“A major difference between the brain and a supercomputer is that the brain handles memory and processing at the same time — on what is essentialy a parallel circuit. But even the best computers are built with physically separate ‘memory’ and ‘processing’ components.”
Tag: 06.30.11
Prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Book Award Cancels Over Money
“Earlier this year the the book charity lost half of its funding from the Department of Education. £5,000, the award has been presented to many authors, who have gone on to become well-established, including Sir Andrew Motion, Melvyn Bragg and William Boyd.”
BAM To Offer Arts Programming At Brooklyn Sports Arena
“The Barclays Center, the 18,000-seat arena at the heart of the [Atlantic Yards] project, will host performances by artists selected by the Brooklyn Academy of Music in a programming alliance between the two neighboring institutions.”
Carrying Martin McDonagh’s Cripple To Inishmaan
Last week, Ireland’s Druid Theatre Company performed McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmaan for some of the roughly 150 people who live on the tiny island off Ireland’s west coast where the play is set.