I was right. "Published scientific reports show NASA researcher Alan Pope, at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., produced a system to alert pilots or astronauts who daydream or "zone out" for as few as five seconds."
Dr. Pope is one of the top researchers in the neuophysiology of attention. He's done some very interesting stuff and has done some research time with Karl Pribram (holographic theory of the mind and consciousness) in Radford, VA. I saw a demo of the first or second early version of Pope's device. It looks for a specific pattern in the alpha and delta waves of the EEG. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:46 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: NASA going to read your minds at airports. > > > "Airport security screeners may soon try to read the minds of > travelers > to identify terrorists. Top Stories > > Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space > Administration have > told Northwest Airlines security specialists that the agency is > developing brain-monitoring devices in cooperation with a commercial > firm, which it did not identify. > > Space technology would be adapted to receive and analyze > brain-wave > and heartbeat patterns, then feed that data into computerized programs > "to detect passengers who potentially might pose a threat," > according to > briefing documents obtained by The Washington Times. > > NASA wants to use "noninvasive neuro-electric sensors," > imbedded in > gates, to collect tiny electric signals that all brains and hearts > transmit. Computers would apply statistical algorithms to correlate > physiologic patterns with computerized data on travel > routines, criminal > background and credit information from "hundreds to thousands of data > sources," NASA documents say. > > The notion has raised privacy concerns. Mihir Kshirsagar of the > Electronic Privacy Information Center says such technology would only > add to airport-security chaos. "A lot of people's fear of flying would > send those meters off the chart. Are they going to pull all > those people > aside?" > > ------------------------------------ > > ROFLMAO! > Hahahaahah! > > http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020817-704732.htm > > -Gel > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
