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2016
How Sci-Fi Robotic Gear May Help Older Workers
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Chris Farrell, Forbes Magazine/NextAvenue.org
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Magazines
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February 2016
2015
Engaging With the Sci-Tech of Self/Less’s Sci-Fi
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Susan Karlin, IEEE Spectrum
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Magazines
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July 2015
Director Tarsem Singh talks Self/less
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Brian Truitt, Stuff.co.nz
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Online
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July 2015
Llega 'Eternal', la película que sueña con la inmortalidad
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Terra Espana
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Online
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July 2015
Neuroscientist Discusses the Idea of Consciousness Transfer From the New Movie Self/less
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Alejandro Rojas, HuffingtonPost.com
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Online
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July 2015
'Self/Less' Imagines a World With Mind Transplants
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Keith Wagstaff, NBC News
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Online
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July 2015
Never Say Die – SELF/LESS from Science-Fiction to -Fact
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Daliah Leslie, BrainBlogger.com
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Online
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July 2015
“Self/less”, immortal and it feels so dumb
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SentinelRepublic.com
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Online
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July 2015
Self/less offers intriguing look at philosophy and ethics of “self”
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Tony Bradley, TechSpective.net
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Online
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July 2015
Self/less Explores The Bounds Of The Human Mind And The Ethics Of 'Self'
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Tony Bradley, Forbes Tech
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Magazines
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July 2015
The Science of 'Self/Less'
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Erin McCarthy, Mental_Floss.com
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Online
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July 2015
Is "Shedding" Possible? 'Self/less' Science Is Mind-blowing, But Is It Real?
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Allie Funk, Bustle.com
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Online
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July 2015
Self/Less Is a Fun Dystopia That I Hope Never Comes True
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Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
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Online
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July 2015
A new body for your weak & weary consciousness? It could happen
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Jerome Maida, Philadelphia Daily News
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Newspapers
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July 2015
Driven by Immortality
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Corine Gatti, Beliefnet.com
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Online
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July 2015
Self/less Sheds Electronic Brain
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R. Colin Johnson, EE Times
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Magazines
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July 2015
EXCLUSIVE: Scientist digs into the real science behind the sci-fi flick Self/Less
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Carol Pinchefsky, Blastr.com
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Online
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July 2015
Self/less: Focus on sci-fi fantasy body switching for eternal youth
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N.F. Mendoza, TechRepublic.com
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Online
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July 2015
College Web Media SELF LESS Dr. Charles Higgins - Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, U of A
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College Web Media
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Online
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July 2015
'Self/less' returns to movie immortality
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
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Newspapers
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July 2015
The science of shedding
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ScaredStiffReviews.com
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Online
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July 2015
Dr. Charles Higgins on the science fiction in SELFLESS
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RadioHamburg.de
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Online
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July 2015
‘Self/Less’ Interview: Professor Charles Higgins on the Nature of Consciousness
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Brent Hankins, nerdrepository.com
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Online
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July 2015
Is Transferring Consciousness Possible?
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Brandon Davis, comicbook.com
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Online
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July 2015
SELF/LESS: Is Immortality Possible? Asking Charles Higgins
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Angie Fiedler Sutton, scifi4me.com
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Online
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July 2015
Interview: A neuroscientist explains the mind-blowing science behind ‘Self/less’
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Brandon Russell, TechnoBuffalo.com
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Online
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July 2015
The real science behind the movie "Self/less"
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Focus Features
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Television
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June 2015
Self/less Electronic Press Kit: Charles Higgins on "shedding"
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Focus Features
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Television
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June 2015
The Crazy Science Behind Self/less' Consciousness Transfer
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Charlie Jane Anders
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Online
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June 2015
Will mind transfer ever happen?
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Erik Sofge, Popular Science
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Magazines
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June 2015
UA professor aims to provide students with real-world skills
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Arizona Alumni Magazine
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Online
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May 2015
Robotic Intelligence: from insect eyes to robot spies
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Ford Burkhart, Arizona Alumni Magazine
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Magazines
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April 2015
2014
DARPA Wants New Technology to Predict “Societal Unrest”
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Paul Joseph Watson, NwoReport.com
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Online
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July 2014
The Military Is Building Brain Chips to Treat PTSD
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Patrick Tucker, Defense One
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Online
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May 2014
U of A Professor Apparently 'Robocop' Expert
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Henry Barajas, Tucson Weekly
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Newspapers
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February 2014
We’re About 100 Years Away From a Real RoboCop
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Angela Watercutter, Wired Magazine
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Magazines
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February 2014
You Have Already Complied: RoboCop And The All-Too-Feasible Horror Of Brain Hacking
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Erik Sofge, Popular Science
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Magazines
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February 2014
When Do I Get My RoboCop? Power before Superpowers
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Patrick Tucker, The Futurist
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Magazines
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February 2014
RoboCop Tech: Science Fact and Fiction
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Nic Halverson, Discovery Channel News
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Online
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February 2014
'RoboCop' not so sci-fi anymore
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Nick Statt, CNET News
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Online
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February 2014
"RoboCop": When Will Cyborgs Walk Among Humans?
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Denise Chow, LiveScience.com
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Online
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February 2014
Higgins part of the "Nifty Fifty" for 2014
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Public Lectures
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February 2014
"Science Fantastic" with Michio Kaku
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Michio Kaku
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Radio interviews
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January 2014
2013
TED Talk analyzes sleep patterns
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Zane Johnson, The Daily Wildcat
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Newspapers
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September 2013
TEDx Tucson Talk, 2013
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Public Lectures
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September 2013
The science of Sony's 'Elysium': This is your brain on robotics
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John Quain, Fox News Tech
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Online
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August 2013
The Fringe Radio Show
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The Fringe
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Radio interviews
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August 2013
How Long until We Have the Superhuman Exoskeletons from Elysium?
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David Biello, Scientific American
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Magazines
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July 2013
Neuroscience from Bugs and Bots
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Lee Allen, Desert Leaf Magazine
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Magazines
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June 2013
2012
Higgins part of the "Nifty Fifty" for 2012
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Public Lectures
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November 2012
Hacking Your Memory: Could Total Recall Really Happen?
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Keith Wagstaff, Time Magazine
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Magazines
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August 2012
UA Neuroscientist to Share Love of Robotics With Kids
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Mari Jensen, UANews
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Newspapers
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April 2012
Scientists tap brain signals to help paralyzed hand move
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Sharon Gaudin, Computer World
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Magazines
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April 2012
Researchers study bee brains to develop flying robots
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Sharon Gaudin, Computer World
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Magazines
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February 2012
2011
Faculty Senate Forms Ad Hoc Committee on Information Technology
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Lo Que Pasa
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Online
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November 2011
Interview on internet radio's "Future Theater" hosted by Bill Birnes
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Bill Birnes
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Radio interviews
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October 2011
The Neuroscience of 'Source Code': Mind Your Brain, Soldier
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Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine
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Magazines
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April 2011
Filmed in Chicago, Movie 'Source Code' Poses Some Uncomfortable Questions
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Bonnie Jean Adams, Chicago Examiner
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Newspapers
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April 2011
One-hour live interview on Coast to Coast AM regarding the science of the new movie 'Source Code'
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Coast to Coast
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Radio interviews
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April 2011
Exclusive Interview: Dr. Charles Higgins, Neuromorphic Engineer (Source Code)
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Renn Brown, CHUD.com
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Online
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April 2011
'Limitless' and 'Source Code' science not as outlandish as you'd think
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Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times
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Newspapers
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April 2011
2009
Robo-moth is created in UA lab
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David Morales, Examiner.com
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Online
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August 2009
Interview on the Robots Podcast
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Robots Podcast
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Radio interviews
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August 2009
2008
Moving toward more lifelike artificial limbs: 'Robo-moth' hybrid, squid's beak show promise for improving prostheses
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Bryn Nelson, MSNBC.com
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Online
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May 2008
UA Wins 2008 Intel Robotics Challenge
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UA News
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Online
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April 2008
UA tops ASU in robot clash
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Ashley Waggoner, UofA Daily Wildcat
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Newspapers
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April 2008
Robot security guards strut their stuff
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Michelli Murphy, Arizona Daily Star
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Newspapers
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April 2008
UA to Compete in Intel Corp's Robot Challenge
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UA News
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Online
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April 2008
Leading-Edge Researchers Lauded at Innovation Day
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La Monica Everett-Haynes
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Online
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March 2008
Innovation Day Celebrates Technology and Research Achievements
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UA News
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Online
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March 2008
The cyborg animal spies hatching in the lab
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Jessica Marshall, New Scientist
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Magazines
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March 2008
Robot - Le bestie mitologiche del futuro sono gia qui
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Andrea Porta, Focus Magazine
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Magazines
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February 2008
Scientists use monkey's brain signals to control robot
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Sharon Gaudin, Computer World
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Magazines
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January 2008
2007
Mothbot
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Dainik Jagran (Largest Read Daily of India)
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Newspapers
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December 2007
Moth-based Robot May Lead to 'Hybrid' Computers
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Sharon Gaudin, Computer World
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Magazines
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December 2007
Hybrid animal computers to tip up within twenty years: Run for your lives
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Nick Farrell
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Online
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December 2007
Scientist: 'Hybrid' computers will meld living brains with technology
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Sharon Gaudin, Computer World Magazine
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Magazines
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December 2007
This week in science, The Kickass Science Podcast, 50':09"
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This week in science
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Radio interviews
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November 2007
Earth & Sky (radio show), "Scientists build a robo-moth"
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Earth and Sky
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Radio interviews
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November 2007
UA Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth's Brain
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UA News
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Online
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November 2007
Simple moth might command robot
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Dan Sorenson, Arizona Daily Star
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Newspapers
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November 2007
Scientific American News: Bytes of the Week
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Scientific American
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Magazines
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November 2007
Living brain in powerful robot body tech goes live
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Lewis Page, The Register
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Newspapers
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November 2007
slate.com: William Saletan, "Animal brains in robotic bodies"
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Slate.com
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Online
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November 2007
Mothbot: Moth Controls Robotic Vehicle
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Technovelgy
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Online
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November 2007
Switched.com: ""Robo-Moth" Gives Hope to Amputees"
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Switched.com
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Online
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November 2007
Futuresheet.com: "'Robo-moth' melds insect, machine"
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Futuresheet.com
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Online
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November 2007
Engadget.com: "Robo-moth can't flap, still likes flames"
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Engadget
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Online
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November 2007
Gizmodo.com: "Buggy Bot: Robo-Moth Hooks Up Insect's Brain to a Robot"
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Gizmodo 2007
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Online
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November 2007
Scientists put moth on wheels and let the robotic times roll
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Denise Gellene, Los Angeles Times
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Newspapers
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July 2007
2006
Three Engineering Professors Named da Vinci Circle Fellows
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UA News
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Online
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October 2006
Engineering College Accomplishments Lauded at da Vinci Circle Gathering
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UA News
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Online
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May 2006
2005
Fly like a Fly
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Rafal Zbikowski, IEEE Spectrum
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Magazines
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November 2005
Girl Scouts Learn that Robots Aren't Just for Boys
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UA News
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Online
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August 2005
Rigging robots: it's a girl thing
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Arizona Daily Star
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Newspapers
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July 2005
Robotic Vision gets Sharper
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Prachi Patel Predd, IEEE Spectrum
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Magazines
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March 2005
2004
Assistant prof hopes to give robots vision
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Arizona Daily Wildcat
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Newspapers
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December 2004
Mixing Biology and Electronics to Create Robotic Vision
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Science Daily
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Online
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October 2004
2001
Electric Eye
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New Scientist Magazine
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Magazines
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August 2001
Magazines
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Professor Higgins was interviewed by
Popular Science Magazine
for an article about the new movie
Robocop
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