Human – Perspectives

Human? Or Chimpanzee?

Five judges in a New York court rule chimpanzees don’t fit definition of a “legal person” http://t.co/lfYsJjWBw5 pic.twitter.com/9Sk7a8Di34
— Guardian Australia (@GuardianAus) December 5, 2014

The events occurring (as they have been since whenever) across the supposed “developed” or “first world” countries give sufficient cause to think that the judges are mistaken.
After all, chimpanzees do kill their own species. Not very different in that sense, are we?

Human-powered helicopter [Video]

On June 13th, 2013, the AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter captured the long standing AHS Sikorsky Prize with a flight lasting 64.1 seconds and reaching an altitude of 3.3 metres. The goal of the competition: hover for 60 seconds, reach a height of 3 meters, and stay within a 10m x 10m area.

Print me an ear [Article]

3D printing is not the future, it is already here. Here’s another application of the technology in the medical profession – the goal is to make print cartilege – ears reliable enough to be used for children born with deformed ears, and adults who lose them from injuries. Print Me An Ear

Human Powered Helicopter

The Sikorsky Prize from the American Helicopter Society has promised $250,000 to anyone that build’s a human-powered helicopter that can “hover for a minute, reach a height of 3 meters (about 10 feet), and stay in a 10-meter box.” No one has claimed this prize in 30 years. And not for a lack of trying.

But students at the University of Maryland, Team Gamera HPH, are now closer than most to reaching this goal. Watch the video above and read more about them on NPR.