http://supernovahub.com/2009/06/editors-note-welcome-to-the-new-supernovahub/ Because Technology is Everyone's Business Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://supernovahub.com/2009/06/editors-note-welcome-to-the-new-supernovahub/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Brian Harris Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:31:16 +0000 http://supernovahub.com/?p=100#comment-7 Recently I attended a talk given by a neurobiologist and a computer scientist. One the striking things about it were how they reached similar conclusions regarding the nature of consciousnesses and the human brain. I think such interdisciplinary approaches to science will only accelerate in the decades to come, and the "internet" will be a key factor of that. I'm interested in whether there can and should be public policies specifically intended to promote that sort of interdisciplinary approach to seemingly intractable problems. Recently I attended a talk given by a neurobiologist and a computer scientist. One the striking things about it were how they reached similar conclusions regarding the nature of consciousnesses and the human brain. I think such interdisciplinary approaches to science will only accelerate in the decades to come, and the “internet” will be a key factor of that. I’m interested in whether there can and should be public policies specifically intended to promote that sort of interdisciplinary approach to seemingly intractable problems.

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