a nearly century-long coverup of the truth.
āTheyāve been telling us that they have no evidence.ā
āThatās a lie.ā
āWe saw in there the Robertson Panel that was formed, I think, in 1939, that it was commissioned for the sole purpose of misdirection and lying to the American public.ā
āAnd threatening military pilots and then subsequently commercial pilots if they disclosed what they were seeing from the cockpit.ā
āThere has been a government coverup lying to the American people for 79 years.ā
āThat much I know for sure, because we found it in the documents.ā
@DrPhil