Scientists Create a ''Schizophrenic'' Computer

Fake brains used to study real brains.

Despite all the major advancements in our information age, the world's most complex supercomputer is still the human brain. We may not have tri-gate 3D transistors or the ability to parse information like Watson, but our brains work in ways that computers simply can't. Of course, that could just be because science isn't there yet.

Scientists are making a headway though, as researchers at Yale and the University of Texas are afflicting computers with symptoms of schizophrenia in an effort to better the understanding of the human mind.

One theory about schizophrenia is that the brain loses the ability to forget or ignore information that's largely irrelevant. Without this filter, the brain is unable to extract meaningfulness out of experiences. Scientists are using this hypothesis in its computer model called DISCERN which could mimic schizophrenia.

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One in five mobiles sold are dodgy copies, says Nokia

Fake handset producers take a huge bite out of mobile manufacturers' profits.

Their rarity in the West might make them something of a novelty news item for us, but according to Nokia - the world's top producer of mobile phones - unlicensed Chinese tinkerers are robbing legitimate mobile makers of a whopping fifth of the world market with their counterfeit handsets.

"It is mostly China-originated [sic]", said a Nokia executive, "but it is global. It is not only in Asia, but also Latin America and even in some parts of Europe".

The 20% market share now held by the producers of the cheap knock-offs is in no small part down to their ability to rush a fake lookalike product to market sometimes just weeks after the genuine article's announcement. If this is left uncontrolled then I am sure we will begin to see ever more convincing and cheap mobile phones around.

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